About The Thrive Network
The Thrive Network is made up of Where Kids Thrive, Where Families Thrive, Thrive Anywhere (telemedicine) and the Thrive Institute.
Together, these organizations are dedicated to the wellbeing of children, adults, adolescents, their families and the communities that support them by providing competent and compassionate therapy and counseling.
We believe that parenting is one of the most important jobs on earth. We understand that financial or work pressures, marital tension, family dynamics, the frenzied pace of the modern world and the new challenges brought by the pandemic and cultural shifts make parenting even more challenging. We are here to help.
Our specialty is working with kids and families who have experienced significant levels of distress. We can help with a diverse and compassionate group of providers that provide meaningful and supportive therapy and counseling. We serve all of South Jersey.
As a group, we have training and expertise in:
- ADHD
- Developmental Disabilities (including Autism)
- Behavioral Challenges
- Peer/Sibling Rivalry
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Adoption, Foster Care and Kinship Care
- Neuroscience and its impact on behavior
- Educational Law
- Divorce
- Grief/Loss
- Learning Disabilities
- Trauma (medical, relational, natural disasters, illness/accidents, neglect, abuse, abandonment, deployment, incarceration)
Our Story
It was a brisk morning in 2013, and two people happened to attend the same parenting conference in Pennsauken, NJ. One led a statewide behavioral health agency while the other provided educational opportunities for underprivileged youth. The two struck up a conversation and compared stories of their work as well as the challenges they encountered in their endeavors to serve children.
“Why haven’t I ever heard of in-home counseling services?” asked the educator.
“How can my staff keep functioning under all this stress and pressure?” asked the clinician.
This initial conversation turned into many more discussions about the growing need for mental health services for children and the alarming gaps that currently exist.
- What might be possible if children had the opportunity to dream bigger than their current circumstances?
- What might be possible if parents were empowered with tools based on scientific research rather than criticism or blame?
- What might be possible if team members felt fully prepared and totally supported in their work with these youth?
- What might be possible if leadership and staff worked in partnership rather than at odds with each other?
Over time, a vision was born – of an organization that would provide a safe and nurturing environment for its staff; of a team deeply committed to ongoing learning and growing to better meet children’s needs; of leadership who exhibited transparency and honesty; of a place where people stopped surviving and began to THRIVE.