Burns New Bedford
Burns New Bedford is a counseling practice serving outpatients, situated on Union Street. Among the 326 SAMHSA-listed facilities in Massachusetts is this center. Its counselors see adults facing substance use and mental health concerns.

Outpatient90 days


Burns - Fortes Consulting runs a counseling practice in the Rodman Building at 174 Union Street in New Bedford, with individual and group sessions available. People facing substance use and mental health concerns at the same time are served by the practice, which addresses both in a single setting instead of sending someone from office to office. Outpatient counseling in New Bedford can fit around work and family, so therapy continues while life goes on. Care here typically lasts roughly 90 days.
According to the center's own description, the staff includes licensed addiction specialists and mental health counselors, and sessions use evidence-based methods along with recovery coaching. Massachusetts residents looking for drug and alcohol rehab can begin with outpatient counseling close to home. Since the practice works with both men and women, counseling is shaped around each person's diagnosis and needs rather than a single fixed curriculum.
Burns New Bedford programs and therapies
Care here is outpatient only, which means scheduled appointments rather than an overnight stay. Sessions run on an individual basis and in group format, and the practice adds life skills work to help people put practical routines behind their goals. Therapy draws on cognitive behavioral therapy along with the recovery coaching described on the center's site. For people who need alcohol and drug treatment in Massachusetts without leaving home, outpatient care is often the starting point.
A 90-day program length gives the counseling time to build. The practice treats co-occurring disorders, meaning mental health and substance use concerns together, rather than addressing one and postponing the other. When anxiety, depression or trauma shows up alongside drinking or drug use, then a dual diagnosis approach makes sense for both.
- Life Skills
- Group Therapy
- Individual Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Evidence-Based
- 1-on-1 Counseling
Who Burns New Bedford serves
- Men and women seeking outpatient counseling
- Individuals whose substance use disorder involves alcohol, drugs or opioids
- Grown-ups managing mental health conditions that appear together with addiction
- People dealing with anger, anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder
- Those working through grief and loss or codependency
- People affected by trauma, PTSD or self-harm
Burns New Bedford on Union Street
You'll find the practice in the Rodman Building at 174 Union Street, Suite 3, in downtown New Bedford. This is an office people come to for appointments, not a residential campus. Because visits run by appointment, individuals arrive and head home again after each session, and the setting suits the individual and group counseling the center describes. When someone needs care around the clock, a residential or hospital level of care is a different option and worth asking about. As an outpatient office, it has no beds and no one stays overnight.
Counseling costs at Burns New Bedford
The center states that it accepts insurance and also offers a sliding-scale option for people who need help affording counseling. Cash pay rates are listed among its payment options, so someone without coverage can still ask what a session costs before booking. If cost is the worry, then ask directly about the sliding scale when you call the practice. The phone line on this guide is a referral help line, not the center's front desk, and it can point you toward programs that fit your budget.
Questions to ask about Burns New Bedford
- Do you take my insurance plan, and what does a session cost without it?
- How does the sliding scale work, and what do I need to bring?
- Is the 90-day program open-ended, or do you set a review date?
- How do you handle both mental health and substance use in one plan?
- Are evening or group times available for people who work?
- Would you recommend a higher level of care if outpatient is not enough?

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Common questions
Does Burns New Bedford offer drug and alcohol rehab in Massachusetts?
Outpatient counseling is what it offers, not residential rehab. At 174 Union Street, the practice runs individual and group sessions for people with substance use disorders, covering alcohol, drug and opioid concerns, and it handles mental health conditions that occur alongside addiction in that same setting. Most programs run about 90 days. Someone who needs overnight care would be referred elsewhere, to a different level such as detox or residential treatment, which you can find through SAMHSA's FindTreatment listings.
What are the intensive residential treatment programs available in Massachusetts?
Residential programs exist across the state, but Burns New Bedford is not one of them. It is an outpatient practice only. If a person needs 24-hour structure, ask the counselors here, or use SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov listings, where 326 facilities are listed across Massachusetts, including detox, residential and hospital-based services. Moving from residential care into outpatient counseling afterward is a common sequence, and this practice can serve as that follow-up step.
Does MassHealth cover outpatient counseling at Burns New Bedford?
The center says it accepts insurance and offers a sliding-scale option for people who need help paying, and cash pay rates are listed among its payment options. Whether a particular plan, including MassHealth, covers your sessions depends on your specific coverage and the provider's network status. Ask the practice to verify your benefits before your first appointment, and ask the state Medicaid program or your plan directly if anything is unclear.
How do detox and rehab differ?
Detox is the short period when a substance clears the body, and it can carry medical risk, which is why it belongs in a supervised setting. Rehab, or counseling and treatment, comes after and helps a person build skills for living without the substance. Burns New Bedford provides the counseling side: outpatient sessions over roughly 90 days. If someone needs detox first, ask about a medically supervised program before starting outpatient care.