Community Service Foundation Inc
1460 North Charlotte Street, Pottstown, PA 19464
Alternative Counseling Associates
Address: 438-440 East High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464 · Map
Phone: (610) 970-9060
Website: acahouseinc.com
About Alternative Counseling Associates
Alternative Counseling Associates (ACA House) provides a recovery environment for adult men dealing with drug and alcohol dependency in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. This program caters to individuals who have finished inpatient treatment and are prepared to transition to the next phase of their recovery journey. A distinctive aspect of ACA House is its openness to men currently utilizing Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) during recovery, despite not offering MAT services themselves.
The center emphasizes a holistic approach to recovery, addressing mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. Their offerings include weekly one-on-one counseling, daily group sessions, family involvement, strategies for preventing relapse, and even pet therapy. The foundation of their program is the 12-Step methodology, designed to foster personal development, accountability, and a sense of purpose. Through these therapeutic methods, clients acquire essential skills for sustaining sobriety and achieving personal advancement.
Residents benefit from living in an organized, drug-free setting with defined guidelines and dedicated staff support. Adherence to sobriety, participation in meetings, and engagement in work or educational activities are mandatory. These residences create a safe and stable atmosphere where men recovering from addiction can reconstruct their lives, acquire essential life skills, and offer mutual support as they progress on their paths.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Residential/24-hour residential · Long-term residential
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Transitional housing, halfway house, or sober home
- Opioid treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Substance use disorder education · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling
- Special programs
- Adult men · Seniors or older adults · Veterans · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders · Clients with HIV or AIDS · Clients who have experienced sexual abuse · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Male
- Payment accepted
- Medicaid
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Recovery coach · Mentoring/peer support
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Transportation assistance · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Sober Living · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Animal Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Individual Treatment · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Men · Men Only
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Employment Counseling · Mentoring and Peer support
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Alternative Counseling Associates
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Pennsylvania. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Alternative Counseling Associates
Alternative Counseling Associates reports accepting Medicaid. With Pennsylvania Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Pottstown
Measured from the population center of Montgomery County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Norristown, about 5.5 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Norristown, about 3.0 miles (61 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Plymouth Meeting, about 2.9 miles (107 within 25 miles)
See the Montgomery County treatment map, methadone clinics near Montgomery County and Suboxone doctors near Montgomery County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Alternative Counseling Associates offer?
Alternative Counseling Associates reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Residential, Sober living, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Alternative Counseling Associates accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Alternative Counseling Associates located?
438-440 East High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Pottstown?
From the center of Montgomery County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Norristown, about 5.5 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.