NFSB Blog

How Couples Therapy Can Help Relationships Heal

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nutley Family Service Bureau (NFSB) has seen an increase in couples therapy. Managing families during this time has created a heavy burden of...

Meet the Counselors: Laura Munoz-Torres LAC, ATR-P, NCC

As a psychology major at the College of St. Elizabeth (now St. Elizabeth University), Laura Munoz-Torres took art classes as both a creative outlet and a reward of sorts for...

How Case Management and The Pantry Work Together to Address Food Insecurity

There has been a stereotype for decades that paints a certain picture of people with food insecurity issues. This picture shows people who are food insecure because of their own...

Dealing with COVID-Driven Increases in Alcohol Use

Early in the pandemic during lockdowns, some people would joke about how many empty bottles of wine and other alcohol they would see in their neighbor’s recycling bin. Given the...

Meet the Counselors: Jessica Hauck LAC, ATR-P

Jessica Hauck, LAC (Licensed Associate Counselor), ATR-P (Provisional Registered Art Therapist) was always interested in art therapy as a modality when she was younger. When she went to the College...

The Value of Family Therapy When a Child Comes Out

A young girl who we’ll call Grace was a familiar face at Nutley Family Service Bureau (NFSB). Grace’s family sought counseling for her more than a year earlier when she...

Senior Outreach Program Shows How Youth Volunteers Are Making a Difference

Siri Bhat, a junior at Nutley High School and member of the local Girl Scouts, started volunteering at Nutley Family Service Bureau (NFSB) a couple years ago. Since then, she...

In-Person and Remote Counseling Available at Nutley Family Service Bureau

True to our philosophy of responsivity to community needs, Nutley Family Service Bureau adapted across the organization to the many challenges of operating in a time of pandemic. One of...

The Anxiety of Returning to the Classroom and the Workplace

Humans adapt to the environment around them. When society was blindsided by the COVID-19 pandemic, people adapted. Children learned virtually and anyone who could work from home did so. People...