Serving New Jersey residents — in person and by video
Mental Health Care Locations in New Jersey
One office in Maplewood for in-person visits, with telehealth available for New Jersey patients when clinically appropriate. Same clinician, clear next steps, and insurance checked before intake.
- NJ-licensed PMHNP-BC
- Telehealth available in New Jersey
- Insurance verified before intake
How we cover New Jersey
One office. Ten service areas.
Our physical office is at 1585 Springfield Avenue in Maplewood, NJ. For patients elsewhere in New Jersey, video visits may be available when clinically appropriate and when you are physically in the state.
Our scope is intentionally limited to New Jersey. Teresa Omwenga, PMHNP-BC, is licensed under New Jersey’s advanced-practice nurse framework and practices under a collaborative arrangement with a New Jersey-licensed physician, as state law requires. That license is what lets us see you, whether you’re sitting in our Maplewood consult room or joining a video visit from Newark, Chatham, or anywhere else in the state. It is also why we do not see patients located outside New Jersey at the time of the visit — a boundary we respect strictly.
We list nearby towns because patients often ask about travel, scheduling, insurance, and when an office visit might be needed. If your town is not listed and you live anywhere in New Jersey, start with the free 15-minute consultation and we will confirm whether telehealth fits your situation.
Physical office
In-person visits at 1585 Springfield Avenue, Maplewood.
Physical office · In-person + telehealth · Essex County
Maplewood, NJ
1585 Springfield AvenueMaplewood, NJ 07040
- Phone
- (908) 201-3904
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm
- Neighborhood
- Hilton, along Springfield Ave
- Languages
- English & Kiswahili
The office is on the Springfield Avenue commercial corridor, about a five-minute walk from NJ Transit’s Maplewood Station (Morris & Essex Line, Midtown Direct to Manhattan). Full directions, parking, drive times from every neighboring town, and the specific clinical experience of the space are on the Maplewood page.
Full Maplewood office detailsTelehealth service areas
New Jersey patients can start with a local clinic.
The towns below are common service areas for Maplewood Mental Health Clinic. Each page explains how care works for that town, including telehealth, when an office visit may be needed, and how to start.
Essex County · Telehealth
Newark, NJ
Telehealth service area for Newark residents who want psychiatric care with one consistent New Jersey clinician.
See Newark details
Union County · Telehealth
Elizabeth, NJ
Telehealth service area for Elizabeth residents, with language-sensitive care and clear insurance verification before intake.
See Elizabeth details
Essex County · Telehealth
East Orange, NJ
Nearby Essex County telehealth service area, with in-person Maplewood visits available when the care plan calls for them.
See East Orange details
Essex County · Telehealth
Livingston, NJ
Telehealth service area for Livingston residents who need medication management, evaluation, or follow-up care close to home.
See Livingston details
Essex County · Telehealth
Millburn, NJ
Telehealth service area for Millburn residents balancing work, family, commute schedules, and ongoing psychiatric care.
See Millburn details
Morris County · Telehealth
Chatham, NJ
Telehealth service area for Chatham residents, with Maplewood office visits available when in-person care is needed.
See Chatham details
Essex County · Telehealth
West Orange, NJ
Nearby Essex County telehealth service area for patients who want local New Jersey psychiatric continuity.
See West Orange details
Essex County · Telehealth
Short Hills, NJ
Telehealth service area for Short Hills residents who prefer a quieter local practice with the same clinician over time.
See Short Hills details
Essex County · Telehealth
Irvington, NJ
Nearby Essex County telehealth service area, with insurance verification and sliding-scale conversations available before intake.
See Irvington details
Why telehealth can work
Video visits with the same clinician.
Designed for psychiatric follow-up. Before the first video visit, we confirm that your location, privacy, device, and connection are appropriate for the type of care being provided. Clinical notes are handled in the same record system used for in-person visits.
New Jersey-licensed clinician, New Jersey residents only.Telehealth is a licensure-bounded activity. Because Teresa is licensed in New Jersey, we see patients who are physically located in New Jersey at the time of the visit — any NJ town, but only NJ. If you split time across states, tell us on the call and we’ll work through scheduling around that.
Controlled-substance rules are handled up front. Federal law and New Jersey-specific rules govern how controlled substances can be prescribed by telehealth. For adults on Schedule II medications (ADHD stimulants, for example), New Jersey requires an initial in-person evaluation at our Maplewood office and quarterly in-person follow-ups for the duration of treatment. A narrow exception exists for patients under 18 with documented parental consent. We explain what applies to you before intake, and the telehealth therapy page explains the rules in patient language.
Same clinician every visit.We are a single-clinician practice. You will see Teresa whether you’re in our Maplewood consult room or joining a video visit from your living room. One clinician knows your history and follows the plan over time, which makes continuity straightforward.
All 12 services
Available at every location we serve.
Whether you come in person to Maplewood or connect by video from Newark, Short Hills, or Chatham, the services we offer are the same. What changes by town is visit format, travel planning, insurance details, and whether an in-person visit is needed.
Full service descriptions — indications, evidence base, treatment timelines, medication specifics, and referral coordination — are on the services hub.
Don't see your NJ town?
If you're anywhere in New Jersey, call.
The towns highlighted are places where patients commonly ask about telehealth, travel to Maplewood, and how follow-up can fit around work, school, or caregiving. If you live in Jersey City, Hoboken, Montclair, Summit, Morristown, New Brunswick, Princeton, or any other New Jersey municipality, call (908) 201-3904 or use the free 15-minute consultation. We’ll confirm we’re a good match and walk through how telehealth would work for your situation — including insurance, scheduling, and whether any Schedule II requirement applies to your treatment plan.
If another doctor, therapist, hospital program, or school team suggested psychiatric care, you can start with the same free call. The contact page also has the fastest route for referral details.
Common questions
Things people ask about our locations.
What if my town isn't on this list?
We serve New Jersey patients via telehealth when clinically appropriate — the 9 telehealth towns we list (Newark, Elizabeth, East Orange, Livingston, Millburn, Chatham, West Orange, Short Hills, Irvington) reflect where we have the deepest local context (hospitals, insurance MCOs, schools, commute patterns), but telehealth is generally available to NJ residents elsewhere in the state when the clinical fit, in-person rules (e.g., Schedule II prescribing, Ryan Haight), and patient location at the time of the visit all align. If you live elsewhere in New Jersey, call (908) 201-3904 or use the free 15-minute consultation — we'll confirm we're the right fit and walk through how telehealth would work for your situation.
Do I have to come to Maplewood in person at all?
For many patients, no. Evaluation, follow-up medication management, and brief supportive therapy can often happen by video when clinically appropriate. Under current New Jersey and DEA rules, adults prescribed Schedule II controlled substances (including ADHD stimulants) need an initial in-person evaluation at our Maplewood office and quarterly in-person follow-ups. New Jersey includes a minor-patient exception with documented parent or guardian consent. If you aren't prescribed a Schedule II medication, in-person care is usually preference- or clinical-need-driven.
Can I switch between in-person and telehealth over time?
Yes — this is what most of our patients do. First visit in person, follow-ups by video when the schedule is tight. First visit by video, quarterly in-person when a Schedule II medication requires it. Any mix. Same clinician, same chart, same plan, continuous care — the format of the visit is flexible.
Are all services available to every NJ town you serve?
Yes. The 12 services on our services hub (medication management, psychiatric evaluation, and treatment for depression, anxiety, panic attacks, ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD, OCD, telehealth therapy, geriatric mental health, and autism spectrum disorder) are available to residents of every town we list. The local context — insurance patterns, hospital referral pathways, commute logistics — differs per town, which is why each location has its own page, but the clinical services themselves do not.
Start with the 15-minute call.
No obligation to continue. No clinical decisions on the call. Just a brief conversation about what brought you here and whether we're the right fit for your situation.