To help staff provide the best care for patients, Princeton House provides free training in modalities such as DBT and motivational interviewing. In addition, upfront reimbursement is offered for qualified outside classes and programs.
“You never stop learning at Princeton House, because training is built into the job,” says Assistant Vice President of Outpatient Services Jodi Pultorak, LCSW, who began her Princeton House career as a Senior Primary Therapist in 2009 and later served as the Director of Outpatient Admissions. “I’m proud to work for a dynamic organization that embraces innovation, invests in its team, and values growth.”
Team Member Promotions
Princeton House is pleased to announce the promotion of four highly qualified, master’s-educated team members to Outpatient Directors:
In her newly created role as Addictions Clinical Director for Outpatient Services, Sarah Carstens, LCSW, LCADC, now oversees Princeton House’s adoption of a harm reduction philosophy and will further develop addictions treatment offerings and best practices while facilitating outreach, program development, training, and performance improvement. Carstens joined Princeton House in 2009 as a Primary Therapist and has served as a Senior Primary Therapist and as a Clinical Manager of the Women’s Program for the Eatontown outpatient site.
Heather Gachko, LCSW, LCADC has been promoted to Director of Outpatient Services at the Princeton outpatient site. Gachko started working at Princeton House in 2009 as an Intern and has served as an Intern Supervisor, Senior Primary Therapist, and Clinical Manager in the Princeton Adult Program. She brings to this role strong experience as a clinician and a passion for working in the areas of addictions and dual diagnosis.
Katie Munger, LPC, has been promoted to Director of Outpatient Services at the Hamilton outpatient site. Munger brings expertise in working with adults with both mental health and addictions diagnoses, is foundationally trained in dialectical behavior therapy, and is an experienced manager and clinical supervisor. She joined Princeton House in 2010 as an Intern. She also worked as a Primary Therapist, Senior Primary Therapist, and most recently as a Clinical Manager for Hamilton’s Adult team.
Michelle Reuben, LPC, ACS, has a newly created role as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Clinical Director for Outpatient Services. Foundationally trained in DBT, Reuben now oversees DBT service delivery across all Princeton House outpatient populations. With Princeton House since 2018, she was previously Clinical Coordinator of the DBT Program, Clinical Manager of the Teen Girls Program in Princeton, and Clinical Manager for North Brunswick’s Child and Adolescent Program.
