About Inter-Care

Inter-Care has been serving the addiction community for 20 years providing treatment and education services to those who are negatively impacted by substance use disorders.

Inter-Care was founded in 1989 by Vincent Casolaro and Robert Smith.  They chose the name Inter-Care to signify a broad continuum of services, from Intervention to Aftercare. With a team of dedicated addiction professionals, Inter-Care grew from a small clinical practice into a multi-service treatment facility.  In 2001, Inter-Care continued its expansion through a merge with a local outpatient treatment program, NRL Resources which introduced Nicholas R Lessa, MA, LCSW, CASAC as a partner. Today, Inter-Care is guided by Mr. Lessa and CFO, Maria Rowie Gross who are committed to ensuring Inter-Care’s high standard of quality care and maintaining its reputation as an industry leader.



Nick LessaNick Lessa, MA, LCSW, CASAC
Chief Executive Officer
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Nick has been in the addiction treatment field for over 25 years. He began his career as a counselor at a therapeutic community on the Lower East Side and today is the CEO and Partner of Inter-Care, an industry leader in the field of chemical dependency treatment. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Social Work at NYU and Adelphi University.

Nick is sought after by the treatment community as a trainer, and is nationally recognized for his seminars on chemical dependency. He was most recently the keynote speaker at the NASW Addiction Conference in New York.. In 2008, he received a Special Recognition Award from the Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology.  He has written 2 books on treatment, the well received Concise Guide to Mental Health: Substance Use Disorders and his newest book, Living with Alcoholism and Drug Addiction: The Teen Edition.

Nick is known as an innovator and leader to his colleagues, a mentor to his staff and interns, a teacher to his students, a therapist to his patients: a man whose commitment and dedication has made a huge contribution to the addiction field.

 

Clay ThornbergClay Thornberg
Director of Community Relations
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Inter-Care is proud to introduce Clay Thornberg as our new Director of Community Relations.

Clay has played an integral role in Inter-Care’s treatment services for the past several years.  In 2007, Clay became Inter-Care’s Intake Coordinator and has since then worked closely with EAP’s, private practitioners and other treatment facilities helping to provide seamless transitions in client care.  His clinical experience includes assessments, individual and group work and he is most noted for his leadership in Relapse Prevention and Early Intervention.

The combination of Clay’s marketing experience, clinical work and extensive knowledge of Inter-Care’s services are central to the vision he brings to his new position.  Clay will continue to uphold Inter-Care’s commitment to be a resource to the recovery community as it has done so for the past 20 years.

 
 


 20 Years Strong!

We've been in business for 20 years now, and would like to thank and congratulate all our patients who have walked through our doors.  It has been a fulfilling and enriching experience for all of us involved.

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WILEY Concise Guides to Mental Health Book

Wiley Concise Guides to Mental Health: Substance Use Disorders

written by Nicholas R. Lessa CEO of Inter-Care LTD. and Walter F. Scanlon.

Clear and highly accessible language to guide the reader through the entire continuum of addiction care and present the latest scientific understanding of substance use and abuse.

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