Allens Family Counseling Center IncTherapist in Chicago, IL
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Allen's Family Counseling Center is a behavioral health and mental health provider located in the River North area of downtown Chicago. According to its site, the center has provided behavioral health and substance use services for over seven years, describing its care as compassionate, trauma-informed, and culturally competent. The practice presents itself as a family-oriented clinic and a "no-judgment zone" for people dealing with addiction, mental illness, or general life stress. The center serves individuals battling addiction, relapse, and substance use disorders; veterans with PTSD and co-occurring conditions; people living with depression, anxiety, and stress disorders; people experiencing homelessness; recently incarcerated and justice-involved individuals; children and teens facing grief, trauma, and behavioral issues; hospitality and nightlife workers trained to administer Narcan; individuals needing DUI evaluations and court-ordered counseling; survivors of domestic violence; and anyone in crisis seeking accessible, affordable therapy. Services listed include 24/7 access to a live counselor; individual, family, and group therapy; addiction and relapse prevention programs; DUI evaluations and mandated counseling; treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma, and stress disorders; Narcan and harm reduction training; and youth and adult reentry services. The site describes its approach as evidence-based, holistic, and personalized, delivered by licensed clinicians, counselors, and medical providers. The center states that its counseling approach promotes healing through the practical application of recovery principles and emphasizes group therapy as a way for clients to break through denial by hearing the shared experiences of others. Payment options mentioned include sliding scale pricing and Medicaid acceptance, along with advertised $25 virtual therapy sessions. The site lists a phone number, 312-912-7008, and invites visitors to book an appointment. Staff are described as holding high professional and ethical standards, with many team members having both clinical expertise and lived experience of recovery.
Role
Therapist
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Other focus areas
Evidence-based approaches
Group therapy
Group Therapy. A small facilitated circle where people working on similar struggles practice naming what is hard, hearing themselves in others, and learning skills together. The room is the medicine.
Trauma-informed care
Trauma-Informed Care. Approaches addiction as something layered on top of unprocessed trauma, not in isolation. Pacing matters more than confrontation.
Holistic
Holistic Care. Adds nutrition, sleep, movement, and mind-body practices alongside the clinical work. Recovery is whole-person; the body matters too.
Family systems
Family Systems work. Brings the people closest to you into the recovery picture, since urges and relationships rarely live in separate boxes.
What this facility offers
Care offered
Treatment type
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
Setting
- Outpatient
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
Payment & access
Financial help available
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Insurance acceptance is listed by the provider and can change. Call the number above to verify your specific coverage before scheduling.
How care is delivered
Ancillary services
- Case management service
- Domestic violence services, including family or partner
- Early intervention for HIV
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
- Transportation assistance
- Integrated primary care services
- Suicide prevention services
Education & counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
- Substance use disorder education
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Individual counseling
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
Who this is for
Age groups served
- Children/Adolescents
Special programs
- Adolescents
- Young adults
- Adult women
- Pregnant/postpartum women
- Adult men
- Seniors or older adults
- Veterans
- Active duty military
- Members of military families
- 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
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