Ascension Mercy Medical Behavioral Health

Located in Aurora, Illinois, is the Presence Mercy Medical Behavioral Health Center. They provide a range of health services. They also have compassionate care for adolescents who are struggling with a substance use disorder. You’ll find a drug and alcohol treatment program that is offered in an outpatient (IOP) setting. Your team will use evidence based therapies and a range of whole person support to help you make meaningful change. They accept policies from most major insurance providers.

Before you start your recovery, you'll work with a medical professional to determine what your struggles are and what appropriate therapies will help first serve. After an individualized treatment plan is creative, you'll begin working towards sobriety.

The therapy offered here includes substance abuse counseling. You'll work one-on-one with a trained addiction counselor. You'll learn skills and strategies that will help you manage triggers and stressors that have contributed to your substance use. This way, you’ll also learn how to manage difficult circumstances so that you don't fall into destructive behaviors.

There's also behavioral therapy offered. Through behavioral therapy, you'll create realistic recovery goals. You'll also work to evaluate the different behaviors that have encouraged your addiction use. You'll also learn healthy habits to replace those destructive behaviors with.

Other services you'll find here include individual academic coaching. This falls in line with the realistic recovery goals you'll create. With life skills development, you'll learn critical behaviors that will help guide you not only through sobriety but through life in general. You'll also be supported through nutrition education. With this, you'll learn how to support your body and gain the skills you need to pursue a successful, healthy future.

There is also family counseling offered here as well. Through family counseling, your loved ones will learn how to best serve and support you as you move through the recovery process.