Allens Family Counseling Center Inc
OutpatientDual diagnosisMedicaidMedicarePrivate insuranceTRICARE / VASliding scaleSelf-pay
About Allens Family Counseling Center Inc
Allen's Family Counseling Center supports people of every age who are dealing with addiction, substance use, and mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Through one-on-one counseling, group sessions, and family therapy, the center provides structured guidance for individuals working through personal struggles and relationship concerns, while also helping them build a strong basis for recovery. The center also provides payment options that align with income, making it easier for clients to access consistent care.
Their services are based on proven therapeutic methods that focus on strengthening clients and promoting real change. Therapists may use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and eye movement therapy (EMDR) to help clients learn effective coping tools. These skills support emotional regulation, assist with trauma processing, and help replace unhelpful thinking patterns, contributing to sustained progress in mental health and daily relationships.
Allen's Family Counseling Center also offers comprehensive, state-licensed DUI services. Programs include assessments, educational components, and court-required counseling. Designed to address real-life needs, these services provide clear, practical support and are matched to different risk levels. The center handles the required paperwork for the Secretary of State and offers a respectful, judgment-free environment, with convenient scheduling and telehealth appointments available for added flexibility on the way to license reinstatement.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
- Treatment approaches
- Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Couples/family therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Education and counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Special programs
- Young adults · 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 HIV or AIDS · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma · Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) · Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia · Persons with eating disorders · Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis · Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) · Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED) · Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Payment accepted
- County or local government funds · Community Mental Health Block Grants · Community Service Block Grants · IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds · Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Other State funds · Private health insurance · Private or Community foundation · State corrections or juvenile justice funds · State education agency funds · Cash or self-payment · State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds · State welfare or child and family services funds · U.S. Department of VA funds
- Payment assistance
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details) · Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
- Licensing and accreditation
- Mental Health Clinic or Mental Health Center
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Mentoring/peer support
- Other services
- Assertive community treatment · Assisted Outpatient Treatment · Chronic disease/illness management · Court-ordered outpatient treatment · Diet and exercise counseling · Family psychoeducation · Intensive case management · Illness management and recovery · Case management service · Integrated primary care services · Suicide prevention services · Education services
- Language services
- Spanish · Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing · Other languages (excluding Spanish)
- Other languages
- Creole · Polish
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Chronic Relapse · Co-Occurring Disorders · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Ecstasy · Heroin · Marijuana · Prescription Drugs · Psychedelics
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Codependency · Depression · Gambling · Grief and Loss · Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Perinatal Mental Health · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Schizophrenia
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Exposure Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Psychoeducation · Stress Management · Trauma-Specific Therapy · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Family Involvement · Individual Treatment · Trauma Informed · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Children · Couples · Men · Men and Women · Older Adults · Veterans · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Employment Counseling · Family Follow-up Counseling · Follow-up Sessions (in-person) · Follow-up Sessions (online) · Intensive Outpatient Program · Online Aftercare · Outpatient Treatment · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English · Polish · Spanish
Before you call
- Have your insurance or Medicaid card ready and ask whether the facility is in network.
- Ask how soon they can do an assessment and whether there is a waitlist.
- Confirm the facility is licensed by Illinois.
- If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.