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1523 Weatherstone Lane, Elgin, IL 60123
Braden Counseling Center
Address: 25 South Grove Avenue, Suite 201, Elgin, IL 60120 · Map
Phone: (815) 787-9000
Website: bradencenter.com
About Braden Counseling Center
A private outpatient facility catering to children, teenagers, and adults that offers a wide range of services for mental health and substance use disorder rehabilitation.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Intensive outpatient treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
- Opioid treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Medications used
- Medication for mental disorders
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment
- Payment assistance
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education
- Other services
- Case management service · Domestic violence services, including family or partner · Mental health services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction
- Conditions treated
- Anger
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Couples Counseling · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Motivational Interviewing · Online Therapy · Trauma-Specific Therapy
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Children · Men · Women
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Intensive Outpatient Program · Outpatient Treatment
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Braden Counseling Center
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also 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.
Paying for treatment at Braden Counseling Center
Braden Counseling Center reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Sliding scale, Self-pay. With Illinois Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law. A sliding fee scale is available, so bring proof of income.
Distance to specialized care from Elgin
Measured from the population center of Kane County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Geneva, about 4.0 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): St. Charles, about 1.1 miles (17 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: St. Charles, about 1.1 miles (51 within 25 miles)
See the Kane County treatment map, methadone clinics near Kane County and Suboxone doctors near Kane County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Braden Counseling Center offer?
Braden Counseling Center reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Braden Counseling Center accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Sliding scale, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Braden Counseling Center located?
25 South Grove Avenue, Elgin, IL 60120.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Elgin?
From the center of Kane County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Geneva, about 4.0 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Ecker Center for Behavioral Health
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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.