Addiction/Behavioral Csl Servs
7805 Taft Street, Merrillville, IN 46410
Clarvida
Also known as Dockside Services
Address: 2614 West Lincoln Highway, Merrillville, IN 46410 · Map
Phone: (219) 838-8001
Website: clarvida.com
About Clarvida
Clarvida in Merrillville, Indiana provides individualized support for children, adolescents, and families facing mental health challenges, substance use, and disruptions at home. The center offers outpatient counseling, programs focused on addiction recovery, therapeutic foster care, and in-home assistance. Care is delivered in both home and community settings, combining professional treatment with a family-centered philosophy to support meaningful, lasting progress.
Clarvida delivers evidence-based approaches tailored to each person’s needs. Motivational Interviewing is used to help clients working through substance use issues, while community-based services support healing from trauma and managing mood disorders in everyday environments. A strength-focused model is central to the program, encouraging clients to build on their abilities and work toward healthier, more stable futures.
Clarvida goes beyond traditional therapy by helping strengthen entire family systems. Children in the therapeutic foster care program are placed in safe, nurturing environments. Families also receive case management support, including supervised visitation and guidance for navigating legal matters, helping ensure comprehensive, step-by-step assistance throughout recovery.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment
- Facility type
- Outpatient mental health facility
- Treatment approaches
- Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Couples/family therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- 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 Alzheimer's or dementia · Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) · Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Payment accepted
- Medicaid · Private health insurance · State corrections or juvenile justice funds · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · State welfare or child and family services funds
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Housing services · Mentoring/peer support
- Other services
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment · Psychosocial rehabilitation services · Supported housing · Therapeutic foster care · Case management service · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Heroin · Opioids · Prescription Drugs · Synthetic Drugs
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Anxiety · Depression · Personality Disorders · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Couples Counseling · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Motivational Interviewing · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Trauma-Specific Therapy
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Family Involvement · Individual Treatment · Personalized Treatment
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Children · Girls · Men · Men and Women · Women
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Clarvida
- 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 Indiana. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Clarvida
Clarvida reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay. With Indiana 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.
Distance to specialized care from Merrillville
Measured from the population center of Lake County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Merrillville, about 4.5 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Merrillville, about 5.3 miles (43 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Merrillville, about 4.5 miles (60 within 25 miles)
See the Lake County treatment map, methadone clinics near Lake County and Suboxone doctors near Lake County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Clarvida offer?
Clarvida reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Clarvida accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Clarvida located?
2614 West Lincoln Highway, Merrillville, IN 46410.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Merrillville?
From the center of Lake County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Merrillville, about 4.5 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
Other treatment facilities in Merrillville
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Bright Path Support Services LLC
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Clarvida
2614 West Lincoln Highway, Merrillville, IN 46410
CleanSlate Centers
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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.