Fresh Start Counseling Services
1552 West Lincolnway, Valparaiso, IN
Pillars of Wellness
Address: 2501 Valley Drive, Valparaiso, IN 46383 · Map
Phone: (219) 323-3311
Website: pillarsinspires.com
About Pillars of Wellness
This initiative benefits the Valparaiso community by offering counseling in a welcoming environment that is designed to be sensory-friendly. It follows a systemic model, recognizing each person as part of wider family and community systems. The clinicians work with individuals, partners, and families, assisting children, adolescents, and adults as they move through their mental health concerns.
Pillars of Wellness provides individual counseling, marital or couples therapy, and play therapy for children. The team supports a broad spectrum of mental health needs, helping clients address issues such as depression, trauma, challenges related to maternal mental health, and ongoing family stress. Therapists help clients build insight and coping skills through many different life situations.
Pillars of Wellness also offers adaptable services, including virtual sessions through its wider network. For scheduling convenience, the practice provides weekday evening appointments from 4 to 9 p.m., alongside standard daytime hours, and some clinicians are available on select weekends.
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 · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Education and counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Payment accepted
- Medicare · Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment
- Payment assistance
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Mentoring/peer support
- Other services
- Chronic disease/illness management · Court-ordered outpatient treatment · Diet and exercise counseling · Family psychoeducation · Illness management and recovery · Psychosocial rehabilitation services · Integrated primary care services · Suicide prevention services
- Language services
- Spanish
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Codependency · Depression · Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Perinatal Mental Health · Personality Disorders · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Stress · Suicidality
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) · Art Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Internal Family Systems Therapy · Narrative Therapy · Spiritual Care
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Individual Treatment · Strengths-Based · Trauma Informed
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Children · Couples · LGBTQ+ · Men · Older Adults · Pregnant Women · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Outpatient Treatment · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Pillars of Wellness
- 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?
- 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 Pillars of Wellness
Pillars of Wellness reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, Sliding scale, 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. A sliding fee scale is available, so bring proof of income.
Distance to specialized care from Valparaiso
Measured from the population center of Porter County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Valparaiso, about 3.1 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Valparaiso, about 3.1 miles (9 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Valparaiso, about 3.1 miles (20 within 25 miles)
See the Porter County treatment map, methadone clinics near Porter County and Suboxone doctors near Porter County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Pillars of Wellness offer?
Pillars of Wellness reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Pillars of Wellness accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, Sliding scale, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Pillars of Wellness located?
2501 Valley Drive, Valparaiso, IN 46383.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Valparaiso?
From the center of Porter County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Valparaiso, about 3.1 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
Other treatment facilities in Valparaiso
Midwest Center for Youth and Families South Shore Academy
2301 Cumberland Drive, Valparaiso, IN
New Beginnings Counseling Inc
793 Juniper Road, Valparaiso, IN 46385
PACT Recovery Connection
505 Don Hovey Drive, Valparaiso, IN 46383
PACT Recovery Connection
505 Don Hovey Drive, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Pillars of Wellness
2501 Valley Drive, Valparaiso, IN 46383
See all 13 facilities in Valparaiso · Outpatient · MAT · Accepts Medicaid · Accepts Medicare · Private insurance · Sliding scale
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.