Above and Beyond Family Recovery CtrIOP Program in Chicago, IL
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Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Chicago providing free outpatient addiction treatment for vulnerable communities. The organization offers no-cost, walk-in treatment with no one turned away due to inability to pay. Services include trauma-informed counseling, individual and group therapy, intensive outpatient programming, outpatient programming, early intervention, and holistic support for housing, employment, food security, and medical care. The program serves adults facing addiction, homelessness, unemployment, and justice-involved individuals, with particular focus on Chicago's underserved West Side communities. Treatment incorporates evidence-based methods including 12-step, SMART Recovery, mindfulness-based therapy, and trauma-informed care, with staff guidance supporting personalized recovery plans that prioritize client self-determination and dignity.
Role
IOP Program
What a first session looks like
Virtual & In-PersonIntake begins at 8 am Monday through Friday with counseling and groups beginning at 9 am. Walk-in treatment is available, and early arrival is recommended as the roster fills up quickly.
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Co-occurring
Other focus areas
Evidence-based approaches
Trauma-informed care
Trauma-Informed Care. Approaches addiction as something layered on top of unprocessed trauma, not in isolation. Pacing matters more than confrontation.
12-step facilitation
Twelve-Step Facilitation. Helps you engage with mutual-aid fellowships (GA, AA, SMART) as a recovery community rather than a solo grind.
SMART recovery
SMART Recovery. Self-management and recovery training built on cognitive science. A secular alternative or complement to twelve-step work.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention. Practices noticing urges without acting on them, building the gap between trigger and choice.
CBT
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Spots the thought-feeling-action loops that fuel urges, then rewires them with practical skills you take into the moment.
Group therapy
Group Therapy. A small facilitated circle where people working on similar struggles practice naming what is hard, hearing themselves in others, and learning skills together. The room is the medicine.
What this facility offers
Care offered
Treatment type
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
Setting
- Outpatient
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
Payment & access
Financial help available
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
Insurance acceptance is listed by the provider and can change. Call the number above to verify your specific coverage before scheduling.
How care is delivered
Ancillary services
- Acupuncture
- Case management service
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
- Integrated primary care services
- Suicide prevention services
Education & counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
- Substance use disorder education
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Individual counseling
- Group counseling
- Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
Who this is for
Age groups served
- Young Adults
- Adults
Special programs
- Young adults
- Adult women
- Pregnant/postpartum women
- Adult men
- 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 co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
- Clients with HIV or AIDS
- Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
- Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
- Clients who have experienced trauma
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