Addiction/Behavioral Csl ServsIOP Program in Merrillville, IN
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Addiction and Behavioral Counseling Services, Inc. (ABCS) is a certified, court-approved counseling and addiction treatment provider serving Northwest Indiana and offering online services for out-of-state individuals. The practice specializes in court-mandated and voluntary counseling programs, including OWI/DUI counseling, anger management, Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), substance abuse treatment, and services for possession-related offenses, pornography addiction, and gambling addiction. ABCS offers structured, evidence-based programs designed to help clients meet legal obligations and achieve meaningful change. Services include individual and group therapy, court-ordered counseling, anger management, MRT, and an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). The practice works with adolescents over 17 years old and offers both in-person and online counseling. ABCS is certified by the State of Indiana and meets all legal requirements for court-mandated treatment. The provider is located in Merrillville, Indiana.
Role
IOP Program
What a first session looks like
Virtual & In-PersonPlease contact an intake counselor at 219-756-3791 for information about court-approved virtual options and session details. Group sessions run 60 minutes with 3-18 participants; individual counseling sessions are typically 45 minutes.
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Other focus areas
Evidence-based approaches
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
Setting
- Outpatient
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
Payment & access
Financial help available
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
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
- Case management service
- Early intervention for HIV
- Mental health 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
Who this is for
Age groups served
- Children/Adolescents
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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