Family Guidance Centers IncMedication Management in Chicago, IL
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Family Guidance Centers, Inc. is a substance use treatment organization with over 25 years of experience operating 18 locations across Illinois. The organization provides a full continuum of care for substance use disorder, including prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support. Services include medication-assisted recovery with FDA-approved medications (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone) for opioid and alcohol use disorders, telehealth counseling, community-based mobile services with harm reduction and drug-checking, walk-in treatment, and transportation support. The organization operates the statewide MAR NOW helpline offering 24/7 immediate access to medications via telehealth. Family Guidance serves individuals with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. The organization does not refuse assistance due to financial limitations or citizenship status and provides immediate treatment services to uninsured patients while helping them obtain insurance coverage.
Role
Medication Management
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Other focus areas
Evidence-based approaches
MAT
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT). Pairs FDA-approved medications with counseling and behavioral therapy. Standard of care for opioid and alcohol use disorder; emerging evidence in gambling for impulsivity-targeting agents.
Harm reduction
Harm Reduction. Meets you where you are. Focuses on reducing the damage of use today rather than requiring abstinence as the entry condition.
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Spots the thought-feeling-action loops that fuel urges, then rewires them with practical skills you take into the moment.
Motivational interviewing
Motivational Interviewing. A collaborative conversation that strengthens your own reasons for change rather than arguing you into it.
Relapse prevention
Relapse Prevention. Identifies your specific high-risk situations, warning signs, and choice points. Then builds a written, rehearsed plan for each so the moment is not the first time you decide.
Substance use disorder counseling
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Telehealth Therapy. Real clinical sessions delivered over video. Same evidence base as in-person care for most conditions; meets you where you actually are instead of where the office is.
Trauma-related counseling
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
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
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone 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
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
- 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
- Marital/couples counseling
Who this is for
Age groups served
- Young Adults
- Adults
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