assistant director of adolescent program and licensed professional counselor
The Behavioral Services Center is a fully licensed outpatient substance abuse treatment facility for adults and adolescents. The agency was founded five years ago and has three locations total in Cook, DuPage, and Lake Counties: Skokie (primary) and two secondary locations (Bensenville and Libertyville). The agency employs licensed professional clinical counselors and has contract agreements with two psychiatrists who specialize in adult and adolescent populations. The psychiatrists have affiliations with Northshore University Health Systems. Our philosophy is to deliver quality care in individual and group settings by application of cognitive-behavior model in combination with pharmacological treatment. Furthermore, the agency has been promoting integrative treatment to individuals with substance abuse disorders offering biofeedback, mindfulness, harm reduction, and meditation training. The Behavioral Services Center established a linkage agreements with different community agency and clinical service providers.