About About Change Counseling
About Change Counseling provides substance use and mental health treatment for children, adolescents and adults in Aurora, Illinois. The team incorporates multiple therapeutic methods to offer guests a strong foundation for recovery and techniques to maintain sobriety after treatment. Previous clients highly recommend the knowledgeable and supportive staff and report that treatment counselors here are effective and caring.
Convenient Treatment Options
About Change offers outpatient treatment that allows guests to have the flexibility to continue with work, family or school obligations. Some clients are also more comfortable staying in their home environments while getting treatment.
The team helps guests start the 12 Step principles, which help them accept accountability for past behaviors while working on their sobriety. The meetings also include time with others who understand their unique challenges and can add valuable insight related to recovery.
Customized Planning
About Change understands that you need methods to help you avoid relapse after treatment. They include life skills training to provide knowledge that helps with job placement so you get back on your feet with purpose and productivity.
Case management is available to help with outside agency and resource connections. Case managers can assist with healthcare, housing, transportation and food to remove ongoing treatment barriers.
Aftercare services are a crucial part of the About Change treatment process. This service may include continued counseling sessions, 12 Step meetings and sober events for peer socialization.
Examining Past Trauma
One of the areas the professionals at About Change focus on is trauma. They address past events that may have led to substance use and provide methods to work through them for a better chance of lasting recovery.
Recovery in Aurora
The nearby Fox River offers an inviting trail for walking and biking, where you can relax and reflect on your recovery and stay physically active - both important aspects of treatment. For fun sober outings with your support network, you can check out Blackberry Farm amusement park or the Paramount Theater.
