Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge

Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge is a nonprofit counseling agency in Baton Rouge, Louisiana offering outpatient substance use and mental health services within a broader family support mission.

Serving more than 10,000 clients and families each year, Family Service is committed to strengthening the community by making quality care accessible to everyone regardless of income.

Addressing Patterns Causing Substance Use

Services include counseling, and group therapy for adolescents and adults navigating substance use and co-occurring concerns. Sessions draw on cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help clients identify triggers, build coping skills, and address underlying emotional or relational patterns.

Family-Centered and Whole-Person Support

Beyond addiction care, the Child and Family Counseling Center addresses emotional and behavioral as well as relationship challenges that often accompany substance use.

Adjacent programs include parenting education, domestic abuse intervention groups, and HIV counseling and care coordination  offering integrated support for complex real world needs.

Access and Getting Started

Family Service operates from its Revere Avenue campus in Baton Rouge, providing primarily in-person outpatient care with some online therapy options available. The organization accepts Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare, private insurance, and self-pay and offers a sliding fee scale so no one is excluded due to income.