Professional Counseling
Master’s level, experienced therapists provide individual, couples, and family counseling services.
Therapy should be viewed as an invitation to reach your full potential and to cope better with the problems of life. Our therapists employ a range of techniques based on experiential relationship building, dialogue, communication and behavior change. These techniques are designed to help you improve your mental health and to help you improve family relationships. The overall goal is to increase your sense of well-being and to help you learn to better manage the discomfort or distress that can occur when facing life’s problems.
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Counseling services for couples include couples therapy, pre-marital preparation counseling, marriage therapy, and divorce
mediation.
Family Counseling Service staff employ a range of both traditional and cutting edge therapy techniques to help couples in
any stage of relationship development. You can call (630) 844-2662 if you have questions about how relationship counseling
can be beneficial to you.
If you have already scheduled an appointment for couples therapy, click here for an intake packet. These questionnaires should be printed out and completed and it’s best if you bring them with you to your first appointment.
Youth Services
Children and adolescents can benefit from therapy to address a variety of presenting problems: out of control behavior, depression, abuse or trauma, difficulty in school, and more.
Family Counseling Service’s child and adolescent therapists are trained and experienced in a variety of intervention techniques, including play therapy, art therapy, behavior modification, and family therapy.
Services are provided in our offices and, through a partnership with Cities in Schools (C.I.S.), in a number of Aurora-area schools.
To schedule an appointment or to get more information, call (630) 844-2662.
Older Adult Services
Family Counseling Service’s Older Adult program is for seniors (age 60 and above) who are struggling with loneliness, grief, depression, family relationships, or more.
Staff usually see clients in their homes for regularly scheduled therapy appointments. Services in this program are paid for by a grant and are free to clients.
To schedule an appointment or to get more information, call (630) 844-2662.
Parenting
Family Counseling Service offers individual, family and group parenting counseling and education.
In addition, we offer Parenting Wisely, a self-directed parenting education program. If you choose to participate in this program, you will first have an orientation session with a counselor where you will review your current parenting style, your struggles with parenting your children, and where you are introduced to a computer-based parenting education program. After completing the computer modules, you will meet again with the therapist to learn how to practice implementing these new parenting interventions in your own family.
To learn more about the Parenting
Wisely program, including research into how effective the program can be,
click here.
Parenting Wisely is offered for parents of Young Children, and parents of Adolescents.
Click here to download and print out the assessment forms for Parenting Wisely. These forms should be completed prior to your orientation session; be sure to bring them with you when you see the therapist.
To schedule an appointment or to get more information, call (630) 844-2662.
Domestic Violence Services
As families face increasing stress in every day life, incidents of domestic violence occur with more and more frequency. Family Counseling Service’s domestic violence treatment programs, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Division of Prevention, strive to help clients prevent future violence in their relationships.
Services are psycho-educational in nature – they are intended to help participants learn about the causes and behaviors of domestic violence, and to learn positive, non-violent replacement behaviors.
Domestic violence programs are 26 weeks long. Services begin with a 3-week orientation and evaluation period. After the third week, participants begin regular group treatment.
Treatment groups can help clients who are either court-ordered or self-referred. Available groups include:
Men, Anger, Recovery, Support (M.A.R.S.): partner abuse treatment for men
Female Anger Intervention & Recovery (F.A.I.R.): partner abuse treatment for women
Anger Management: help men manage the feelings of anger (who have not been abusive to a partner)
Caring Dads: for men who have had incidents of domestic violence against a child
Nurturing Moms: for women who have had incidents of domestic violence against a child
Teen M.A.R.S.: partner abuse treatment for male teenagers
Teen F.A.I.R.: partner abuse treatment for female teenagers
Group fees vary depending on your income.
To schedule an appointment or to get more information, call (630) 844-2662.
For domestic violence
victim services in Aurora, click
here for information about Mutual Ground, Inc.
If you were arrested for a DUI and you don't know what to do…
- Don't panic.
- Don’t postpone acting.
- Call us right away at (630) 844-2662 to schedule the court-required drug and alcohol evaluation. The sooner you make an appointment, the sooner you will be ready for court.
We can save you time and money and we can help you get your driving permit.
Anyone arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs (DUI) must undergo an alcohol and drug evaluation before a judicial driving permit (J.D.P.) can be granted by the Court, sentencing can occur for the DUI offense, or restricted or full driving privileges can be granted by the Office of the Secretary of State.
When the evaluation is completed, a classification and a recommendation will be determined by the evaluator and recorded on the Alcohol and Drug Uniform Report form for the Court or the Office of the Secretary of State. This form will then be sent to the Court or given to the defendant to take to the Office of the Secretary of State for the driver's license hearing.
The classification will be one of the following:
- Minimal Risk
- Moderate Risk
- Significant Risk
- High Risk
RECOMMENDATIONS
The minimum recommendation to the Court or the Office of the Secretary of State related to each classification is as follows:
Minimal Risk
Completion of a minimum of ten hours of DUI risk education.
Moderate Risk
Completion of a minimum of ten hours of DUI risk education and a minimum of 12 hours of early intervention provided over a minimum of four weeks with no more then three hours per day in any seven consecutive days, subsequent completion of any and all necessary treatment, and, after, active on-going participation in all activities specified in the continuing care plan, if recommended, following completion of the early intervention.
Significant Risk
Completion of a minimum of ten hours of DUI risk education and a minimum of 20 hours of substance abuse treatment and after discharge, active on-going participation in all activities specified in the continuing care plan.
High Risk
Completion of a minimum of 75 hours of substance abuse treatment and, after discharge, active on-going participation in all activities specified in the continuing care plan.
In all cases, it is at the discretion of the Court to determine what type of recommendation, if any, will ultimately become a part of the sanction for the DUI offense. However, if the alcohol and drug evaluation is for the Office of the Secretary of State in relation to the return of full or limited driving privileges, the defendant will be required to complete any recommendations contained in the alcohol and drug evaluation.
The defendant has the right to refuse the completed alcohol and drug evaluation, to withdraw from the process at any time, or to seek a second opinion by obtaining another evaluation. However, any information provided may be released to the Court or the Office of the Secretary of State, upon request. If the evaluation procedure is not completed, notice will be sent to the Court or the Office of the Secretary of State.
Family Counseling Service is licensed by the state of Illinois as a recognized DUI evaluation and treatment site. Staff are trained to complete DUI evaluations and to recommend the most appropriate level of care for you or your loved one.
Our goal is to provide prompt, respectful service and to help clients learn to make better choices to avoid similar problems in the future.
Evaluation Fee: $75.00
To schedule an appointment or to get more information, call
(630) 844-2662.
Substance Abuse Services
If you or someone you know has or may have a problem with drugs and/or alcohol, our staff can provide a comprehensive assessment that will recommend the most appropriate level of care. This may include outpatient counseling, inpatient rehabilitation, or some other form of treatment.
Our staff are trained and experienced in helping clients recover from addiction and substance abuse. If we cannot provide the level of care you need, we will help you find and get started in services with an agency or other provider that offers the level of care that will benefit you.
Family Counseling Service is licensed by the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse to provide outpatient drug and alcohol evaluation and treatment services.
Family Counseling Service offers Level I Outpatient Substance Abuse counseling. This is a group-based, 16-week treatment program that includes concurrent individual sessions, psychiatric evaluation if needed, and coordination of services between FCS and other treatment providers.
To schedule an appointment or to get more information, call (630) 844-2662.
Psychiatric Services
Some mental health problems cannot be resolved through counseling or therapy alone; there are times when medical intervention is necessary.
Family Counseling Service has partnered with Conventions in Psychiatry to offer psychiatric medication evaluation and management services. Licensed, board-certified psychiatrists are available to complete a medically-based mental health evaluation, to recommend treatment, and to prescribe medications as necessary.
To schedule an appointment or to get more information, call (630) 844-2662.
