Addiction/Behavioral Counseling Servs

7805 Taft Street, Suite E, Merrillville, IN 46410, USA


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Saturday         9:00 am -11:00 am

             MIP 9:00am-11:00 must complete 4 groups in a row to complete successfully.

Addiction and Behavioral Counseling Services, Inc.,  was established in 1999 to provide outpatient services to those struggling with addiction.  ABCS provides substance abuse education, anger management, adolescent treatment, individual counseling, group therapy, risk management, OWI evaluations, assessments and relapse prevention and interventions. 

We do not accept insurance at this time. 

                   219-756-3791    219-756-3793 Fax                                                       219-474-3191

                      See Hours  above                                                                                   Hours by appointment

Other hours by appointment only

Family Drug and Alcohol Interventions 24/7

844-756-3792/888-594-2227

US/Canada and International Services 

Are you or someone in your family suffering from an alcohol or drug addiction?  Has it affected your family life?


Primary Focus of the Provider

  • Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Type of Care

  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Accepts clients on opioid medication

Facility Type


Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive/behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavioral therapy
  • Substance abuse counseling approach
  • Rational emotive behavioral therapy

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

  • Outpatient
  • Intensive outpatient treatment
  • Regular outpatient treatment

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

  • Private organization
  • State substance abuse agency

Payment/Insurance Accepted

  • Cash or self-payment

Emergency Mental Health Services


Payment Assistance Available

  • Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Language Services

  • Spanish
  • Other languages(excluding Spanish)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
  • Veterans
  • Active duty military
  • Military families
  • Clients referred from the court/judicial system
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Adolescents
  • Adult women
  • Adult men
  • Persons with HIV or AIDS
  • Persons who have experienced trauma
  • Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
  • Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
  • Transitional age young adults

Ancillary Services

  • Treatment for gambling disorder
  • Treatment for internet use disorder
  • Individual counseling offered
  • Group counseling offered
  • Family counseling offered
  • Marital/couples counseling offered
  • 12-step faciltitation approach
  • Brief intervention approach
  • Contingency management/motivational incentive
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Anger management
  • Community reinforcement plus vouchers
  • Relapse prevention

Age Groups Accepted

  • Children/adolescents
  • Young adults
  • Adults

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services

  • DUI/DWI clients

  • Addiction/Behavioral Counseling Servs

    7805 Taft Street, Suite E, Merrillville, IN 46410