Alternative Behaviors Counseling Inc

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1949 Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 206, Denver, CO 80214, USA


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We offer sliding scale fees for self-pay clients and offenders referred to multiple group treatments.  Call us today: (303) 237-3599

Our staff is committed to long-term recovery and community safety through effective mental health treatments.  

We have over 80 years of combined experience dealing with co-occurring disorders and treating offenders.

We work with Probation Officers and Parole Supervisors to provide court-mandated interventions.        

We now offer family counseling and are able to provide rehabilitation services to children.                                  Read More

We have recently been awarded contracts with: Colorado Department of Corrections, Denver Adult Parole Department and Denver Department of Human Services.

We have an approved, court-recognized sex offender program which emphasizes community safety. 

A.B. Counseling, Inc.

Monday - Thursday: 7 am - 8 pm

Friday: 7 am - 6 pm

Saturday: 7 am - 12:30 pm

Thanks to my treatment at A.B. Counseling, Inc., I was able to get mine and my children's life back and be safe while doing it.  I never thought I could have done it, but with the help of Alice Shoemaker and A.B. Counseling, I now know I can do anything."

A.B. Counseling, Inc.

We are a direct-pay service provider with the Colorado Department of Corrections and most Metro Denver Parole and Probation Departments. 


Primary Focus of the Provider

  • Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Type of Care

  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Accepts clients on opioid medication

Facility Type


Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive/behavioral therapy
  • Substance abuse counseling approach

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
  • Access to recovery (ATR) voucher
  • Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

Emergency Mental Health Services


Payment Assistance Available


Language Services


Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Clients referred from the court/judicial system
  • Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence

Ancillary Services

  • Individual counseling offered
  • Group counseling offered
  • Family counseling offered
  • Marital/couples counseling offered
  • 12-step faciltitation approach
  • Contingency management/motivational incentive
  • Anger management
  • Community reinforcement plus vouchers
  • Relapse prevention

Age Groups Accepted

  • Children/adolescents
  • Adults

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services

  • DUI/DWI clients

  • Alternative Behaviors Counseling Inc

    1949 Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 206, Denver, CO 80214