Pathways Behavioral Services is a nonprofit corporation licensed by the Iowa Department of Public Health and accredited by the Department of Human Services. Founded in 1967 to serve clients solely in Black Hawk County, Pathways today offers substance abuse and mental health prevention and treatment services to people in six northeast Iowa counties. With 128,012 residents, urban Black Hawk County is home to 50 percent more people than the combined populations of the five outlying, rural counties Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw and Grundy.

Mental Health Services
Our outpatient psychotherapy and counseling services offer a dynamic process in which therapists use professional skills, knowledge and training to help individuals using the service to realize and mobilize their strengths and abilities; take charge of their lives; and resolve issues and problems. Psychotherapy services are offered individually, in group and/ or with families and are provided by our qualified mental health staff.

Our Mental Health

Services Offered

Individual Counseling
Family Counseling
Marital Counseling
Diagnostic Services
Educational and Preventative Programs
Pre-Hospitalization Screening
Post-Hospitalization Aftercare
Group Counseling Experiences
School Based Programming
Consultation and Coordination with Other Agencies
24 Hour Emergency Services
Medication Management

Addiction Treatment

Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Pathways Behavioral Services believes that alcoholism and other chemical dependencies are primary, progressive, chronic, and fatal diseases. This concept of chemical dependency as a disease means the individual is a victim of the illness just like an individual with cancer or diabetes. Chemical dependency adversely affects individuals in mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and decision making areas of life.

Outpatient Treatment
The least intensive level of care is outpatient counseling. It is recommended for the majority of our clients allowing the client to stay in their home and attend work or school.

Gambling Treatment and Recovery Support Services
Pathways offers gambling treatment, prevention and recovery support services in Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Grundy, Marshall, and Tama Counties in Iowa.

Prevention Services

Community Coalitions
Pathways works with a number of coalitions in Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, and Grundy counties to help area communities address substance use/addiction and problem gambling. Activities conducted by these community coalitions include:
-Increasing community awareness of substance abuse issues
-Working to encourage positive substance use/ abuse policy changes both locally and state-wide
-Promoting positive activities for youth development and volunteerism
-Reducing youth access to substances such as tobacco and alcohol

Fees and Payment

Pathways accepts most insurances and Medicaid to cover the cost of treatment services. Any part of the treatment costs not covered by insurance may be paid by cash, check or credit/debit card. These payments can be received in person at any of our locations, by mail, and even over the phone by calling in with your credit/debit card information. No credit card information is stored on Pathways' computer system for your protection.

You may also use our convenient payment link on our website to pay by credit card or directly from your checking or savings account.

Pathways offers a sliding fee scale for our clients with household incomes below 200% of poverty that do not have Medicaid coverage.

Services Offered To:
Adults
Couples
Teens
Children

Payment:
Pro-bono

Online Counseling:
During COVID-19