Founded in 1897, The Allendale Association is a private organization dedicated to excellence and innovation in the care, treatment, education and advocacy for children and youth with serious emotional, mental and behavioral health challenges.

Services Offered

Bradley Counseling Center - Provides various outpatient services to the Lake Villa and surrounding communities, including our satellite office in Gurnee. Our staff is made up of mental health professionals with various degrees, specialty areas, and levels of licensure. In addition, we are nationally accredited by the American Psychological Association as a training site for doctoral level interns in clinical psychology and we offer other internship opportunities for students pursuing a master's degree within the human services field. All of our therapists work to collaboratively to understand your unique situation and help you identify ways to achieve your goals for a balanced life.

As a part of Allendale Association, we have access to an array of resources which has enabled us to pursue excellence and innovation in the care, education, treatment and advocacy for children, youth and their families. One such innovation is our REStArTSM (Relational Re-Enactment Systems Approach to Treatment) model which is an evidenced-based comprehensive systems-approach to treatment with youth who struggle with emotional, behavioral, and mental health challenges.

Bradley Counseling Center therapists have a broad range of experience and are able to help you with many of life's challenges, including:
* Depression
* Anxiety
* ADHA/attention issues
* Impulsivity and hyperactivity
* Anger management
* Trauma
*Adjustment disorder (i.e. divorce, job loss, etc.)
* Grief and loss
* Family conflict
* Couples/relationship issues
* Stress management
* Behavior challenges (home/school)

Services are provided to children, adolescents and adults and include:
* Individual, family or couples therapy
* Psychological testing
* Diagnostic assessment
* Anger management evaluations
* Anger management skill building program
* Therapeutic mentoring

In-home or in-school therapy is also available for youth with Medicaid who are unable to meet in the office.

Fees and Payment

Bradley Counseling Center is an "in network" provider with several commercial insurance companies and is also Illinois Medicaid certified provider for youth under age 18.

Costs of services are based on your individual insurance coverage (including deductible and co-pays) and may vary according to the service provided i.e. therapy, psychological testing, groups, etc. Our client account specialists will assist you in verifying your insurance benefits as well as determining if you have a co-pay and how much it is.

Self-pay options are also available, and can be discussed further upon request. For qualifying families, fees may be reduced according to a sliding scale. All fees are due at the time of service. We accept all forms of payment including cash, checks, credit cards, as well as HSA and flexible spending cards.

This is a non profit agency.

Services Offered To:
Adults
Couples
Teens
Children

Payment:
Sliding Scale
Medicaid

Online Counseling:
During COVID-19