Types of Care We Provide

ASCEND will help you identify what is important to you, orienting treatment to what you most value. There is no shame or blame. There is only support and learning. Licensed professional staff with highly specialized training will be a partner in moving your health forward and reaching your goals.

Therapy

Individual, Family & Couples Therapy
- Stress & Anxiety
- Managing Relationships
- Eating, Body & Weight Issues
- Trauma Recovery
- Psychiatry & Medication Support
- Addiction Recovery
- Mood & Anxiety,
Support Groups
Psychotherapy for Children, Teens & Adults

Psychiatry Services

Psychiatric Evaluation
Medication Management

Support Groups

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Eating Disorders & Nutrition Support

Psychotherapy for Children, Teens & Adults
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP)
Nutrition Education & Support

Sport / Performance for Musicians, Athletes and Professionals

Ascend is the Parent company of the Illinois Sport & Performance Institute. ISPI Specalizes in offering care unique to Athletes, Musicians and performers of all levels. Learn more about ISPI at: sportperformillinois.com

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bioDensity Therapy

Ascend is the parent company of Chicago bioDensity.
BioDensity is a non-pharmaceutical therapy known as osteogenic loading used to achieve increased bone density and stronger muscles. Learn more about Chicago bioDensity at: chicagobiodensity.com

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Components of Treatment May Include:

Body Image Support — There are strategies for stepping away from incessant self-deprecation. Body image support work relieves negative thoughts, shifts negative body related experience, and restores a positive sense of yourself and your body.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) — DBT training supports improved mood and behavior regulation. DBT modules are individually introduced and overtime, interface to build a network of skills and abilities needed for safe and effective self-regulation.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) — CBT is built on the premise that thoughts, behavior, and mood are closely related and inter-related. CBT skills can benefit mood and restore confidence.

Interpersonal Communications (IC) — IC skills support interpersonal connection, understanding and respect which facilitates emotional resilience. IC skills help individuals communicate and experience deeper interpersonal connection.

Mindfulness Training — Mindfulness is the ability to be present and aware of oneself and one’s surroundings in any moment. Mindfulness Training will improve one’s learning capacity and improve self-control.

Narrative Therapy (NT) — NT is a kind of psychotherapy that first investigates one’s history in order to more clearly identify personal skills, values, experience, and knowledge and then applies this new information in drafting a new narrative about themselves, their life, and their future. Individuals who participate in NT feel both empowered and hopeful.

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) — ACT is predicated on the notion that experiencing some emotional upset or pain is a normal and an expected experience for all human beings. As such, one need not expect to eliminate pain or continually fight your experience of pain. The premise of ACT indicates that depression, anger, and anxiety does not need to overpower or control your life. Uncomfortable emotions can be managed and overcome by orienting recovery to acceptance and deliberate choices to live life according to what you most value. Find your way to a life that feels more joyful and more rewarding.

Experiential Therapy (ET) — ET include a wide variety of therapeutic experiences that benefit emotional health. These include; music therapy, art therapy, horticulture therapy, dance therapy, yoga, Tai Chi, and our favorite, puppy therapy. Directives and activities are carefully selected to match individual interests and needs. Connecting with the activity, experience and/or related materials brings learning, joy and new awareness.