Thrive’s Mission

The mission of Thrive Counseling Center is to build healthy minds, families, and communities by empowering people to attain mental and emotional well-being. Hope, resilience, and recovery form the heart of our programs and services.

Our Services

24/7 Crisis Team

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Mental Health Crisis

A mental health crisis is an intensive behavioral, emotional, or psychiatric response, typically triggered by a precipitating event, which causes one’s usual coping strategies or problem solving skills to be overwhelmed. The goal of crisis intervention is to ultimately stabilize the immediate situation, provide support and facilitate understanding. (more…)

Group Services

Overcome Challenges Together

Our curriculum-based Group Services help individuals learn coping strategies to manage symptoms, maximize the ability to live independently and increase skills to effectively navigate a social environment.   Clients are invited to give and receive supportive feedback as they learn ways to overcome challenges together. Clients will also learn about community resources that can sustain their recovery after they complete the program. All client records are kept in accordance with Illinois confidentiality requirements. Below is a list of our current group offerings, some are held in person (masks required) while others remain in a virtual environment. To learn more or to register for a group, please call our office at (708) 383-7500 and follow the prompts to reach the group leader. 

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Overcome Challenges Together

Our curriculum-based Group Services help individuals learn coping strategies to manage symptoms, maximize the ability to live independently and increase skills to effectively navigate a social environment.   Clients are invited to give and receive supportive feedback as they learn ways to overcome challenges together. Clients will also learn about community resources that can sustain their recovery after they complete the program. All client records are kept in accordance with Illinois confidentiality requirements. Below is a list of our current group offerings, some are held in person (masks required) while others remain in a virtual environment. To learn more or to register for a group, please call our office at (708) 383-7500 and follow the prompts to reach the group leader. 

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Counseling Services

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We are here to listen and help guide your next step…

Thrive Counseling Center knows the emotional challenges many face when entering counseling. We offer a respectful, compassionate, and multicultural counseling staff that has advanced training in the field with specialties in a variety of different areas, such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). All client records are kept in accordance with Illinois confidentiality requirements. (more…)

Suicide Prevention / Awareness

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Partnering With Our Community

Thrive has been dedicated to making Oak Park and River Forest suicide safer communities since 2015. (more…)

Trauma Clinic for Adults

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Addressing the Need

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Psychiatric Services

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Diagnose, Treat, Thrive…

Thrive Counseling Center is proud to be a full service mental health center that offers both counseling and psychiatric services under one roof. Our board certified psychiatrists offer the best possible care in a comfortable environment that treats the whole person. All client records are kept in accordance with Illinois confidentiality requirements. (more…)

Client Advocacy

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Advocates are your voice, resource, and guide

Our staff works with clients, who are currently engaged in counseling/psychiatric services at Thrive, to help coordinate and advocate for individual wellness services that enhance recovery. (more…)

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Contact Info

For questions regarding services and insurance, please contact our Access Department at the number below. All voicemails will be returned within 24 hours.

Phone: 708-383-7500 for Crisis option 1, for Access option 2

Donate to Thrive

Thrive Counseling Center makes a real difference and donations help us maintain exceptional mental health services and programs for those living in Oak Park, River Forest, Chicago, and more than 30 surrounding communities.

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