Lutheran Social Services of Illinois – Sterling, Illinois
1901 1st Avenue, Sterling, Illinois, 61081
Last Updated: June 26, 2026
Insurance
Payment Options
- Cash or self-payment
- Medicaid
- State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Private health insurance
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
- Self-pay options
Addiction Resource Score
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8.1
Out of 10
A non-profit company called Lutheran Social Services, with its headquarters in Sterling, Illinois, offers comprehensive treatment to those struggling with alcoholism, opiate addiction, and co-occurring mental health illnesses, among other drug misuse issues. The mainstay of their treatment strategy is flexible outpatient addiction therapy, which enables patients to continue living at home while getting consistent, organized care. With the help of this outpatient approach, people may continue with their regular activities while receiving the assistance they need to deal with their addiction.
For people in need of further assistance, Lutheran Social Services provides more intense care alternatives in addition to its outpatient services. These consist of relapse prevention techniques and rigorous outpatient programs that provide people the skills they need to sustain long-term recovery and avoid relapsing.
The center also emphasizes the need of offering customized treatment via programs that are specifically designed to target certain demographics. Men get gender-specific addiction therapy that tackles their issues, while women receive tailored care that meets their particular needs and experiences. Furthermore, Lutheran Social Services provides age-appropriate therapy for teenagers, making sure that they get the expert assistance they need to deal with addiction and associated problems.
Lutheran Social Services is well-known for its dedication to providing efficient addiction treatment and for its high standards of care. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has listed the organization, attesting to its compliance with national requirements for quality treatment. Furthermore, the facility’s complete Illinois licensure attests to its commitment to providing those in need with high-quality care.
Treatment Options
The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:
- Mentoring/peer support
- Housing services
- Discharge Planning
- Self-help groups
- Naloxone and overdose education
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Recovery coach
The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
- Pregnant/postpartum women
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
- Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
- Screening for tobacco use
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Interim services for clients
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Screening for mental disorders
- Screening for substance use
- Professional interventionist/educational consultant
Treatment Modalities
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Trauma-related counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Treatment for gambling disorder
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- 12-step facilitation
- Intervention Services
- Contingency management/motivational incentives
- Motivational interviewing
- Anger management
- Matrix Model
- Relapse prevention
- Individual psychotherapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
Conditions Treated
- Alcoholism
- Mental health treatment
- Substance use treatment
- Co-occurring Disorders
- Opioid Treatement
Levels Of Care
- Outpatient
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
- Aftercare
- Detoxification
- Outpatient detoxification
- Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
License and Accreditation
- Council on Accreditation (COA)
- SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
- State department of health
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Integrated primary care services
- Suicide prevention services
- Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
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