Ascension Illinois – Foglia Family Foundation Residential Treatment Center

Ascension Illinois – Foglia Residential Treatment treats alcohol and drug abuse and other mental disorders in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Located in Chicago’s northwest suburbs, they combine traditional evidence backed therapeutic approaches with emerging technological advancements like virtual reality (VR). The residences boast modern amenities in a calm and serene atmosphere.

Foglia Residential Treatment accepts adult clients 18 years and older. They provide inpatient residential treatment, with typical stays lasting three to four weeks but varying in length.

Clients with severe symptoms require more stability, care, and monitoring than typical day programs can provide. The inpatient residential treatment program sees clients live at the facility 24 hours a day for the length of the program. Foglia Residential Treatment provides food, semi-private rooms, and exercise space to accommodate clients.

Days are structured around therapy sessions. The on-staff therapists and counselors use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), life skill education, mindfulness exercises, community group activities, family sessions, and physical activities. In addition to meeting with their personal care team, clients receive plenty of leisure time. Families have visitation time on weekends.

Treating addiction and its underlying causes can sometimes mean simultaneously treating other mental health disorders. Co-occurring disorder treatment addresses depression, anxiety, OCD, and other conditions that can worsen addiction. Co-occurring treatment is discussed during the development of the personalized treatment plan.

Foglia Residential Treatment uses VR technology for exposure response and prevention (ERP) sessions. During these sessions, clients can expose themselves to triggering scenarios in a VR setting. For example, clients recovering from alcohol abuse may be placed in a bar setting to practice coping skills.

ERP can show clients and their support team when more time is needed to practice coping skills. Staff monitors each VR session, gauging the client’s responses to different scenarios. Including VR in ERP sessions can make the scene feel more natural and generate more genuine responses.