Center For Authentic Living

About Center For Authentic Living – Park Ridge, Illinois

Center For Authentic Living is a holistic outpatient program for adults or adolescents struggling with mental health issues and addiction services. Their treatment is based on a mindfulness model. Center For Authentic Living is located at Park Ridge, Illinois.

Center For Authentic Living offers a variety of treatments for adults and adolescents suffering from mental health or substance abuse issues. They utilize psychotherapy in combination with integrative modalities for health, wellness and recovery. Their treatment approach is based in mindfulness techniques. They believe in the importance to create an individualized treatment plan to address the needs of the individual.

They utilize a variety of modalities in order to address the different concerns of the individuals, the modalities include traditional psychotherapy, body-centered psychotherapy, Somatic Experience Therapy (SE), CBT, DBT, Internal Family Systems, Interventions, addiction counseling, existential psychotherapy and stress management.

They also utilize some Asian Body Work Therapies as part of their holistic approach, these include Acupuncture, Zen Shiatsu, Body/Mind Acupressure, Yoga Talk and meditation.

They also offer specialized group sessions including groups focusing on eating disorders, addictions, anxiety, mood disorders and trauma.

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Our Team

Dr. Mari Schnitzius-Richko, ND, LCPC, CYI, ABT, PATP

Founder & Clinical Director

Julia Matson, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Amy Yang, MD.

Psychiatrist

Cheryl Ramos, MS, LPC, CADC, CODPI, NCC

Licensed Professional Counselor

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