Transitions of Western Illinois – Locust Street

Transitions of Western Illinois – Locust Street is a community behavioral health clinic in Quincy, Illinois. They focus on treating individuals who have co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders through services such as psychiatric care and medication assisted treatment (MAT). Clients pay for these treatments through Medicaid and Medicare.

Transitions of Western Illinois understands that substance use disorder and mental health disorder can often occur together. The facility provides co-occurring disorder treatment to help clients address both conditions at the same time. The evidence based treatments they will use to help you include individual therapy, group therapy and psychiatric services.

In group counseling, your counselor will discuss developing coping skills and relapse prevention. The coping skills you may learn about include developing hobbies and using mindfulness techniques to reduce stress.

In some cases, the mental illness that contributes to your addiction may not be resolved through talk therapy alone. Through psychiatric services, you can be prescribed medication that can minimize symptoms of mental condition such as anxiety and depression.

A great way to spend your time outside of treatment sessions is to go for a relaxing walk at various parks in town. The Clat Adams Bicentennial Park gives you a nice view of the Mississippi River that separates Illinois and Missouri.

In addition to medication for mental disorders, the facility also offers medication for opioid use disorder as a part of their medication assisted treatment services. Medications such as naltrexone and Suboxone can minimize withdrawal symptoms and allow you to be more focused on your treatment in counseling.