Counseling

Central to all we do in healing families and strengthening our communities

Caritas Counseling Program

All of our clients are people who need to be lifted out of a very difficult or dangerous situation to move forward with their lives. While we provide all kinds of resources, including loving homes, our clients also need mental health and emotional support to empower them to change their situation. Counseling plays an important role in all our services and is central to all we do.

We provide counseling to individuals, groups, and families in 42 counties across Southern Illinois. Our counselors are also trained to provide care in nearly 20 different areas of behavioral and mental services including trauma, anxiety and depression, and anger management.

We also provide counseling to people in the general community who have Medicaid through Illinicare. We offer a sliding scale fee for people who do not have insurance.

Anger Management

Caritas Counseling Program offers the SAMSHA’s Anger Management for Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Clients program. The class meets once a week for 90 minutes for 12 weeks. The class covers the following:

Events and Cues
Anger Control Plans
The Aggression Cycle

Cognitive Restructuring
Assertiveness Training

The Conflict Resolution Model
Anger and the Family

Suicide Awareness & Prevention

Whether you or someone you know struggles with thoughts of suicide, help is available. Below are several organizations that can provide help that is needed.

how to help

Donate Money

We need funds to pay quality counselors and expand our program to the community. Donate now.

More Ways to Help

See other ways you can support Caritas Family Solutions.

Need Counseling Services?

To schedule a personal consultation with an intake specialist, please call one of the numbers provided below.

Belleville 618-394-5900
Carterville 618-985-2000
East Alton 618-258-8750

I think the biggest difference that counseling brings is helping people to understand that they can do it. That we have faith in them, that they’re the ones that can be the change agent in their life. That they have all the power to do that and that we will work with you to get that power in any way that you can.

– Megan Kirk, Director of Behavioral Health Services

Success Stories

Sarah - Turning Tragedy Into Light

Sarah lost her husband of 12 years and her two oldest sons on a family trip in the Ozarks. She was devasted and barely able to care for herself or her three living children. With our intensive counseling, she survived the first year. On the second anniversary of the tragedy, she started writing, published a book, and learned to live again.