Gateway Foundation

About Gateway Foundation

Gateway Foundation, located in Lake Villa, Illinois is a private alcohol and drug rehab that offers treatment for a variety of substance abuse addictions including alcoholism, co-occurring mental health disorders, and opiate addiction. They offer supervised medical treatment to safely manage withdrawal symptoms during detoxification, residential care providing long term support for addiction recovery, as well as flexible outpatient addiction therapy allowing patients to live at home while receiving regular treatment. Additional levels of care offered include partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and relapse prevention.

Specialty rehab programs at Gateway Foundation include tailored care focusing on women's specific needs and experiences, gender-specific addiction treatment addressing unique challenges faced by men, and inclusive treatment respecting diverse sexual orientations and gender identities.

Patients at Gateway Foundation will find the private transportation allows for discreet and convenient travel to appointments and the residential setting creates an immersive environment promoting full engagement in recovery away from daily triggers. For recreation, patients can stay active and relieve stress with the basketball court, use the gym to stay healthy and build a strong foundation for recovery, or build teamwork and improve fitness on the volleyball court.

Gateway Foundation has received accreditations from LegitScript, the state of Illinois, The Joint Commission, and The NAATP.

Payment Options

Private insurance
Self-pay options
Financial aid
Per session
Sliding scale payment assistance
Medicaid

Levels of Care

Outpatient

Clients in outpatient rehab receive a variety of services based on their unique and evolving needs. Typical outpatient treatment modalities include individual, group, and family counseling, recovery-focused life skills training, and community reintegration support. Many programs also provide medication assisted treatment (MAT) for clients recovering from alcohol and/or opioid dependency. Clients exiting inpatient treatment or those who are at an elevated risk of relapse may engage in more robust treatment, such as intensive outpatient (IOP) programming.

Inpatient Rehab

When participating in an inpatient rehab program, you'll reside at the treatment center for the duration of the program. Your housing and meals are provided, allowing you to focus on your recovery without outside triggers, stressors, and other distractions. You'll receive daily addiction counseling, drawing on various psychotherapeutic approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing. Many inpatient drug rehabs also offer complementary holistic therapies, such as yoga, meditation, or animal therapy, and creative arts therapy.

Intensive Outpatient

Intensive Outpatient programs are for those who want or need a very structured treatment program but who also wish to live at home and continue with certain responsibilities (such as work or school). IOP substance abuse treatment programs vary in duration and intensity, and certain outpatient rehab centers will offer individualized treatment programs. In Gateway's intense yet effective outpatient substance abuse treatment programs, individuals generally engage in multiple counseling sessions per week, over four to six weeks before transitioning into weekly Aftercare counseling sessions.

Aftercare

Rehab aftercare programs provide a full continuum of care for clients who are exiting inpatient treatment. Though outpatient care is often considered an element of drug rehab aftercare, services typically continue for the remainder of the clients' life and long after formal treatment is completed. Clients work with their case managers and care team to formulate a customized portfolio of medical, mental health, and social service resources designed to evolve as the client's needs change.

12-Step

12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA). Individuals in Gateway's drug rehab programs are encouraged to attend twelve-step meetings while in treatment, and given referrals to meetings and resources as part of the discharge process.

Sober Living Homes

Living in a sober living home in Illinois is a lot like living in a traditional home. Everyone must contribute to household chores and maintenance. All residents must work and pay rent. Individuals can mostly come and go as they please, but they must be home before curfew. Most men's and women's sober living homes also host house meetings where they resolve disputes, assign responsibilities, and welcome new residents.

Intervention Services

Loved ones can utilize a drug intervention in Illinois to help with addressing a family member's problematic substance use. The goal of the intervention is to educate the individual about the negative effects of their substance use and encourage them to accept professional treatment. Intervention services can help families initiate this conversation and plan appropriate follow-up care, such as inpatient or outpatient rehab.

Partial Hospitalization Program

As a flexible option, a partial hospitalization program (PHP) is tailored for those who don't require 24-hour care. PHP treatment can include daily therapeutic sessions and services such as relapse prevention and medication management. Based on your needs, PHP treatment duration can average 90 days and require a minimum of 20 hours of commitment weekly. While a partial hospitalization program typically requires a commute, telehealth may be available. PHP treatment costs can vary but are often covered by most insurance.

24-Hour Clinical Care

At certain points in the recovery process, it's important to have support available 24/7. 24-hour clinical care offers a safe environment in which to recover from drug or alcohol addiction in peace, knowing medical detox and other treatment will happen with professionals on hand.

Medically Assisted Detox

Drug and alcohol addiction often takes a heavy toll on one's body. Over time, a physical dependence can develop, meaning the body physiologically needs the substance to function. Detox is the process of removing drugs and/or alcohol from the body, a process that can be lethal if mismanaged. Medical detox is done by licensed medical professionals who monitor vital signs and keep you safe, healthy, and as comfortable as possible as you go through detox and withdrawal.

Programs

Adult program

Program for men

Program for women

Young adult program

HIV/AIDS program

LGBTQ program

Settings & Amenities

Basketball court
Private transportation
Gym
Residential setting
Private rooms
Walking Trails
Volleyball court

Insurance

Our Policy: Gateway Foundation works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact us to verify your specific insurance provider.

Aetna

Blue Cross Blue Shield

ComPsych

Treatment

Alcoholism

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

Drug Addiction

Drug rehab in Illinois is designed to help people recover from addiction to a number of substances. The length of each program and its intensity tend to vary, and the plan of care is based on your individual needs.

Dual Diagnosis

Dual Diagnosis simply refers to two or more disorders or illnesses occurring in the same person. Among those with substance abuse problems, the most common co-occurring mental health problems include depression, anxiety and trauma-related issues. Gateway is a recognized leader among behavioral health care providers in offering substance abuse treatment, as well as treatment for individuals that are diagnosed with a co-occurring disorder. Gateway treats dual diagnosis through comprehensive drug rehab programs that use proven, or "evidence-based" approaches and best practices.

Opioid Addiction

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Substance Abuse

Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.

Clinical Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

If you engage in cognitive behavioral therapy in Illinois, your therapist will work with you to change your thinking patterns. You'll learn how to recognize faulty thinking and develop skills to deal with stress without using substances.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical behavior therapy in Illinois typically involves keeping a diary to track actions and emotions. Your therapist will use this diary to determine what to focus on during each session. In addition to individual sessions, you'll also attend group meetings where you are trained in coping skills.

Group Therapy

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

Individual Therapy

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing has strong scientific support for being a highly effective therapy for those with a substance abuse problem. Instead of trying to convince an individual of the benefits of stopping substance abuse, Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment's professional counselors help each person weigh the pros of this behavior against the cons while in drug rehab. Counselors assist individuals in exploring their core values and deeply held goals. These values and goals are usually inconsistent with continued substance abuse, so they become the guiding force toward behaving in a way that is consistent with positive, healthy living.

Trauma Therapy

If you or someone you care about has experienced or witnessed a life-threatening event and is abusing alcohol or drugs to ease painful memories, trauma may be the primary driver of substance abuse. Rather than avoiding the issue, Gateway Treatment Centers can help individuals work through traumatic events and instill in them a sense of resilience with our personalized approach. Through integrated treatment, trauma victims may simultaneously addresses addiction and mental health concerns with trauma-specific treatment approaches to meet individual needs.

Couples Therapy

During couples therapy in Illinois, you may work on a variety of relationship challenges. Couples therapy can address topics such as finances, children, health, addiction, intimacy, external stressors, and family relationships. You'll develop tools to address these types of challenges in healthy ways.

Family Therapy

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation. Gateway recognizes the immediate and long-term benefits to individuals in recovery when their families are involved in drug rehab, and engages families in counseling and substance abuse education programs. Their Family Programs are designed to answer the questions families have and to help parents, spouses, siblings and significant others learn how to better cope with the substance abuse issues of loved ones in treatment.

Life Skills

Life skills training in Illinois gives you the tools you need to meet daily demands. These fall into three main categories: personal skills, interpersonal skills, and cognitive skills. While in rehab, you'll work on each of these areas as part of your recovery treatment.

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

The use of nicotine replacement therapy in Illinois supplies your body with a small, controlled dose of nicotine without exposing it to the other harmful chemicals in cigarettes. This dose reduces withdrawal and satisfies cravings, so you can wean yourself off nicotine use.

Accreditations

LegitScript Certified

LegitScript has reviewed Gateway Foundation as part of their certification program, and has determined that it meets the LegitScript standards for legality, safety and transparency.

LegitScript verified in

State License

State Licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow rehab organizations to conduct business legally within a certain geographical area. Typically, the kind of program a rehab facility offers, along with its physical location, determines which licenses are required to operate legally.

State License: Illinois

Joint Commission

The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.

Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes

NAATP

The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) is a professional association that represents organizations in the field of addiction services. Founded in 1978, NAATP's mission is to advance addiction services and ensure that high-quality addiction treatment is available and accessible.

NAATP Member: Yes

Contact

(847) 380-8339

Website

25480 W Cedar Crest Ln
Lake Villa, IL 60046

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Reviews

3.88 (178 reviews)

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Google Rating

3.9 (177 reviews)

Steven

3 months ago

To put it simply.......They helped save my very life and taught me how to live a good life. I am in there debt.

Response from the owner3 months ago

Thank you for the 5-star review, Steven! We are thrilled to hear the comments about our services.

Fabian Lopez

4 months ago

Response from the owner4 months ago

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a 5-star review, Fabian!

C Robson Jr

I entered The Gateway Foundation on October 31st 1996, my life had become unmanageable up until that point due to my addiction to cocaine. Thanks to Tyrone Anderson, who was an addiction counselor there at that time, and my mother, my life took a dramatic turn. Upon entering the facility my first 10 minutes after walking through the door they took a picture of me right there at the front door,I later learned why one year later. They admitted me right in the middle of a big Halloween party they were having that night ,my first thought was,.well alright.! this place is going to work out just fine.! walked right into a party right off the street. But oh boy, what a change of mind I had the next few days. I thought I had seen all the tricks in the book after completing basic training in the military,.USAF at that ! but my experiences at Gateway Foundation for one whole year,.OMG ! I hadn't seen nothing. I thought that I had done every kind of menial chores from mopping ,and cleaning ,scrubbing ,you name it ,while going through basic training in the military,.ha ! And my drill sergeant would shudder if he had to endure what we called at Gateway during that time a 'smoking". Basically it's when you mess up or violate a rule, you are commanded to go down in the basement, right below the meeting hall, where everybody can hear you get your feelings blowed out your mind, and heart by your fellow classmates in one of the loudest, meanest super aggressive verbal reprimands you have ever had in your life,.but it does get your attention though,.LOL. I'm saying all this to say that as addicts, we sometimes endure much worse treatment on the mean streets and environments of drug and alcohol addiction, but we are not discouraged by not so friendly people out there to still acquire our drugs of choice. Thanks to the environment of peer assisted treatment I received at Gateway, it helped me face the reality of life on the streets as an addict. I'm not saying that everything worked out perfect after leaving Gateway, we all struggle through the up's and downs of recovery, it's knowing how to get back on the right track, how to stay on the right track,, where and how to seek help when we fall that's important to continuing your life of sobriety. Thanks to the educational and therapeutical experiences I received from Gateway, I can proudly say that I am a happy, successful and drug free person to this very day.and I look nothing like that admission picture from 28 years ago.I encourage all who read this ,if you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse issues, consider getting the help you need from The Gateway Foundation, I'm thankful my family did it for me. Sincerely C.J.Robson Jr.

Thank you for the 5-star review! We are thrilled to hear the comments about our services.

Jesse Arroyo

5 months ago

I was just recently there an when I went in I left a hat an a mod vape in one of my luggage the day I left I received my luggage but my hat an vape were missing all of a sudden an they couldn't find it or give me a solid reason to what happen I'm not the only one that it has happen too someone is going through the bags taking things from the client's what a shame to have a place that's supposed to help the client's but actually taking there valuables..

Anthony Humbles

6 months ago

Response from the owner5 months ago

Thank you for the 5-star review, Anthony! We appreciate the comments about our services.

alex weiss

7 months ago

There is no detox here. The staff is rude. I had to help the nurse with a guy having a heart attack.

Response from the owner1 year ago

Hello Alex. We're disappointed to see your star rating and would like to learn more. Please call our Lake Villa facility directly at (847) 380-8339 and ask for our executive director or one of our program directors.

Dovydas Pakalnis

Gateway @ LakeVilla did helped me a lot counselors are great and time there went to fast such an amazing experience

Response from the owner7 months ago

Thank you for the 5-star review, Dovydas! We appreciate the comments about our services.

Melissa Frase

8 months ago

I was court mandated to go to rehab and this was the 1st place to have an open bed. I am almost 40 years old, but I went to this rehab back when I was 18! So it's been many many years. I am a heroin addict and am still clean and sober from it today! Even though I was young and dumb back at 18, and didn't take everything that was being given to me at Gateway seriously, this place changed my life forever! I was there for 3 months. I rememeber it being a beautiful place! I don't remember there being a staff member I didn't like. There were many group sessions and one on one's. I even had the opportunity to get my G E.D. while there, and I did! Not sure where I'd be today without attending this place. I am forever grateful! Not sure if there are any staff there now that was there when I was, but if so, thank you for making a difference in me!

Thank you so much for sharing your comments.

kyle burgess

Horrible place counselors didn't help me at all and I unfortunately relapsed shortly after being there and is pretty much a place we're they leave you around a bunch of other addicts and don't do any one on one talk or professional counseling. Alot of it is ran by other patients there who have no experience in running a group or how to stay sober yet because they are seeking help as well. All the patients are very nice but can't run a group by far. They just expect us to kinda figure it out on our own n if we could non of us would be there then like I'm there to receive help . The counselors are useless and the medical staff for meds are useless and just brush you off . Just not professional at all here . Please reconsider before you go here. Or gateway needs to get it together because I was depending on you to help me with my addiction with drugs and got absolutely no were with going there oh and you have to clean door nobs and clean their facility to earn phone calls and to earn certian privileges like food or tv or whatever is crazy

Response from the owner8 months ago

Thank you for your comments regarding our services. Please follow up with our Lake Villa facility directly to discuss this further at 847-356-8205.

Jim K

Helped me to keep my head on Strait !

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a 5-star review, Jim!

PanicEffect82

9 months ago

They sure like to give out Subutex like candy here. Given to people who don't need it. Interferes with people's treatment. Always nice to see a peer nodding out all day in rehab. I wasn't sober one day I was there, between that and my benzo taper. Rehab is about treating addictions, not adding new ones. Food is sub-par. No coffee is given until breakfast, which in many cases is hours after you wake up. If you are quarantined for Covid or the flu, six days, you do not receive any treatment but solitude, and they charge insurance for these days. Two phone calls a week. Staff sleeping at night. No overnight nurse, so if you have a seizure you are on your own.

Batjargal Altangerel

Treatment is good, counselors are exceptional.But, dietician will never see you, i had hard time seeing her and never achieved. My diet was so different from theirs, wanted to see her if there was any resolution, but she never saw me. She could have atleast saw me and explained, but she ignored.Having only 1 doctor for a place that has about 100 clients is kinda stupid to me, not sure about how one doctor is enough for that much non stop circulating clients.Also, Dec 20th, 2023 they had their staff Christmas party. To me, robbing clients their one of the groups, a rec group, and celebrating their party at the gym hall is wrong, like a company diverting its mission and goal. We were told that staff were having their christmas, so we wouldn't have a recreation group. It was about to be skipped again due to understaffing on 26th again (no staff to take us to the gym and open the door), but C2 Samantha were told situation by me, took a quick action and took us there, shout out to her.I was never explained my rights as a client. But i was fully explained what my jobs/chores and responsibilities and duties.Anywapys, treatment itself i would give 5 stars, food 3 stars, medical 3 stars, staff communication 4 stars, thats why overall 4 stars.Notice that i didn't mention all good things about that place. In the end, place like that does not need to change for 1 addicted person like me. Keep it up, and thank you Gateway at Lake Villa!

Response from the owner9 months ago

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us a review, Batjargal!

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