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Lutheran Counseling and Family Services of Wisconsin

Substance Use and Mental Health

Treatment Focus

This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions. You'll receive individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis, learn practical skills for recovery, and make new connections in a restorative environment.

Therapist

Primary Level of Care

Delivers regular one-on-one sessions focused on emotional support, coping strategies, and goal-setting, fostering long-term healing and personal development in an outpatient setting.

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Provider's Policy

The center's admissions team will work with you to explore the right payment options based on your needs, ensuring you get the best possible treatment.

Located at 3800 N Mayfair Rd in Wauwatosa, just off State Highway 190, Lutheran Counseling & Family Services of Wisconsin offers outpatient counseling for children, adults and veterans. Their services address anxiety, depression, trauma, substance-use concerns (alcohol and drug) and other mental-health challenges through a Christian-based framework that strengthens individuals and families. Clients receive faith-guided support and licensed therapy, including in-person and virtual sessions, with evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy, solution-focused therapy and mindfulness. Services include individual, group and educational sessions, and in-school counselling for children and adolescents.

Get Faith-Guided Mental Health Support

Lutheran Counseling and Family Services applies evidence-based therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and solution-focused therapy to help clients manage emotions, rebuild relationships, and develop healthy coping strategies. Treatment emphasizes emotional processing, self-awareness, and faith-centered guidance that promote healing and stability for clients at every stage of life.

Receive Care Grounded in Christian Values

Lutheran Counseling and Family Services offers both in-person and virtual sessions, as well as in-school counseling for children and adolescents. Clients can access individual, group, and educational sessions with licensed therapists, gaining continuous support through partnerships, referrals, and community-based Christian mental health programs across Wisconsin.

AT A GLANCE

Center Overview

Location
3800 North Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa, WI 53222 View Map
Primary Focus
This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions....

Treatment Focus

This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions. You'll receive individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis, learn practical skills for recovery, and make new connections in a restorative environment.

Founded in 1896
130 years in business
Conditions We Treat
Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Grief and Loss +2 More
Substance Use We Treat
Alcohol, Co-Occurring Disorders, Drug Addiction, Heroin +3 More
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How to pay

Insurance Accepted

Provider's Policy: The center's admissions team will work with you to explore the right payment options based on your needs, ensuring you get the best possible treatment.
(414) 536-8333
Private Pay Option

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Care Options

Levels of Care

Substance use and mental health issues can occur simultaneously or as primary conditions. Effective treatment explores how mental health conditions contribute to addiction, and vice-versa. Many rehabs treat substance use disorders and mental health conditions with personalized care plans.
Detox
Not Offered at This Center
Typically the initial stage of treatment for substance use, focusing on medically supervised management of withdrawal symptoms.
Residential
Not Offered at This Center
Residential programs for substance use and mental health with structured care and 24/7 monitoring. Treatment takes place on-site, with behavioral health professionals often providing care in group, individual, and family settings.
Sober Living
Not Offered at This Center
Transitional housing designed to support individuals recovering from substance use disorders offering a safe, supportive and structured environment for practicing long-term sobriety, while reintegrating back into daily living.
Outpatient
Not Offered at This Center
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Outpatient care typically offers a range of therapies and medical interventions individuals can attend alongside daily life.
Virtual & In-Home Care
The delivery of therapeutic services utilizing technology such as video conferencing, online messaging or phone calls, allowing for flexibility, comfort and increased access to care.
Co-Occurring Disorders
Substance use and mental health can occur simultaneously as co-occurring disorders. Treatment for co-occurring disorders involves therapy and other personalized interventions to address both conditions.
Treatment

Your Care Options

Specializations

Children

Children

Treatment for children incorporates the psychiatric care they need and education, often led by on-site teachers to keep children on track with school.

Depression

Depression

Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.

Drug Addiction

Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.

Veterans

Veterans

Patients who completed active military duty receive specialized treatment focused on trauma, grief, loss, and finding a new work-life balance.

Trauma

Trauma

Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."

Who We Treat

Men
Women
Adolescents

Adolescents

Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.

Children

Children

Treatment for children incorporates the psychiatric care they need and education, often led by on-site teachers to keep children on track with school.

Men and Women

Men and Women

Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.

Veterans

Veterans

Patients who completed active military duty receive specialized treatment focused on trauma, grief, loss, and finding a new work-life balance.

Girls
Boys

Approaches

Christian

Christian

Through surrender and commitment to Christ, patients refocus the efforts and source of their recovery with clinical and spiritual care.

Evidence-Based

Evidence-Based

A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.

Family Involvement

Family Involvement

Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.

Individual Treatment

Individual Treatment

Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.

Therapies

1-on-1 Counseling

1-on-1 Counseling

Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Couples Counseling

Couples Counseling

Partners work to improve their communication patterns, using advice from their therapist to better their relationship and make healthy changes.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Family Therapy

Family Therapy

Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.

Group Therapy
Mindfulness Therapy

Mindfulness Therapy

This ancient practice can be mental, emotional, and even spiritual. In meditation, you focus your attention on the present moment without judgement.

Online Therapy

Online Therapy

Patients can connect with a therapist via videochat, messaging, email, or phone. Remote therapy makes treatment more accessible.

Psychoeducation

Psychoeducation

This method combines treatment with education, teaching patients about different paths toward recovery. This empowers them to make more effective decisions.

Languages

English

Conditions We Treat

Anger

Anger

Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.

Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.

Depression

Depression

Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.

Grief and Loss

Grief and Loss

Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but severe grief can interfere with your ability to function. You can get treatment for this condition.

Stress

Stress

Stress is a natural reaction to challenges, and it can even help you adapt. However, chronic stress can cause physical and mental health issues.

Trauma

Trauma

Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."

Substances We Treat

Alcohol

Alcohol

Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.

Co-Occurring Disorders

Co-Occurring Disorders

A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.

Drug Addiction

Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.

Heroin

Heroin

Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.

Opioids

Opioids

Opioids produce pain-relief and euphoria, which can lead to addiction. This class of drugs includes prescribed medication and the illegal drug heroin.

Prescription Drugs

Prescription Drugs

It's possible to abuse any drug, even prescribed ones. If you crave a medication, or regularly take it more than directed, you may have an addiction.

Synthetic Drugs

Synthetic Drugs

Synthetic drugs are made in a lab, unlike plant-based drugs like mushrooms. Most synthetic drugs are either stimulants or synthetic cannabinoids.

Aftercare

Follow-up Sessions (online)
Follow-up Sessions (in-person)
Outpatient Treatment
Experience

Care Designed for Your Needs

Special Considerations

Family Program
Religion-Based Track

Religion-Based Track

Patients can join faith-based recovery tracks to approach recovery with others in their faith, healing in a like-minded group with similar goals.

Wheelchair Accessible
Members of Military Families

Smoking and Vaping Policy

Smoking Not Allowed
Vaping Not Allowed
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The following therapies are included: spiritual care, group therapy and more.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States.
The center's admissions team will work with you to explore the right payment options based on your needs, ensuring you get the best possible treatment.
Lutheran Counseling and Family Services of Wisconsin provides private therapy, virtual and more.

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