Fresh Start Counseling Services – Merrillville
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About Fresh Start Counseling Services – Merrillville
This provider is listed at 3490 West 81st Avenue, Merrillville, Indiana. The services listed are intensive outpatient and outpatient care. The record shows medication-assisted treatment, so buprenorphine or methadone may be available.
People attend appointments and go home afterwards, which is how outpatient care works. Remote appointments appear on the record, useful where travel is difficult. Licensing sits with the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction, alongside federal SAMHSA registration.
Key Facility Details
- Federal Registration: Listed in the federal treatment register, the national inventory of licensed treatment facilities.
- State Licensing: Licensed by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction. Licensure is a legal requirement for behavioral health facilities operating in Indiana.
- Levels of Care: Intensive Outpatient and Outpatient Care.
- Location: Merrillville, Indiana, Lake County.
- Phone: 219-736-5990
Facility Type
Licensing and Accreditation
State Addiction AgencyLicensedLicensed by the state agency responsible for substance use treatment. Required to operate, and involves inspection of premises, staffing and clinical practice.
State AuthorityLicensedHolds a current licence from the state authority that regulates treatment providers. Licensing is a legal requirement to operate, not a mark of distinction.
State Mental Health AgencyLicensedLicensed by the state mental health authority to provide psychiatric or behavioural health care. Required to operate.Setting and Surroundings
A town setting near Hammond. The nearest town is Merrillville (population 35k), 2.5 miles away.
Nearest named features
- Cedar LakeLake · 7.5 miles
- Deep RiverRiver · 8.2 miles
- Millennium ParkPark · 31 miles
Getting there
- Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)Regional · 10 miles
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)Major international · 29 miles
Setting and distances are calculated from this facility’s coordinates against GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), OurAirports and Natural Earth. Distances are straight line, not driving distance.
Fresh Start Counseling Services – Merrillville Detox and Rehab Services
Fresh Start Counseling Services – Merrillville is recorded as offering intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Sessions follow a set timetable while people keep living at home. A proper assessment sets the level rather than leaving it to guesswork, and it is worth asking for one explicitly.
The listing records a single focus rather than combined treatment, so anyone needing both should confirm what is available. Medication and talking treatment run together under clinical oversight. It is worth asking how many hours a week the program runs, because that decides whether it fits around everything else.
Levels of Care
Substances and Addictions Treated
Counseling and Therapy
Specialized Programs
Fresh Start Counseling Services – Merrillville Address, Location and Contact Information
Records give the address as 3490 West 81st Avenue, Merrillville, Indiana, 46410. This address falls in Lake County. The site also serves the surrounding area, and anyone traveling in should confirm the route before setting out. Journey time and parking are not trivial details when treatment runs several times a week over months.
It is worth calling first to confirm access, parking and the shape of a first visit. If getting there is hard, ask about a remote first appointment. If the first call does not reach anyone, try again at a different time of day rather than assuming the service is closed.
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Nearest neighborhoods
Distances are measured from this facility's recorded coordinates and are straight line, not driving distance.
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How Much Does Treatment at Fresh Start Counseling Services – Merrillville Cost?
Uninsured rehab in Indiana generally costs $2,500 to $8,000 a month for an intensive outpatient program and $1,000 to $4,500 a month for standard outpatient care. RehabSeekers could not find Fresh Start Counseling Services – Merrillville’s own prices at the time of writing, and those amounts describe the state, not this facility.
A typical price takes in the intake assessment, group therapy and individual counseling. Fresh Start Counseling Services may bundle more than that or less. The only way to know is to call and ask what the quoted figure includes.
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Fresh Start Counseling Services – Merrillville Reviews and Ratings
The reviews section for Fresh Start Counseling Services brings together accounts from around the web and reviews written on RehabSeekers by patients, loved ones and healthcare workers. Read them, or add one if you have been treated here.
Thank you, Brian. Fresh start counseling have great people and provide amazing service. I would highly recommend. Fresh start counseling
Thanks Fresh Start for your commitment to your community and the betterment of others!!
This place has a warm atmosphere & allows you to be yourself..James is a great counselor
My experience was a very good one. The staff was always friendly and courteous. Rev James and Marina helped me through all the way. They were also super supportive during my journey into recovery.
My Satisfaction with Fresh Start was Over all great.. The team there was Very caring and Flexible. I would I would also Highly recommend Fresh Start Counseling to my friends and Family if needed.. I feel that there’s is… no need to for improving the system and team either.. they get a 10/10
Fresh start counseling was a place where the employees didn't judge and made the treatment more rewarding.
My time spent hear at Fresh start for my aftercare treatment has served as proper guide to my recovery and continuing my newfound life of sobriety. I'd like to Thank the staff and the Reverend James for their… professionalism and consistency. Thank You.
I enjoy the staff at fresh start! they're helpful I feel like I leave stronger and more likely to stay on the correct life path after my sessions. every one is awesome! I prefer they're program over other counseling… programs in the area.
Program has truly been official and James is one of a kind.
Great people and amazing service, they will work with you in any way possible, glad to go but it was quite an experience that will never be forgotten
Even though the courts made me come here,I feel it was very helpful and it made me want to reevaluate some things in my life.
They were very helpful with working around my life's schedule. They were understanding and helpful with all the dilemmas that have happened in my life and give me the time I needed to complete my classes. Thank you to… all of you.
Jill is absolutely amazing!!!!
The staff and counselor seemed slightly less competent than what you'd expect for a this type of role. I wouldn't recommend if your needing serious counseling or for marriage.
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Ratings and reviews from Google, collected 22 September 2026. RehabSeekers does not edit or remove them.
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