• Joliet, Illinois
  • IL S.U.P.R. Approved
  • Joint Commission Accredited
  • Men's Program
  • Adults 21+
  • Joliet, Illinois

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Connect with ECS

Are you a clinician, case manager, discharge planner, healthcare professional, or community partner looking for innovative behavioral health resources for the individuals you serve?

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Cristyna Ramirez

Director of Business Development

Existential Counselors Society (ECS)
(773) 559-9650
cramirez@ecstherapy.org

I would welcome the opportunity to connect with you, answer questions about our programs, and discuss how ECS can support your patients, clients, and organization. Contact me to schedule a tour of our center, attend an alumni meeting, learn more about our services, and explore partnership opportunities.

ECS Program Brochure

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Learn about our mission, treatment philosophy, insurance coverage, and referral process — all in one page. Print or share digitally with clients and colleagues.

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Invite ECS to Meet Your Team

ECS offers educational in-services for case management teams, clinical staff, discharge planners, healthcare organizations, and community partners.

  • The pillars of Existential Psychotherapy
  • The ECS approach to providing life-changing care
  • Our treatment philosophy and continuum of care
  • Partnership opportunities and collaborative care coordination
  • How to identify individuals who may benefit from ECS services
  • Best practices for referrals and transfers of care
  • How ECS helps make the transition process seamless for patients and providers

Experience the ECS Difference

We invite referral partners to see our program firsthand and build lasting connections with our team.

  • Schedule a tour of our recovery center
  • Attend an ECS alumni meeting and witness the strength of our recovery community
  • Consult with our team regarding potential referrals
  • Learn about our admissions process and levels of care
  • Explore opportunities for collaboration and partnership

Community Partnerships & Events

Is your organization hosting a resource fair, educational event, staff training, conference, or community outreach program? Invite ECS to participate.

  • Educational presentations on Substance Use Disorders
  • Behavioral health resources for your community
  • Information about our programs and services
  • Staff training and professional development sessions
  • Conference participation and outreach programs
Our Approach

What is Existential Counseling and Therapy?

Existential Therapy is a humanistic-experiential psychotherapy approach that addresses the underlying existential concerns often associated with substance use disorders, including identity disturbance, meaninglessness, diminished self-worth, chronic shame, isolation, and impaired autonomy.

Drawing from existential psychology, this therapeutic modality helps clients examine their relationship with freedom, personal responsibility, mortality, purpose, and self-definition.

In addiction treatment, existential interventions focus on increasing self-awareness, strengthening self-concept, enhancing psychological flexibility, and fostering authentic living aligned with personally meaningful values. Clients are encouraged to explore maladaptive coping patterns, confront existential anxiety, develop a greater sense of agency, and cultivate a life characterized by purpose, connection, and self-transcendence.

Rather than viewing recovery solely as abstinence from substances, existential therapy conceptualizes recovery as the ongoing process of creating meaning, embracing responsibility, and actualizing one’s potential through intentional and value-driven living.

Freedom & Responsibility

Identity & Self-Concept

Meaning-Making

Existential Anxiety

Authentic Living

Psychological Flexibility

Self-Transcendence

Value-Driven Recovery

Existential Counselors Society

INPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTER

Refer a Client

WOMEN’S PROGRAM

COMING SOON