Long Island Consultation Center Inc

About Long Island Consultation Center Inc

Long Island Consultation Center (LICC) is a community behavioral health clinic in Elmhurst, New York, offering outpatient care for people dealing with substance use, mental illness, or both at once. They hold licenses from both the New York State Office of Mental Health and the Office of Addiction Services and Supports, and their multidisciplinary team is trained to treat co-occurring disorders. They approach addiction as a chronic disease rather than a moral failing, and they aim to keep services affordable, culturally responsive, and open to anyone in the community. LICC is also a qualified provider of DWI assessments, evaluations, and treatment.

Their outpatient alcohol and drug program serves people ages 13 and older along with their families, and each person helps shape a plan that fits their situation. Care can combine individual counseling, group sessions capped at 10 participants, couples work, and family therapy, with play therapy available for younger children. Psychiatric providers handle medication management, and medication-assisted treatment is available to clients in both the substance use and mental health programs. For people unsure where they stand, LICC offers brief screening tools, including the PHQ-9 for depression and the CAGE-AID for alcohol and drug concerns.