Chicago Interventionist Meredith Sonetz
312-448-7791
Meredith has been working with AiR for over 4 years. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and received her Masters Degree in Counseling in 2005. She completed the Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) program through Harold Washington College in Chicago, IL., and passed CADC exam in 2003.
Meredith completed internship with the Cathedral Shelter of Chicago, which provides outpatient addiction counseling to over 300 men and women each year, and is licensed by the Illinois Department of Human Services. During the internship she led various outpatient group therapy sessions, dealing primarily with the male and female population recently released from incarceration. She is presently enrolled in 2 year Masters Counseling program at National Lewis University in Wheaton, IL.
Meredith has also worked at Behavioral Health Services of Central DuPage Hospital as a Case Therapist for Chemical Dependency, Mental Health and Adolescent patients
Meredith spends much of her free time volunteering for the community. Each month as a RUSH Presbyterian Volunteer, she leads an assimilated First-step Alcoholics Anonymous meeting to a group of 3rd year medical resident students. She also volunteers for Suicide Prevention Services and the Cathedral Shelter of Chicago.
Meredith currently resides in Aurora, Illinois with husband Chris, sons Luke and Jake, and Casanova, her golden retriever.
Help! I have a loved one in need of Chicago intervention services because of their addiction to alcohol and drugs.
Chicago, Illinois is the major transportation hub and distribution center for illegal drugs throughout the Midwest, due to its geographic location and multi-faceted transportation infrastructure. Here, 8.2 of the population over 12 has used an illict drug in the past month, many of whom are likely abusers. Chicago-based street gangs control the distribution and retail sale of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana. Cocaine is especially problematic in Chicago, where abuse of the drug has more than doubled in the last two decades.
Recovery from drug or alcohol abuse is never easy, and without the adequate support from professionals who know addiction inside and out, those hoping to overcome addiction face added complications. Interventions with the help of a licensed interventionist help many individuals overcome their addiction to alcohol and rebuild their lives after an intervention in Chicago, Illinois.
Intervention is the best way to make help available to those struggling with an addiction. AiR: Assistance in Recovery help 92 percent of those intervened on accept treatment and change their lives.
Is now the time?
Ask yourself: How much worse will it have to get before you are willing to act?
If your current situation has you concerned enough to explore this option it’s time. If you are concerned about someone you love, nothing can be gained by waiting. Crisis comes and crisis goes, but with the disease of addiction, we don’t get to choose the consequences our loved ones will face the next time.
Will doing an intervention make matters worse?
No. Doing nothing only makes matters worse.
AiR: Assistance in Recovery’s intervention services in Chicago are the most immediate and effective way to help struggling individuals access recovery. Our clinicians recognize that behavioral health crisis can be frightening, confusing and debilitating and that sometimes people just need to be rescued.
Don’t wait – Complete our confidential form or call us today at 800-561-8158 to learn about our Chicago Intervention Services.
Learn about our Specialized Intervention Services in Chicago:
Alcohol Interventions
Drug Interventions
Gambling Interventions
Mental Health Interventions
Eating Disorder Interventions
Sex Addiction Interventions
Alcoholism, drug addictions, mental health issues, and eating disorders are progressive and chronic diseases that, if left untreated, often will result in the premature death of someone you love. It is important to know that help is available. If someone you know is struggling with the disease of addiction in Chicago, it is time to take action. We believe that once we are aware that a problem exists, it is no longer an option to do nothing.
