Shawnee Healthcare Marion

Shawnee Healthcare provides structured outpatient substance abuse treatment to residents of Marion and Williamson County. For people who are ready to engage seriously with recovery but need to remain in their communities — whether for work, family, or housing stability — an outpatient program offers a meaningful path forward without the disruption of a residential placement.

The center's weekday schedule, including extended Thursday hours, is designed around the reality of people's lives. Clients can attend treatment sessions, apply CBT skills in between, and remain embedded in the support networks — family, employment, community — that often matter most to long-term sobriety. For those transitioning out of a residential or higher-intensity program, Shawnee Healthcare's outpatient program can serve as a critical continuation of care.

Shawnee Healthcare accepts men, women, and individuals who are Deaf or hard of hearing into its outpatient substance abuse treatment program. Serving the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community is a distinct and meaningful commitment — this population faces well-documented gaps in access to behavioral health and addiction services, and programs that specifically include them are comparatively rare.

The facility's wide range of accepted payment methods — spanning Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, private insurance, self-pay, sliding-scale fees, financial assistance, and state insurance — reflects a mission to reduce financial barriers for community members across income levels. For individuals and families researching recovery centers in southern Illinois, Shawnee Healthcare's accessibility on both the clinical and financial side is a practical differentiator.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) sits at the center of Shawnee Healthcare's treatment approach. In an outpatient setting, CBT is particularly well-suited to the work of recovery: it equips people with specific skills for recognizing triggers, managing cravings, and restructuring the thinking patterns that can perpetuate substance use. Because clients are living in the real world between sessions, those skills get tested and refined continuously.

For people who have already completed a residential or intensive program and are now focused on maintaining sobriety, CBT-based outpatient treatment provides a structured framework for that next phase. Recovery is rarely a single event — it's an ongoing practice, and a consistent outpatient program grounded in CBT supports that sustained effort.

Cost is one of the most common reasons people delay or avoid seeking addiction treatment. Shawnee Healthcare works to address that directly by accepting an unusually wide array of payment sources. Medicaid and Medicare recipients are welcome, as are individuals covered by private insurance or TRICARE. For those without insurance, self-pay is accepted, and sliding-scale fees and financial assistance options are available.

Prospective clients or family members with questions about coverage and costs can reach the center by phone at (618) 519-9200 or by email at [email protected]. The office is open Monday through Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.