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Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center Northbrook

Mental Health
Residential
2.7
(6)
Insurance

Children and teens ages 12–18 can access structured residential mental health treatment at Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center Northbrook. Their psychiatrist-led programs support anxiety, depression, mood disorders, OCD, trauma, substance use tracks, and co-occurring concerns through residential care, partial hospitalization program (PHP), intensive outpatient program (IOP), and virtual IOP options in one location.

Practice Skills With Clinical Support

Pathlight Northbrook uses youth-focused clinical care to help children and teens feel safe, understand symptoms, and practice new responses. Treatment can include therapy, psychiatry, nursing, family therapy, academic support, art and yoga therapy, peer connection, and structured skills practice for emotional regulation, avoidance, communication, school challenges, and daily routines.

Step Down With the Same Team

Northbrook offers 4 levels of mental health care so support can adjust as a child’s needs change. Residential treatment provides full-time care with therapy, meals, nursing, and 24/7 supervision, while PHP offers daytime treatment 5 days per week and IOP provides 3 hours of support, 3 days per week, with virtual IOP available throughout Illinois.

Support the Whole Family

Pathlight includes parents and caregivers throughout treatment because youth mental health recovery often affects the whole home system. Families can take part in weekly family therapy, regular care team updates, education, and support resources that help them understand symptoms, participate in care, and prepare for the next level of support after residential treatment.

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AT A GLANCE

Center Overview

Location
4201 Lake Cook Rd, Northbrook, IL 60062 View Map
Primary Focus
At this center, you receive personalized care for mental health conditio...
Accreditation
Joint Commission
Typical Program Length
30 days
Conditions We Treat
Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, Grief and Loss +3 More
Testimonial
After years of seizures and hospitalizations, we were desperate. Pathlight gave our 16-year-old daughter her life back. She’s thriving in life and school again and has been seizure-free for 14 weeks. We cannot thank the staff at Pathlight enough.
TC
Tracy C.
How to pay

Insurance Accepted

Accepts BlueCross BlueShield
Accepts United Healthcare
Accepts Aetna
Accepts Cigna
Accepts Anthem
Accepts Kaiser Permanente
Accepts Humana
Accepts Optum
Accepts MultiPlan
Accepts Magellan Health
Accepts ComPsych
Provider's Policy: To ensure you can pursue recovery, Pathlight Mood and Anxiety Center's dedicated team will work on your behalf by acting as a liaison with your insurance provider, answering your questions, and providing guidance and support every step of the way. Please contact Pathlight Mood and Anxiety Center's admissions team to hear about what your benefits will cover.
(847) 750-4512
Address Youth Mental Health Symptoms
Address Youth Mental Health Symptoms
Pathlight Northbrook treats children and teens whose symptoms may affect emotions, school, relationships, routines, and family life. Care can address anxiety, depression, mood disorders, OCD, trauma, substance use tracks, ADHD, and disordered eating concerns while helping clients build safer, more flexible responses in a structured treatment setting.
Keep School Part of Care
Keep School Part of Care
Academic support helps children and teens stay connected to school while receiving higher-level mental health treatment. Northbrook has 2 licensed education specialists, giving clients support with schoolwork, structure, and transitions so treatment does not have to mean losing touch with important academic routines and goals.
Build Skills Through Daily Structure
Build Skills Through Daily Structure
Residential care gives children and teens repeated opportunities to practice skills in a supervised setting. Therapy, meals, nursing, 24/7 supervision, art and yoga therapy, peer activities, outdoor space, and earned screen time can help clients settle into treatment, connect with others, and practice coping skills with support.
Include Parents and Caregivers
Include Parents and Caregivers
Parent and caregiver support can make the return home feel more prepared and less abrupt. Pathlight offers practical guidance for challenges like school refusal, daily routines, communication, boundaries, visits, and transitions, helping families plan how to respond when symptoms show up outside the structure of treatment.

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Joint Commission Accredited

Joint Commission Accredited

Licensed by Illinois

Licensed by Illinois

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Staff

Meet Your Care Team

David Drajkowski

David Drajkowski

Clinical Director

MSW, LCSW

Allison Tate

Allison Tate

Clinical Manager

Delia Aldridge

Delia Aldridge

Medical Director

MD, FAPA, CEDS-C

Treatment

Your Care Options

Specializations

Adolescents
Children
Anxiety
Depression

Who We Treat

Adolescents
Children
LGBTQ+
Girls
Boys

Treatment Services

Licensed Primary Mental Health
Residential
Virtual

Approaches

Evidence-Based
Family Involvement
Individual Treatment
Trauma Informed

Therapies

1-on-1 Counseling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Art Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Exposure Therapy
Expressive Arts
Family Therapy
Group Therapy

Languages

English

Conditions We Treat

Anxiety
Bipolar
Depression
Grief and Loss
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Trauma
Experience

Care Designed for Your Needs

Personal Amenities

Shared Bathroom
Shared Rooms

Amenities

Air-Conditioned Rooms
Outdoor Lounge
Recreation Room

Activities

Games
Reading
Frequently Asked Questions

Further Research

The following therapies are included: mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, group therapy and more.
Northbrook, Illinois, United States.
To ensure you can pursue recovery, Pathlight Mood and Anxiety Center's dedicated team will work on your behalf by acting as a liaison with your insurance provider, answering your questions, and providing guidance and support every step of the way. Please contact Pathlight Mood and Anxiety Center's admissions team to hear about what your benefits will cover.
The typical length is 30 days.
Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center Northbrook provides licensed primary mental health, virtual and more.