Medical Wellness Center
SunCloud Health cares for individuals with substance use, eating disorders, and mental health disorders around Chicago and in Maryland. Their holistic, solution-focused treatment addresses all aspects of recovery simultaneously using 1-on-1 counseling, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), group therapy, interpersonal therapy, life skill training, medication management, motivational therapy, nutrition counseling, psychoeducation, stress management, essential oils, drumming, yoga, experiential treatments, and relapse prevention counseling. They don’t facilitate the 12 steps for alcohol addiction defined by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), but their alcohol addiction treatment uses principles from the 12 steps and they recommend participating in AA or another support group.
For adults, they provide residential care, a partial hospitalization program (PHP), an intensive outpatient program (IOP), outpatient care, and virtual care. For adolescents, they offer PHP and IOP.
Although they prefer to treat all conditions all at once, SunCloud Health offers a harm reduction treatment approach, where they work with individuals on just one condition to reduce the amount of self-harm while leaving another condition untreated.
SunCloud Health is accredited by the Joint Commission, the Illinois Department of Human Services, the Eating Disorders Coalition, and the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP) President’s Council.
SunCloud Health starts with a call to determine whether their program is a good fit, which may last 5 to 60 minutes. If they determine they’re not the best match, they provide referrals to another center. Their team is available 24/7 to discuss admissions and answer questions.
While a COVID-19 vaccination is required for residential admissions, it is not mandatory for day treatment or outpatient programs.
For hard-to-treat depression where people already use an antidepressant, SunCloud Health can administer the medication Spravato to supplement treatment. Spravato is a fast-acting nasal spray for major depression incidents and recurring symptoms.
In addition to therapeutic treatments and medication management for depression, SunCloud Health administers transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive, FDA-approved treatment, with minimal sensations.
SunCloud Health operates 3 more clinics in the Chicago area and a location in Maryland that treat eating disorders, substance use, and mental health conditions. Their other locations treat treatment-resistant depression with specialized medication, therapy, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Those locations admit individuals regardless of whether they have one condition or multiple co-occurring conditions. They use the same holistic approach.
