At Promise Healthcare, we understand the challenges you face and are here to offer compassionate and evidence-based treatment solutions to help you overcome addiction.
What is Substance Abuse?
Substance abuse, or addiction, is a long-term disease that affects the brain and how a person acts. It makes it hard for someone to stop using things like alcohol, drugs, nicotine, or prescription medicine like opioids, even if it causes problems in their life. People with addiction can't control their desire to use these substances, even when it hurts their health, relationships, or responsibilities.
Our Treatment Programs
Outpatient Services: A type of care that lets people keep doing their normal activities while getting the help they need. This type of treatment works around a person's schedule, making it easier to balance their everyday life with the support they're receiving.
Therapy & Counseling: Individual, group, and family therapy are all types of counseling that can help people deal with the emotional and mental challenges of addiction.
Aftercare Support: Ongoing support to ensure long-term sobriety and a successful return to daily life. Case management to support the successful completion of services.
Why Choose Us?
Experienced Staff: Our team of licensed counselors, medical professionals, and recovery coaches are dedicated to providing the highest level of care.
Customized Plans: We understand that no two recovery journeys are the same. We tailor our programs to fit your specific needs and goals.
Holistic Approach: We treat the whole person—mind, body, and spirit—with evidence-based therapies and wellness practices.
Confidential & Compassionate Care: We prioritize your privacy and approach every step of recovery with empathy and understanding.
Substance Abuse Counselors
Job Position: Director of Behavioral Health
Job Position: Behavioral Health Provider
Ray Bement
MA, LCSW
Director of Behavioral Health
Ray Bement did his undergraduate
studies at the University of Illinois.
Ray also has two Master's degrees. He has a Masters MA (Human Effectiveness) from DePaul, Chicago, and a Masters of Social Work MSW (Social Work) from the University of Illinois.
Ray is dedicated to building positive relationships with clients and staying current with the latest research and best practices to provide the highest level of care. He specializes in working with individuals and families going through life transitions and dealing with the stressors and challenges of living and growing in today's ever-changing world. His goal is to assist individuals and families in finding peace within themselves and their current environments.
His training encompasses multiple therapy approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Art & Play Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).
Ray has over 20 years of experience working with individuals of all ages to support them in meeting their therapeutic goals. He enjoys working with clients to help them address issues associated with anxiety, depression, grief, PTSD, ADHD, and other spectrum disorders.
Ray enjoys junking, found art, and outsider art, and is a foodie. Ray is passionate about peace. He is a die-hard Chicago fan, a lifelong Illini fan and he loves sourdough bread and dogs.
Caren Cohen-Heath
LPC
Behavioral Health Provider
Caren Cohen-Heath is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Capella University. She began her education at Eastern Illinois University, where she studied education and psychology.
Caren practices at Promise Healthcare-Frances Nelson, Promise Healthcare-Neil, and Promise Healthcare-Rantoul.
Caren brings a wealth of experience to her role, having worked in community mental health since 2007 and as a counselor since 2019. She is National Board Credentialed
Counsel Member and trained in Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), Anger Management, Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) and interventions for both substance use disorders and mental health needs.
Caren’s clinical passion lies in empowering women and helping people heal from trauma. Drawing from her own journey as a single parent navigating work, education, and
family, she connects deeply with those overcoming adversity. She believes that a person’s past or diagnosis doesn’t define their future and that people can still realize their dreams with the right support. Patients appreciate her compassionate, hopeful approach and her ability to meet them where they are.
Caren enjoys spending time with her family outside of her professional life, including her three children and seven grandchildren. She’s a fan of superhero and action movies,
especially Batman and Marvel, and enjoys crafting, reading, and playing games on her phone. She shares her home with three cats.
Schedule an Appointment
Call us at (217) 600-7000 or use our Request Appointment to schedule an initial consultation.