Avalon Counseling Services

Avalon Counseling Services Substance use/Mental Health Counseling and Medication Management services located in Lewiston and Wilton, ME. 207-333-1080

More weather…more updates! ❄️✔️All outpatient counseling services will be telehealth. ✔️IOP and Medication Services will...
01/07/2026

More weather…more updates! ❄️
✔️All outpatient counseling services will be telehealth.
✔️IOP and Medication Services will be offered in-person, but clients are welcome to join remotely if they wish.
✔️Be safe out there! ❄️🧊🥶

Life does not become meaningful because it is easy, fair, or kind. It becomes meaningful the moment we decide that our s...
01/02/2026

Life does not become meaningful because it is easy, fair, or kind. It becomes meaningful the moment we decide that our suffering will not be the end of us. When pain cannot be removed, it still asks something of us, courage instead of bitterness, responsibility instead of despair, love instead of retreat. Meaning is not something we find by chasing happiness or waiting for clarity; it is something we create by how we stand in the hardest moments. And in choosing who we are when life gives us no good options, we discover the one thing that can never be taken from us; our own power to CHOOSE and the dignity of a life lived on purpose.

We will be closed, January 1st, 2026!We’d like to thank each and every one of you for the trust you place in us each day...
12/31/2025

We will be closed, January 1st, 2026!
We’d like to thank each and every one of you for the trust you place in us each day. Wishing you a safe new year filled with growth, healing and hope! 🤍✨

Monday December 29th:🧊There will be no IOP today.❄️Most clinicians will be telehealth. Please go to avaloncounseling.net...
12/29/2025

Monday December 29th:
🧊There will be no IOP today.
❄️Most clinicians will be telehealth. Please go to avaloncounseling.net to find their online waiting room.
🧊Call us if you have any questions at 207-333-1080.

Be safe today!

12/27/2025

Grief has a way of sitting quietly beside us in recovery. Especially during the holidays.

It shows up in memories we didn’t ask for. In moments when life slows down. In the spaces where something—or someone—used to be. For a long time, many of us learned how to silence that feeling. We learned how to push it down, numb it out, or outrun it.

Recovery asks us to stop running.

At first, grief can feel like a threat to sobriety. It feels heavy. Unsettling. Like too much to carry without something to take the edge off. But over time, something shifts. Grief stops being just pain—and becomes a reminder.

A reminder of what mattered.
Of who we loved.
Of what we never want to lose again.

Grief doesn’t mean you’re broken. It means your heart is awake. And an awake heart can become a powerful reason to keep choosing recovery, especially on the hard days.

Some people stay sober to honor the people they’ve lost.
Some stay sober because they refuse to let their story end the same way.
Some stay sober because they finally understand what’s at stake—their life, their presence, their chance to be here fully. Many do this in honor of those who no longer have the choice.

That’s not living in the past. That’s letting the past give meaning to the present.

Using grief as fuel doesn’t mean carrying it forever or letting it define you. It means allowing it to shape your resolve. To remind you why you fight. To steady you when cravings whisper old lies.

Recovery isn’t about erasing pain. It’s about staying—with yourself, with your feelings, with your life—long enough for something honest to grow.

If you’re grieving and staying sober, you are doing something profound. You are choosing to feel instead of disappear. You are choosing to live in a way that honors both what was lost and what still remains.

And sometimes, that quiet choice—to stay, to feel, to keep going—is the strongest form of recovery there is.

12/24/2025

Services today are telehealth only. IOP and MAT are open for live services and video. The office will also be closing at 3 PM for the holiday. 

Reminder that we are closing at 3pm today. Also please keep in mind many of our staff may be remote today due to the sno...
12/24/2025

Reminder that we are closing at 3pm today. Also please keep in mind many of our staff may be remote today due to the snow ❄️ Please call the office if you have any questions! 207-333-1080

Please see below for our hours this week! ⬇️
12/22/2025

Please see below for our hours this week! ⬇️

12/19/2025

🎉 Congratulations to each of our recent IOP graduates! 🎉

We are so proud of all that you have achieved. Your hard work, growth, and commitment have not only changed your own lives, but have also inspired others in group to follow your lead.

Thank you for the effort you brought every step of the way, and we wish you continued success and strength as you move forward.

12/16/2025

Our Wilton location in Franklin county is currently taking IOP intakes for substance use! Please call 207-333-1080 to enroll! MaineCare and self pays only at this time.
Please share with anyone who might be in need!!!

This month we are celebrating 3 wonderful years of service from Tammy! 🎉 Tammy is one of our medical providers and she b...
12/15/2025

This month we are celebrating 3 wonderful years of service from Tammy! 🎉 Tammy is one of our medical providers and she brings kindness, gentleness and a truly client-centered approach to everything she does. She is aways a joy to be around and we are so grateful for the compassion and care she provides to both our clients and our team. Thank you, Tammy, for all that you do! 💙

12/09/2025

We are experiencing a phone and internet outage. Please be aware of this if you are attempting to reach us. We are working on fixing as quickly as we can!
UPDATE as of 4:10pm- we’re back up and running! 👏🏼💻📞

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My Mission

It is our mission to educate, inspire, and improve the lives of the individuals and families affected by co-occurring mental health disorders. We want to end the shame and stigma associated with these disorders, to improve outcomes for the people we work with, and to help the countless others who are too afraid to ask for help.

Avalon Counseling Services is now accepting Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, BHCP(Behavioral Health Care Program), Mainecare, MMC (Maine Medical Center), MCHO (Maine Community Health Options), Martin’s Point, and EBPA (Employee Benefit Plan Administration, and self pays.