Be the Change Health and Wellness
Address, phone and website
As recorded in the SAMHSA directory. Phone lines and addresses change, so confirm on the facility website before you travel.
| Address | 240 North Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202 · Get directions |
|---|---|
| Phone on record | (262) 646-8288 |
| Website | BetheChangeHealthWellness.com |
| Federal listing | FindTreatment.gov, the treatment locator run by SAMHSA |
Where this facility is
Location as recorded in the SAMHSA directory.
About Be the Change Health and Wellness
Located in Milwaukee’s Historic 3rd Ward, this outpatient mental health and alcohol and other drug clinic serves adults and families. Clinicians specialize in trauma care and process addictions, including gambling and sexual behaviors. Services include standard outpatient counseling, telehealth, and intensive therapy options offered as one day, three day, or six day programs. The team blends eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) with traditional psychotherapy and neuroscience-informed care. Sessions may include individual, group, and family counseling plus mindfulness, yoga, meditation, and breath work. Complementary services, including Reiki, somatic energy work, needleless acupuncture, massage, and sound meditation, support nervous system regulation and trauma processing, helping clients build coping skills, reduce symptoms, and feel more grounded day to day. Notable programs include intensive healing for betrayal trauma and sex addiction for individuals or couples, along with therapy groups for substance use, sexual addiction, betrayal healing, co-addiction, and codependency. The clinic also offers assessments for trauma and dissociation, smoking cessation support, and family services, with coordinated care provided in person and through telehealth.
Services and programs
Profile as recorded in the SAMHSA Treatment Services Locator. Confirm current availability with the facility.
- Type of Care
- Substance use treatment · Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
- Service Setting
- Outpatient · Regular outpatient treatment
- External Opioid Medications Source
- No formal relationship with prescribing entity
- Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
- External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- In-network prescribing entity · No formal relationship with prescribing entity
- Type of Opioid Treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Treatment Approaches
- Anger management · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · 12-step facilitation
- Facility Operation
- Private for-profit organization
- Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
- Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Payment Assistance Available
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
- Special Programs/Groups Offered
- Adolescents · Young adults · Adult women · Pregnant/postpartum women · Adult men · Seniors or older adults · Veterans · Active duty military · Members of military families · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders · Clients with HIV or AIDS · Clients who have experienced sexual abuse · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Comprehensive mental health assessment · Comprehensive substance use assessment · Screening for tobacco use · Screening for substance use · Screening for mental disorders · Professional interventionist/educational consultant
Payment and insurance at Be the Change Health and Wellness
| Payment type | In the SAMHSA profile |
|---|---|
| Medicaid | Listed |
| Medicare | Listed |
| Private health insurance | Listed |
| Military insurance (TRICARE) | Listed |
| State-financed plan other than Medicaid | Listed |
| Cash or self-payment | Listed |
| Sliding fee scale | Not listed |
Full payment list on record
Medicare, Medicaid, Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE), Private health insurance, Cash or self-payment and State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid. Payment assistance: Payment assistance (check with facility for details).
“Listed” means the facility reported that payment type to SAMHSA. It does not mean your plan is in network, so ask before the first visit. Marketplace plans must cover substance use treatment as an essential health benefit: HealthCare.gov. Coverage rules for public programs: Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE.
How this program compares in Wisconsin
Be the Change Health and Wellness lists 6 of the 17 services and payment options we track. The least common of them in Wisconsin is accepts military insurance (TRICARE): 146 of 280 programs list it.
| Listed by this facility | Wisconsin programs that list it |
|---|---|
| Accepts military insurance (TRICARE) | 146 of 280 programs (52%) |
| Accepts Medicare | 175 of 280 programs (63%) |
| Outpatient treatment | 233 of 280 programs (83%) |
| Telehealth therapy | 241 of 280 programs (86%) |
| Accepts Medicaid | 255 of 280 programs (91%) |
| Accepts private health insurance | 258 of 280 programs (92%) |
Our count, October 9, 2026. We read the SAMHSA service profile of every Wisconsin program in the directory: 280 of 461 have one. A program is counted when the service appears in its profile word for word. All Wisconsin programs.
Common questions about Be the Change Health and Wellness
Answers come from this facility’s record in the SAMHSA directory. Where the record is silent, there is no answer here.
Where is Be the Change Health and Wellness located?
Be the Change Health and Wellness is at 240 North Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. This is the address on record in the federal SAMHSA directory.
What treatment does Be the Change Health and Wellness provide?
Type of care on record: Substance use treatment and Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children. Settings on record: Outpatient and Regular outpatient treatment.
Does Be the Change Health and Wellness offer methadone or buprenorphine?
The profile does not name a medication the facility prescribes itself. It says: Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere. In Wisconsin, 11 of 280 programs with a profile list methadone maintenance; see the Wisconsin page. Read how opioid treatment works.
Does Be the Change Health and Wellness offer detox?
No detox service is listed in the profile of Be the Change Health and Wellness. In Wisconsin, 24 of 280 programs with a profile list detox; see the Wisconsin page. Background: medical detox.
Does Be the Change Health and Wellness accept Medicaid, Medicare or private insurance?
In the SAMHSA profile: Medicaid is listed, Medicare is listed and private health insurance is listed. The payment table has the full list. Plans differ, so ask the facility whether it is in your network. Our insurance guides explain what to ask.
Who does Be the Change Health and Wellness treat?
Age groups accepted: Children/Adolescents. Sex accepted: Female and Male. Programs or groups on record: Adolescents, Young adults, Adult women, Pregnant/postpartum women, Adult men, Seniors or older adults, Veterans, Active duty military, Members of military families, Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients, Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders, Clients with HIV or AIDS, Clients who have experienced sexual abuse, Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence and Clients who have experienced trauma.
How do I contact Be the Change Health and Wellness?
The phone on record is (262) 646-8288. Website: BetheChangeHealthWellness.com. Pathway Recovery is a directory and does not answer calls for this facility.
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