First Step Counseling and MedicalMedication Management in Kodak, TN
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First Step Counseling & Primary Care is a provider offering medication-assisted treatment and counseling services for substance use disorders in Kodak and Kingsport, Tennessee. The practice specializes in opioid and alcohol dependence treatment using medications including Suboxone (buprenorphine), Zubsolv, Bunavail, and Vivitrol (naltrexone). Treatment combines medication prescription from board-certified physicians with counseling from therapists to address withdrawal symptoms, cravings, and behavioral health. The practice provides individual treatment planning, group therapy that meets weekly, and referrals to community support groups including Celebrate Recovery and Narcotics Anonymous. At first visit, patients meet with both a physician and therapist for assessment and treatment initiation without requiring prior abstinence. The practice also offers weight loss management and IV hydration services. Two office locations are available: 3651 Winfield Dunn Parkway in Kodak and 3550 Highway 75 in Kingsport.
Role
Medication Management
What a first session looks like
Virtual & In-PersonYou will meet with a Board Certified Physician and a Therapist during your initial appointment. The doctor will prescribe medication to effectively eliminate your withdrawals and cravings (Suboxone, Zubsolv, Bunavail, or generic buprenorphine and/or naloxone). The therapist will help you understand triggers and design a unique recovery program for your needs. You do not need to be clean before your first visit.
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Evidence-based approaches
MAT
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT). Pairs FDA-approved medications with counseling and behavioral therapy. Standard of care for opioid and alcohol use disorder; emerging evidence in gambling for impulsivity-targeting agents.
Group therapy
Group Therapy. A small facilitated circle where people working on similar struggles practice naming what is hard, hearing themselves in others, and learning skills together. The room is the medicine.
CBT
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Spots the thought-feeling-action loops that fuel urges, then rewires them with practical skills you take into the moment.
What this facility offers
Care offered
Treatment type
- Substance use treatment
Setting
- Outpatient
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
How care is delivered
Ancillary services
- Case management service
- Integrated primary care services
Education & counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Substance use disorder education
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Individual counseling
- Group counseling
- Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
Who this is for
Age groups served
- Young Adults
- Adults
Special programs
- Young adults
- Adult women
- Pregnant/postpartum women
- Adult men
- Seniors or older adults
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
- Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
- Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
- Clients who have experienced trauma
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