Phoenix Counseling and Crisis Centers

Phoenix Counseling and Crisis Centers is a nonprofit behavioral health and addiction treatment provider in Gastonia, North Carolina.

The organization supports adults and adolescents facing substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns.

Phoenix emphasizes community based, person centered care that blends crisis response with longmterm recovery support.

Substance Use Treatment Programs

Clients may enter care through the Gaston Crisis and Recovery Center or through outpatient assessment at the Gastonia office.

From there, individuals can step into structured programming based on clinical need.

Outpatient services include Substance Abuse Comprehensive Outpatient Treatment (SACOT) at 20 hours per week and Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Treatment (SAIOP) at 9 hours per week.

Programming features individual, group, and family counseling, relapse prevention, life skills, MAT for opioid use disorder and supports adapted for cooccurring disorders.

Quick Facts

• Location: Gastonia, serving Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland counties
• Levels of care: Crisis stabilization, SACOT, SAIOP, MAT and women's residential services
• Who they treat: Adults and adolescents, including women in dedicated residential recovery housing
• Approach: Individual, group, and family counseling with relapse prevention and cooccurring disorder support
• Insurance: NC Medicaid, BCBS, Aetna, Humana, Cigna, and TriCare; services are not refused due to inability to pay
• Amenities: 16 bed crisis center with semi private rooms and a secure 8 bed women's residential home
• Accreditation: CARF accredited nonprofit community provider