Mental Health and Substance Use
We have onboarded a local queer Counseling Intern to see clients in our new office in West Asheville on a deeply affordable sliding scale ($0-$40). Contact skeller@blueridgepride.org for more info!
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-Sliding Scale
-BCBS, United Healthcare, Aetna, Medcost
-Medicare, BCBSNC, United Healthcare, Cigna, Humana, WellCare and Aetna
-Sliding Scale
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We believe all of the below services are free of charge:
Asheville Syringe Services organizations
-Counties Served: Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Transylvania
Mobile, peer-based
24/7 Haywood Harm Reduction Helpline: (828) 283-0690
Ginger Vincent
(910) 228-0776
ginger@nchrc.org
Veronika Ethereal
(828) 550-4294
veronika@nchrc.org
Mobile access available M-F. Please call or text for more information and/or to schedule a delivery.
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Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers: Medication Assisted Treatment (Buprenorphine)
7 McDowell St. Suite 200
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 257-4745
*Accepts Medicaid, Uninsured
Mountain Area Health Education Center: Medication Assisted Treatment (Buprenorphine)
123 Hendersonville Rd.
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 257-4400
*Accepts Medicaid, Some Uninsured Slots
Western North Carolina Community Health Services: Medication Assisted Treatment (Buprenorphine)
257 Biltmore Ave.
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 285-0622
*Accepts Medicaid, Uninsured.
October Road: Individual and Group Counseling, Medication Assisted Treatment (Buprenorphine and Methadone)
119 Tunnel Rd., Suite D
Asheville, NC 28805
(828) 350-1000
*Accepts Medicaid, Some Uninsured Slots
CELO Health Center: Medication Assisted Treatment
(Buprenorphine)
116 Seven Mile Ridge Rd
Burnsville, NC, 28714-8509
(828) 675-4116
*Accepts Medicaid, Uninsured
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Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness: Peer Support Groups and Individual
50 S. French Broad Ave.
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 552-3858
*Free, no requirement for sobriety
Umoja Health, Wellness and Justice Collective: Peer Support and Education
441 N Louisiana Ave Ste E, Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 785-2228
*Free
Seek Healing: Peer Support and Holistic Health
50 S. French Broad Avenue #300
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 547-0222
*Free, no requirement for sobriety
All Self-Identified Queer Resources are underlined and those who have signed our Welcoming statement are starred.
When possible, we have tried to input cost and/or insurances accepted.
We do not list individual therapists here; to look up individual therapists who have signed our Welcoming statement, please search our Welcoming Directory.
We cannot guarantee that each of these resources are LGBTQIA+ competent, but we have not heard specific reports of discrimination regarding any of them.
If you are in immediate crisis, please dial 988