Ascend Mental Health Center
2001 South Woodruff Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83404
Wright Step Counseling and Recovery
Address: 1908 Jennie Lee Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83404 · Map
Phone: (208) 520-7074
Website: wrightstepcounseling.com
About Wright Step Counseling and Recovery
Wright Step Counseling & Recovery supports individuals dealing with emotional difficulties, trauma, substance use, and challenges within families. As a locally owned, community-based center, it provides individual and group counseling for adults, teens, and children. The team assists people during mental health crises with respectful, compassionate care in a secure environment. Programs include trauma counseling, substance use assessments, DUI evaluations, and play therapy for children. Clients work with qualified professionals who genuinely invest in their wellbeing.
The counseling services are grounded in proven therapeutic methods, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people manage thoughts and behaviors. For couples, they incorporate the Gottman Method, along with mindfulness-based support, person-centered therapy, and prolonged exposure therapy for trauma recovery. Group formats such as anger management and relapse prevention also help clients build connections and practice real coping strategies. Overall, these services are intended to strengthen emotional resilience and promote long-term progress.
Wright Step additionally offers teen-focused trauma recovery groups, parenting education, and specialized play therapy sessions that guide children in expressing feelings through structured activities. A sliding fee scale is offered to make services more accessible for those with different income levels. Whether you’re an adult working toward sobriety, a parent looking for help for your child, or someone recovering from trauma, Wright Step provides the support and resources needed to take meaningful steps forward.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
- Facility type
- Outpatient mental health facility
- Treatment approaches
- Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Couples/family therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Payment accepted
- Medicare · Medicaid · Other State funds · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Licensing and accreditation
- Mental Health Clinic or Mental Health Center
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Mentoring/peer support
- Other services
- Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Chronic Relapse · Co-Occurring Disorders
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Anxiety · Depression · Stress · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Adult-Child Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Exposure Therapy · Group Therapy · Meditation & Mindfulness · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Trauma-Specific Therapy
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Girls · Men · Men and Women · Women
- Aftercare
- Outpatient Treatment · Relapse Prevention Planning
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Wright Step Counseling and Recovery
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Idaho. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Wright Step Counseling and Recovery
Wright Step Counseling and Recovery reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, Self-pay. With Idaho Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Idaho Falls
Measured from the population center of Bonneville County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Idaho Falls, about less than a mile
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Idaho Falls, about less than a mile (3 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Idaho Falls, about less than a mile (8 within 25 miles)
See the Bonneville County treatment map, methadone clinics near Bonneville County and Suboxone doctors near Bonneville County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Wright Step Counseling and Recovery offer?
Wright Step Counseling and Recovery reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Wright Step Counseling and Recovery accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Wright Step Counseling and Recovery located?
1908 Jennie Lee Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83404.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Idaho Falls?
From the center of Bonneville County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Idaho Falls, about less than a mile away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Community Council of Idaho Inc
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.