Absolute Advocacy LLC
1923 J N Pease Place, Charlotte, NC 28262
Dilworth Center
About Dilworth Center
The Dilworth Center helps individuals address substance use while also confronting the deeper emotional issues that often accompany it, guiding clients to rebuild their lives from the inside out. Their focus is entirely on intensive outpatient programs (IOP) for adults, young adults, and adolescents. As a result, the center dedicates all of its experience and compassion to ensuring this level of care is not only effective, but genuinely transformative.
Treatment at the Dilworth Center is built on purposeful structure and a sincere regard for the 12-Step method. Clients are expected to arrive prepared to commit and ready to work through challenges honestly. Sessions are kept intentionally small so that each person’s voice matters and meaningful change can take root. The program emphasizes 12-Step facilitation as a core pathway for recovery, while also incorporating evidence-based therapies, relapse prevention strategies, and mental health support.
Located in Charlotte’s historic Dilworth area, the Dilworth Center is housed in a restored 100-year-old home with a calm, inviting character that helps people feel at ease right away. It’s close to the city for easy access, yet quiet enough to feel like a retreat. On the grounds, the broad front porch has become a welcoming meeting spot where clients and staff gather in rocking chairs to strengthen connections.
In weekly alumni gatherings, there’s space for both laughter and candid discussion, as graduates share what recovery life truly looks like. For people who want to keep building, the center provides an advanced relapse prevention program. This includes small groups of about 4–5 participants meeting weekly across 16 sessions, using a practical, workbook-based approach.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization · Intensive outpatient treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Does not use MAT for opioid use disorders
- Treatment approaches
- Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- Substance use disorder education · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling
- Special programs
- Adolescents · Young adults · Adult women · Adult men
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Mentoring/peer support
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Benzodiazepines · Co-Occurring Disorders · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Marijuana · Methamphetamine · Opioids · Psychedelics
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Equine Therapy · Experiential Therapy · Family Therapy · Introduction to the 12 Step Program · Meditation & Mindfulness · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Trauma-Specific Therapy
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Family Involvement · Trauma Informed · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Executives · Men · Men and Women · Midlife Adults · Mild Disabilities · Older Adults · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Ability to Call a Counselor · Alumni Events & Get-Togethers · Alumni Reunions · Family Follow-up Counseling · Follow-up Sessions (online) · Private, Online Alumni Groups · Recovery Retreats · Relapse Prevention Planning · Support Meetings (on-site)
- Amenities
- Access to Nature · Internet Access · Outdoor Lounge
- Languages
- English
Before you call
- Have your insurance or Medicaid card ready and ask whether the facility is in network.
- Ask how soon they can do an assessment and whether there is a waitlist.
- Confirm the facility is licensed by North Carolina (this facility reports accreditation).
- If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
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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.