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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
Questions to ask Dilworth Center
- 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?
- 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 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.
Paying for treatment at Dilworth Center
Dilworth Center reports accepting Private insurance, Self-pay. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your North Carolina Medicaid plan or can refer you to one that does. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Charlotte
Measured from the population center of Mecklenburg County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Charlotte, about less than a mile
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Charlotte, about 1.5 miles (17 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Charlotte, about less than a mile (43 within 25 miles)
See the Mecklenburg County treatment map, methadone clinics near Mecklenburg County and Suboxone doctors near Mecklenburg County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Dilworth Center offer?
Dilworth Center reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, Partial hospitalization. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Dilworth Center accept insurance?
It reports accepting Private insurance, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Dilworth Center located?
2240 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28203.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Charlotte?
From the center of Mecklenburg County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Charlotte, about less than a mile away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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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.