Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center
1135 Gregg Street, Aiken, SC 29801
Aiken Center
About Aiken Center
Aiken Center helps teens and adults who are dealing with alcohol and drug use, trauma, anxiety, and other mental health concerns. For adolescents ages 12 to 18, the center provides outpatient and intensive outpatient programs (IOP), including walk-in assessments. What sets Aiken Center apart is its respectful, non-judgmental style, with an emphasis on involving families to strengthen recovery over the long term. Program options such as the Women’s IOP offer focused support for issues like trauma, parenting, and gender-specific experiences.
Care is provided by licensed counselors and therapists along with peer support specialists, using proven, evidence-based treatment methods. Clients can receive individual and group counseling, family therapy, and guidance from peers who have firsthand experience with recovery. During treatment, teens and adults learn strategies to handle stress, strengthen self-confidence, and form healthy daily routines. Medication-assisted recovery (MAR) is also available for individuals struggling with opioids or alcohol, combining medication and therapy to improve lasting outcomes.
Participants generally live at home while attending services at Aiken Center, allowing treatment to fit into everyday life while still providing structure. The center offers a warm, supportive atmosphere designed to help clients feel safe and accepted. Telehealth is available to make ongoing care easier, and families are encouraged to take part so they can continue supporting progress after sessions. In addition, community-based resources such as free Narcan kits help lower overdose risk, and the Alcohol and Drug Safety Action Program (ADSAP) assists people with DUI-related charges. Together, these programs reduce barriers to care by offering practical tools, education, and support that make recovery more achievable and connected to daily routines.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Intensive outpatient treatment · Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance · Prescribes buprenorphine · Prescribes naltrexone · Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Medications used
- Buprenorphine with naloxone · Naltrexone (oral) · Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
- Treatment approaches
- Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Community reinforcement plus vouchers · Motivational interviewing · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Trauma-related counseling · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling
- Special programs
- Adolescents · Young adults · Adult women · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Exclusive programs
- Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs · Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · SAMHSA funding/block grants
- Payment assistance
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details) · Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State department of health · Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
- Ownership
- Local, county, or community government
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Recovery coach · Mentoring/peer support · Employment counseling or training
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Transportation assistance
- Language services
- Spanish · Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction · Heroin · Opioids · Smoking Cessation · Synthetic Drugs
- Conditions treated
- Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Online Therapy · Psychoeducation · Trauma-Specific Therapy · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Family Involvement · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Girls · Men · Men and Women · Women
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Intensive Outpatient Program · Outpatient Treatment · Recovery Coach · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English · Spanish
Questions to ask Aiken 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?
- Which medications do you prescribe (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone), and can I continue a medication I already take?
- 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 South 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 Aiken Center
Aiken Center reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Sliding scale, Self-pay. With South Carolina 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. A sliding fee scale is available, so bring proof of income.
Distance to specialized care from Aiken
Measured from the population center of Aiken County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Aiken, about 2.6 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Aiken, about 2.6 miles (4 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Aiken, about 2.0 miles (8 within 25 miles)
See the Aiken County treatment map, methadone clinics near Aiken County and Suboxone doctors near Aiken County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Aiken Center offer?
Aiken Center reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, MAT, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Aiken Center accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Sliding scale, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Aiken Center located?
1105 Gregg Highway, Aiken, SC 29801.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Aiken?
From the center of Aiken County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Aiken, about 2.6 miles 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.