BHG Memphis South Treatment Center
4539 Winchester Road, Memphis, TN 38118
First Step Recovery Centers
Address: 1950 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104 · Map
Phone: (901) 522-1002
Website: firststeprecoverycenters.org
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Intensive outpatient treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Treatment approaches
- Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Individual counseling · Group counseling
- Special programs
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs · Cash or self-payment · SAMHSA funding/block grants
- Payment assistance
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State mental health department · State department of health · Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · 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 · Mental health services · Social skills development · Transportation assistance · Integrated primary care services · Suicide prevention services
Questions to ask First Step Recovery Centers
- What does treatment cost without insurance, and do you offer a payment plan or sliding fee?
- 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 Tennessee (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 First Step Recovery Centers
First Step Recovery Centers reports accepting Sliding scale, Self-pay. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your Tennessee 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. A sliding fee scale is available, so bring proof of income.
Distance to specialized care from Memphis
Measured from the population center of Shelby County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Memphis, about 4.3 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Memphis, about 3.6 miles (5 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Memphis, about 2.2 miles (13 within 25 miles)
See the Shelby County treatment map, methadone clinics near Shelby County and Suboxone doctors near Shelby County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does First Step Recovery Centers offer?
First Step Recovery Centers reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does First Step Recovery Centers accept insurance?
It reports accepting Sliding scale, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is First Step Recovery Centers located?
1950 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Memphis?
From the center of Shelby County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Memphis, about 4.3 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
Other treatment facilities in Memphis
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4023 Knight Arnold Road, Memphis, TN 38118
CLEAN Inc
3900 New Covington Pike, Memphis, TN 38128
CMI Healthcare Services
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CMI Heathcare Services
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Chosen Vessel Ministries
2977 Shelby Street, Memphis, TN 38134
See all 65 facilities in Memphis · Detox · Residential · Outpatient · Intensive outpatient · MAT · Methadone
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.