Welcome
The Treatment Center
The Treatment Center
The Treatment Center
Center for Behavioral Wellness was established in 2002 located at 110 29th Ave North - Suite 300 Nashville, TN 37203.
(615) 292-5747
The Treatment Focus
The Treatment Center
The Treatment Center
Our focus is recovery. It means a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.
The Patient Promise
The Treatment Center
The Patient Promise
We assist with the care and treatment of individuals suffering with substance use disorders and self sabotaging behaviors while facilitating advancement of their functional life patterns. We are committed to work with patients every step of the way to attain stable sustained recovery.
Modern life can keep us so busy that we forget/avoid the essential need to stop and check in with ourselves in order to take care of our own emotional needs.
At Center for Behavioral Wellness in Nashville, we believe that consulting a counselor, psychotherapist/psychiatrist should be as accessible and as normal as developing your career, getting help for a physical problem, or going to the gym to get healthy. Just as we take care of our bodies and physical health, a vital element of self-care is devoting focused time/energy to exploring and understanding our thoughts and feelings.
Whatever is going on in your life - whether you are dealing with addiction, self-sabotaging behaviors, a period of transition, want to improve your relationships, or stuck in a rut - we will engage you in an enlightening one-to-one conversation marked by curiosity, respect, and understanding. You may want help for dealing with substance abuse/dependency, or perhaps you want to develop and self-improve.
Center for Behavioral Wellness can help when life feels unbearably difficult, and we can also help make a decent life even better. You will work collaboratively to become more aware of patterns in your life and enact changes to lessen your suffering and increase your enjoyment of life.
Richard Soper, MD, JD, MS
"It is a privilege to be able to assist my patients' return to behavioral wellness, stable sustained recovery and functional life. I abide by the Hippocratic as my priority: "First Do NO Harm". It is my expectation that a patient will be willing to stay in touch with me and be honest; if that can happen we can make progress with a treatment plan. Empathy and kindness with direct involvement as a medical doctor in my patients' health is my goal with all patients."
Credentials
Current
- Chief, Addiction Medicine and Chair, Board of Directors at Center for Behavior Wellness
- Editor-In-Chief, ASAM Weekly News, American Society of Addiction
- Consultant, National Association for Drug Court Professionals
- Secretary/Treasurer at Nashville Academy of Medicine
- Member, Nashville Academy of Medicine
Past
- Director at American Society Addiction Medicine
- Consultant at Center for Professional Excellence
- The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Tennessee - Health Science Center College of Medicine
Specialties
- Addiction Medicine
- Board Certification, American Board of Addiction Medicine
- Fellow, American Society of Addiction Medicine
- Member, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
Seeking Help
Center for Behavioral Wellness
was established to provide efficient, expert solutions to the treatable chronic disease of addiction. Taking that first step towards recovery is often times the most difficult decision one must make. With Center for Behavioral Wellness addiction treatment program, you can have the opportunity to a harm reducing and functional abstinence from self sabotage, begin building a solid foundation, and participate in a treatment program that can assist with self-acceptance and healing one day at a time.
How We Can Work Together
The first step to engage in therapy is to call our center for a brief phone interview and explain the issue(s) you are needing help with. During the call you can decide if setting an appointment will be of benefit to you. We will set an appointment with your subsequent attendance.
The initial session can be attended either by yourself or with a significant other person in your life. In-person sessions take place in our therapy space in Nashville, 110 29th Ave North, Suite 300.
The initial session will last 50 minutes, and the fee is $300 - this covers the first month of treatment. Random urine drug screen will be done and cost $50. This will be an opportunity for you to have an in-depth conversation with a highly qualified physician. You may then choose to have weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly follow-up sessions. If weekend or after hours appointments are available - additional fee varies. During initial call our intake counselor will arrange a specific date/time for an appointment. All sessions are held in English.
Please note, due to popularity, there may be some waiting times for ongoing therapy especially if you have limited availability or looking for evening sessions. Please call or email us at your earliest convenience.
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