Mental Health Care in New Bern, NC

A Brighter Start Health and Wellness

What Does a Brighter Start Health and Wellness Offer?

A Brighter Start Health and Wellness is a mental health facility at 1414 McCarthy Boulevard, New Bern, North Carolina, offering outpatient care, telehealth therapy and partial hospitalization. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE, state-financed insurance and self-pay and offers payment assistance. Therapy approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR and couples and family therapy.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

1414 McCarthy Boulevard
New Bern, NC 28562

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at a Brighter Start Health and Wellness

Outpatient
Partial hospitalization/day treatment

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
Medicare
Medicaid
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Private health insurance
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
U.S. Department of VA funds
Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Crisis and Emergency Services

Crisis intervention team

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Who the Program Serves

Veterans
Active duty military
Members of military families
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Mentoring/peer support
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Diet and exercise counseling
Family psychoeducation
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Supported employment
Case management service
Education services

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in North Carolina lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.