Mental Health Care in Fargo, ND

First Step Recovery

What Does First Step Recovery Offer?

First Step Recovery is a mental health facility at 2701 12th Avenue South, Fargo, North Dakota, offering outpatient care, telehealth therapy and partial hospitalization. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE, state-financed insurance and self-pay. Therapy approaches include CBT, DBT and couples and family therapy.

2701 12th Avenue South
Fargo, ND 58103

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.

Types of Care at First Step Recovery

  • Outpatient
  • Partial hospitalization/day treatment

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

  • County or local government funds
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
  • Private health insurance
  • State corrections or juvenile justice funds
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • State welfare or child and family services funds
  • U.S. Department of VA funds

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Couples/family therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Who the Program Serves

  • Ages: Children/Adolescents
  • Ages: Young Adults
  • Ages: Adults
  • Ages: Seniors

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Court-ordered outpatient treatment
  • Family psychoeducation

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 Dakota lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.

Sources

  1. SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov listing data, checked October 2026
  2. About FindTreatment.gov (SAMHSA)

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