Emmaus Medical and Counseling

About Emmaus Medical and Counseling

Emmaus Medical and Counseling is an outpatient addiction medicine clinic in Johnson City, Tennessee, with additional clinics in Bulls Gap, Tennessee, and Weber City, Virginia, plus telehealth across both states. They have provided care in the Tri-Cities region since 2006, centering treatment on medication-assisted treatment (MAT) paired with counseling for opioid use disorder, including fentanyl, along with alcohol use disorder, kratom and 7-OH dependence, and stimulant use. Their approach is faith-supported but never mandatory, and they treat addiction as a medical condition, with same-day appointments that let most people begin care within 24 hours. Because everything is outpatient, patients can keep working, studying, and living at home while they recover.

Care starts with a full assessment of substance use history, physical and mental health, and personal goals, which shapes an individualized plan. For opioids and alcohol, patients start FDA-approved medication under medical supervision and then add individual and group counseling to work on triggers, coping skills, and damaged relationships, with visits tapering as they stabilize and no fixed end date. Stimulant problems such as Adderall, cocaine, or methamphetamine use are treated mainly through cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and contingency management, with co-occurring ADHD, anxiety, depression, and sleep issues addressed at the same time. Families can receive education on boundaries and coping, and patients have access to peer support groups both during and after treatment.