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First Step Services, LLC
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211 Six Forks Road, Building B , Suite 117,
Raleigh, NC 27609
820 Benson Road, Suite D,
Garner, NC 27529

Phone: (919) 833-8899 
Fax: (919) 833-8894 for both locations
Phone (919) 614-2506 for services in Spanish

Mental Health Counseling
Alcohol Abuse Counseling - Drug Abuse Counseling
Individual and Group Counseling - Family & Couples Counseling
DOT Evaluations - DMV Evaluations
North Carolina - DWI Assessments and Groups
Supervision for Provisional LCSW, CSAC, CCAS, & CCS Interns

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MISSION
The Mission of Henry Tarkington MSW, LCSW, CCAS, CCS and First Step Services, LLC is to provide quality alcohol abuse, drug abuse and mental health services to those who need them at a price they can afford.
DIRECTIONS

From Downtown Raleigh:

  • Start out going east on E Marin St toward S Wilmington St. 0.05 miles
  • Turn Left onto S Wilmington. 0.09 miles
  • Turn left onto E Hargett St. 0.21 miles
  • Turn Right onto S McDowell St/ NC-50 N/ US-401 N. Continue to follow US-401 N. 1.90 miles
  • Turn slight right onto ramp. 0.40 miles
  • Stay straight to go onto Wake Forest Rd. 1.15 miles
  • Turn left onto E SIX FORKS RD. 0.39 mile
  • From North Raleigh & Wake Forest Road:

    • Start out going south on Wake Forest Rd. toward Navaho Dr. 0.69 miles
    • Turn right onto E SIX FORKS RD. 0.39 miles
    • From North Raleigh and Six Forks Road:

    • Follow Six Forks Road south, inside the beltline (1/2 mile from the Beltline), past the Anderson Drive intersections.
    • 211 Six Forks is on the left side of the street. To enter into the office condominiums,
    • Turn left onto Plantation Road and take the first driveway on the left.
    • Building “B” is the first building on the right hand side. Suite 117 is on the first floor in the corner suite.

      Garner Location:

    • Take US 70 To Garner
    • Going east from Raleigh toward Garner, take a right on to Highway 50. From Clayton, take the Highway 50 exit, loop around and turn to the right.
    • Follow Highway 50 (Benson Road) for about 1/2 mile. 820 is on the right, beside the medical building at 800 Benson Road. Take the next driveway after passing the medical building. The parking lot is surrounded by the medical building parking lot.
    • From Fuquay Varina take Hwy 42 east and turn left onto Highway 50. 820-D is on the left side of the road, just before the medical building with the big "800" on the front.


    • Plenty of Free, Safe Parking
     

     


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