McLeod Centers for Wellbeing

05/11/2026

If you or a loved one are grappling with Substance Use Disorder in , we can help. We have been serving adolescents and adults with recovery care since 1969. There is hope and we make that hope more accessible.

Please see link in our profile for our list of services.

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05/08/2026

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🎊 Today we'd like to introduce you to three of our Gastonia location beloved nurses. ⁠
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💟 Jay | He's been part of our team for 10 years and says that he loves his work here here in being part of changing the trajectory of his patients' outcomes in life. 📸 1⁠
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💟 Abbie | She's been on our team for 2 years and says that the Gastonia team is one of a kind. "We all pitch in and help each other." 📸 2⁠
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💟 Rebecca | She's been with McLeod for 18 years and says that she likes helping people and meeting them where they are. 📸 3⁠
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🫶 Both Jay and Rebecca help fill in with our Residential Program in Charlotte as needed. The entire Gastonia team has a spirit of true compassion for patients and putting their heart into their work and it shows!⁠
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💟 If you're looking to for a rewarding role as a nurse, we have several openings on our teams in some of our 8 locations and would love for you to consider applying. Link in bio. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

05/07/2026

If someone you love is struggling with Substance Use Disorder, our bi-monthly Family Group Support is for you! ⁠
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Do you find yourself tracking your loved one’s location?⁠
Are you in a constant state of worry?⁠
Do you feel isolated and alone because you feel like no one will understand or judge you?⁠
Are you asking yourself what could you have done differently?⁠
Are you blaming yourself for justifying your loved ones use as a “phase”? ⁠
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🤝 Led by our Family & Alumni Coordinator, Dakeita Staton, M.eD, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHC-A), Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist Associate (LCAS-A). ⁠
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🫶You do not need to have a patient or loved one in treatment at McLeod to be part of this group that we are offering to support the community. ⁠
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🗓️ Join us the 2nd & 4th Wednesday evenings of the month at 6:30pm for resources, community, learning and the reminder that you are not alone in this. Charlotte location only but please DM should you be interested in future possible virtual gatherings. May's group dates are May 13 & 27.⁠
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Link in profile⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

05/06/2026

Today we kickoff and mark by honoring and spotlighting all of our incredible nursing staff and the nurses with whom we collaborate throughout our state!⁠
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🎉While our team is comprised of many more nurses than shown here, we hope you know how vital you are to our mission and how grateful we are for your tireless and heartfelt work in caring for our patients in recovery.⁠
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✨If you are a nurse with interest in working with us at one of our 8 locations, we are hiring for LPN and RN positions at many of our clinics. See link in profile. ⁠
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Poem excerpt: For A Nurse by John O’Donohue ⁠

05/05/2026

Today's is a celebration of our Community Outreach Specialist, Dr. Farah Laliwala, in action here at The Relatives Health Fair… and all over our state! 🎉

Farah has been part of our McLeod team since 2024 and is beloved by our partnering nonprofits and NC counties' staff and community members as well as our team!

We are continually grateful for invitations to collaborate with incredible local nonprofits and community partners and Farah welcomes the opportunity to be present at your events!

Some of the places where you can catch Farah in action this month:
📍5/5 Public Health Student Showcase UNC Charlotte
📍5/8 NC MedAssist Free Medication Giveaway Event at First United Methodist Church of Gastonia, NC
📍5/9 Statesville Spring Fest The Salvation Army Health Resource Fair
📍5/15 Cabarrus County Health Fair
📍5/16 Charlotte Black Pride Event: Bridging the Gap Part II at Ascend Nonprofit Solutions
📍5/30 RAIN, Inc. Aids Walk at Truist Field

If you'd like to have McLeod be present for your upcoming health-related or community event where we can share information about our recovery care programs and services and answer any questions you might have, please reach out! We love meeting you in person and making our 8 clinics across the state more accessible to the communities that surround them!

If you'd like more info on any of these events feel free to DM us or see tagged organizations to follow their account as well!

05/01/2026

💚May is Mental Health Awareness Month!⁠
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McLeod Centers offers short-term (adults), long-term (adults), and intensive outpatient (adolescents & adults) treatment. ⁠
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Individuals enrolled in these programs receive an education on substance use and therapeutic group counseling, in addition to individual treatment planning, urinalysis testing, and referrals to community resources as needed.⁠
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We offer bimonthly family group support meetings for individuals with loved ones with substance use disorder. This is open to the community whether or not the loved one is a patient at our clinics. ⁠
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Our team is well acquainted with the fact that substance use is often associated with the following common co-occurring disorders:⁠
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Depression⁠
Anxiety⁠
Bipolar disorder⁠
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)⁠
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)⁠
Eating disorders⁠
Personality disorders⁠
Schizophrenia⁠
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💚Our counselors are trained to holistically treat each and every patient with trauma-informed care. ⁠
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See link in bio for our services and more details. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

04/30/2026

Our team has returned from in Denver with a renewed sense of passion for substance use disorder recovery care!⁠
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The National Council for Mental Wellbeing Conference is the largest conference in mental health and substance use care, providing networking, training, and innovation for professionals in the field. ⁠
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Our Clinical Director, Jessica Owen, was a presenter and panelist for the Digital Solutions for Treatment Transitions and Long-term Recovery Support session along with representatives from Valley Hope and YourPath.
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We are continually growing, learning and collaborating as a team so that we can better serve our patients, communities and staff. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Colorado Convention Center

04/28/2026

We are grateful for the invitation from to be part of host Jana Angel’s Gaston County Opioid Action Day Segment.

Christine Zazzaro, CEO of McLeod, discusses our brand new mobile unit (just arrived 2 weeks ago) making care more accessible to communities who need it most. This is one of the only MOUD (medications for opioid use disorder) mobile units of its kind in our area.

Stay tuned for more insight on our work not only in but throughout the state! We are planning a ribbon cutting ceremony for our mobile unit so keep following for more details.

See link in profile for details on our clinic location.

04/24/2026

Our team is growing and we have locations and open roles across the state of .

➡️ Please share with those who might be a great fit for our mission of building a foundation of a healing and hope based on equity, education, and evidence-based practice for all communities.

Current Open Roles:
📍 Charlotte
• Medical Director of Mobile Programs-FT
• Patient Access Medical Assistant -FT
• Patient Access Counselor – FT
• Residential Counselor – FT
• Registered Nurse – MAT (FT)
• Residential Licensed Practical Nurse (2 openings)- FT
• Behavioral Health Specialist-FT
• Program Manager for MAT Mobile Clinic-FT

📍 Concord
• Program Manager MAT- FT
• Counselor MAT- FT

📍Lenoir
• MAT Counselor-FT

📍Gastonia
• Program Manager- MAT
• Registered Nurse MAT- FT
• Counselor MAT- FT
• Counselor MAT-PT

📍Statesville
• Counselor MAT- FT
• Registered Nurse MAT- FT
• Peer Support Specialist MAT- FT

📍Monroe
• Front Office Coordinator MAT- FT
• Program Manager MAT- FT
• Counselor MAT-PT

04/22/2026

Happy !

We are continually evolving as an organization to find ways to bring healing and hope to communities across our state and we invite you to be part of the process of helping us make recovery a little greener!

➡️ see link in profile for volunteering info

🥗 checkout for local food love

➡️ DM us for details on the furniture we are giving away in at our renovated clinic!

04/20/2026

GREAT NEWS: Our first ever McLeod Mobile Unit has arrived! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🚐

🎉 Our team is celebrating a new chapter in taking our clinic to patients who need it most: healing on wheels. This state of the art mobile clinic will bring our MAT services all across , furthering our goal of making substance use disorder treatment more accessible more of a reality.

🚐 We have several roles open for our mobile unit team and we welcome donations to help us provide water, snacks and needed provisions to the patients we will be serving (see links in profile). Shout-out to who brought our dream to life in this first of hopefully more mobile units to come!