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Action Counseling - Kennewick

Action Counseling - Kennewick

  • Kennewick, WA
  • Accredited
  • Outpatient

Action Counseling - Kennewick in Kennewick, WA focuses on treating substance abuse and mental health issues. Unique qualities include specialized outpatient programs and services for diverse groups such as LGBTQ individuals and those who have experienced trauma or domestic violence.

Action Counseling is licensed by the Washington State substance abuse agency and is listed by SAMHSA. Their dedication to providing compassionate, evidence-based treatment has earned them recognition in the behavioral health community.

  • Offers outpatient treatment options including partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.
  • Specialized programs for adolescents, adults, and specific groups such as the LGBTQ community and trauma survivors.
  • Utilizes evidence-based therapies like CBT, DBT, REBT, and 12-step facilitation.
  • Provides education, counseling, and support for issues related to HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and smoking cessation.

They treat substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions, assisting individuals struggling with opioid addiction and providing support for those impacted by HIV/AIDS or hepatitis.

  • 2+ Accreditations
  • SAMHSA Listed
  • 4 Conditions Treated
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Insurance Accepted
  • 5 Levels of Care
  • Speaks English
  • 25 Therapies & Programs

Accreditations

State License

SAMHSA

Staff

  • Sara ClarkSUD Clinical SupervisorClinical supervisor specializing in substance use disorder services.
  • Clifton Watson Jr.SUD Clinical SupervisorOversees clinical supervision for substance use disorder services.
  • Penny S. BellAdministratorAdministrator managing overall operations.
  • Linda Marie RobbMH Clinical SupervisorClinical supervisor for mental health services.
  • Nakia BeceraSUD Clinical SupervisorSupervises substance use disorder clinical services.

Conditions and Issues Treated

Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment

Substance abuse is the excessive use of any type of drug. This includes alcohol, medications and illegal drugs. Substance abuse is treated with a combination of physical and mental treatments. Action Counseling - Kennewick patients detox and follow up with therapies that target the underlying cause of the addiction.

Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment

Opioid addiction is one of Washington‘s most prominent forms of addiction. Drugs, including heroin, oxycontin, and fentanyl, are the most common. To relieve pain, or ease other ailments, they are professionally prescribed, but they are often abused because they and the feelings they give are addictive.

Addiction is treated by detoxifying the body, so the medications’ chemicals are no longer impacting the individual. Action Counseling - Kennewick offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.

Levels of Care

This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, Partial-Hospitalization, with additional therapies available as listed below.

Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs) are treatment programs suitable for people who wish to stay at home while undergoing treatment. IOPs like Action Counseling - Kennewick make it possible for individuals to carry on with their responsibilities at work or school, in or near Kennewick, WA. It’s easy to find an IOP center that offers individualized treatment protocols.

In outpatient programs at Action Counseling - Kennewick, the Kennewick resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.

Partial hospitalization program (PHP) offered by Action Counseling - Kennewick is an alternate option for inpatient rehabs or residential programs. The patients stay in a Kennewick facility closer to the Washington treatment center and attend the different forms of therapy for several hours a day. Treatment duration varies from one to six months.

Aftercare support refers to the follow-up care provided after the initial rehab program. The quality of aftercare support plays an important role in preventing relapses and sustains recovery. Aftercare support at Action Counseling - Kennewick is personalized according to the needs of the patient in Washington.

Action Counseling - Kennewick‘s Therapies & Programs

Addiction in Kennewick, Washington can occur due to a wide variety of reasons. Understanding your addiction and the best methods for maintaining sobriety involves learning about yourself. Action Counseling - Kennewick treatment programs include individual therapy for the greatest chances of success.

Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your counselor at Action Counseling - Kennewick. This builds a personal and trusting relationship so you can truly be yourself and express any emotions as you feel them. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction and coping strategies to prevent relapse.

Substance abuse does a number on an individual’s relationship with other people, particularly in marriage. Spousal relationships bear the brunt of alcohol and drug dependence. Therefore, it becomes critical to submit the relationship to couples therapy to prevent straining it further. Most programs only zero in on the individual with substance addiction without factoring in the importance of the other half’s emotional support.

However, some facilities, like Action Counseling - Kennewick in Kennewick, Washington, offer couples therapy options to manage intimate partnerships amid the recovery process. Other couples-focused treatment plans can provide the patient and their partner tools to get things back to normal, support each other, and the patient’s sobriety.
Addiction is a family disease. Family therapy aims to heal and rebalance unhealthy roles and habits. Healing any family trauma and dysfunctional communications is important, and Action Counseling - Kennewick understands this. Family sessions are meant to bring Washington families closer together and live sober, healthy, lives.

Group Therapy is a type of counseling that occurs between a bunch of strangers. These groups are suitable for patients who are not confined in a treatment facility, but group sessions are also common in inpatient rehab programs. Group therapy is led by a trained individual at Action Counseling - Kennewick in Kennewick, WA and consists of members from different stages of recovery.

The goal of group therapy sessions is to foster hope and a sense of belonging, share information, and learn coping mechanisms. It also helps to have people who can relate to what you’re going through. Good behaviors can also be contagious, and participants can learn from one another.

Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an improved version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) DBT is a treatment of choice for people being treated at Action Counseling - Kennewick whom are suffering from self-harming behaviors. Conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder also benefit from DBT.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an approach and method in psychotherapy. Action Counseling - Kennewick asks people to investigate how their thoughts, including habitual, negative, and inaccurate ways of thinking affect behaviors. CBT is based on the idea that rigid, inflexible ways of thinking cause people to have a limited ability to cope with stress

Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a method of specific counseling that replaces negative and self-limiting thoughts with positive and productive behaviors. Self-defeating thoughts and habits can limit your possible successes. Some examples of this are procrastination, unhealthy eating and angry outbursts. You may not be aware that some unhealthy behaviors and thoughts are sabotaging your potential accomplishments.

In the midst of an addiction certain healthy habits and behaviors can be forgotten or discarded altogether. While in treatment you will learn life skills that will help you successfully maintain sobriety in Washington.

The 12-step program is a part of substance abuse treatment offered at Action Counseling - Kennewick. It was initially developed by the founders of Alcoholics anonymous. The program provides the benefit of cognitive restructuring. It refers to the process of change in the negative thoughts that leads to long-term benefits.

Some people refer to contingency management, or CM, as motivational incentives. This type of therapy is a reconditioning of the mind and responses of the body. The point of CM is to help the body understand the proper responses to behaviors should be, as well as the effects that come with both problematic and desired behaviors. The more positive choices a person makes, the more incentives they will receive, all managed with sobriety goals by Action Counseling - Kennewick in Kennewick, WA.

Payment Options

For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    Location & Contact

    Action Counseling - Kennewick Location and Directions
    Address
    4911 W Canal Dr
    Kennewick, WA 99336

    Phone Number
    (509) 735-7410

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    Action Counseling - Kennewick Location and Directions

    Location

    Accepts

    • Gender
      Female, Male
    • Age
      Adults (20+), Children (0-12), Seniors (65+), Teenagers
    • Modality
      Couples, Family, Group, Individuals
  • Smoking Allowed
  • Hearing-Impaired
  • Ownership
    Privately Owned
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    Listed May 26, 2020

    Updated July 25, 2024

    Kennewick, Washington Addiction and Treatment

    Washington's substance use, abuse, and addiction rates have followed the trends of the rest of the over the past years. Methamphetamine abuse is the biggest threat to Washington. Heroin-related overdoses increased by almost 450% from 2006 to 2016. 20% of all annual deaths in Washington are somehow drug and/or alcohol-related. Drugs are widely abused in Washington because they are easily trafficked in and out of the state.

    Nestled along the Columbia River, Kennewick is a vibrant city in southeastern Washington, offering a blend of outdoor recreation and arts and entertainment. With a population of over 85,000, Kennewick could be an ideal location for rehab, thanks to its low cost of living and positive community events. However, from 2020-2024, Benton County witnessed alarming increases in opioid-related deaths (169.8%), fentanyl overdose deaths (289.2%), and methamphetamine abuse.

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