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Alta Counseling and Testing

Alta Counseling and Testing

Drug Rehab Center in Tacoma, Washington

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

Alta Counseling and Testing in Tacoma, WA offers comprehensive drug and alcohol rehabilitation utilizing evidence-based approaches, therapies, interventions, and support groups to help individuals achieve sobriety.

About This Washington Facility

Alta Counseling and Testing is a private rehab located in Tacoma, Washington, providing fair and honest alcohol and drug assessments. Their approach focuses on understanding each individual's unique needs to determine the most effective treatment plan.

This facility takes the time to truly understand their clients, recognizing that no single approach works for everyone. They strive to start the necessary treatment tailored to each person's specific situation.

Accredited by SAMHSA and the State License, Alta Counseling and Testing offers a range of evidence-based treatment methods and levels of care. These include aftercare support, drug rehab, intensive outpatient, intervention, and outpatient programs.

  • Individualized treatment plans tailored to each client's needs
  • Experienced professionals conducting vital interventions
  • Comprehensive services for alcoholism, opioid addiction, substance abuse, and drug addiction
  • Accepts private health insurance for increased accessibility

Alta Counseling and Testing specializes in treating individuals suffering from alcoholism, drug addiction, opioid addiction, and substance abuse. Their focus is on providing quality care and effective treatment for these specific issues.

For someone struggling with opioid addiction, Alta Counseling and Testing would work closely with them to develop a personalized treatment plan. This may involve a combination of therapies, such as individual counseling, group support, and medication-assisted treatment, to address the physical and psychological aspects of their addiction.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • SAMHSA Listed
  • Accreditations

    State License

    SAMHSA

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Using both legal medications and illegal substances in order to maintain an addiction is substance abuse. If you are taking more of your prescription, or earlier than the prescribed time interval between doses than is directed you may be abusing that medication. If you are obtaining legal medications illegally in or near Tacoma, WA, you may be suffering from substance abuse.

    Illegal substances can become addictive after a single use and lead rapidly to substance abuse. The professionals at Alta Counseling and Testing are here to help.

    Opioids are a set of drugs prescribed for pain relief. Health care providers prescribe opioids for relief of severe pain after major surgeries and in conditions like cancer. Oxycodone, fentanyl, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine are some of the commonly prescribed opioids. They also include illegal drugs of abuse like heroin. Opioid addiction refers to the compulsive seeking of opioids, even when they are not required medically.

    Opioid addiction treatment involves medication-assisted therapy (MAT) in which medicines, counseling, and behavioral therapies are all employed. Opioid addiction treatment is a comprehensive approach at Alta Counseling and Testing in Tacoma, WA that boosts the treatment success rate and provides sustained recovery.

    Levels of Care Offered at Alta Counseling and Testing

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

    Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) comprise regular visits to the Washington facility that provides the therapy. IOP is suitable for patients who have been treated in residential treatment programs. Alta Counseling and Testing‘s patients gradually get back to their routine life.

    Outpatient programs are the standard for addiction treatment. About 9 in 10 U.S. adolescents entering addiction treatment enroll in these programs, so you’re not alone in Washington. Treatment is delivered in different settings – offices, clinics, and primary care clinics.

    Facilities like Alta Counseling and Testing offer a variety of services, such as individual and group counseling and family therapy. During the sessions, you work with a team of experts that include: General physicians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, and Psychologists. The main goals of outpatient recovery programs are to help addicted individuals reduce drug use and addictive behaviors, eventually becoming entirely sober.

    An intervention is a meeting held by families and friends of the addicted party, managed by Alta Counseling and Testing. It lets the person know that their loved ones are concerned about them. It is intended to make the addicted party agree to get help.

    Interventions are often hosted by a mental health professional in Washington who knows how to communicate with people dealing with addiction. These intervention services can make all the difference when it comes to getting loved ones to agree to treatment.

    Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in Tacoma, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Alta Counseling and Testing. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.

    Therapies & Programs

    Therapy plays a major role in addiction recovery. It encourages patients to get to the root of their addiction and learn how to better handle the issues that led to using. Therapy can be conducted in group and one on one settings. In Alta Counseling and Testing‘s individual therapy, the patient meets with the therapist in a one on one setting. This allows them to focus on the underlying issues of addiction and come up with solutions to prevent future abuse.

    When the whole family is involved, healing can be far more successful. Family counseling involves genetic factors to the family of the addict. This offers the means to cope with addiction and its underlying emotional disorders for loved ones. It is a helpful method for addicts in helping to adjust to sober living.

    Attending group therapy at Alta Counseling and Testing in Tacoma, Washington allows those seeking sobriety to realize they are not alone in their battles. This is when a group of people all in different phases of recovery get together and speak about their battles. They talk about their triggers, their successes, their failures, and the things they can do to get on and stay on a sober path. These sessions also teach life skills, communication, healthy habits, and can include alternative types of therapy.
    Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a method of individual and/or group counseling in Tacoma, Washington that focuses on acceptance and change. It was developed to advance the idea of balancing opposites. It is a coping method of avoiding black and white approach to situations and problems. DBT can be very effective in developing coping strategies for negative emotions and experiences, and is available for patients at Alta Counseling and Testing.
    The relationship between the thoughts, feelings, and actions of a patient is explored by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). As an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol in Tacoma, Washington, it helps to create a balanced response to thoughts and feelings. Effective communication between users and those around them is also encouraged. It is an efficient treatment for individuals suffering from all sorts of addictions, professionally provided by Alta Counseling and Testing.
    Entering a 12-step program allows people to accept that they struggle with an addiction on their own terms. It breaks down the process into 12-steps that recovering patients can advance as they feel strong enough to do so. This is common in programs like NA and AA, and gives the patient at Alta Counseling and Testing in Tacoma, Washington the ability to self-help and move forward towards sobriety without feeling rushed.

    Contingency management is a way to help motivate someone to remain substance free. It is a process Alta Counseling and Testing uses which involves rewarding positive choices and good outcomes. As humans we are wired to recreate experiences that lead to positive feelings.

    Payment Options Accepted

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  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    Alta Counseling and Testing Location and Directions
    Address Information702 Broadway
    Tacoma, Washington 98402 Phone Number(253) 473-7586 Meta DetailsUpdated April 15, 2024
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    Tacoma, Washington Addiction Information

    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.

    10.6% of Tacoma residents reported using illicit drugs in the past month. Tacoma, WA, has a higher rate of drug addiction than the rest of the state of Washington. The most common drugs used by people in Tacoma who need treatment are methamphetamine, marijuana, and opioids. Tacoma, WA, has various drug treatment facilities that offer different programs to help those struggling with addiction.

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