Sea Mar Tacoma Behavioral Health - 19th St.
Sea Mar Tacoma Behavioral Health - 19th St. in Tacoma, WA, specializes in mental health and substance abuse treatment. As part of the Sea Mar Community Health Centers network, it provides services to clients of all ages, backgrounds, and income levels, ensuring accessible care for everyone.
Sea Mar’s mission focuses on delivering culturally sensitive and affordable services while maintaining continuity of care and community empowerment. Accredited by The Joint Commission, their commitment to quality is evident.
- Offers outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment services.
- Provides personalized treatment plans that include individual and group therapy.
- Utilizes evidence-based practices such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy.
- Serves clients regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, or income.
This clinic addresses various addictions and mental health issues, offering specialized care particularly beneficial to diverse communities needing comprehensive and culturally competent treatment.
- 2+ Accreditations
- 16 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 5 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 32 Therapies & Programs
- Multiple Locations
Accreditations
JCAHO
CARF
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.
Staff
- Nathaniel SimmonsClinical SupervisorOversees clinical operations and supervises staff.
- Sarah RoemerIntegrated Mental Health TherapistProvides mental health therapy services.
- Linet MolineroChild & Family TherapistSpecializes in therapy for children and families.
- Holly BrezynskiPsychiatric Nurse PractitionerProvides psychiatric care and medication management.
- Gloriam Mercado JustinianoMental Health Therapist IIIExperienced mental health therapist.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Substance abuse typically leads to addiction, which requires specialized treatment programs at Sea Mar Tacoma Behavioral Health - 19th St. to address. Many people benefit from inpatient drug rehabilitation, which includes inpatient acute care and residential rehabilitation. Other levels of care include intensive outpatient therapy, individual counseling, and support groups. Family therapy is also an essential part of treatment for substance abuse.
A combination of treatments is often needed to treat drug abuse issues effectively. In the case of drug abuse, there is no easy answer or one-size-fits-all cure.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment in Tacoma, WA
Opioid addiction treatment helps people addicted to opioids in Washington curb their drug use. The selection of a treatment setting depends on the severity of the addiction. Mild cases are usually treated in outpatient facilities; severe cases need hospitalization or treatment in a residential facility. Doctors use medicines along with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat the addiction. The treatment includes medication, counseling and therapy. It can also include group counseling, individual counseling and family counseling.
Dual-Diagnosis
People with dual diagnosis have coexisting addiction and a mental disorder. 9.2 million US adults had a co-occurring disorder in 2018, so not just limited to Washington residents. Best treatment combines medication, psychotherapy (talk therapy), support group, and inpatient rehabilitation. Sometimes, complementary therapies – yoga, massage, and acupuncture – may also be used.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Inpatient rehab means living at the Tacoma, WA facility while all aspects of an addiction or co-occurring disorder get addressed. This helps limit the distractions and increase the focus on recovery. Typical inpatient rehab stays are approximately one month long.
Outpatient treatment plans cover diagnosis, detoxification, management, and counseling. They are a popular option for those who have graduated from inpatient facilities. Services in Washington include medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and individual and group therapy.
After treatment, addiction treatment can be frightening for newly sober people. Aftercare support provided by Sea Mar Tacoma Behavioral Health - 19th St. is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around Washington, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.
Therapies & Programs
Family therapy is a set of therapeutic approaches that assumes that the entire family is a system. It utilizes the strengths and resources of the family to help the patient refrain from resorting to substance abuse. The impact of substance abuse is not just on the patient but on the entire family. Family therapy ensures that the patient gets adequate support from the family members after the treatment making the recovery process sustainable
- Family therapy guides all the members of the family to help the patient.
- It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.
- It helps to keep the patient engaged and motivated throughout the treatment.
Group therapy is an important tool in recovery. Finding a peer group in Tacoma, WA and others who relate to your situation is a fundamental tool for recovery at Sea Mar Tacoma Behavioral Health - 19th St.. Addiction tends to lead to isolation and feelings of uniqueness. The accountability and friendship that is found in group therapy can be more effective than any single other treatment approach. This is generally introduced early in recovery and is recommended as a lifetime treatment habit.
Trauma therapy is a way of addressing trauma while in a safe situation in order to heal. This may involve Sea Mar Tacoma Behavioral Health - 19th St. managing individual or group counseling or both. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.
A type of cognitive-behavioral therapy is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. It is intended for those who are vulnerable to self-harm and suicidal thoughts. Sea Mar Tacoma Behavioral Health - 19th St. aims to help patients understand the connection between their feelings, emotions, and behaviors and provide them with the tools to make a difference in Tacoma, WA. For those whose addictions and habits originate from severe mental health problems, it is beneficial.
Negative feelings are common in substance abuse disorders. If not recognized, they can cause co-occurring disorders. CBT involves strategies that help to change the thinking and behavioral pattern. It can be administered as a monotherapy as well as a part of combination therapy.
Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) is a variation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that helps people understand how maladaptive, negative, and habitual thoughts and feelings lead to bad life choices. REBT is based on the idea that people operate under many irrational but habitual patterns of thought that fuel harmful practices.
Rehabilitation is not just limited to bringing an individual out of addiction and achieving sobriety. It is considered complete only when an individual starts leading a normal and balanced life. Life skill therapy focuses on the various skills that help an individual to lead a normal life. Patients often do not take care of themselves, struggle professionally, and withdraw from social interaction due to addiction’s physical and emotional disturbances.
Life skills therapy helps people in Washington improve various personal, professional, and social skills such as cooking healthy meals, maintaining proper hygiene, budgeting, decision-making, time management, regulation of emotions, and effectively resolving interpersonal conflicts.
The first three steps depend on the patient, so they are more specific and situational. The succeeding four steps center on practical issues brought on by substance abuse. Steps 8 and 9 deal with the social and emotional repercussions of addiction, encouraging patients to make amends to people they have wronged. These are followed by two steps revolving around the further exploration and reinforcement of Steps 1 to 9.
The last step requires an individual to extend a helping hand to people who are still in the early stages of their recovery.
Nutrition therapy, also called medical nutrition therapy (MNT), addresses the unique needs of the recovering person’s diet. Due to addiction’s devastating toll on a person’s physical health, healthy eating must be addressed as soon as therapy starts. A good diet helps boosts a recovering person’s ability to fully participate in Sea Mar Tacoma Behavioral Health - 19th St. therapy.
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a treatment that helps people to quit smoking. In nicotine replacement therapy, a controlled amount of nicotine is provided in the form of gums, patches, or sprays. They do not contain the harmful chemicals usually found in tobacco products. NRT reduces the withdrawal symptoms by giving nicotine in low doses. However, NRT provides relief only from the physical withdrawal symptoms. The emotional and psychological aspects of quitting needs to be treated separately. While NRT is safe for most adults, teens and pregnant women should not undergo NRT. Research shows that the use of NRT doubles the chances of quitting smoking.
Patient Experience
Creative Arts
Creative arts therapy, or expressive therapy, is beneficial to those battling addiction. It can include writing, music, drama, art and other forms of self-expression. It improves the patient’s emotional state and allows them to focus on something other than addiction. It allows Sea Mar Tacoma Behavioral Health - 19th St. to examine how their feelings and emotions play out through the creative process.
Experiential Therapy at Sea Mar Tacoma Behavioral Health - 19th St.
Experiential therapy works by using tools and activities to recreate past experiences. Role-playing, arts and crafts, music, animal care, rock climbing, etc. are some of the activities used in this therapy. It is different from medication and talk therapy and suits those who have difficulty expressing themselves.
Payment Options
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Location & Contact
2121 S 19th St
Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone Number
(253) 396-1634
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Location
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2121 S 19th St
Tacoma, WA 98405 -
(253) 396-1634
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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AgeAdults (20+), Children (0-12), Teenagers
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ModalityFamily, Group, Individuals
Sea Mar Community Health Centers
Listed May 18, 2021
Updated July 25, 2024
Tacoma, 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.
Tacoma, situated along the scenic Puget Sound, offers a mild climate perfect for outdoor activities like hiking and cycling. The city boasts a thriving arts scene, with venues like the Pantages Theater and the Museum of Glass. Opioid-related overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death in Pierce County, with fentanyl being the main contributor to the rapid increase in overdose deaths. Pierce County also has a higher rate of alcohol-related deaths per 100 deaths compared to the state average.
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