Alternatives Professional Counseling
Alternatives Professional Counseling in Olympia, WA, focuses on treating alcoholism, drug addiction, opioid addiction, and substance abuse. Established in 1997, this outpatient facility integrates care for mental, physical, and relational aspects of substance abuse. Unique services include Washington State Certified Domestic Violence Assessments and Treatment Services.
The mission of Alternatives Professional Counseling is to provide comprehensive and coordinated treatment for various addiction-related issues, ensuring the well-being of the whole person through evidence-based therapies and personalized care.
- Offers Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) to provide flexible and effective care.
- Specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for proven results.
- Conducts both criminal and family court domestic violence assessments to support legal and therapeutic needs.
- Provides specialized programs for adults, men, women, and young adults to cater to different demographic needs.
This facility treats alcoholism, drug addiction, opioid addiction, and substance abuse. Services benefit individuals across various demographics, including adults, men, women, and young adults, offering personalized care for each group.
- 3 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 5 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 18 Therapies & Programs
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Substance abuse refers to the intensive and inappropriate use of psychoactive substances. Psychoactive substances are those that affect brain function. These include illegal drugs, alcohol, and even the excessive use of prescription drugs. The overuse of psychoactive substances leads to severe physical or psychological dependence. It also affects the social life and relationships of the affected individual. Substance abuse is treatable.
The duration of treatment at Alternatives Professional Counseling in Olympia can require weeks or even months depending on the severity of the condition as there is a risk of relapse. Treatment options include medications, counseling sessions, various types of behavioral therapy, and group therapy in different combinations.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Addiction to prescription opioid painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone, and illicit opioids such as heroin, leads to potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when discontinued. Opioid addiction treatment typically involves an inpatient stay at facilities like Alternatives Professional Counseling to make sure they get through withdrawal safely. Treatment also includes comprehensive mental health counseling.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
One of the first things an addict should do when entering treatment is to abstain from using illicit drugs completely. Depending on the length of time that the person has been using, the addict may have to go through alcohol or drug withdrawal. Fortunately, detox doesn’t have to be done alone, and withdrawal symptoms can be managed medically in an inpatient or outpatient setting. While detox may be uncomfortable, it is not life-threatening. Detoxification allows the addict to rid the body of all traces of drugs or alcohol and gives the addict a clean slate for their recovery.
Daily trips to the hospital that provides the treatment include intensive outpatient services (IOP). IOP in Washington is appropriate for patients in residential recovery facilities that have been diagnosed with addiction. Patients return to their everyday lives gradually, increasing the likeliness of success in treatment.
To assist with alcohol or opioid abuse, or a co-occurring condition, Alternatives Professional Counseling offers an outpatient treatment program. For their rehabilitation and other services, the Washington patient will go to the treatment center, yet return home every night. After most of the program is completed, the level of mandatory participation reduces.
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 Olympia, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Alternatives Professional Counseling. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.
Alternatives Professional Counseling‘s Therapies & Programs
In addiction recovery at Alternatives Professional Counseling, therapy plays a significant role. This helps patients get to the root of their addiction and discover how the problems that contributed to their use can be handled better. Therapy can be performed in a group and one on one settings. The patient interacts with the therapist in a one-on-one atmosphere during individual therapy. This encourages them to reflect on the underlying addiction problems and develop ways to avoid potential future abuse.
Recovering from addiction involves recovering relationships as well. One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Couples therapy at Alternatives Professional Counseling can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged. Addiction involves everyone in the family, not only the addict.
Family roles can change in damaging ways that may require professional help to rebalance. Successful intimate relationships can decrease the chances for relapse by ensuring a healthy environment after rehab in Olympia, WA.
Addiction and alcoholism affect the entire family. For this reason, family therapy is vital to a person’s recovery from addiction. In contrast to couples counseling, family therapy at Alternatives Professional Counseling may include siblings, children, parents, and other significant people in the recovering person’s life. Family support is one of the most important pillars of recovery.
Many people turn to drugs and alcohol as a way of processing trauma that has affected them in the past. Trauma can include abuse, neglect, the loss of a loved one and other unpleasant incidents. Trauma therapy at Alternatives Professional Counseling helps patients process trauma. It gives them the tools to deal with it in a healthier manner.
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that focuses on eliminating specific negative thoughts such as suicidal thoughts that can potentially lead to an individual inflicting self-harm. It is useful in the treatment of patients exhibiting uncontrollable emotions, intense mood swings, and borderline personality disorders.
The term “Dialectic” means the integration of opposites. In the substance abuse context, DBT refers to accepting the patient’s addiction and working to change their thoughts and behavior. It improves life skills such as controlling the intense emotions without reacting impulsively, resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively, and promoting awareness about self and others.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the relationship between a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Alternatives Professional Counseling aims to establish a healthy response to thoughts and feelings as an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol. It also promotes healthy communication between addicts and those around them. It is and effective therapy for people suffering with all types of addictions.
The recovery technique used by Alcoholics Anonymous is the 12 step program, but it can relate to any form of addiction. The 12 steps that addicts must take on the road to recovery are explained. Measures include acknowledging that you have a problem and agreeing to turn around your life. The curriculum, instructed by Alternatives Professional Counseling, also requires a belief in a greater power and making amends to others.
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Location & Contact
203 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA 98501
Phone Number
(360) 357-7986
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Location
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203 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA 98501 -
(360) 357-7986
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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AgeAdults (20+), Teenagers
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ModalityCouples, Family, Group, Individuals
Ownership
Listed May 26, 2020
Updated July 25, 2024
Olympia, 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.
Olympia, the capital of Washington, is a picturesque city nestled at the southern end of Puget Sound, offering residents a wealth of outdoor activities, a thriving arts scene, and a peaceful environment conducive to recovery. However, the city has seen a 15% increase in opioid overdose deaths from 2020 to 2021, with fentanyl being involved in 44% of those deaths in 2022, and methamphetamine-related overdose deaths rising by 50% from 2020 to 2022.
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