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Variety of services available to help manage and recover from addiction, including peer counselors, service navigators, and lab screenings. Free transit available for additional services at Anacortes location.

Brainspotting is a new type of therapy that can be used for people who have experienced trauma or have PTSD, anxiety, or ADHD, as well as those who struggle with impulse control, sports performance, substance abuse, chronic fatigue or chronic pain.

A state-licensed community mental health agency focused on children and families. Services include mental health assessments, individual and family therapy, group therapy, case management, advocacy, and school-based programs.

The free 8-session, 4 week course is taught by trained family members and is for families, partners and friends of individuals with mental illnesses. The course is designed to facilitate a better understanding of mental illness, increase coping skills and empower participants to become advocates for their loved ones.

A specialty team that partners closely with many community partner agencies as part of a continuum of services, engaging clients seeking housing support who are either unenrolled from a health plan or seeking enrollment. The CORS Team aims to help clients access housing resources and other necessary services. Services in this program include Care Coordination, Housing Referral and Support, and Outreach and Engagement.

Mindfulness training is intended to improve quality of life and aid in the management of conditions including stress, chronic pain, depression, and anxiety. Therapy sessions include meditation exercises as well as purposeful awareness-building of the various facets of wellness, including physical, social and familial, mental/emotional, intellectual, occupational/academic, and environmental wellness.

This free class is an experiential learning program for people experiencing a mental health challenge who are interested in establishing and maintaining their wellness and recovery. Peer-to-Peer consists of eight two-hour units and is taught by a team of two trained teachers and a volunteer support person, all of whom are personally experienced at living well with mental illness.

Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) is available to help those in the community experiencing a crisis due to mental illness and/or substance use issues. They provide assistance in community settings such as homes and schools. They are professionals trained to evaluate a person for safety, de-escalate a crisis, and provide information and education. They also refer people to community behavioral health services for additional support.

Weekly one-on-one or group equine therapy sessions with a Mental Health & Family Counselor and their team of horses. These sessions are conducted onsite at a peaceful, secluded farm, and are tailored to the needs of each participant.

Postpartum Counseling is intended to help new moms find the support they need to adjust to all the challenges that come with adding a new baby to a family.

Counseling for individuals with developmental delays is meant to help your loved one understand social elements in simple ways and apply them to their daily life.

Behavioral Health care integrated with Family Care Network's primary care clinics. Includes visits with a licensed behavioral health specialist with follow up appointments.

Intensive outpatient programming (IOP) is a structured behavioral healthcare that offers a personalized combination of support groups, counseling, family therapy, and individualized therapy. Virtual IOP is meant to address issues such as anxiety, behavioral issues, depression, dissociative disorders, gender identity & dysphoria, mood disorders, personality disorders, self harm, substance use, and other trauma. Programs are available for individuals (adults and teens), families, and curated groups.

Apartment complexes providing safe and affordable housing in the community to Lake Whatcom Center clients. Lake Whatcom Center works with the Bellingham Whatcom County Housing Authority to help clients with rental assistance and subsidies.

Intensive Outpatient Program. A home and community-based treatment program for adults experiencing severe and persistent mental health symptoms. IOP offers the opportunity to develop sustainable coping skills, vocational skills, interpersonal skills, and self-awareness of mental health illnesses.

A peer-to-peer support line. Teen volunteers are trained to listen to concerns and talk about a variety of issues, including bullying, drug and alcohol concerns, relationships, stress, and depression. Calls and chats are confidential.

Recovery-oriented mental health service for individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses, often with co-occurring substance use disorder. Services are comprehensive, highly individualized, and modified as needed through an ongoing assessment and treatment planning process based on the needs of the individuals served.

Whatcom Clubhouse is a nonclinical social rehabilitation approach to address mental illness and is considered a ‘Peer Run and Support Program’. Any adult Whatcom County resident with a mental health diagnosis can apply for a free membership, which allows participating in structured, social daily activities at the Clubhouse location.

Peer support help line for people living with emotional and mental health challenges. Calls are answered by specially-trained volunteers who have lived experience with mental health challenges. All calls are confidential.

Faith-based counseling. Open to everyone, including those who have different faiths and worldviews.

Counseling support for those dealing with chronic or terminal illness diagnosis. Approach grounded in family systems therapy, recognizing illness impacts families as well as the individual.

Counseling to process and experience motherhood, while teaching the skills and strategies to stay flexible and grow with these life changes.

Faith-based counseling. Open to everyone, including those who have different faiths and worldviews.

Counseling services available to children and teens.

Designated Crisis Responders provide legal assessment of grave disability and/or danger to self or others as a result of a mental health or substance use disorder for possible involuntary detention to a behavioral health facility. As a component of the evaluation, it must be determined that other, less restrictive options for stabilization of the crisis have been ruled out or deemed inappropriate.