The Child Advocacy Program at Compass Health uses Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as its primary treatment model for youth battling trauma and substance use disorders.
The program operates at Compass Health’s outpatient counseling center in Lynnwood, Washington.
It serves children, teenagers and young adults up to age 22 who have been through sexual abuse or who have seen a violent crime, including a homicide.
Specially trained CAP therapists also use other trauma treatments, including Alternatives for Families and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, known as EMDR, and the program includes individual and family counseling.
Non-offending family members take part in the therapy. Most health insurance plans cover part of the cost. A family that cannot pay is not turned away, and therapy for households without insurance is funded by a grant from the Office of Crime Victim’s Advocacy.
Outpatient care at the Lynnwood clinic runs on Apple Health, the state Medicaid plan, and referrals are accepted with a managed care plan that carries an IMC or BHSO benefit.
Compass Health provides an estimate of the bill before services are given, and its Adult Outpatient Program serves adults with counseling and medication management.
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Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.
Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.
The providers who specialize in the children's rehab space understand the specialized needs that this population faces. School-based and social services such as tutoring and family counseling are often central to treatment. Child programs may also address the needs of youth experiencing substance abuse in the home, including a parent's or sibling's addiction.
Therapists with special training use trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy as the primary model in the Child Advocacy Program.
Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.
Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.
Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Nutrition therapy, aka medical nutrition therapy (MNT), is a way of treating physical, emotional, and medical conditions through diet. Specific dietary plans are designed by professional nutritionists or registered dietitians, and patients follow them in order to positively affect their physical and mental health.
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
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Lynnwood, WA 98036
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You can't make an appointment by phone. You have to go in on Tuesday or Wednesday and maybe then you will get something scheduled. Someone told me, "Medicaid customers get the short end of the stick" well here that's just what it is. Counselors were either way too aggressive ...
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The expansion of corporate mental health networks has introduced a disturbing trend where aggressive pharmacological intervention often takes precedence over genuine psychological healing. In these high-volume facilities, there is a systemic tendency to over-medicate patients, using potent psychiatric drugs as a primary tool for "compliance" rather than as a carefully considered support. This approach often resembles a form of clinical experimentation, where vulnerable individuals are subjected to complex "medication cocktails" with little regard for the long-term neurological or physical consequences. When a diagnosis is applied too hastily, it serves as a justification for these heavy-handed treatments, frequently trapping the individual in a state of chemical dependency that can permanently alter their personality and physical health. This model of care is deeply rooted in a financial structure that rewards the medicalization of the human experience. By transforming emotional distress or complex trauma into a series of billable psychiatric labels, these institutions create a pathway for continuous revenue through expensive drug trials and recurring clinical "monitoring." The focus shifts away from restoring a person's autonomy and toward maintaining them in a manageable, medicated state that fits the facility’s operational needs. This cycle of over-diagnosis and over-prescription can lead to a total breakdown of a person's well-being, turning what should be a support system into a laboratory for profit. In the end, the patient is often left to pick up the pieces of a life derailed by a system that prioritized the experimental application of pharmaceuticals over the fundamental duty to do no harm.
The front desk female who answered the phone on 03/13/25 @ 9a.m. is so rude,disrespectful, uncooperative and unprofessional. She has no business dealing with humans much less answering the phone about their patients. I asked a simple question about their address because it concerns one of their patients and she asked me why x2. I had already identified myself and gave the reason why. She was too annoyed to answer my questions like she was being bothered or something. She didn't answer my last question and hang up on me. If you can't do your job professionally why are you there? Her attitude is unacceptable 🤮
Excellent care, kind people. Anne rochon is my therapist and she is fantastic. I also did DBT and it was a far easier and more useful experience than when I had it through Kaiser. Thanks everyone, your awesome.
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The outpatient program at Compass Health in Lynnwood is Child and Family Outpatient Services. That program is the outpatient level of care for children and families here. It’s outpatient care.
Child and Family Outpatient Services sees youth and children from age 0 to age 22, plus their families, when emotional or behavioral challenges are present. The Child Advocacy Program takes children, adolescents and young adults. Ages run from birth to 22. It’s for sexual abuse, and it covers having witnessed a homicide or a violent crime. Non-offending family members are included. That age span includes adolescent treatment ages.
The Child Advocacy Program uses trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy as its primary treatment model. Specially trained therapists use it for CAP. It’s the therapy named for the Child Advocacy Program.
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