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About Free by the Sea
Free by the Sea is a specialized and luxurious drug and alcohol addiction treatment center in Ocean Park, Washington. This rehab center is a short walk from sandy beaches and the Pacific Ocean, providing adults with a tranquil and peaceful substance abuse recovery environment.
Free by the Sea is situated on five acres of land and is family owned, offering various treatment methods such as EDMR, CBT, DPT, and trauma-informed counseling that address the causes of addiction.
Free by the Sea is a drug and alcohol rehab that provides addiction education, relapse prevention, and life skills training during its individual and group therapy sessions across all the programs offered below:
Those in need of structured recovery support can enroll in the partial hospitalization offered by the Free by the Sea substance abuse addiction treatment center. This program requires individuals to be at this recovery center for four to five days weekly for a minimum of five hours daily.
Once an individual has completed an inpatient treatment program at Free by the Sea, they can enter this facility’s PHP. The PHP includes art therapy, 12 step programs, nutrition education, mental health therapy, regular drug screening, cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy.
The intensive outpatient treatment program (IOP) offered by Free by the Sea is highly structured to help individuals overcome addiction in an outpatient setting. This outpatient program includes one on one counseling and group therapy alongside educational group sessions, relapse prevention, early intervention service, and addiction education to promote sobriety and continued drug and alcohol abuse recovery.
Free by the Sea has a medically assisted treatment program (MAT). This program provides suboxone and naltrexone addiction treatment to eligible candidates who need assistance managing withdrawal and cravings.
Individuals working toward recovery from drug and alcohol addiction can enroll in the inpatient rehab program offered by Free by the Sea, which is monitored by staff 24 hours a day.
This program has been created to provide individuals with a structured and safe living environment while attending individual and group therapy and receiving other treatment services.
The average stay at this residential treatment program is about 30 days, but this depends on an individual’s substance abuse needs.
Facility Overview
31 - 60 Avg Length of Stay in Days
Latest Reviews
Free by the Sea opened my eyes and saved my life. I would not listen to any of the negative reviews that I noticed on here. You have to come to the program with a willingness to change in order to get the wonderful treatment offered. The staff is amazing and has every clients health, integrity, and safety in their minds and care. The team is wonderful. As long as you want to change your life, you have to give in to some of the hard things that are required. 30 day residential for me was a blessing, and I am applying Friday to go back for the PHP and IOP programs.
The staff and owners expectations of you are not hard to manage if you put your mind to your treatment. The classes are eye opening, especially the Behavioral Health and Brain studies reviews. It helps you to understand your disease and how to manage it. Taking your life seriously includes steps that are mind challenging.
I completely loved my experience, was cared for, taken to a Doctor when it was needed, provided excellent meals, comfort during my stay, clothing, and other items I was lacking. They provide all hygiene products that are required. The extra classes and options for success are endless! They even go out of their way to provide you excellent transportation to and from the facility if you communicate with the admissions staff.
Sabrina provides my favorite classes! The art and especially the vages nerve classes she gave were so helpful in reopening my creative side and mind/body regulation again. I have stayed sober outside of the program, and I would suggest this resource and program to anyone who wants to change their life, live drug and alcohol free, and start over! They do not judge your past and many of the staff and counselors know first hand what you are going through. They do not take a high and mighty pose, instead they let you understand and share their stories of failures and successes to help you see you can overcome anything!
They have encouraged me in ways I didn't even know was possible! I wish I would have found FBTS many years ago, as it would have saved me from a lot of rollercoaster setbacks with my alcoholism. Put your mind and body back together in a wonderful setting. The property is an old beach resort and truly has a light hearted spiritual surrounding of nature and many blessings if you just open your heart and mind to the great experience you will have.
The meals provided are another high review from me. The kitchen staff is great, breakfast, lunch and dinner has many options, the menu is changed daily. Always salads available. Two refrigerators stocked with goods and left overs from previous meals to be eaten at any time. Full granola and cereal bar, many snacks, tea, juice machine and ice always ready. Some of the best food I have had in years, honestly high restaurant quality.
The walking track, pickleball, and men and women's lounge areas are where you can watch some TV or get some extra time with the friends you make there. You have expectations in this program and that is no different from any other situation in life. Give it a chance, change your life, get healthier while doing so.
Thank you dearly Free By The Sea staff, Sabrina, Jasmine, with high regards to Kimberlee, Kandi, Buddy, Regina, Amanda, Kedrick, Kathi, Alex, Brian, Lisa, Kurt, Courtney, and Matt!
Can't wait to get back and see all your loving faces soon!
Jenna T.
Free by the Sea is my second treatment center. And, as a result of this program, I can truly say that I believe wholeheartedly that it will be my last. Besides the obvious, that it is set by the beach and a beautiful campus, the curriculum covered during my stay here taught me more about myself, my addiction, my trauma, and most importantly, my sobriety, than I could have ever thought possible. I do not say these things lightly. Free by the Sea taught me the importance of having a relapse prevention plan, and gave me the tools to create one. I leave here tomorrow morning, back to my husband and my life, with such solid and valuable tools to apply to my life and long-term sobriety! I can’t leave without giving a very sincere shoutout to ALL the staff who took care of me, made me feel safe, cared about, and important. Thank you, immensely, to each one, from my first step in admissions with Landon, to the front desk staff, Kandi, Kimberly, Amanda, Regina, Chanelle and Matt, to the competent and empathetic med room staff, Nyna and Courtney. The kitchen staff is amazing as well, and Kedric’s cooking is always delicious! I will forever be grateful for my experience here and the life changing and life affirming care I received. I cannot forget my counselor, Lisa, who listened, heard me, and helped me through this journey with an individualized plan. A huge thanks also to the other counselors who led the classes who gave me a wealth of knowledge; Eugene, Diane, and Brian. And, last but certainly not least, Jenn in admissions, Sabrina in art and well being classes, as well as the sweetest housekeeping staff of Debbie and Yurika! Also, my awesome transport dude, Alex, who took me to and from treatment! A heartfelt thank you, all of you, for collectively contributing to the rest of my life, sober!
BEWARE! PAID REVIEWS! SUPPRESSED REVIEWS. I spent over a month there for “dual diagnosis” treatment.. omg. I am more traumatized than I was when I got there! Absolutely no help for PTSD whatsoever. They are ageist and they don’t like disabled people. We are too much trouble. If you want protein and don’t eat meat? Get an egg on the salad. That’s it. Rude desk people who favor “some” and the kitchen staff acts like they are going out of their way to get you plant based protein burgers. They act like mushrooms have all the protein you need. The sliders don’t close all the way in rooms so you’re getting an ice cold air flow from the ocean. Pile your pillows up against the curtains that linings are all ripped up. It’s an old Western Hotel that hasn’t been renovated since this “family owned money-sucking business” took over. Some of the rooms look like places time forgot. Most of the staff is not in recovery and it shows! You are a little lower on the totem pole than they are. They charged my insurance - get this - $88,000 for 30 days. They got paid 24,000. 800.00/day? So much down time. Nothing to do. It was like being in detox - for 800.00/day! Groups cancelled often. So they’d throw in a TED talk video and sit on the phone the entire hour. What a pitiful joke. The place is photoshopped by the way. They are liars and these 5 star reviews are made up by staff! Omg What a joke.
OKAY**** You want me to “reach out”. That’s funny. I noticed all these 5 star reviews were answered in a day or two. MINE WASN’T! Because I’m telling it like it was. You had to have a group huddle to figure out how to handle this TRUTHFUL review. You paid the others, probably by giving them a discount on the “upper supposed” costs out of pocket costs. Great good for you!
I reached out several times. You stopped taking my calls. You wouldn’t return my calls. You know who I am. My phone was dropped by someone and won’t ring more than once to this day, you lost my car key and fob, and you finally sent my vitamins you didn’t include while you were rushing me out. My eye meds were in your facility with
people who didn’t know what they were doing with meds (OMG!) I knew I came in with them and
Until was in a panic until got amazon package. A few days later “what’s her name” pulled out my
meds and ALL MY EYE OINTMENTS, drops, etc in a plastic bag! The entire time they had been there. And she “didn’t have the authority to give them to me! What is she doing handing out meds?
I had asked for a new counselor instead of Lisa - I got zero help from her - EVER!!! You still hadn’t replaced light bulbs in two rooms I had requested so I could see! Warm lights instead of LEDs. I had put this in writing! It went on and I have times and dates.
How can we help you finally! AGAIN, PLEASE ENLARGE PRINTED OUT MATERIAL SO I CAN SEE IT! Nope couldn’t be done. It would be a copyright BS. I was all printed out from books anyway. Why would it be a copyright law if it was already printed - but ENLARGING PRINT WOULD BE A CRIME OR SOMETHING? NO. It was too much trouble for you to enlarge the print for me.
I was “forced” to go to the beach because it was “all or no one!”. That was when another group was cancelled. Me, closing my eyes, unable to face the sun, fear of getting the cold blowing sand in my eyes felt like I had to go with it. I didn’t stay long. It was painful.
I was called by staff 2x I was a “pain in the ass” (many a truth said in jest?) and one time again - then quickly - but you all are.
There are many more things I could write, but my eyes are hurting and you people are worthless. You know how much I was dealing with and took advantage of it.
You conveniently “dismissed” me on day 35 because it was understood I had planned on seeing the day I had to see my eye doctor 3-1/2 hours away. It was clearly understood.
A lot more I could write about that, but you waited for that day to get rid of me and informed me:
YOU WEREN’T A DUAL DIAGNOSIS CENTER AND COULD NOT TREAT MY C-PTSD!
I kept a journal and have lots more to report.
Response from the owner2 days ago
Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective. We respect everyone’s right to share their experience, and we take feedback seriously as part of our commitment to ongoing improvement.<br><br>However, we are concerned by the repeated edits and escalating nature of your review. We want to be clear that we do not condone the ongoing pattern of public harassment or the spreading of potentially misleading information. While we are legally and ethically bound to protect your privacy and cannot speak to individual circumstances, we can say confidently that we followed all appropriate protocols in alignment with state and federal regulations, including HIPAA.<br><br>We encourage open and honest feedback, but we also believe in respectful dialogue. To anyone reading this, we invite you to reach out to us directly if you have questions about our program or would like to better understand the care and support we provide.<br><br>—The Free by the Sea Team<br> 
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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.
Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.
Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Outpatient Free by the Sea offers outpatient care and continuing support for clients who have graduated from their alcohol and drug rehab treatment program and live locally. The extension of treatment is ideal for individuals who want to maintain their sobriety over an extended period of time and need the reinforcement of a continuing care treatment program. Individuals reside off-campus and live their daily lives as usual, participating in treatment programs as recommended at the time of discharge or as determined appropriate by the client and their counselor.
Inpatient Inpatient rehab enables clients who are exiting detox or who are at an increased risk of relapse to focus on their recovery in a highly structured and supportive environment. Inpatient rehabs provide intensive clinical supervision and high-level treatment. Clients remain at the facility through the length of their program and typically receive multiple addiction counseling and education sessions per day. Holistic therapies, such as yoga, message, and meditation, may be used to relieve stress and ease discomfort.
Intensive Outpatient Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) are for those who want or need a very structured treatment program but who also wish to live at home and continue with certain responsibilities (such as work or school). IOP substance abuse treatment programs vary in duration and intensity, and certain outpatient rehab centers will offer individualized treatment programs.
Aftercare Support Rehab aftercare programs support clients as they focus on maintaining their sobriety after intensive (often inpatient) treatment. These programs adhere to a model of life-long recovery, addressing addiction disease as a chronic, relapsing condition. Rehab aftercare services vary widely based on the specific and evolving needs of the client, but often include peer coaching, relapse prevention support, and 12 step program induction. Clients, case managers, and care teams typically collaborate on long-term care plans.
12-Step 12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).
Sober Living Homes Free by the Sea also offers a transitional treatment program for individuals who need continued alcohol or drug rehab support for up to one year but require a less structured approach. It is also ideal for clients who have previously received drug or alcohol rehab treatment.
Intervention Services Intervention services helps family or friends of addicts stage an intervention, which is a meeting in which loved ones share their concerns and attempt to get an addict into treatment. Professional intervention specialists can help loved ones organize, gather, and communicate with an addict. They can guide intervention participants in describing the damage the addict's behavior is causing and that outside help is necessary to address the addiction. The ideal outcome of an intervention is for the addict to go to rehab and get the help they need.
Partial Hospitalization Program A partial hospitalization program (PHP) is a short-term form of intensive rehab, usually for those with acute symptoms that are hard to manage but don’t require 24-hour care. PHPs have structured programming (i.e. individual and/or group therapy), and usually meet 3-5 days a week for around 6 hours (i.e. 9am-3m). Some PHPs are residential (patients sleep on site) and some are not, so patients sleep at home. PHPs can last from 1-6 months, and some offer transportation and meals.
24-Hour Clinical Care At certain points in the recovery process, it's important to have support available 24/7. 24-hour clinical care offers a safe environment in which to recover from drug or alcohol addiction in peace, knowing medical detox and other treatment will happen with professionals on hand.
Medically Assisted Detox Detox is the process of purging the body of any substances that a person has consumed to the point of addiction. The process of detox allows time for the drug and alcohol to be eliminated from the body so the person can move forward with treatment. Free by the Sea offers detox placement to the men and women in the State of Washington who are living with drug and alcohol addiction. Medical detox is done by licensed medical professionals who monitor vital signs and keep you safe, healthy, and as comfortable as possible as you go through detox and withdrawal.
Treatments
The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.
Effective drug rehab in Washington integrates care for the whole person, offering comprehensive solutions to addiction. Treatment methods address mental, physical, and relational aspects of substance abuse.
Dual diagnosis occurs when an addiction to drugs or alcohol is accompanied by a mental or emotional disorder. As some mental and emotional disorders can hinder a successful recovery from drug or alcohol addiction, seeking help for the disorder is vital to overcoming the addiction. When it comes to substance abuse, they use support groups to aid in treating co-occurring issues.
A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.
Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.
Programs
Adult Program
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 Adult Program
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.
LGBTQ Program
Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.
Military Program
Serving in the military is both mentally and physically challenging, and can result in trauma that persists even after combat ends. Military programs are tailored to the specific and often complex needs of active duty personnel, veterans, and military families. Clients often access these programs through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Clinical Services
CBT is one of the most effective practices out there today for helping individuals overcome mental health problems or substance abuse issues. This therapy has stood the test of time and is scientifically proven to be a very effective method for managing mental health and substance abuse issues. At Free by the Sea, they invite both individuals and their families to their facility in the State of Washington to experience the benefits that CBT has to offer.
Located in the State of Washington, Free by the Sea uses dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to treat alcohol addiction, drug addiction, and other mental health issues. Dialectical Behavior Therapy at Free by the Sea is taught by our Clinical Director Dr. Kevin McGinley. Dialectical behavior therapy provides a new approach to treating substance abuse and mental health issues. Free by the Sea is one of the few treatment centers in the country with a DBT program that integrates mental health with substance abuse treatments.
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.
Clinicians who apply motivational interviewing techniques engage with their clients as equal partners. This method avoids warnings and confrontation and instead allows clients to analyze their situation and explore their options. This technique is often used when the client feels unsure about their ability or desire to change.
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.
Couples therapy can help a couple navigate their differences. By learning powerful interpersonal skills in therapy, the couple can work together to overcome challenges and change the direction of their relationship.
EMDR is a therapeutic modality originally developed to help process trauma. In an EMDR session, a patient is prompted to undergo eye movements that mimic those of REM sleep. This is accomplished by watching a therapist's finger move back and forth across, or following a bar of light. The goal is repetitive sets of eye movements that help the brain reprocess memory, which can significantly reduce the intensity of remembered traumatic incidents. Associated memories can heal simultaneously, leaving patients significantly calmer, more stable, and more emotionally relaxed.
Drug and alcohol addictions affect the entire family. Successful recovery is not just about healing the client, but also healing loved ones and the family bonds that can be tested during addiction. Free by the Sea offers an intensive four-day family program focused on helping this vital support unit establish a foundation for successful recovery not only for the client but the entire family.
Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.
When your body is properly nourished, healing is much faster. That's why nutrition therapy is an important part of drug rehab in Washington. It helps you learn how to take care of your body so you can heal both mentally and physically from addiction.
Recreational therapy is a dynamic approach to drug and alcohol addiction treatments that integrates activities like gardening, music therapy, and sports. These activities give you a therapeutic outlet for your emotions and help you to reduce your stress levels. This protects your physical and mental health and helps you develop new skills that foster a sober lifestyle.
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Staff & Accreditations
Staff
Dr. Richard Crabe
Psychiatist & Medical Director
Sarah Crosby
Billing Manager & CCO
Jennie Fox, SUDP
Clinical Director
Landon Downing
Admissions Coordinator
Accreditations
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1992 by congress, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American's communities.
SAMHSA Listed: Yes
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.
CARF Accreditation: Yes
Accreditation Number: 255534
LegitScript has reviewed Free by the Sea as part of their certification program, and has determined that it meets the LegitScript standards for legality, safety and transparency.
LegitScript verified in August 2021
State Licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow rehab organizations to conduct business legally within a certain geographical area. Typically, the kind of program a rehab facility offers, along with its physical location, determines which licenses are required to operate legally.
State License: Washington
The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) is a professional association that represents organizations in the field of addiction services. Founded in 1978, NAATP's mission is to advance addiction services and ensure that high-quality addiction treatment is available and accessible.
NAATP Member: Yes
Contact Information
(360) 777-7050 
25517 Park Avenue
Ocean Park WA, 98640
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