Sea Mar Visions Youth Treatment Center

1603 East Illinois Street
Bellingham, WA 98226

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About Sea Mar Visions Youth Treatment Center

Sea Mar Visions Youth Treatment Center, located in Bellingham, Washington is a non-profit alcohol and drug rehab that offers treatment for a variety of substance abuse addictions including alcoholism, co-occurring mental health disorders, and opiate addiction. They offer supervised medical treatment to safely manage withdrawal symptoms during detoxification, as well as residential care providing long term support for addiction recovery. Additional levels of care offered include relapse prevention and 12-step therapy.

Specialty rehab programs at Sea Mar Visions Youth Treatment Center include tailored care focusing on women's specific needs and experiences, age-appropriate treatment for teens addressing adolescent-specific issues, and treatment integrated with HIV/AIDS care, ensuring comprehensive health management.

Sea Mar Visions Youth Treatment Center has received accreditations from The Joint Commission.

Latest Reviews

camilla Moretti
2 weeks ago on Google
1
Don t send anyone that you truly care about here, they won t take care of them at all, in fact they will probably neglect their mental health to the point of suicide
Taylor Nicole
2 months ago on Google
5
I attended vision in year of 2014. This treatment facility would quite remember me. During my stay there was alot of difficulties I delt with and made a slight commotion. This isn't a luxury stay, your housed with girls from all round the state, and it's a privilege based rewards to go outside. It's designed to make you think about how you want to change your life and never experience your freedom being taken from you again. There was no English music, birthdays got celebrated (a slice of cake for each girl), the year I was in we all had such good behavior as a group we had an olympics and went outside often. We were only allowed basic Hanes gray crew neck, t-shirt and sweats. Only time your not in that if it's summer they provide knee length shorts, and if your put on suicide watch. For obvious reasons they need to watch out for self harm. Every meal you dine with two units. Once your out of main unit you get clothing privileges, outing privileges, and meetings once a day, horse riding. I'm truly thankful for visions. I know many girls that led healthy beautiful life's that went through this program. This program could use donations or fundraising for better supplies/clothing for the girls. That's the only thing I could say negative about this place.
Amanda Tyree
6 months ago on Google
1
This place caused me more trauma as a teenager than it helped. I am surprised it's still open. I remember having to beg staff to let us outside to play or see the sun and usually being turned down. And don't even get me started on the "fitness" time. VHS tapes of walking in place and Richard Simmons? For teenage girls? I could go on. I genuinely despise this facility.

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Sea Mar Visions Youth Treatment Center works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, Please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

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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.

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.

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.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

inpatient iconInpatient
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.
aftercare iconAftercare 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 icon12-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).
24-hour icon24-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 iconMedically Assisted Detox
Drug and alcohol addiction often takes a heavy toll on one's body. Over time, a physical dependence can develop, meaning the body physiologically needs the substance to function. Detox is the process of removing drugs and/or alcohol from the body, a process that can be lethal if mismanaged. 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.

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

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

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Teen Program
Teen programs are designed to address the unique pressures teens face, pressures that can drive them to experiment with dangerous, addictive substances. They need programs that meet them exactly where they are and give them tools for long-term recovery. Therapy can help teenagers understand and work through underlying issues so they can reclaim the life ahead of them.
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Program For Women
Rehabs for women provide a safe, nurturing space for female clients to heal. These treatment programs consider the specific obstacles that women can face during recovery and place a special emphasis on mental, social, physical, and reproductive health. They explore how each woman's experience has shaped the trajectory of their substance use, addressing issues such as sexual abuse and past trauma.
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Child Program
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.
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HIV/AIDS Program
HIV/AIDS programs support disease prevention and management in high-risk individuals in recovery. Individuals who engage in intravenous drug use and other addictive behaviors are at a higher risk of becoming infected with HIV. Rehab centers that specialize in treating this population typically have a high number of nurses, physicians, and psychiatrists on staff who can make sure both their medical and mental health needs are met.

Clinical Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

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.

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.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical approach to helping people with substance abuse issues and other conditions shift behavior in positive ways. It is more goal-oriented than traditional psychotherapy, as MI counselors directly attempt to get clients to consider making behavioral change (rather than wait for them to come to conclusions themselves). Its primary purpose is to resolve ambivalence and help clients become able to make healthy choices freely.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Recreational therapy (aka therapeutic recreation) uses creative and fun activities to help with addiction recovery. Recreational therapists lead patients in entertaining and engaging activities like sports or games; art (drawing, painting, sculpture); drama, music, and dance; and/or community outings (field trips) to improve patients' physical, social, and emotional well-being.

Accreditations

The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.

Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes

Contact Information

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1603 East Illinois Street
Bellingham, WA 98226

Reviews of Sea Mar Visions Youth Treatment Center

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What an outstanding experience at Sea Mar, I enjoyed talking to my counselor, she actually seemed to care about her patients unlike some of my past counselors at other facilities, there is a structured program to follow that helps you to stay sober! I would recommend this ce ... Read More

Reviewed on 2/14/2019
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camilla Moretti
2 weeks ago
1

Don t send anyone that you truly care about here, they won t take care of them at all, in fact they will probably neglect their mental health to the point of suicide

Taylor Nicole
2 months ago
5

I attended vision in year of 2014. This treatment facility would quite remember me. During my stay there was alot of difficulties I delt with and made a slight commotion. This isn't a luxury stay, your housed with girls from all round the state, and it's a privilege based rewards to go outside. It's designed to make you think about how you want to change your life and never experience your freedom being taken from you again. There was no English music, birthdays got celebrated (a slice of cake for each girl), the year I was in we all had such good behavior as a group we had an olympics and went outside often. We were only allowed basic Hanes gray crew neck, t-shirt and sweats. Only time your not in that if it's summer they provide knee length shorts, and if your put on suicide watch. For obvious reasons they need to watch out for self harm. Every meal you dine with two units. Once your out of main unit you get clothing privileges, outing privileges, and meetings once a day, horse riding. I'm truly thankful for visions. I know many girls that led healthy beautiful life's that went through this program. This program could use donations or fundraising for better supplies/clothing for the girls. That's the only thing I could say negative about this place.

Amanda Tyree
6 months ago
1

This place caused me more trauma as a teenager than it helped. I am surprised it's still open. I remember having to beg staff to let us outside to play or see the sun and usually being turned down. And don't even get me started on the "fitness" time. VHS tapes of walking in place and Richard Simmons? For teenage girls? I could go on. I genuinely despise this facility.

Meikayla Betney
7 months ago
1

Honestly very brutal experience for me. I went into this program march of 2020 it has now been four years. I was there for almost 9 months. I was on main unit for almost 6 months which is only supposed to be a 4 month stay until you move to the other housing. My spot was taken by someone causing problems in the unit so she got to move ahead of me first even tho she was way behind in the personal work we had to do. At this time visits were canceled and during these 9 months I never saw my mother once. When you get in trouble they will degrade you and start taking away clothing privileges as they force you to wear a small shirt with extremely short tight boy boxers. They will take your sheets away, blanket privileges can be taken. Showers are only 10 minutes long including if you have to use the bathroom and any other hygiene activities you have to do have to be done in 10 minutes at 3am. Birthdays were never celebrated in anyway. If you messed up once during the week you got your 1 weekly phone call taken away. This program is made to brutally break you and uses old Military tactics that are honestly quite abusive. I remember one of my good friends got her phone call taken away for farting because she didn t ask for permission. I have extreme ptsd from this program and even with it being four years ago I still have vivid nightmares of girls being locked in rooms screaming. I talk to mostly everyone who I was in there with and we all agree this place isn t right to send anyone to in todays world. One of my amazing friends Ariana herrion went to this treatment program the staff would criticize her and how much she ate and the scars on her body. She wasn t allowed to wear short sleeve even during summer because her scars were to triggering unfortunately this friend overdosed last year. I feel like visions could have done more for her and all the girls I was in there with. I truly hope this place will soon get shut down or someone will start a law suit so we can all come out together to get our justice

Siena Herrick
8 months ago
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Anna taylor
9 months ago
4

I was here september 18th- december 19th 2022 which is only 3 months and is way shorter than how long i was supposed to be there. im about a year and a half clean from my doc, which i never thought i was gonna do. but being in visions was rough. not being to touch anybody at all, rarely being able to go outside, not being able to wear your own clothes for the first 4-6 months and having the exact same weekly schedule for 3 months did take a toll on my mental health and kinda drive me crazy. the first month was the worst. but then month 2 and three were better. i got used to the place and the people in it. either way if you dont wanna be helped and changed then this isnt going to work. and you arent going to stay clean. but if you do want to change and get better then you have to put in the work to do so. getting a good priv, doing all your treatment work, talking openly to your therapists. this place is really hard work, but it is effective if you want it to be.- anna

CHRISTOPHER S
11 months ago
1

This place has zero schooling... Visitation is the worst.. Brought my 77 year old dad.. Could not bring anything to drink into visitation and they offered none when asked .. They pushed ADHD meds on my son.. Who hasn't been on them for 8 years..He was horseplaying and they kicke kicked him outhim out

Joan Grohowski
1 year ago
2

i was there from july 5 2022- december 6 2022. i got a lot of help and healed but staff is horrible and the director is rude and told me what i was dealing with was fake. theyre shutting down rh which i think makes it so kids have nothing to look forward to in the program.

Alyson Crawley
1 year ago
1

Clinical staff and staff are not responsible with the kids belongings .they have physically put hands on me when it s said to be a no touch facility but I was repetitively assaulted multiple times during difficult situations .and graveyard staff Jesse he is very rude and very inappropriate with kids , kids have told staff multiple times about this happening in they still ignore the fact that he s like that I highly recommend taking your kids to a different facility. I was locked in a room for several hours I asked staff to let me out multiple times and was ignored I was locked in the room without food water water or an accessible bathroom

Arin Schmoe
1 year ago
3

Never watching lord of the rings ever again

Shy Shy
1 year ago
5

Out of the three rehab facilities I went to as a youth this was the strictest but also the safest, the one that helped me the most and probably the best food. The floor staff were all amazing and professional. I wish you could go to your room when you're feeling sick but they were too understaffed. Don't stress over losing points for little things because the world is so much bigger than getting points docked for taking too long to do hygiene. Soon your manager at work will be docking your points for being late for your shift 3/2022-12/2022

Lilly Aarhaus
2 years ago
4

I was there almost five years ago. I went through phases of wanting and not wanting help. I remember my counselor Blanca she was so kind she would just sit there and let me cry. So many people hated the program director Leslie, but no one understood that when I ran away the first time she told everyone when I got back to be nice to me and try to be my friend. I guess both Blanca and Leslie saw something in me. The only thing that sucked was the lack of psychical affection. We were not allowed to touch other patients. I went there before COVID and only seeing my family once a month sucked so I feel for anyone who probably didn't see their family at all. Five years later I'm still clean off my doc

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