At Clarity we utilize the most up to date treatment models and offer care individualized to each client. Our staff is trained to treat each client with nonjudgemental compassion and we work to heal the whole person: mind, body and spirit. Clarity specializes in treating addictions, but we also have experienced staff that can treat mental health and co-occuring disorders. 

12 step models can be powerful in helping people recover; however, we believe there are many pathways to healing that all start with reaching out and asking for help. We are here to help you find your pathway and encourage your growth and wellbeing toward a new way of living. 

Regardless of why you may be reaching out for help, we commend your courage and look forward to working with you. We RARELY meet a client on their best day and understand reaching out for help can be very difficult. We try and make reaching out easy as you can: call, text, or email to make first contact. 

Dr. Gabor Maté says that addictions are simply attempts to soothe pain. This pain may be emotional, mental, physical, or relational. Drugs work to relieve this pain and until we find ways to heal our pain, we will continue to exist in a cycle of suffering and addiction.

Well, what helps us take care of our pain? When someone helps us carry our pain with compassion, we can learn to be with it, and thus heal the injuries of our experiences.

We believe that clients suffer from the pain of life and attempt to cope with it using the skills they know best. We help carry our clients’ difficult emotions and teach new ways of coping through cognitive, mindful, behavioral, and skills-based therapeutic approaches.

Science and spirituality converge to help us understand the importance of self-reflection, introspection, and mindfulness. These skills are necessities for mental and physical wellbeing and can be obtained through 12-step models, scientific study, Eastern psychology, and many other pathways. More than anything, we aspire to help our clients understand themselves and their behavior in deeper ways. Once we understand ourselves, we begin to self-correct and align with our values.

“Knowing oneself comes from attending with compassionate curiosity to what is happening within” – Gabor Mate

~ Serving Washington State ~
Whatcom County: Bellingham, Ferndale, Blaine, Lynden
Skagit County: Burlington, Mount Vernon
And all other local surrounding counties and cities

DUI Assessments and Evaluations

Deferred prosecution treatment program

Counseling for Couples and Families

Moderation Management

Domestic Violence Intervention Treatment

Suboxone and Medication Management 

Your privacy and the confidentiality of your medical records are of great importance. As such, Clarity follows standard-industry practices for the collection, maintenance and disposal of your records. We encourage you to read our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices for more information.

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