Welcome to Eastside Center for Family, offering addiction treatment and therapy in Bellevue, Washington

We operate under the premise that each person is unique and brings experiences that need individualized attention.

We view people in family contexts to understand the influences that play a role in how a person makes decisions and prioritizes solutions.

The foundation of our approach to treatment and all forms of counseling in our office is one of respect, empowering people to make their own choices. We take time to listen carefully and identify with a person problem maintaining behaviors and look for workable solutions. We offer therapy in Bellevue that is accessible from all neighborhoods of Seattle.

Customized mental health services

Our mental health, family and addiction therapy resources are research based. We do not incorporate 12 steps in our program offerings. Instead, our counseling approach is based on The Stages of Change model, Motivational Enhancement and Systemic Family Systems model.

Group support

We encourage exploration of social support networks that encourage a holistic approach to recovery. These networks include such groups as Smart Recovery, Buddhist Recovery, yoga communities, AA/NA/OA/Alanon, online support groups, NAMI groups, psychotherapy groups, Celebrate Recovery, etc.

Addiction therapy services

In addiction treatment and counseling for the family, we avoid confrontation and heavy-handed styles. These outdated models stem from an early approach of “pull yerself up by your bootstraps”, “lock em up and throw away the key” and “just say no” archaic approaches of the last century.

Professional, effective therapy for your growth

We find many people seeking treatment and psychotherapy are already very hard on themselves. An effective and productive approach is one of exploration and inquiry. We use counseling approaches that are research based and utilize innovative approaches that are common sense at their core.

We find gender-specific groups to be of great value to our clients, helping build cohesive groups and increase trust among members. Our groups are lively, interesting and fun filled with supportive and earnest people who desire personal growth.

We attract people who are motivated and have a personal desire to grow and change. Our clinic is geared to family and self-referred individuals. Some people we serve have a legal requirement to be in treatment and counseling but those who come to us are very highly motivated.

Nearly all of our counselors hold a masters degree with several licensed mental health counselors. We meet in weekly team consultation to review client issues with each other. This approach allows us to tap into the expertise of one another as well as maintain clarity and professionalism.

We are fortunate to have a variety of backgrounds and expertise that allows us to work with all members of a family under one roof. This one-stop-shop approach allows us to provide a high level of coordinated care, which can be lost when family members are seeking services at multiple agencies.

Reach out today

Call us to make an appointment for therapy in Bellevue, or click here to send us a message through our contact form.

Letting Go

“To let go doesn’t mean to stop caring; it means I can´t do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off; it’s the realization that I can´t control another. To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands. To let go is not to try to change or blame another; I can change only myself. To let go is not to care for, but to care about. To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive. To let go is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being. To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, but to allow others to affect their own outcomes. To let go is not to be protective; it is to permit another to face reality. To let go is not to deny, but to accept. To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires, but to take each day as it comes and to cherish the moment. To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue, but to search out my own shortcomings and to correct them. To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone, but to try to become what I dream I can be. To let go is not to regret the past, but to grow and live for the future. To let go is to fear less and love more.”