Catholic Community Services
515 Lakeway Drive, Bellingham, WA 98225
Bellingham Comprehensive Treatment Ctr
Also known as WCHS Inc
Address: 3240 Northwest Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225 · Map
Phone: (360) 450-5025
Website: ctcprograms.com
About Bellingham Comprehensive Treatment Ctr
Patients receive individualized outpatient care for opioid use disorder using Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT). Depending on what works best for each person, treatment may include methadone, buprenorphine, or Suboxone. Along with MAT, clients can take part in both one-on-one and group counseling to work through personal difficulties and build practical coping skills that support sustained recovery over the long term.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance · Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program · Methadone maintenance · Prescribes buprenorphine · Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
- Medications used
- Methadone · Buprenorphine with naloxone · Buprenorphine without naloxone
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling
- Special programs
- Adult women · Pregnant/postpartum women · Adult men · Seniors or older adults · Clients who have experienced sexual abuse · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Exclusive programs
- Opioid use disorder clients only
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds · Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Licensing and accreditation
- State department of health · SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP) · Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Assistance with obtaining social services · Mentoring/peer support
- Transitional services
- Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Domestic violence services, including family or partner · Social skills development · Transportation assistance · Suicide prevention services
- Language services
- Spanish · Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Drug Addiction · Heroin · Opioids · Prescription Drugs
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Group Therapy · Medication-Assisted Treatment
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Individual Treatment · Medical
- Who it serves
- Men · Men and Women · Women
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Bellingham Comprehensive Treatment Ctr
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- Which medications do you prescribe (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone), and can I continue a medication I already take?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Washington. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Bellingham Comprehensive Treatment Ctr
Bellingham Comprehensive Treatment Ctr reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. With Washington Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Bellingham
Measured from the population center of Whatcom County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Bellingham, about 3.3 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Bellingham, about 3.3 miles (3 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Bellingham, about 2.2 miles (7 within 25 miles)
See the Whatcom County treatment map, methadone clinics near Whatcom County and Suboxone doctors near Whatcom County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Bellingham Comprehensive Treatment Ctr offer?
Bellingham Comprehensive Treatment Ctr reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, MAT, Methadone (OTP). Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Bellingham Comprehensive Treatment Ctr accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Bellingham Comprehensive Treatment Ctr located?
3240 Northwest Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Bellingham?
From the center of Whatcom County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Bellingham, about 3.3 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
Other treatment facilities in Bellingham
Lake Whatcom Residential and Trt Ctr
3400 Agate Heights Road, Bellingham, WA 98226
Lake Whatcom Residential and Trt Ctr
1641 Baker Creek Place, Bellingham, WA 98226
Lake Whatcom Residential and Trt Ctr
3600 Meridian Street, Bellingham, WA 98225
Lifeline Connections
4120 Meridian Street, Bellingham, WA 98226
Lifeline Connections
4120 Meridian Street, Bellingham, WA 98226
See all 22 facilities in Bellingham · Residential · Outpatient · Intensive outpatient · MAT · Methadone · Accepts Medicaid
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.