Bellingham Comprehensive Treatment Ctr
3240 Northwest Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225
Catholic Community Services
Also known as Recovery Center/Bellingham
About Catholic Community Services
Private nonprofit organization offering comprehensive outpatient care for substance use and for people with co-occurring mental health conditions, providing both individual and group counseling.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Intensive outpatient treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
- Opioid treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Trauma-related counseling
- Education and counseling
- Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling
- Special programs
- Adolescents · Young adults · Adult women · Pregnant/postpartum women · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State department of health
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Social skills development · Transportation assistance · Suicide prevention services
- Language services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction · Smoking Cessation
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Perinatal Mental Health
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Motivational Interviewing · Online Therapy · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Trauma-Specific Therapy
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Men · Older Adults · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Intensive Outpatient Program · Outpatient Treatment
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Catholic Community Services
- 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?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- 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 Catholic Community Services
Catholic Community Services reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, 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 Catholic Community Services offer?
Catholic Community Services reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Catholic Community Services accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Catholic Community Services located?
515 Lakeway Drive, 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.