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A Positive Alternative
Address: 4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98103 · Map
Phone: (206) 547-1955
Website: apositivealternative.com
About A Positive Alternative
A Positive Alternative (APA) specializes in state-certified intensive outpatient programs, featuring thoughtfully organized gender-specific groups for both men and women. Each group is limited to 6-8 participants, ensuring a tailored treatment experience. The center strives to integrate substance use treatment with mental health care, offering a blend of individual therapy, family workshops, supportive groups, naturopathic wellness, and mindfulness-based strategies for preventing relapse. Utilizing evidence-based methods outside of the traditional 12-Step framework, APA provides a different avenue for recovery by addressing the underlying issues associated with substance use and equipping clients with strategies for meaningful, long-term change. Participants often emerge from the program with a healthier self-image and robust connections with fellow members, forming a lasting support system that continues beyond their time in treatment. Through APA’s emphasis on enhancing awareness of both mental and physical well-being, clients acquire essential skills to manage stress, handle discomfort, and effectively respond to triggers—key elements for preventing relapse.
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
- Does not treat opioid use disorders
- Treatment approaches
- Cognitive behavioral therapy · Motivational interviewing · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Trauma-related counseling
- Education and counseling
- Substance use disorder education · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling
- Special programs
- Adult women · Adult men · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State department of health
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Mentoring/peer support
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Mental health services · Social skills development
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction · Marijuana
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Anxiety · Bipolar · Burnout · Depression · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Stress · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Meditation & Mindfulness · Motivational Interviewing and Enhancement Therapy (MET) · Psychoeducation · Somatic Experiencing
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Gender-Specific · Individual Treatment · Non 12 Step
- Who it serves
- Couples · Executives · LGBTQ+ · Men · Men and Women · Mild Disabilities · Professionals · Women
- Aftercare
- Ability to Call a Counselor · Aftercare Group Therapy · Aftercare Recovery Coach · Family Follow-up Counseling · Follow-up Sessions (in-person) · Return Visits · Support Meetings · Support Meetings (on-site)
- Amenities
- Access to Nature · Gardens · Internet Access · Walking Trails
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask A Positive Alternative
- 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 A Positive Alternative
A Positive Alternative reports accepting Private insurance, Self-pay. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your Washington Medicaid plan or can refer you to one that does. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Seattle
Measured from the population center of King County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Seattle, about 3.8 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Seattle, about 3.8 miles (26 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Seattle, about 3.4 miles (41 within 25 miles)
See the King County treatment map, methadone clinics near King County and Suboxone doctors near King County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does A Positive Alternative offer?
A Positive Alternative reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does A Positive Alternative accept insurance?
It reports accepting Private insurance, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is A Positive Alternative located?
4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98103.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Seattle?
From the center of King County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Seattle, about 3.8 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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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.