Columbia Wellness

"I have been seeing a Dr. at Columbia Welness and a Therapist for a few years now. I have confidence in my Dr. and a good relationship with my Therapist. All of the staff has always treated respectfully and with kindness. . I am more than satisfied with the staff . I haven't ever had a bad experience with Columbia Wellness"

"This place is a joke. I was told I would get a grant to pay for my treatment since I didn't have health insurance. I finished my treatment and now getting hounded by debt collectors over a year later. When I call the office they tell me there's nothing they can do about it. This is wrong you can't tell someone they won't have to pay and then charge them for it"

"This place was very nice as far as I'm concerned. The facility is nice. The private rooms are nicely done with dark blue fuzzy soft blankets, you get two and you can drag them into the day room where there is group a few times a day. Facilitated by loving caring people. There are movies, Wii and games. There is no negativity in this place. None. The food is good and there are lots of good snacks with fruit and a fridge full of stuff to eat and drink. The nurses are wonderful. Whenever I was in my room crying they were so sweet and talked with me. They listened and remembered the things I was having a hard time with. Also very supportive with phone numbers of doctors and various programs and places to go. They were sincere and empathetic and just so nice. There was always a therapist on hand the few times I had sudden anxiety and PTSD flashbacks. I didn't have one negative encounter with any of the staff there. The place must have changed from the previous reviews I read. The prescriber was such a good listener. Very professional and very understanding. Very everything and never goofy or animated in a way that some prescribers and psychiatrists can be. My only other experience with being an inpatient is At Johns Peace Health. Columbia Wellness was so much better. I went in there already knowing that I was not going to get the meds that I really needed and they worked with me as much as I worked with them on finding acceptable alternatives. My accepting that I have to be proactive about my anxiety attacks was a huge help for all of us. I realized that I can't expect to be fixed by drugs or other people. I did get some okay alternative for anxiety and I'm working on techniques to help me gain self confidence and help lessen my fear of the symptoms of my condition. I would feel confident referring a loved one here. There is nothing that falls through the cracks and the nurses and therapists treat everyone as equals without prejudice or judgement. I was there for seven days and the only reason I wanted to leave was because I missed my phone and baby monkey videos. Lol... I will go back again if I get squirrelly. If you have mental issues and need a safe place to get it together then I hope you go here and have a helpful experience like I did."

"I was in a high trauma vulnerable situation, with a high need to assert myself. They tried to neuter me, minimized previous mistreatment I receive to protect themselves. But worst of all, it seems pretty apparent that they coordinated manipulation and abuse with other mental health facilities. I have a high degree of actualization, this combined with my vulnerable situation brought all this corruption out of the woodwork. My guess is a lot of people actually get these jobs just for some power trip, at least in poor areas like Aberdeen and Hoquiam. Either way, they’ll throw you under the bus if it serves their interests."

"I'm a falls thru the cracks girl. I came here n was getting help. But these therapist don't seem to stay long. This was my 2nd attempt at seeking help. Both times the therapist quits 4 another job. I told them in the beginning I can only do this once more. She quit. The New therapist Jan, never called 4 my phone appt A MONTH AGO. I literally just spent 10 mins arguing with the receptionist with her saying they've called me n my voice-mail not set up. My voice mails set up. I'm home on my phone all day no one's called. All she wanted to do was argue & insinuate I was lieing. I need to find a therapist not connected a drug rehab. Clearly she thought I was less then. She had the audacity to think I needed her help with my phone when in fact I was explaining that whom ever logged into the computer that my voice mails not set up was lieing. I've had this # for 10 years n I've had this phone for 3 years. Now I wouldn't go back because someone lies n the receptionist was rude n mean."