A Place of Hope for Depression

I wanted to take a moment and share how grateful I am for the staff at The Center. They were so kind and thorough with me and my family as we worked together to get treatment for our mother. The hand-picked treatment team who cared for her were integral in helping her begin to see the light from her addiction to alcohol. We feel blessed that the therapies and treatment team helped her learn to cope with everyday life in a more positive way. They not only helped heal her, they helped heal our family. more

My experience at The Center in Edmonds Washington has been amazing. The level of professionalism, skill and caring from the staff was so much higher than I expected. The facilities are very nice, modern and comfortable, and the housing units are all outfitted with new kitchens, living rooms and bedrooms. They are like very nice apartments. The town is small, quiet and I believe an ideal setting for treatment. The days consist of one-on-one sessions, group sessions, work with a dietitian and sometimes with a fitness coordinator. You are given tasks and assignments to work on in the evenings. A medical doctor provides a checkup weh you arrive and is available throughout for any medical needs. The Cetner can provide prescriptions, but my experience is they actually try to wean you off of them, only prescribing what you need and working to supplement your body with nutritious meals. You are not supervised in the evenings or weekends. There is ordained staff and The Center offers a faith-based track for those who select it. There is no additional charge for that. If you don't want it, you would not know it is there ,but it is clearly a faith-based facility and I found comfort in that. You can have a roommate when you are there, or there are private rooms available but I believe they may cost a bit more. The clients that I interacted with were universally pleased with the facilities and their treatment. I cannot say enough about the life-changing care you can receive at The Center. They have a great reputation for depression and anxiety treatment (and treating eating disorders too) and I have seen why. Just outstanding and highly recommended. more

The staff is off the chart professional! Loving, caring and helped me get my life back. more

I use to be a christian before i went here but if this is how christians treat one another then i dont want to be one. more

First of all, in my opinion, the hook of being a "christian facility" is a deceptive way to capitalize in a field of help that is not offered everywhere. If they were really into being a christian facility they would have some kind of service every Sunday for the clients. Instead we were given a map of churches in the area that were within walking distance. Not even on Christmas were we treated to a service from "A place of hope." Now by the time you or a loved one are looking for help from an inpatient or outpatient mental health facility, your situation is very serious. Expect to pay at least $1,200.00 a day or $36,000.00 for a 4 week stay. In my opinion I believe your length of help is solely dependent on how much your insurance will pay and/or how much you can self pay. The longer you can pay, the longer it will take for you to be "well enough" to go home (in my opinion). I was a client patient (client) for a month and a half. Let me enlighten anyone that might be considering "A place for hope" for their place of help. I stayed in one of their "gifted" houses with 5 other women. Each of these women had attempted suicide AT LEAST ONCE and had no hesitation to share their experience. I had never contemplated suicide and was horrified by what I was hearing. Then the unthinkable happened when a housemate went missing. A number of us brought it to the staff's attention she was missing (as it did not seem to us they were aware of her absence). They said "we searched everywhere for her" but she was not found until the next morning. The staff found her hanging from the back of the house she was staying at, she had been dead for 24 hours. I heard of another death this year of an alleged client from out of state who walked in front of a train. This death was headline news in Seattle. I don't know what Dr. Jantz and his staff believe is an acceptable loss vs their profit. For some the loss is just too great. For some they have lost their life. PLEASE BEWARE. more

On the phone, they will tell you that you wont hear about Christianity but its not true. What a bunch of liars. They dont care about their clients. Just the money. Jesus would be ashamed of you! more

I went here. The staff were abusive. Construction was going on during sessions which increased my anxiety. There was constant pounding and drilling. Brian Murphy got in my face without knowing me and starting yelling at me. They have you in groups all the time and you hardly ever get to see a therapist. more

I have been to The Center, A Place of Hope more than once. Contrary to the other reviews, my experiences have been nothing short of impressive, professional, caring and, for me, extremely helpful. I was assigned a team (not 1-2 people, but an whole team) who worked on all facets of my life. My emotional, diet, childhood issues and relationship issues, and some depression/anxiety that accompanied me. They took time to understand what my issues were, then worked on all of them. I felt that was huge, they didn't just focus on my eating issues, but all of my other issues that frankly had a big impact on my self-esteem and eating. The food was tasty, nutritious, and I understood the dietary needs behind the food. I received lunch and smoothies each day. I did need to prepare my evening meals. For me, it was a step in being able to create and care for myself which was part of the treatment. Maybe some feel that is too much but for me it was an important part of the process. Regarding the staff, many people work with you -- counselors, psychologists, therapists, nutritionists. My team had a combined 61 years of experience. I appreciated each one for the unique aspects they brought. Did I love each one? No. But not because they didn't care for my welfare or weren't good at what they did. They made me work, made me deal with issues that were painful, made me work through things I'd let fester and stay buried for a long time. I even got mad at one of my counselors one day. But she was gracious and let me vent. I realized it was me who I was frustrated with, not her. But it helped me break down the barriers to true recovery...which is what I needed. I understand people have different expectations and not every place is right for every person. I listened to several people who had unrealistic expectations. It was easier for them to complain about the staff than deal with their issues. For me, my team was incredible, talented, cared, and helped me get better. I am eternally grateful for The Center more

The councilors and patient staff our great (wish they were some where else treating people they really are helpfull) I went for addiction (wich was only lightly touched on not a good place for addicts) ADMIN AND FINACIAL are HORBILE I was let go early due to insurance but if i would have known that i would have gone to a real impatient place because i need the full stay the take your money buy you buy your own food but then they wont give it to you. dont go here for addiction and make sure your insurance is the best otherwise dont bother. more

The center of hope isy worst experience I ever had my entire life. To get to the point I traveled 4000 miles thinking that I was really going to get help for my depression instead I got locked up with no phone was being watched by surveillance cameras everywhere . I got thrown out on the street when they told met insurance did not cover me . I was scammed like never before in this wacky state of Washington near Seattle . I was treated like trash in every way possible . This experience made me never ever to want to leave town to go for help . The entire staff are phony people. I was mentally and verbally abused. I am so glad I got out of there more

I just flew to WA from TN to pick my daughter up from being at this horrible place for only 4 days. She went there to get help with depression and cutting. She made a cut on the back of her hand while she was there that was as deep as a Paper. It and a out this long ------. She was brought to the local hospital and spent 1 1/2 weeks in a very low functioning mental health unit there. She was told if she completed her time there she could go back to The Center. They lied! They wouldn't let her back because she cut. But that's why she was there! If she could stop on her own we wouldn't have spent thousands of dollars to get help there. In the end, she is more depressed than when she entered there. They do not communicate well at all. When I brought up the fact that they have hurt my daughter's spiritual growth they just shrugged their shoulders. I saw no evidence of Christ in this place or the staff. This is a very dark "treatment" place and I would NOT recommend it to anyone! Like others have said, it's a scam. The hospital that my daughter was at in Edmonds (Swedish) has filled a complaint with the state of Washington. Ecause of the way they treated our daughter (who just turned 18 four months ago). Do. Of waste your time or money here!!! more

This is a scam and they are all about money and greed. They hold persons money do not do refunds so if you think you may be owned money you should call. They are not a Christian facility as Christians are not about greed they are about love and compassion they owner a Laura Minor have NONE of that. This is very sad I have seen many persons come there over and over again due to the fact that they had money not because we - they could help them. Please dont go hear not a good place. There is no hope at this facility more

This is suppose to be a compassionate place, but if you raise a fuss, or want to adjust the classes, or heaven forbid want to change your housing, you're called in, questioned, ridiculed, and threatened with the "free gift of housing" (Housing is a gift, insurance doesn't pay for it, or so we're told over and over and over. You can be asked to leave anytime.). You can't talk to your primary counselors about topics, even if its bothering you physically and mentally. And if the staff is causing you physical or mental distress because of different reasons, forget getting any consideration. You come into this place wounded, looking for help, compassion and understanding, and the counselors understand but don't even think to get any compassion from the administration or housing staff. And if you want to leave, they'll force you to stay because insurance won't cover if you left, and they threaten to charge you for over $1000 if even one class is missed. What a scam. more

they scam you into their program by offering low payment and pay half of first night hotel fee, but if you get out of the program early, they dismiss you like trash, and never want to deal with you again, never pay half of the hotel fee, and didn't do their promise of low payment. Didn't return phone calls. I'm very traumatized, worse than non-Christian counselling more

At A Place of Hope for Depression we specialize in depression treatment, depression therapy, inpatient treatment support, mental health issues. We have several clinics and treatment centers available. more

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