Pierce County Resource Guide to Services and Supports for Individuals
Who Experience Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
(section links below).
Please call our office at 253.564.0707 to make arrangements to pick up your copy!
Dear Reader:
This Pierce County Resource Guide is dedicated to the hard work and commitment of those who have endeavored
timelessly over the years to “keep the promise.”
We want to acknowledge the generous support of Pierce County Human Services, Developmental Disabilities
Program, in providing the funds to update and print this important comprehensive guide to services and supports
for individuals who experience intellectual/ developmental disabilities. This important tool will assist you in
navigating the public and private programs and services available throughout Pierce County and beyond.
The Pierce County Coalition for Developmental Disabilities (PC2) welcomes the opportunity to assist individuals
and families in finding the services and programs that best meet your needs. We are here to answer your calls
if you need further assistance. Whether you are an individual who experiences an intellectual/developmental
disability, have a family member who experiences an intellectual/developmental disability, work within the disability
field, or are in the general community, we welcome your questions and concerns.
We acknowledge that, when compiling this complex list of resources, there are changes that can occur during the
production process. Please know that every effort was made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of agency
information.
Our Asian Counseling program delivers a broad range of care and support in our clients’ homes, their communities and in our Asian Counseling offices. From help obtaining U.S. citizenship to dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), we offer compassionate, culturally appropriate care. Highlights of our program include: experienced counselors, culturally appropriate care, specialized behavioral care, and seamless care. MultiCare Behavioral Health is the only community mental health service provider in Pierce County that offers Asian Counseling services to clients in three Asian languages: Cambodian, Vietnamese, and Korean.
Associated Ministries is an organization that works with interfaith partners who are deeply engaged in transforming our communities. We work together toward lasting solutions to homelessness. As a crossroad for communication and cooperation, we engage and equip faith communities and persons of good will to address the many needs in Pierce County through advocacy, education, and service. Associated Ministries' Center for Direct Services works with families and individuals throughout Pierce County to build a stronger community by building stronger households. Many of our direct services focus upon housing as the foundation for dignity, stability, and growth. These services include providing Centralized Intake for Homelessness Intervention through Access Point for Housing (AP4H); assisting families and individuals with re-housing; working with faith communities to reduce barriers to housing and to create new affordable housing; and youth homelessness prevention. The Center for Direct Services strives to work with households from a strength-based approach, identifying the strengths and supports that a household already possesses, and connecting to community and more formal resources to help build toward self-sufficiency. In connecting to the community, we seek to engage volunteers in ways that are meaningful for the households and volunteers.
Bridges provides a safe place for you and your child to grieve. We support families with children between the ages of 4 and 18 who are coping with a loved one’s serious diagnosis or who have experienced the death of someone they care about. We offer services for children because they grieve differently than adults. Children grieve over the course of their whole development. It’s vital they feel supported as they come to understand the illness or death of someone close to them.
Bridges provides a safe place for you and your child to grieve. We support families with children between the ages of 4 and 18 who are coping with a loved one’s serious diagnosis or who have experienced the death of someone they care about. We offer services for children because they grieve differently than adults. Children grieve over the course of their whole development. It’s vital they feel supported as they come to understand the illness or death of someone close to them.
We believe the elderly should be able to live in security and dignity. Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services provide a variety of services to seniors and to people with disabilities that dignifies each individual while providing the needed tools to help extend independent living and promote physical and mental well being. As our senior population continues to grow, we are constantly looking for new ways to provide solutions to a variety of care challenges and opportunities. Historically, CCS has provided home care services that enable seniors and people with disabilities to remain in their own homes. In addition, we provide this to people with low or no income, as well as to people who are able to pay for the service. An outgrowth of our home care programs has been the recognition that low income seniors who are not homebound need nutritional meals and socialization. To this end, numerous senior meal sites as well as Meals on Wheels have been established in Pierce County. Other services to seniors and people with disabilities include referrals through Volunteer Services, a vast network of help that matches volunteers to the needs of seniors and others; low income housing, and volunteer transportation.
Children's Institute for Learning Differences (CHILD)
CHILD is a three-component 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides: therapeutic day-school services; pediatric clinical therapy services for students and private clients (ages 3-18); and support and training for parents and professionals. CHILD addresses the needs of children often denied access to local education programs due to challenges posed by severe sensory processing disorders, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, emotional-behavioral disabilities, autism, and extreme anxiety. Students are placed at CHILD by their parents or in partnership with school districts and most transition back to their home school districts within 1-3 years. CHILD provides therapeutic interventions to reach children who would otherwise continue to fail at school.
Comprehensive Life Resources (formerly Comprehensive Mental Health) is a private, not-for-profit community mental health agency providing a continuum of behavioral health and community support services. Services include: children’s counseling, foster care support, family advocacy, homeless outreach, supported employment, on-site genoa pharmacy, gang prevention, adult counseling/peer support, and substance use services. We are committed to a recovery-focused, whole health approach and philosophy that considers and embraces the whole person. We are social workers, therapists, case managers, peer support counselors, psychiatrists, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other health specialists.
Comprehensive Life Resources (formerly Comprehensive Mental Health) is a private, not-for-profit community mental health agency providing a continuum of behavioral health and community support services. Services include: children’s counseling, foster care support, family advocacy, homeless outreach, supported employment, on-site genoa pharmacy, gang prevention, adult counseling/peer support, and substance use services. We are committed to a recovery-focused, whole health approach and philosophy that considers and embraces the whole person. We are social workers, therapists, case managers, peer support counselors, psychiatrists, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other health specialists.
Comprehensive Life Resources (formerly Comprehensive Mental Health) is a private, not-for-profit community mental health agency providing a continuum of behavioral health and community support services. Services include: children’s counseling, foster care support, family advocacy, homeless outreach, supported employment, on-site genoa pharmacy, gang prevention, adult counseling/peer support, and substance use services. We are committed to a recovery-focused, whole health approach and philosophy that considers and embraces the whole person. We are social workers, therapists, case managers, peer support counselors, psychiatrists, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other health specialists.
Comprehensive Life Resources (formerly Comprehensive Mental Health) is a private, not-for-profit community mental health agency providing a continuum of behavioral health and community support services. Services include: children’s counseling, foster care support, family advocacy, homeless outreach, supported employment, on-site genoa pharmacy, gang prevention, adult counseling/peer support, and substance use services. We are committed to a recovery-focused, whole health approach and philosophy that considers and embraces the whole person. We are social workers, therapists, case managers, peer support counselors, psychiatrists, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other health specialists.
Michael A. Comte specializes in the assessment of persons with sexual adjustment problems. He is a CSOTP and a DD professional and currently limits his practice to psychosexual evaluations, risk assessments, treatment plans, and consultations, as well as competency and capacity recommendations.
Counseling services for individuals, couples, families, teens, children, and groups serving the greater Tacoma Metropolitan Area. We are counselors and specialists in personal, emotional, and relationship management (anger, anxiety, depression, family, grief, insecurities, marriage, relationship, trust issues, and more). Our staff has years of experience helping people lead happy, stress-free lives with healthy and rewarding relationships!
Crockett & Associates, LLC, offers sexual deviancy and addiction counseling services. Serving adults and juveniles with disabilities, male and female, with or without convictions. In addition, we provide marriage and family counseling, as well as sexual education.
At Greater Lakes, we believe that everyone has the potential to recover from mental illness and to realize their hopes and dreams. We are committed to the principles of recovery and trauma-informed care and provide evidence-based treatments which include counseling, case-management, peer support, and medication. Our organizational and clinical philosophy are based on respect, client choice and empowerment, which inspires hope and provides the best environment for recovery. Greater Lakes strives to align our facilities, programs, staffing and behavior with our values. We maintain high expectations for ourselves and hold ourselves accountable to each other and those we serve. The Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) is part of Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare, an intensive, team-based behavioral health service package which offers individualized support in the community to people with severe mental health conditions and high service needs.
Hannah’s Home Care provides experienced care at home for older adults, persons with disabilities, young children and post-natal care for mothers and babies. Services are provided throughout Pierce, Thurston and South King Counties and range from one hour to live-in care. Whether the needs are meals, light housekeeping, transportation or personal care, Hannah’s caregivers offer support with compassion and respect. All caregivers are selected after a rigorous testing and interview process, including national background checks and personal and professional reference checks and are fully bonded, insured and trained. For added peace of mind, all of Hannah’s clients and family are able to view daily progress notes and communicate electronically with the caregiver regarding any concerns or observations.
At HopeSparks, we envision a world where all children and families are safe, secure, and stable. Our mission is to strengthen families by inspiring courage and confidence to make a lasting change. HopeSparks is comprised of five core programs that serve children and families in Pierce County who face trauma, abuse, and overwhelming life challenges. HopeSparks is a recognized leader in Pierce County in behavioral health, early intervention, kinship care, home visiting, eating recovery and parent education. Our programs include: healing hearts counseling, children’s developmental services, relatives raising children, eating recovery, family support services, parent education, and HopesCloset.
When unimaginable crises threaten people’s lives and futures, Lutheran Community Services Northwest offers healing, help and hope. We help vulnerable children, families, refugees and others overcome life’s most difficult challenges to become contributing members of our communities. Our mission is grounded in faith and the ideals of inclusiveness and justice. We respect, serve and advocate for all no matter their religion, ethnicity, sexuality or other personal attributes. Some programs offered in Pierce County include: caregiver services (fostering caregiver wellness, home care, meals on wheels), refugee resettlement, retired and senior volunteer program (RSVP), Santa for seniors, senior advocacy, dementia friendly action coalition (DFAC), senior companion, senior friends, senior media services (Senior Scene newspaper and Where to Turn guide), and social engagement (zoo walk, memory cafes and music mends minds). Please visit our website for more information.
Mental Health Services
Franciscan Health Systems, St. Joseph Medical Center
Our skilled professional team has specialized training to care for people with all types behavioral health and addiction issues. We bring together experts from several disciplines, including: psychiatrists and psychologists, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, registered nurses, addiction medicine specialists, licensed clinical mental health counselors (CMHCs) and social workers (LCSWs), chaplains, occupational and recreational therapists. We care for people with many short-term and chronic behavioral health conditions, including: anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, psychosis resulting from various causes, and schizophrenia. If you or a loved one is experiencing a behavioral health issue that interferes with daily functioning, help is available. To learn more about our inpatient care please call or visit our website.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Medical & Behavioral Health & Dental
We specialize in primary care family medicine, including preventive health exams, prenatal care, acute care visits, minor procedures, health education, follow-up care from hospital visits, and referrals. We also provide additional services to ensure our patients our connected with the resources they need to live happy, healthy lives.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Medical & Behavioral Health & Dental
We specialize in primary care family medicine, including preventive health exams, prenatal care, acute care visits, minor procedures, health education, follow-up care from hospital visits, and referrals. We also provide additional services to ensure our patients our connected with the resources they need to live happy, healthy lives.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Medical & Behavioral Health & Dental
We specialize in primary care family medicine, including preventive health exams, prenatal care, acute care visits, minor procedures, health education, follow-up care from hospital visits, and referrals. We also provide additional services to ensure our patients our connected with the resources they need to live happy, healthy lives.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Medical & Behavioral Health & Dental
We specialize in primary care family medicine, including preventive health exams, prenatal care, acute care visits, minor procedures, health education, follow-up care from hospital visits, and referrals. We also provide additional services to ensure our patients our connected with the resources they need to live happy, healthy lives.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Medical & Behavioral Health & Dental
We are a state-licensed community mental health agency accredited by The Joint Commission, and we meet all requirements for court-mandated services. Our providers use multidisciplinary practices to develop and maintain your personalized treatment goals. Clients are encouraged to include their families and members of their social support system in their treatment. Our team of mental health therapists, chemical dependency counselors, psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioners, and psychiatrists specialize in providing culturally competent services. Our staff receive in-depth training on evidence-based practices to ensure we provide the best tools to help our clients lead healthy lives.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Medical & Behavioral Health & Dental
We are a state-licensed community mental health agency accredited by The Joint Commission, and we meet all requirements for court-mandated services. Our providers use multidisciplinary practices to develop and maintain your personalized treatment goals. Clients are encouraged to include their families and members of their social support system in their treatment. Our team of mental health therapists, chemical dependency counselors, psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioners, and psychiatrists specialize in providing culturally competent services. Our staff receive in-depth training on evidence-based practices to ensure we provide the best tools to help our clients lead healthy lives.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Medical & Behavioral Health & Dental
We are a state-licensed community mental health agency accredited by The Joint Commission, and we meet all requirements for court-mandated services. Our providers use multidisciplinary practices to develop and maintain your personalized treatment goals. Clients are encouraged to include their families and members of their social support system in their treatment. Our team of mental health therapists, chemical dependency counselors, psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioners, and psychiatrists specialize in providing culturally competent services. Our staff receive in-depth training on evidence-based practices to ensure we provide the best tools to help our clients lead healthy lives.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Medical & Behavioral Health & Dental
We are a state-licensed community mental health agency accredited by The Joint Commission, and we meet all requirements for court-mandated services. Our providers use multidisciplinary practices to develop and maintain your personalized treatment goals. Clients are encouraged to include their families and members of their social support system in their treatment. Our team of mental health therapists, chemical dependency counselors, psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioners, and psychiatrists specialize in providing culturally competent services. Our staff receive in-depth training on evidence-based practices to ensure we provide the best tools to help our clients lead healthy lives.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Medical & Behavioral Health & Dental
We are a state-licensed community mental health agency accredited by The Joint Commission, and we meet all requirements for court-mandated services. Our providers use multidisciplinary practices to develop and maintain your personalized treatment goals. Clients are encouraged to include their families and members of their social support system in their treatment. Our team of mental health therapists, chemical dependency counselors, psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioners, and psychiatrists specialize in providing culturally competent services. Our staff receive in-depth training on evidence-based practices to ensure we provide the best tools to help our clients lead healthy lives.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Medical & Behavioral Health & Dental
We are a state-licensed community mental health agency accredited by The Joint Commission, and we meet all requirements for court-mandated services. Our providers use multidisciplinary practices to develop and maintain your personalized treatment goals. Clients are encouraged to include their families and members of their social support system in their treatment. Our team of mental health therapists, chemical dependency counselors, psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioners, and psychiatrists specialize in providing culturally competent services. Our staff receive in-depth training on evidence-based practices to ensure we provide the best tools to help our clients lead healthy lives.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Medical & Behavioral Health & Dental
Behavioral Health Clinic - Parenting in Recovery Program
We are a state-licensed community mental health agency accredited by The Joint Commission, and we meet all requirements for court-mandated services. Our providers use multidisciplinary practices to develop and maintain your personalized treatment goals. Clients are encouraged to include their families and members of their social support system in their treatment. Our team of mental health therapists, chemical dependency counselors, psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioners, and psychiatrists specialize in providing culturally competent services. Our staff receive in-depth training on evidence-based practices to ensure we provide the best tools to help our clients lead healthy lives.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Medical & Behavioral Health & Dental
We are a state-licensed community mental health agency accredited by The Joint Commission, and we meet all requirements for court-mandated services. Our providers use multidisciplinary practices to develop and maintain your personalized treatment goals. Clients are encouraged to include their families and members of their social support system in their treatment. Our team of mental health therapists, chemical dependency counselors, psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioners, and psychiatrists specialize in providing culturally competent services. Our staff receive in-depth training on evidence-based practices to ensure we provide the best tools to help our clients lead healthy lives.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Medical & Behavioral Health & Dental
Provides counseling for individuals, families, couples, and groups. Accepts: Medicaid, Molina, Kaiser Permanente, First Choice, Regence, Cigna, Tri-Care and sliding fee scale if needed. Clinically licensed social worker in private practice with nearly 30 years experience working with clients with developmental disabilities, who are dealing with issues surrounding: employment, mental health, advocacy, and transitions into society. Types of therapies used most often in session are Cognitive Behavioral & Reality Therapies. The goal of our work is to empower those in emotional distress and help them gain relief through short or long-term counseling. Contracted provider with Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) and Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR).
Provides individualized vocational and life planning, career counseling, employment services, life skills training, and opportunities for participation in ones' community. The variety of services offered allows support to be tailored to meet the specific needs of each person receiving services. The Careers Program emphasizes personal choice and career building for adults with documented disabilities. We begin services with careful planning. Together we explore your interests, abilities, and needs. From this, we provide vocational counseling so that you can set your career goals. Our Individual Employment Program provides support to individuals from transition students to adults of all ages according to their vocational & life goals. The services are individualized & guided through a person-centered planning process. Vadis also works with employers both 1:1 and through workshops that teach positive supports, communication, learning styles, training techniques, and problems solving skills. Vadis’ Community Inclusion Program offers individualized support services for adults with developmental disabilities have opportunities and support to build relationships with people in the community and develop and apply skills that promote independence and inclusion. Vadis has successfully assisted individuals with disabilities in achieving their vocational goals for over 40 years.
Provides individualized vocational and life planning, career counseling, employment services, life skills training, and opportunities for participation in ones' community. The variety of services offered allows support to be tailored to meet the specific needs of each person receiving services. The Careers Program emphasizes personal choice and career building for adults with documented disabilities. We begin services with careful planning. Together we explore your interests, abilities, and needs. From this, we provide vocational counseling so that you can set your career goals. Our Individual Employment Program provides support to individuals from transition students to adults of all ages according to their vocational & life goals. The services are individualized & guided through a person-centered planning process. Vadis also works with employers both 1:1 and through workshops that teach positive supports, communication, learning styles, training techniques, and problems solving skills. Vadis’ Community Inclusion Program offers individualized support services for adults with developmental disabilities have opportunities and support to build relationships with people in the community and develop and apply skills that promote independence and inclusion. Vadis has successfully assisted individuals with disabilities in achieving their vocational goals for over 40 years.
Provides individualized vocational and life planning, career counseling, employment services, life skills training, and opportunities for participation in ones' community. The variety of services offered allows support to be tailored to meet the specific needs of each person receiving services. The Careers Program emphasizes personal choice and career building for adults with documented disabilities. We begin services with careful planning. Together we explore your interests, abilities, and needs. From this, we provide vocational counseling so that you can set your career goals. Our Individual Employment Program provides support to individuals from transition students to adults of all ages according to their vocational & life goals. The services are individualized & guided through a person-centered planning process. Vadis also works with employers both 1:1 and through workshops that teach positive supports, communication, learning styles, training techniques, and problems solving skills. Vadis’ Community Inclusion Program offers individualized support services for adults with developmental disabilities have opportunities and support to build relationships with people in the community and develop and apply skills that promote independence and inclusion. Vadis has successfully assisted individuals with disabilities in achieving their vocational goals for over 40 years.
Wilson Clinical Services provides specialized services to the deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, and late deafened population throughout the state of Washington and the United States. These services are available to community centers, private individuals, group homes, prisons, courts, schools, and other places that are in need of specialized care.
