Mental Health Resources

Crisis Supports:

Call or text 988 for 24/7 emergency mental health support, or the Care Crisis Line: 1-800-584-3578

  • This includes access to local resources, including the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT)

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988 (call or text), or

  • National Crisis Text Line: 741741
  • TeenLink (6pm-10pm): 866-833-6546 (call or text) www.teenlink.org
  • 1-800-273-8255
  • 1-888-628-9454 (español)
  • 1-800-799-4889 (TTY)

Counseling Services:
Below are a few options for Mental Health Counseling in Whatcom County:

Providers who accept State/Medicaid Insurance, including Molina, CHPW, and Coordinated Care:  
Catholic Community Services (CCS)*
360-676-2164
1133 Railroad Ave. Bellingham, WA 98225  
Compass Health*
360-676-2220
3654 E. McLoed Rd. Bellingham, WA 98225  
Sea Mar Community Health*
360-734-5458
3350 Airport Dr. Bellingham, WA 98226  
Unity Care NW
360-676-6177 for both locations
1616 Cornwall Ave Bellingham, WA 98225
and
6060 Portal Way Ferndale, WA 98248  

*Lynden Schools has working relationships with CCS, Compass Health, and Sea Mar. Please contact Mental Health Coordinator Jordan Feigal, MS, LMHC for information.

Providers who accept most commercial insurances (not an exhaustive list):
Accent Counseling
360-922-6977
4350 Cordata Parkway, Suite 102 Bellingham, WA 98226  
Associates in Mental Health
360-715-2488
1155 N State St., Suite 404 Bellingham, WA 98225  
Hope and Thrive Counseling
360-383-8682
506 Grover St. Lynden, WA 98264
and
1151 Ellis St., Bellingham, WA 98225 
Touchstone
360-788-4228
288 Martin St. Blaine, WA 98247  

Psychology Today listings:

Many providers in our area have listings on www.psychologytoday.com, including those in the groups listed above. Psychology Today has several search functions, including insurance coverage and ways to sort providers by different preferences.

National, State, and Local Resources:

National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Número de prevención del suicidio
https://988lifeline.org/  
988 (call or text)

 
Washington Information Network
Cadena de información de Washington
(Community resources statewide, recursos comunitarios del estado)
https://wa211.org/  
211
Washington Recovery Helpline
Número de Asistencia para recuperación de Washington
(addiction, mental health, adicción y salud mental)
https://www.warecoveryhelpline.org/
866-789-1511
National Eating Disorders Association
Asociación Nacional para Trastornos Alimenticios
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/  
866-662-1235
Domestic Violence Hotline
Número de emergencia de la violencia doméstica
https://www.thehotline.org/  
800-799-SAFE (7233)
Text ‘START’ to 88788
National Sexual Assault Hotline
Línea nacional de emergencia para casos de agresión sexual
https://rainn.org/resources  
800-656-HOPE (4673)
NAMI: National Alliance for Mental Health
https://www.nami.org/  
800-950-NAMI (6264)

NAMI of Whatcom County
https://www.namiwhatcom.org/  
360-671-4950

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