Today we welcome one of our newest WSB sponsors, Avalon Center, Inc., a state-certified treatment agency treating those suffering from alcoholism, drug addiction, and mental-health problems. Avalon offers personalized counseling in a comfortable treatment environment.

Avalon Center works with all types of court cases, including DUIs, custody or CPS cases, and other criminal cases. Avalon Center works closely with lawyers and other medical professionals to assure the best treatment for the individual.

Avalon Center offers an individualized approach to treatment that includes healing the mind, body, and spirit. The highly trained treatment providers educate clients on the disease model of addiction/alcoholism, coping skills, and relapse prevention. There are separate men’s and women’s outpatient programs, as each differ in their needs in treatment.

The treatment providers include: Olivette Foster, Chemical Dependency Professional (CDP); Kaela Koepke, CDP (Masters in MH candidate); Diane Hutcheson, ARNP, MA, MN, PMHBC; Joan Ferrier, RN, (MN candidate for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner):

*Diane Hutcheson, ARNP, is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who provides evaluation and treatment for those individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD , ADHD/ADD and chemical dependency. Treatment includes therapy and medication prescription and management.

*Olivette Foster, Chemical Dependency Professional (CDP), also works with People of Color Against Aids Network and is an HIV tester.

*Kaela Koepke, CDP, is a candidate for Master in Mental Health from Central Washington University.

*Joan Ferrier RN is completing her Masters in Psychiatric Nursing from Seattle Pacific University and will be joining Diane Hutcheson, ARNP, at Avalon Center, which is headquartered at 6959 California SW, 206-935-6228.

We thank Avalon Center for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news on WSB; find our current sponsor team listed in directory format here, and find info on joining the team by going here.