Medicine Wheel Recovery ServicesTherapist in Saint Helens, OR
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Medicine Wheel Recovery Services, Inc. is a behavioral health and addiction treatment provider located in St. Helens, Oregon. Founded in 2015 by Co-Founders and Executive Directors Pam Councell and Tana Howtopat, MWRS is built on a foundation of respect, diversity, and cultural competence. The organization provides evidenced-based, culturally relevant treatment services addressing both substance use addictions and unaddressed mental health issues. Their service philosophy addresses the whole individual from the inside out, prioritizing spiritual, mental/emotional, and physical health. MWRS offers counseling, education, activities, and support to recovering individuals and their families. The agency serves Columbia County residents and individuals from across the country seeking culturally competent treatment. Services include outpatient addiction treatment, specialized gender-specific programs (Inipi Women's Program and Modern Warrior Men's Program), and crisis assistance available 24/7.
Role
Therapist
What a first session looks like
Virtual & In-PersonIndividuals seeking treatment can call 503-396-5322 during business hours (Monday-Friday, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.). The organization also offers a 24/7 after-hours crisis line at 503-753-8035 and specialized screening forms are available for gender-specific programs.
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Other focus areas
Evidence-based approaches
Group therapy
Group Therapy. A small facilitated circle where people working on similar struggles practice naming what is hard, hearing themselves in others, and learning skills together. The room is the medicine.
Family systems
Family Systems work. Brings the people closest to you into the recovery picture, since urges and relationships rarely live in separate boxes.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention. Practices noticing urges without acting on them, building the gap between trigger and choice.
Holistic
Holistic Care. Adds nutrition, sleep, movement, and mind-body practices alongside the clinical work. Recovery is whole-person; the body matters too.
Faith-based
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
Trauma-informed care
Trauma-Informed Care. Approaches addiction as something layered on top of unprocessed trauma, not in isolation. Pacing matters more than confrontation.
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