ABOUT US

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Mission Statement

To be a leading force in the recovery community, empowering individuals to overcome substance use disorders through compassionate care, holistic support, and the cultivation of personal strength and resilience.

We envision a future where every individual has the opportunity to rebuild their life, experience lasting recovery, and thrive in a supportive, inclusive environment that fosters growth, healing, and a renewed sense of purpose.

 

History

Contact Counseling was started in the late 1970’s by Patricia Asheim as a DUI alcohol/drug  assessment agency. After Pat retired in 1999, Bob Chambers took the helm.

 

As the new director, Steve Burger took Contact Counseling in a new direction, adding outpatient services in the summer of 2021. Steve started his personal recovery journey on May 18, 1988 and began his internship one year later, becoming fully credentialed as a SUDP in 1990. He has worked in outpatient and inpatient treatment centers, as a school interventionist, in a youth wilderness program, and spent 7 years as a SUDP for Lummi Nation. He has provided assessments at Contact Counseling since 2008. He started Full-Contact Recovery Support Services in 2013, which has provided structured sober living to hundreds of persons seeking recovery.

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