• Click on this link to find local counselors, therapists, help with housing, food, bills and more.

     

    SUPPORT SERVICES/AGENCIES/COUNSELING RESOURCES:

     
    Suicide Prevention-------------------------------------------1-800-273-TALK (8255)   
           Suicide Prevention: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
     
    Chelan-Douglas Mental Health Crisis Lines--------------509-662-7105 or 800-852-2923 (24 hrs) 
     

    SAGE: Domestic violence and sexual assault services (counseling, shelter, therapy and legal help)

    710 N. Chelan Ave, Wenatchee--------------------------------509-663-7446 (24 hrs)
     

    Catholic Family and Child Services: Crisis services and counseling (walk-ins M-F, 9am-2pm)

    145 S Worthen St., Wenatchee -------------------------------509-662-6761
     
    Children’s Home Society: Adoption, child and family counseling, family support
    1014 Walla Walla Ave, Wenatchee----------------------------509-663-0034
     

    Columbia Valley Community Health: medical, dental and behavioral healthcare to all ages, regardless of ability to pay

    600 Orondo Ave, Wenatchee----------------------------------509-662-6000
     

    Confluence Health: Non-emergency mental health care provider

    1201 S. Miller St, Wenatchee----------------------------------509-663-8711
     

    Wenatchee DSHS: Family counseling, community resources

    805 S. Mission St, Wenatchee---------------------------------509-665-5300
     

    Self-Care Strategies for Dealing with Stress, Trauma and Crisis

    When dealing with stress, trauma and crisis, it is crucial that you remember to care for yourself. Those who recover most quickly are those who take specific actions to manage their responses and feelings.

    Here are some self-care strategies you may choose to try:

    • Stay away from mood-altering substances, including drugs and alcohol
    • Eat well-balanced meals
    • Give yourself permission to feel bad–schedule it in your day
    • Give yourself permission to feel good
    • If possible, put off major life decisions
    • Structure your time and develop a routine
    • Take breaks from periods of isolation
    • Give yourself permission to do something that could feel good to you
    • Exercise–even a little bit
    • Engage in practices that are meaningful to you such as prayer, walking in the woods, sitting quietly, reading inspirational material, taking a bath, or writing in a journal
    • Get plenty of rest so that you feel rested and relaxed
    • Practice stress reduction techniques such as deep breathing, meditation and visualization
    • Let yourself cry
    • Make small decisions daily to get control of your life back
    • Give yourself permission to focus on someone outside yourself
    • Lower expectation on what you think  you “should be doing”
    • Talk it out–even with a professional
    • Give and get physical touch–a hug can do wonders
    • Remind yourself that your reactions are normal
    • Do something that puts a smile on someone’s face
    Adapted from MCC Behavioral Care Inc. and Crisis Clinic