Lakeside Milam Recovery Centers – Outpatient

About Lakeside Milam Recovery Centers – Outpatient

Lakeside Milam Recovery Centers Outpatient Edmonds was an addiction treatment center in Edmonds, Washington offering flexible outpatient care for individuals living or working in North Seattle. They have now closed.

The program provided intensive outpatient services and continuing care for substance use disorders, with a focus on evidence based treatment and family support.

Clients and alumni often became the program’s strongest advocates, reflecting a recovery model that treated addiction as a primary, progressive disease.

What Kinds Of Addiction Treatment Did the Edmonds Location Offer?

The Edmonds campus provided intensive outpatient (IOP) services and continuing care, including initial clinical assessment, individual and group counseling, life skills training and relapse education.

Approaches included CBT, anger management, relapse prevention and 12 step support, along with case management and continuing care planning.

Who Could Get Help Here?

The program served adults and young adults who could live at home and remain employed while receiving treatment. It was also well suited for those stepping down from residential care, and family support is a central focus through weekly family programming.

Lakeside Milam Outpatient Edmonds was located on Lake Ballinger Way in a discreet setting with ample parking, near I 5, WA 99 and the Edmonds Kingston ferry. This made it convenient for clients commuting throughout North Seattle.

What Was the Process to Get Started?

The center accepted private health insurance and self pay options. Lakeside Milam offered free same day assessments to help identify the right level of care. From there, the team would build a personalized plan to support your recovery in Edmonds.

Lakeside Milam Outpatient Edmonds blended structured, evidence based care with strong family involvement so you could heal without stepping away from daily life.

Edited by: Gayle Morris, BSN, MSN

Addiction Treatment Programs

Alcohol Rehab
If you’re looking to break free of dependence on alcohol, a high-quality alcohol rehab in Washington can help. These treatment programs offer detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care. You may receive individual, group, and family counseling, peer support, and classes in essential life skills.
Dual Diagnosis
During dual diagnosis treatment in Washington, you’ll receive integrated care for your mental health and substance use concerns, helping you establish long-term recovery.Part of treatment will include managing your mental health symptoms so you aren’t tempted to use substances to self-medicate. This can be done without counseling and medication.
Opioid Addiction
A high-quality rehab in Washington helps people gain the skills they need to overcome opioid addiction and maintain long-term sobriety. The rehab program may use multiple approaches, including nutrition, psychology, holistic methods, and support groups. These tools help you build a substance-free lifestyle and move into long-term recovery.
Drug Rehab
If you choose a drug rehab in Washington, you’ll receive professional treatment that will help you break free of addiction. These treatment programs offer detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care. You may receive individual, group, and family counseling, peer support, and classes in essential life skills.
Young Adult Rehab
Young adult rehab programs in Washington can help young people make healthier life choices and avoid common mistakes. These treatment programs offer detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care tailored to the unique needs and challenges of young adults.
Adult Program
When people join an adult program in Washington, they learn about topics such as employment and raising a family while receiving treatment. These treatment programs offer detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care tailored to the specific needs and challenges of adults.
Men's Rehab
Men’s rehabs in Washington address a wide range of substance use issues while also helping clients with gender-specific issues. These treatment programs offer detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care tailored to the unique needs and challenges men face, which may include questions about career, fatherhood, family relationships, emotional vulnerability, and more.
Women's Rehab
A women’s rehab in Washington helps clients build same-gender friendships, overcome substance use, and learn new life skills. These treatment programs offer detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care tailored to the unique needs and challenges of women. They generally also include life skills training tailored to the client’s needs.
Intensive Outpatient Program
Lakeside-Milam’s Edmonds IOP combines individual counseling, group therapy, and family education for adults seeking flexible, structured treatment for alcohol and drug addiction.
Opiate Treatment
The Edmonds center offers specialized opioid use disorder treatment, including medically supervised withdrawal management, medication support, and ongoing recovery services for adults in Washington.
Family Program
Lakeside-Milam’s family program educates and supports loved ones affected by a client’s addiction, reinforcing recovery through family-inclusive outpatient services in Edmonds.
DUI Assessment and Education
The Edmonds outpatient center provides DUI assessments and required education programming for individuals needing evaluation or court-mandated substance use services.
Dual Diagnosis Program
Lakeside-Milam addresses co-occurring mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, and trauma alongside substance use disorders within its Edmonds outpatient treatment programs.

Insurance Coverage

Private insurance
How do you pay for rehab in Washington? A good option is private insurance. Be sure to contact your insurer to get coverage details, including what centers are in-network with your plan and what out-of-pocket costs you may be responsible for.
Self-pay options
In Washington, you can pay for rehab in many ways, including self-pay. With self-pay, also known as private pay, you write a check, use a medical loan, or electronically transfer money to the center. Check on the payment structure, which may vary depending on the level of care.

Levels of Care

1
Outpatient Rehab
Lakeside-Milam’s Edmonds location offers standard outpatient treatment with day and evening groups, allowing adults to address substance use while maintaining work, school, or family responsibilities.
2
Aftercare Support
Continuing care and aftercare planning are integrated into Lakeside-Milam’s Edmonds outpatient programs, supporting clients as they transition toward independent, long-term recovery.
3
Intervention Services
Intervention services professionals can help you plan an intervention in Washington to encourage your loved one to seek treatment. Intervention may be uncomfortable, but sometimes it’s exactly what someone needs to face the truth about addiction and choose to get treatment.
4
Partial Hospitalization Program
The Edmonds outpatient center provides Partial Hospitalization Program services for adults needing a higher level of structured care while living at home in the surrounding Edmonds community.

Therapies

Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Not everything we think is true or helpful. Cognitive behavioral therapy in Washington teaches you to challenge distorted thinking so you can see things more clearly and choose healthier responses. Learning which thought disortions you are most susceptible to can help you challenge unhelpful thoughts, create better interpretations of situations, and choose healthier responses.
Family Therapy
Family involvement and education are built into outpatient treatment at Lakeside-Milam, helping loved ones understand addiction and support the client’s recovery process in Edmonds.
Group Therapy
Group therapy sessions at Lakeside-Milam’s Edmonds location provide peer support and recovery education, offered during both day and evening groups to fit varied schedules.
Individual Therapy
You’re not alone as you work through addiction in Washington. Individual therapy gives you a professional who’s on your side to help you build a new life. Individual therapy sessions generally last 60 minutes and may include discussing a specific issue, education about specific topics, or developing life skills.
Individual Counseling
One-on-one counseling at the Edmonds outpatient center helps clients address triggers, build coping skills, and develop an individualized recovery plan with ongoing clinical support.
Relapse Prevention
Clients at the Edmonds outpatient center learn relapse prevention techniques and coping strategies as part of structured programming aimed at sustaining long-term sobriety.