Counseling Resources

Meet Our Counselor

Bracken Budge is our new counselor this year. He has worked many years in the district so you may recognize him. We're very excited to have him on our team! If you'd like to schedule an appointment with him you can call him at 360-426-7664 or email him at [email protected]

HELPFUL LINKS

Health:

Mental Health and Chemical Dependency: 

  • Crisis Text Line -The Crisis Clinic of Thurston & Mason Counties - 24/7 
  • Consejo Counseling  
    • 627 West Franklin St, Shelton, WA 98584
    • (360) 763-5610
    • Language: English, Spanish 
  • Behavioral Health Resources - Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM 
    • 110 West K Street, Shelton, WA 98584 
  • Sea Mar Behavioral Health Clinic -Mental health & substance abuse resources
  • Skokomish Tribe Family Services - Alcohol/chemical dependency help for tribal members
    • (360) 877-6585
  • Squaxin Isl. Tribe Outpatient Program - Alcohol/chemical dependency help for tribal members
    • (360) 426-1582

Food:

  • Saints Pantry Food Bank  
    • 214 S 2nd Street, Shelton, WA 98584 
    • Food distribution: Tuesday-Wednesday, 9:30am-12pm
    • (360) 427-8847 
  • Matlock Food Bank 
    • 218 W Matlock-Brady Rd, Elma, WA 98541 
    • Hours: Wednesday, 12pm-2pm
    • (360) 463-8431 
  • Hood Canal Food Bank  
    • 331 N Finch Creek Rd, Hoodsport, WA 98548
    • Hours: Leave a message//1st & 3rd Monday every month, 12:30-3pm
    • (360) 877-6507 

Housing assistance/emergency shelters:

  • Community Lifeline
    • 218 N. 3rd St, Shelton, WA 98584 
    • (360) 462-4439 
  •  Mason County Shelter Network
    • Shelter for families with children
    • (360) 427-6919 (phone staffed M-F 1:00-5:00 P.M.)
  • South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency - Tribal children and family services
  • Crossroads Housing  
    • 71 Sargison Loop, Shelton, WA 98584 
    • Hours: Monday-Friday, 1PM-5PM
    • (360) 427-6919 
  • Mason County H.O.S.T. Program - offers youth ages 16-21 support in eliminating homelessness
  • Haven House - Shelter/crisis center for teens 12-17 
    • (360) 754-1151 
  • Turning Pointe Domestic Violence Services - Domestic Violence Shelter 

Hotlines:

  • National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) 
  • The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 24/7 
    • (800) 799-7233 or (800) 787-3224 (TTY) 
  • Youth Help Line (The Crisis Clinic) 
    • 24 hours
    • 360-586-2777
  • Child Protective Services (CPS)
    • 24 hours
    • 1-888-363-4276
  • National Runaway Safeline
  • National Suicide Lifeline
    • (Veterans Crisis Press 1)
    • 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
  • Stonewall Youth
    • LGBTQ Support
    • 360-705-2738
  • The Trevor Project
  • Teen Dating Violence Hotline: 24/7 

Other Resources:

  • 211 - Free, confidential community resource databank 
  • Childcare Aware Washington - Help for parents in finding quality Childcare
    • 800-446-1114
  • Community Youth Services - Multisystemic Therapy (MST); Transitional Age Youth (TAY) WISe at Community Youth Services (CYS) and WISe provided by Catholic Community Services (CCS).
    • Call 360-790-7505 if you have questions about the program. 
  • Catholic Community Services - Children’s Crisis Stabilization
  • Cielo Shelton 
    • 2505 Olympic Highway North, Suite 140, Shelton, WA 98584 
    • (360) 868-2431 
    • Hours: 10AM-6PM, Monday-Thursday 
    • [email protected] 
  • Community Action Council - Energy assistance *limited availability* 
    • Next scheduling dates for appointments:
      • Mason Co. - March 31, 2020: 360-426-9726
      • Lewis Co. - March 31, 2020: 360-736-1800
      • Thurston Co. - March 27, 2020: 360-438-1100
  • Concern for Animals - Pet food bank, financial assistance for veterinary care, etc. 
    • 1414 State Ave NE, Olympia, WA 98506 
    • Hours: 9AM-4PM, Monday-Friday
    • (360) 456-8176: Assistance Program inquiries 
  • Love Inc. - Mason Co. - Resources 
    • 221 W Railroad Ave, Suite 10, Shelton, WA 98584
    • Hours: 10AM-3PM, Tuesday-Thursday
    • (360) 462-5683 
  • Designated Crisis Responders – Available in a crisis to determine if a person presents a harm to self/others/property, or is gravely disabled and is at imminent risk, or if there is a non-emergent risk due to a substance use disorder or mental disorder, or is in need of assisted outpatient behavioral health treatment.  Available 24/7 for ANY client in crisis, regardless of funding. 
    • Olympic Health & Recovery Services for Grays, Lewis, Pacific, (800) 803-8833 
    • Olympic Health & Recovery Services for Thurston, Mason, (360) 754-1338
  • General Crisis and COVID Related Resources 

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