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Our Mission<\/h1>\n

Seeking to express God’s love and compassion, Samaritan Center of Puget Sound offers hope for wholeness to individuals, couples, families, groups and congregations through affordable professional services including counseling, consultation, education, and training.<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1761178702739{padding-top: 12px !important;padding-right: 8px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #34665A !important;}”]\n

Our Commitment<\/span><\/h3>\n

We dedicate ourselves each day to make this a more peaceful, just and compassionate world–one intentional, healing encounter at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our Values<\/span><\/h3>\n

For more than 60 years, Samaritan Center of Puget Sound has been a regional leader in providing mental health services. We have built a reputation on depth of experience, ongoing professional training, and a commitment to affordable, accessible care. Our clinicians are at the forefront of the field, with a focus on counseling that is relational, welcoming, and spiritually grounded.<\/span><\/p>\n

With a clinical staff of nearly 30 counselors, we serve a wide range of ages \u2014 couples and families as well as individuals. Our therapists see hundreds of clients a week throughout the State of Washington, both in-person and remotely, many at reduced fees. Beyond counseling, we offer psychological testing and assessment, continuing education and training for working therapists, and workshops for the general public.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We are:<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_tta_accordion style=”accordion_solid” c_icon=”chevron” c_position=”right” active_section=”1″ shape=”true” collapsible_all=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1759260940331{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_tta_section title=”Holistic” tab_id=”1759260583163-ffc071dd-fdb5″][vc_column_text css=””]We believe healing takes place on many levels–mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual–and in many ways–individually, relationally, and in communities.<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Faith-Respecting” tab_id=”1759260583176-ac526d43-ad40″][vc_column_text css=””]We are an ecumenical Christian community that respects the beliefs of all people.<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Responsive” tab_id=”1759260653557-fc2c3973-16c9″][vc_column_text css=””]We search for ways to care for those among us who are in financial need, making our services affordable and accessible.<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Accountable” tab_id=”1759260654129-6984ee33-905d”][vc_column_text css=””]We are committed to excellence in all that we do, and we are faithful stewards of the resources given to us.<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Authentic” tab_id=”1759260655412-b9fde175-c19c”][vc_column_text css=””]We strive to be honest, self-aware, and transparent in our work with others and in our community life.<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Inclusive” tab_id=”1759260723015-277af6dd-b21b”][vc_column_text css=””]We recognize that each person is created in the image of God and that we need one another\u2019s diversity. We welcome all people in a spirit of compassion and justice.<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Forward-looking” tab_id=”1759260723532-e667efe5-6eeb”][vc_column_text css=””]We are innovative, attentive to life\u2019s opportunities and grounded in faith\u00a0 — ready to meet the challenges of this mission.<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”55px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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