Refuge Counseling & Wellness Vancouver WA

Effective therapy with results you can feel

A forward-thinking mental health and wellness center serving adults in Vancouver, WA, and online across Washington state.

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Flexible Schedule

Daytime, Evening, and Weekend Appointments

In Person & Virtual Sessions

In Vancouver and Across Washington State

Cutting Edge Therapy

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, EMDR, and Therapy Intensives

When Life Feels Heavy, You Don’t Have to Carry it Alone

Trauma, overwhelm, or the weight of your problems can leave you feeling stuck and disconnected. You deserve a space where you can feel heard, supported and have quality help.

At Refuge Counseling & Wellness, we’re here to help you rest, recover, and step into a life renewed! Caring for you is our joy. Your results are our passion.

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Counseling & Wellness Services

Whether you’re brand new to therapy or looking to take your process to a deeper level, we’ve got something for you. Different therapies can be combined for deeper impact.

Therapy
For Adults

Couples Counseling

Couples
Counseling

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy

Somatic (body-based) Work

Therapy
Intensives

EMDR
Therapy

Self-Paced Digital Courses

Classes &
Events

Evidence Based Strategies Handled with Expertise

Why Choose Refuge Counseling & Wellness

At Refuge, you’re not just another number—you’re the most important person in the room. You’ll find support and belonging in our deeply hospitable and judgement free therapeutic center.

Refuge is designed to cut through the noise of shallow, impersonal mental health and wellness services. We take our time to know you and your priorities in order to curate a custom counseling and wellness strategy to help you achieve your goals.

Stop wasting money just talking about your week. Our team is trained in powerful, evidence based therapy approaches that create lasting transformation in less time. While our clients are responsible for doing the work of change, our therapists and practitioners are the highly skilled, trauma-informed guides you want to help you on your way.

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Renee Thompson

Founder & Therapist, MA, LMHC, CPC

Our Team

A Team Approach for the Whole Person

Our team of counselors and wellness practitioners collaborate together on your behalf to build a whole-person strategy that will support your mental health and wellness goals. 

We are also happy to collaborate with your current therapist to offer adjunct support with Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, EMDR, or Intensives.

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How to Get Started With Refuge Counseling & Wellness

Connect

We will schedule a free 15 minute consultation with the practitioner of your choice.

Intake

We will schedule your intake session to get your healing process started.

GROW

We’ll guide you to reach your therapy goals and true healing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We support adults ages 18 and up. We work with young adults, folks in mid life, and seniors. We also work with couples.

Refuge is private pay only and does not accept insurance. We can give you superbills that you can turn into your health insurance company by request.

Refuge Counseling & Wellness is out of network and therefore does not accept or bill any insurance. See each practitioner or service for current fees. A full, transparent breakdown of pricing will be provided for all clients.

Refuge Counseling & Wellness accepts all payments by credit card. Payments are due at the time of each service. 

Super Bills
Counselors at Refuge are able to supply you with a super bill. Super bills are a receipt with your diagnosis code that can be submitted to insurance for partial or full reimbursement for therapy services. Not sure if you qualify? Call your insurance provider and ask whether they will reimburse you for an out of network therapist. 

Health Savings Accounts (HSA)/Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) 

HSAs and FSAs can help you pay for therapy. Check your individual plan for details. 

Care Credit
Care Credit may be used to help with the cost of Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy or Intensives. Individuals must apply. Ask your therapist for more information. 

Absolutely! Some people are doing good work with their existing therapist, but want to add a targeted therapy like Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy or EMDR to enhance their process. As long as your therapist is collaborative, we’re happy to work together with them to support you.

Everyone can benefit from having a dedicated safe space to process their life. Therapy is especially helpful for people dealing with unwanted symptoms from trauma, burnout, anxiety, or depression, for example. 

But you don’t need a diagnosis to come to therapy. Whether you’re suffering from PTSD, working through grief, or simply want to get to know yourself better, therapy is an investment in your personal growth and wellbeing. 

We want you to get results, so we recommend a weekly 50 minute session, at least until significant progress has been made. Some clients will choose the intensive model where either multiple sessions a week or full days of therapy can be most effective. As you make progress, sessions can be moved to every other week, then to monthly or as-needed maintenance sessions.

That all depends on the complexity of your concerns, how your nervous system handles changes, how much support you have, and how much time outside of therapy you can commit to the work. 

At Refuge, we are committed to real results, not quick fixes. You will likely begin to feel relief at the first session and in the early weeks, but the deeper change takes time.

We’re located in Salmon Creek right off I-5. Our address is 13912 NE 20th Ave. Suite 204 Vancouver, WA 98686

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We’re ready when you are

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