The Adolescent Center

The Adolescent Center provides treatment for adolescents aged 11 to 18 who are experiencing complex medical, social, academic, emotional, or behavioral issues. The Adolescent Center uses a multidisciplinary team approach in providing treatment. Families are included as integral members of the treatment program.

The Adolescent Center is staffed with a board-certified adolescent medicine physician, a child and adolescent psychologist, a consulting child and adolescent psychiatrist, pediatric and psychiatric nurse practitioners, and master level therapists.

Programs are available to both Group Health members and non-members. Patients can pay on a fee-for-service basis. Some health plans will also pay for services at The Adolescent Center. Patients are responsible for getting information about their coverage from their health plan.

Treatment specialties include:

• ADD/ADHD assessments
• Aggressive or violent behavior
• Combined medical-psychological issues
• Coping with chronic illness or pain
• Family problems
• Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse
• School problems
• Sexuality, birth control, pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and AIDS
• Stress, depression, grief, and anxiety
• Uncertain diagnoses
• Weight, eating disorders, body image, and growth

Services include:

• Medical evaluation and treatment
• Medication management
• Psychological evaluation and assessment
• Psychotherapy, both individual and family

Locations and Appointments

The Adolescent Center provides services at the following medical centers:

• Bellevue - Factoria Medical Center
• Olympia Medical Center
• Seattle - Capitol Hill Campus
• Tacoma Medical Center