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Basic Steps Mental Health

Basic Steps Mental Health, in Everett, Washington is an outpatient Clinic that treats people sufferin

09/16/2025

Our mission at Basic Steps Mental Health is to support, educate, and provide ongoing services to help empower people struggling with mental health and substance addiction problems. Our practice teaches the practical application of Spiritual Psychology to treat the mind | body | emotions | and spirit.

So when we receive testimonials like the one below, we know we're on the right path 💜!

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09/09/2025

When I first entered the field, I had the privilege of learning from my mentor, Albert Saparoff, creator of the Get High on Life program. Albert dedicated his life to helping others build self-esteem and explore alternative methods of healing. I was fortunate to have him join my treatment groups for over a year, where he shared his unique training in non-touch healing and “channeling the healing energy of the universe.” His impact was unforgettable, and one particular healing experience left us all amazed.

Read Dr. Scott's Insights HERE:
https://basicsteps.life/2025/09/this-is-what-spiritual-psychology-is-all-about

09/02/2025

The picture a client painted of their current situation really impacted me. They felt like they didn’t match up to others, that people were judging them harshly, that they couldn’t meet their own expectations, that they were stuck in a nowhere job, and why did they always feel a sense of doom? When you are in such a rut as this, how can you get out of it?

Read Dr. Scott's Insights HERE:
https://basicsteps.life/2025/09/how-to-climb-out-of-the-rut

08/26/2025

It was inevitable that I’d write about the legal system. Doing Mental Health and Substance Use Evaluations for court proceedings pits one genre against another. The courts try to decide what is right or wrong, but according to Spiritual Psychology, there is no right or wrong, only learning. How do I survive my interactions with the legal system when I tend to lean toward the learning side?

Read Dr. Scott's Insights HERE:
https://basicsteps.life/2025/08/assessments-for-the-courts-my-battle

08/19/2025

Today’s topic is on using negative judgments towards other people and oneself to heal. Each person has 20,000 to 80,000 thoughts a day. How many of these thoughts are negative? We judge all the time! And if we are able to be aware of our negative judgments, we can start the healing process.

Read Dr. Scott's Insights HERE:
https://basicsteps.life/2025/08/using-problems-to-heal

08/12/2025

Trauma treatment needs to be handled carefully, or a person can be re-traumatized again and again. This has been happening to a person I am treating in family therapy, by their personal counselor. The old models of healing trauma can cause more trauma because, in an approach named Gestalt therapy, a patient is asked to relive the situation from as many angles as possible.

Read Dr. Scott's Insights HERE:
https://basicsteps.life/2025/08/trauma-treatment

08/05/2025

Our approach to Substance Treatment is different than 98% of the approaches out there because we focus on the core wounds underneath substance and mental health treatment. Ours is a program of empowerment, where people learn how to take charge of their innate power — and no, we are not powerless.

Read Dr. Scott's Insights HERE:
https://basicsteps.life/2025/08/substance-treatment

07/30/2025

I have treated a lot of industry professionals who have bitten off more than they could chew, and I always recommend taking time off, using certain tools that help release the frustration or confusion of the day, or the times a client touches upon my unresolved issues that I haven’t processed through, and help them process through them. But as this weekend approaches, I am getting ready to follow my own advice and take care of numero uno — basically, myself.

Read Dr. Scott's Insights HERE:
https://basicsteps.life/2025/07/am-i-burning-out

07/23/2025

At Basic Steps Mental Health, we recognize the silent struggles so many face, and we’re here to help. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, trauma, depression, or simply feeling overwhelmed, you're not alone. Our compassionate therapists are dedicated to walking with you toward healing and balance, one step at a time.

Your journey matters. Let’s take the next step... Together!

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07/15/2025

Years ago, I learned the value of music in therapy when I was working at an independent living facility. This placement was for young adults with learning disabilities, and when I realized I wasn’t able to make any progress with them, I opted to have some fun singing karaoke. So, I set up the machine, began to sing, and one by one, all of the clients showed up, sang, and had the time of their lives! After two years, I finally found a way to connect with them, and from that point on, I made real progress. It was obvious from the start that music can open doors and truly help people who struggle with mental illness and substance abuse.

Read Dr. Scott's Insights HERE:
https://basicsteps.life/2025/07/music-therapy

07/08/2025

We do a fun exercise in our Intensive Outpatient Program called “The Wall.” Taken from Pink Floyd’s The Wall, our participants are asked to tell the group what stops them from living a happy and prosperous life. After each participant tells us their problem, we have them bring their chair to the front of the room, and it is stacked onto the others. Soon a large wall is formed, thus walling people off from their dreams. The major chairs represent addiction, being abused, neglect, lack of social support, but recently, one client told us his number one problem was boredom.

Read Dr. Scott's Insights HERE:
https://basicsteps.life/2025/07/is-boredom-a-problem

07/02/2025

When the stormy days hit, when you don’t even like yourself, there are a few things you can do to get yourself through until you find that happy foothold again. Spiritually speaking, it is easy to be spiritual on the mountaintop. However, the real challenge is taking that spirituality into the valley.

Read Dr. Scott's Insights HERE:
https://basicsteps.life/2025/07/re-centering

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13322 Highway 99 Suite 102
Everett, WA
98275

Opening Hours

Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 6pm

Website

https://BasicSteps.life/

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A Strong Image of Yourself is Our Success

Basic Steps Mental Health combines Clinical Psychology with Spirituality providing you with the best odds for resolving substance abuse and mental health problems. Our main goal at Basic Steps Mental Health SPC is to provide the highest quality Outpatient treatment in the industry through the use of Evidence-Based Psychological Approaches that address the underlying core issues that bring you into treatment.

We provide an array of services for individuals who are ready to address the problems in their lives that they may have been struggling with for years. If you have attempted treatment numerous times and left with an empty feeling inside, Basic Steps Mental Health provides a comprehensive program that doesn’t avoid the issues but goes through them.

We develop individual treatment plans. In our Intensive Outpatient program, we provide a minimum of two individual sessions per week, daily workshops that teach people various counseling skills, and by treatment, end participants are able to master our “Self-Counseling Approach” where they literally counsel themselves on paper! This is more than a Dual Diagnosis Clinic - in treating both Addiction and Mood problems we also address your life direction.

We stand by our commitment to free Aftercare to people who have completed our Intensive Outpatient Program. Our program is an Alternative to the 12 Steps. For people who want to be different and go to a Psychological program, Dr. Scott Alpert, our Clinical Director, since 1994 has treated over 7,000 people using Spiritual Psychology, an approach that addresses problems on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels. Our goal is for our clients to create a better relationship with themselves, receive ongoing support, and master real tools that can be used for a lifetime. This is treated the way you always wanted it to be without any shame, only compassion because we believe “When Love is Applied to Hurt we Heal.”