Three Rivers Therapy takes second in Tri-Cities Best mental health category

Three Rivers Therapy earned second place in the 2026 Tri-Cities Best awards for Best Mental Health Facility, a public-voted honor covering Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and nearby communities. The recognition comes as the Kennewick provider expands outpatient, youth, and community-based behavioral health services across Benton and Franklin counties.

Why it matters: - The award reflects direct community feedback from clients, families, referral partners and neighbors in Benton and Franklin counties. - Three Rivers Therapy’s growth matters because behavioral health demand is rising alongside population growth in the Tri-Cities. - More local capacity can mean shorter waits for therapy, medication management and crisis support.

What happened: - Three Rivers Therapy was named second place for Best Mental Health Facility in the 2026 Tri-Cities Best awards. - The Tri-City Herald runs the community-voted program for Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and surrounding areas. - Public voting determined the top three finishers in each category. - Ryan Moore, chief executive officer of Three Rivers Therapy, said the recognition mattered because community members chose it, including many clients. - Moore said the award reflected everyday service, including same-day call-backs, faster-than-expected family visits and clinicians staying late when needed.

The details: - Three Rivers Therapy serves children, adolescents, adults and families from its Kennewick location at 10505 W. Clearwater Avenue. - The agency provides outpatient therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and behavioral health needs in children and adolescents. - Three Rivers Therapy offers psychiatric medication management, including evaluation, prescribing and ongoing monitoring, coordinated directly with the client’s therapist. - The agency provides Wraparound with Intensive Services, Washington’s intensive team-based program for Medicaid-eligible youth with complex needs. - WISe services are delivered in the home, at school and in the community instead of in a clinic. - Three Rivers Therapy offers peer respite, which provides short-term peer-supported stays for people in crisis as an alternative to hospitalization. - The agency also provides Foundational Community Supports, Washington’s Medicaid benefit for supported employment and supportive housing. - FCS helps eligible people find and keep stable housing and meaningful work. - Three Rivers Therapy accepts Washington Apple Health coverage and many commercial insurance plans. - The agency offers bilingual services. - Three Rivers Therapy has served the Tri-Cities for 10 years. - The agency works with schools, medical providers and community organizations that families often contact first. - School staff, pediatricians and community partners refer families who need more support than a single appointment can provide. - The agency’s teams meet families in homes, schools and community settings. - The Tri-Cities has been among Washington’s fastest-growing metro areas for more than a decade. - The region added residents at roughly twice the statewide pace over the past five years. - State projections call for Benton and Franklin counties to add tens of thousands more residents by 2030. - Three Rivers Therapy has expanded staff across outpatient therapy, medication management, WISe, peer respite and Foundational Community Supports. - The agency is recruiting therapists, psychiatric prescribers, care coordinators, peer support specialists and administrative staff in Kennewick. - Open roles are aimed at people committed to the community and to the populations the agency serves. - The hiring pitch includes clinical supervision, ongoing training, consultation, licensure support and advancement opportunities. - Moore said the agency wants to fill supervisory and program leadership roles from within whenever possible. - Moore also said community behavioral health should be treated as a career, not a waystation. - Prospective clients can call the Kennewick office at (509) 378-5553. - Prospective candidates can learn more at employment information. - The agency’s social media pages include LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

Between the lines: - The award gives Three Rivers Therapy a public signal of trust in a field where access and continuity often matter as much as clinical credentials. - The company’s emphasis on out-of-clinic care fits a regional need for services that reach schools, homes and community settings. - Recruiting and internal advancement suggest the agency is trying to scale without losing local relationships or staff continuity.

What’s next: - Three Rivers Therapy plans to keep adding capacity as demand grows in the Tri-Cities. - The agency is likely to keep hiring across clinical, peer and administrative roles. - Growth in Benton and Franklin counties will probably continue to pressure behavioral health access across the region.

The bottom line: - Three Rivers Therapy’s second-place finish is both a community endorsement and a sign that local behavioral health providers are racing to keep up with rapid regional growth.