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Not every problem in life can be resolved without some help and sometimes it’s hard to remember how strong we are. Southwest Youth and Family Services provides a wide range of state-licensed counseling services for children, teens, young adults, and their families. Our professional counselors work as a team to provide services tailored to the unique needs of the people they work with.

We match youth and families with counselors, paying attention to culture, language, gender and other factors that help you feel comfortable. Services are available in both English and Spanish, and include:

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Program Information

Whatever your needs and questions are, contacting us is easy. You can:

  • Call (206) 937-7680 to ask about counseling or case management services.
  • Drop by our lobby at 4555 Delridge Way SW, Seattle and complete a Request for Counseling Services Form.
  • Fax us a completed Request for Counseling Services Form at (206) 935-9967. Forms are available in English and Spanish.

Counseling appointments are available weekdays:
Monday through Thursday: 9:00am to 7:00pm
Fridays: 9:00am to 3:00pm

Some Southwest counseling services are fee based and we accept payment in a variety of ways. We accept Medical Coupons and many insurance plans, and offer a sliding fee scale. Call (206) 937-7680 for more information.

+ Child, Youth and Family Counseling

Individual and Family Counseling services range from brief, highly focused counseling to longer term services, depending on the needs of the youth and family. Services can be provided at our offices, in clients’ homes, schools or other community settings to reduce barriers and best meet the need.

Our therapists provide services for many issues, using various therapeutic techniques. Youth and families arrive through self referral, school referral, court referral and via word of mouth.

+ Support Groups

We provide support groups for youth, primarily in local middle schools, high schools, and alternative programs. Previous groups have included African American Male Support; Latino Girls Support; Leadership Development; Beauty, Media and Young Women; Aggression replacement training (ART) and Lead Excel Act Decide (LEAD) Group.

Available groups change to suit the needs of our community. Contact us for more information on current programs.

+ Youth Case Management Services

We provide case management services to at-risk youth, ages 15-21, in the City of Seattle and in the unincorporated areas just south of the city limits.

Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative
The Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative (SYVPI) is a multi-agency effort that helps local youth get back on the right track. SYVPI goals are to keep high risk youth out of trouble, court, and jail and keep youth in targeted schools from being suspended or expelled because of violence.

Southwest Youth and Family Services offers SYVPI case managers in the program and manages all Aggression Replacement Training (ART) offered throughout the city.

Eligibility
The initiative focuses on about 800 youth ages 12-17 who:

  • have been convicted of specific, serious offenses;
  • have been arrested but not detained;
  • are middle-school students at risk of chronic truancy or who have been suspended more than once because of violence; or
  • have been victimized by violent incidents in their neighborhoods.

Young people are referred to SYVPI services through juvenile court, police, community outreach workers, schools, Seattle Parks and Recreation Youth Centers, and the neighborhood network agencies.

Available Services
The initiative includes a broad range of services based upon the needs of the youth being served. Available community services include:

  • community outreach
  • case management
  • anger management
  • mentoring
  • youth employment
  • recreation programming
  • Neighborhood Matching Fund projects serving targeted youth
  • extended hours with sports and arts programming at Seattle Parks and Recreation Youth Centers.

Contact
For more information about the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative at SWYFS, please contact Robert Gant.

Robert Gant
Southwest Neighborhood Network Coordinator
rgant@swyfs.org
(206) 937-7680 ext. 109

You can also find more information about SYVPI on the Seattle City Government website .