Provides assessment, brief counseling and support for victims and their non-offending family members affected by traumatic events. 
Initial appointment addresses concerns, provides information and support, assesses symptoms and helps make a plan for the future. 
Crisis counseling is available after hours through Harborview emergency room. A social worker will provide crisis intervention and make counseling referrals and appointments.

Counseling Services offered at Harborview Abuse & Trauma Center in Seattle

Provides assessment, grief counseling and support for abuse and trauma victims and their non-offending family members. Provides evidence-based trauma specific therapy, including cognitive behavioral therapy, if recommended.

A conjoint psychotherapy model for children and adolescents ages 3 to 18 who are experiencing significant emotional and behavioral difficulties related to traumatic life events. It is a hybrid treatment model that incorporates trauma-sensitive interventions with cognitive behavioral, family and humanistic principles. TF-CBT is designed to be a relatively short-term treatment, typically 12 to 16 weekly sessions for groups of 6-10 children and their parents or caregivers. It can also be used as a part of a larger treatment plan. Delivery sites include community agencies and outpatient clinics.

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Programs that provide crisis, short-term and/or ongoing counseling for people who are coping with the emotional trauma of being forced to engage in sexual intercourse or other sexual acts without their consent. Included are military sexual trauma (MST) counseling programs offered by facilities operated by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, which address the needs of veterans who have been traumatized by having experienced assault or repeated threatening sexual harassment which occurred while serving on active duty in the military. Counseling and support may be offered in a variety of settings and may include individual, conjoint, family and group therapy sessions for the survivor and/or significant others.

Sexual Assault Counseling

Programs that provide therapeutic interventions for individuals and/or families who are experiencing child abuse including abandonment, neglect, or emotional, physical or sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, or other family or extended family member whom the child trusts and who is in a position of power over the child. Counseling is offered in a variety of settings and may include individual, conjoint, family and group therapy sessions for the child, the abusing or non-abusing parent(s) and siblings. Separate sessions may be available for young children who have been victimized and for older children in their teens.

Child Abuse Counseling

Programs that provide emotional support, information and guidance in a variety of settings for individuals and families who are attempting to deal with their fears, their feelings of being violated and other negative aftereffects of being burglarized, robbed, assaulted or otherwise victimized. Also included are programs that provide counseling for people who have been traumatized by witnessing an act of violence.

Crime Victim/Witness Counseling

Counseling Services offered at Harborview Abuse & Trauma Center in Bellevue

Provides assessment, brief counseling and support for abuse and trauma victims and their non-offending family members. Offers evidence-based trauma specific therapy if recommended, including cognitive behavioral therapy.