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Consejo Youth and Family Services
Address: 8615 14th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98108 · Map
Phone: (206) 461-4880
Website: consejocounseling.org
About Consejo Youth and Family Services
A private facility that offers full outpatient support for adults dealing with substance use disorders, along with co-occurring mental health issues.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Intensive outpatient treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
- Opioid treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Medications used
- Buprenorphine with naloxone · Medication for mental disorders
- Treatment approaches
- Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Trauma-related counseling
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling · Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
- Special programs
- Adolescents · Young adults · Adult women · Adult men · Seniors or older adults · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Exclusive programs
- Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients · Alcohol use disorder clients only
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs · Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · SAMHSA funding/block grants
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State mental health department · The Joint Commission
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Recovery coach · Mentoring/peer support
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Domestic violence services, including family or partner · Early intervention for HIV · Mental health services · Social skills development · Transportation assistance · Integrated primary care services · Suicide prevention services
- Language services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing · Spanish
Facility-provided information
- Accreditation
- Joint Commission
- Care offered
- Outpatient · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction · Smoking Cessation
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Online Therapy · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Trauma-Specific Therapy · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Men · Older Adults · Women
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Intensive Outpatient Program · Outpatient Treatment · Recovery Coach · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English · Spanish
Questions to ask Consejo Youth and Family Services
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- Which medications do you prescribe (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone), and can I continue a medication I already take?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Washington (this facility reports accreditation). If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Consejo Youth and Family Services
Consejo Youth and Family Services reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay. With Washington Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Seattle
Measured from the population center of King County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Seattle, about 3.8 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Seattle, about 3.8 miles (26 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Seattle, about 3.4 miles (41 within 25 miles)
See the King County treatment map, methadone clinics near King County and Suboxone doctors near King County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Consejo Youth and Family Services offer?
Consejo Youth and Family Services reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, MAT, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Consejo Youth and Family Services accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Consejo Youth and Family Services located?
8615 14th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98108.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Seattle?
From the center of King County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Seattle, about 3.8 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.