At the Counseling Service

A clipping describing people with different LGBTQ+ experiences and how they benefited from consulting with Seattle Counseling Services (SCS). This item comes from the Seattle Counseling Service Records at the University of Washington. SCS was the first mental health agency for LGBTQ people in the United States. Started as part of the Dorian Society in Seattle, SCS later expanded in 1969 to become an independent organization, initially funded with a $3,000 grant from the Erickson Educational Foundation. Over its long history, SCS offered individual and group counseling, support groups, and services such as HIV antibody test counseling and the first same-sex domestic violence program. SCS was notable for its longtime collaboration between cis and trans LGBTQ people. In 1974, Marsha Botzer started a trans support group at SCS, which eventually evolved into the Ingersoll Gender Center. SCS ceased operations in 2022.

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Identifier: 5712m6991
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
Institution: University of Washington Libraries
Creator(s): Larson, Ray
Publisher: The Columns Northwest
Date Issued: Oct. 1971
Genre: Clippings
Subject(s): Seattle Counseling Service
Places: Washington > King County > City of Seattle > Seattle
Topic(s): Adultery
Counseling
Gay men
Lesbians
LGBTQ+ people
Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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