We are now SouthWest Counseling (SWC), an informal affiliation of former Southwest Counseling Associates staff members, now in private practice. As the result of an executive board decision, Southwest Counseling Associates (SCA) dissolved on November 30, 2021. To preserve the mission, standards and culture of SCA, therapists listed on this site continue to work together in supporting each other and serving our community. DETAILS
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Phone SCA: Whom to Call
For assistance in reaching anyone at SCA, or for help in determining whom you need to contact, call our main line:
SCA Main Line: 303-730-1717
Main Phone Line
Please direct all phone calls to our main office in Littleton. A receptionist is available Monday through Thursday from 8 am to 5 pm, and Fridays from 8 am to 2 pm. To reach other staff members, leave a voice message at the appropriate extension. You may use the recorded staff directory, or use the guidelines below.
Receptionist: 303-730-1717
To ensure the most timely response, please contact the appropriate person based on the following guidelines:
Discuss Executive Matters
To deal with matters of clinical practice, employment or other topics requiring executive decision making, contact our executive director:
Todd Challis: 303-730-1717 ext 201
Get help in a crisis
SCA is now encouraging clients experiencing crises to contact Colorado Crisis Services (CCS), which is replacing our in-house emergency pager. We’re making the change because CCS has more specialized services and quicker response time than SCA can offer.
CCS specialists have training and experience dealing with a full range of problems requiring immediate attention, such as thoughts of suicide, panic attacks, relational conflict, domestic violence and drug/alcohol problems.
CCS is available for immediate response 24/7 by phone, text, or in-person visit to any of six walk-in clinics. Please put the following information in your phone for quick reference:
- Contact: Colorado Crisis Line
- Phone: (844) 493-8255
- Text: “TALK” to 38255
- Six walk-in clinics throughout the Front Range
Crisis Walk-in Clinics
Westminster
2551 West 84th Avenue
Westminster, CO 80031
Boulder
3180 Airport Road
Boulder, CO 80301
Lakewood
12055 West 2nd Place
Lakewood, CO 80228
Denver
4353 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80220
Littleton
6509 South Santa Fe Drive
Littleton, CO 80120
Aurora
2206 Victor Street
Aurora, CO 80045
Set a First Appointment
If you need assistance in choosing a therapist, please leave a voice message for our intake coordinator, Larry Zirschky, listing the best times for him to return your call. Larry will call you within two business days.
Intake Coordinator: 303-730-1717 ext 255
Contact Your Chosen Therapist
You may contact the therapist directly if you have already chosen one. Click the “Staff List” button below to go to our staff page, then click on the name of the therapist you wish to see. This will take you to the therapist’s profile page, where you will find the phone contact information at the bottom.
NOTE: The therapist you call may not be taking new clients, and may not be covered by your insurance. If for any reason you cannot arrange to see one therapist, we encourage you to call Larry Zirschky at x255 for referral to another staff member.
Call Your Current Therapist
Your most effective way to reach your therapist is to leave a message in his or her private, confidential voice mail. Messages left for therapists in the general SCA mail box take longer to reach the intended person. To find your therapist’s phone contact information, click on the “Staff List” button below, then click the name of your therapist. You will find your therapist’s phone contact information at the bottom of the profile page that appears.
What Is It with Labels?
Counselors are infamous for encouraging people to not let themselves be defined by their disabilities or limitations. Indeed, society has come a long way in altering our perception and definition of disabilities. Often the focus has been on not labeling people.
Yet in my work with children with learning disabilities such as ADHD and Dyslexia, I have found that what damages the children most is not the label, but the ways in which adults around them lower their expectations of what the child is capable of. Rather than seeing the massive potential inherent in the child, the adults in their lives begin to see the limitation as the central defining quality of who that child is and how they must be raised.
One of my favorite moments as a therapist is when I get to point out to a child (and a parent) what a remarkable masterpiece they are, and likewise, to show them the insignificance of the disability to their ultimate God designed identity.
Adam Wilson, PhD, Licensed Psychologist; former clinical staff member | Visit SCA’s Blog
Missionary Care Services
Learn how MCS serves Christ's global messengers and those who send them. Besides counseling, services include screening, education and crisis intervention.
Resources
Find information and insights from staff and friends of SCA:
Quarterly E-Newsletter, "Ministry Minute"
Monthly feature articles
Weekly brief articles
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