Works of Heart
Saturday, August 05 2023
Serving families in Topeka and northeast Kansas
Family Service & Guidance Center is a regional leader and innovator in children’s mental health, specializing in providing top-quality mental health care services and brings hope to over 10,000 children, teens and families from more than 30 Kansas counties each year.
Family Service & Guidance Center is a nonprofit community mental health center in Topeka, Kansas that specializes in meeting the needs of children and teens up to 18 years old.
We provide direct counseling services, education and outreach to thousands of northeast Kansas kids and families from more than 30 Kansas counties each year. FSGC employs 260 staff members on a centralized three-building campus along with a Crisis Resolution Program building.
Our Services
Family Service & Guidance Center provides a wide range of services tailored to meet your child or teen's unique needs, including:
Individual, Group and Family Counseling
Child counseling in Topeka focuses on helping kids, teens and families handle a broad range of challenges, like depression, ADHD, loneliness, family and school problems, grief, and major life changes.
Anxiety Treatment Program
Children and adolescents learn strategies to overcome common fears, like the fear of storms or speaking in front of the class. The program can also stop ritualized behaviors, like repeated hand-washing, asking the same question over and over or constant tapping/touching of objects.
Crisis Services
Family Service & Guidance Center Crisis Services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year by calling 785.232.5005. Crisis Services assist families with mental health emergencies. The Crisis Team can help when a child or teen threatens to harm themselves or someone else.
Upcoming Events
Family Service & Guidance Center holds a range of activities and events throughout the year.
FSGC hosts exciting fundraising events, monthly parenting presentations on a variety of mental health topics, quarterly parenting classes, Youth Mental Health First Aid classes and other events.
Meals for Mental Health at Texas Roadhouse
Sunday, October 01 2023
"Would counseling help my child?"
If you’re concerned about your child’s behavior or mental well-being, please take a few minutes to answer the questions in this survey. It will help you determine if it might be helpful to get additional support and treatment for your child or teen.
Don’t let little problems become big ones.
We know how hard it is to be a parent. FSGC can help through child counseling in Topeka. Visit the “Get Started” page now and pre-register your child for services at Family Service & Guidance Center. The sooner they get started, the sooner they’ll begin to heal.