School Counseling Services

Classroom Guidance Every week we will be visiting each classroom to present classroom guidance lessons on various topics. Topics may include character education, bullying, mindfulness, honesty, study skills, test prep, career development, middle school transitions, etc. Each classroom will receive developmentally appropriate lessons that address social/emotional development, academic achievement, and college and career development.

Small Group Counseling We will be conducting and offering small groups throughout the year at various grade levels. Small groups can be requested by the teacher, parents, or student. Groups last on average about 6 weeks. Topics that may be offered include Changing Families, Grief/loss, Attention/focus, Academic achievement, Social Skills, Anger Management. *Written permission will be sent home prior to any group counseling .

Individual Counseling Short-term individual counseling is available for students at the request of teachers and parents. Short-term individual counseling is goal-oriented, and usually requested when a student is having serious difficulty with academic or social/emotional development issues. Individual counseling lasts 1-3 sessions. I can not provide long-term, intensive counseling *Written permission will be sent home before any short-term individual counseling

* Confidentiality

Personal information that a student shares with me during our sessions will not be shared with others unless it is critical to the student’s well-being, the student threatens to harm him/herself or others, or reports abuse of any kind. If this is the case, I am required by law to report this to administration, authorities, and/or parents in order to protect the safety of the child. If there is information shared with me that would be helpful for others to know, I would strongly encourage that student to share with parents and/or teacher.