About School Counseling

School Counselors can help kids if/when students are:

• having a hard time controlling their emotions/feelings

• experiencing problems with peers and/or friends

• have things going on at home that make it hard to focus in class

• feeling stressed/overwhelmed about school

• need help organizing, managing their time, etc.

• experiencing being bullied or know someone who is bullying/being a bully

• need help learning how to problem solve conflicts with friends

• opening their minds to their future and exploring careers

• helping with transitions

• facilitating small groups such as grief & loss, divorce, motivation, study skills, friendship skills, anger management skills etc.

• teaching classroom counseling lessons on perseverance, growth mindset, friendship skills, career exploration, preparing for middle school

• attendance help and mediations

• getting families help for the holidays

• feeling safe at home and at school

• scheduling classes and coordinating state testing

• ...and all kinds of other things!

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