Ms. Nicole Catalano, LPC, LCADC
Student Assistance Counselor
Long Branch High School
"Together We Can, Juntos Nós Podemos, Juntos Podemos"
Hello!
Hello!
Let's connect!
Let's connect!
Office:
Office:
4th Floor Suite
4th Floor Suite
Phone: (732) 229-7300 x41009
Phone: (732) 229-7300 x41009
Virtual platforms:
Virtual platforms:
Google Classroom Code: soukrfa
Google Classroom Code: soukrfa
Instagram: @GreenWaveConnection
Instagram: @GreenWaveConnection
YouTube: Green Wave Connection
YouTube: Green Wave Connection

It is my mission to meet our students’ academic, emotional, behavioral, and chemical health needs by imparting positive living skills in a safe, nurturing environment. My role as a professional counselor is to guide students through various obstacles, which may be characterized by:
It is my mission to meet our students’ academic, emotional, behavioral, and chemical health needs by imparting positive living skills in a safe, nurturing environment. My role as a professional counselor is to guide students through various obstacles, which may be characterized by:
*feelings of anxiety & depression
*feelings of anxiety & depression
*drug & alcohol concerns
*drug & alcohol concerns
*family transitions
*family transitions
*peer/social conflict
*peer/social conflict
*stress management
*stress management
*grief/loss
*grief/loss
*suicide prevention
*suicide prevention
Services may include individual and group counseling, prevention & psychoeducation, and linkage to community.
Services may include individual and group counseling, prevention & psychoeducation, and linkage to community.
Students may self-refer or peers, family members, and staff may initiate a referral. All counseling services provided are confidential and voluntary unless otherwise mandated due to a violation of the school substance abuse policy. Students are encouraged to share their participation in counseling services with their parent/guardian although it is not required. In some situations, students may also give written permission for information to be disclosed. Please note the following exceptions when confidentiality must be broken:
Students may self-refer or peers, family members, and staff may initiate a referral. All counseling services provided are confidential and voluntary unless otherwise mandated due to a violation of the school substance abuse policy. Students are encouraged to share their participation in counseling services with their parent/guardian although it is not required. In some situations, students may also give written permission for information to be disclosed. Please note the following exceptions when confidentiality must be broken:
*any indication of a safety risk when a student is at risk of harming him or herself
*any indication of a safety risk when a student is at risk of harming him or herself
*is harming someone else, is being harmed by another individual
*is harming someone else, is being harmed by another individual
*if there is a legal mandate to do so (i.e. commission of a crime, issued subpoena, court order, or other involvement within the legal system)
*if there is a legal mandate to do so (i.e. commission of a crime, issued subpoena, court order, or other involvement within the legal system)
*in the event of a medical emergency
*in the event of a medical emergency