Mental Health Services
Placer Union High School District
Meet Your PUHSD Mental Health Specialists (MHS) and MHS Associates (MHSA)
Mental Health Specialists (MHS) and MHS Associates create systems of support to promote student functioning and mental wellness. For students experiencing social/emotional/environmental challenges, MHS clinicians team with the student, their families, school staff and community partners to decrease potential barriers to learning and academic achievement. Through tiered prevention, intervention and referral services, PUHSD students and families are provided social/emotional education and support, to enhance the optimal high school experience. Our goal is to have students graduate as healthy, well rounded individuals, ready to positively contribute to our communities.
Jennifer Ward Dixon, MHS, LCSW
Placer & Confluence High Schools
License No. 26549
Office: 530-745-5708
Work Cell (call/text): 530-492-0074
M-F 8:00am-4:00pm
Sascha Bowlin, MHS, LCSW
Del Oro & Confluence West High Schools
License No. 99557
Office: (916) 652-7243 EXT. 1123
M-F 8:00AM to 4:00PM
Del Oro High School and Confluence West Request for Student Support
Nicole Porter, MHS, LCSW
Colfax & Foresthill High Schools
License No. 110131
Work Cell (call/text): 530-346-3290
M-F 8:00am-4:00pm
Cecilia Hoshiko, MHSA
Placer & Confluence High Schools
Cheyanne Gold, MHSA, AMFT
Del Oro & Confluence West High Schools
AMFT License No: 141045
cgold@puhsd.k12.ca.us
M-F 8:00am- 4:00pm
Madison Butcoff, MHSA, ASW
Del Oro, Confluence West, & Colfax High Schools
Upcoming Events and Opportunities:
Important information regarding local events and opportunities.
Auburn Davis DBT Parent Education Series: A Four part mental health series for parents and caregivers aimed to assist in identifying and understanding common mental health challenges that teens face and how to support your student when they are struggling. This is a free, virtual series. Click here for more information.
CalVoices - Parent Support Group : For parents and caregivers with children, teens, and young adults experiencing mental health challenges. Second Tuesday of each month via Zoom. Click here for more information
Cirby Wellness Center - Coping With Stigma Support Group : Learn ways to cope with feeling rejected, excluded, or judged. Every 3rd Wednesday from 3:00-4:00pm at the Cirby Wellness Center in Roseville.
The Parent Project Parent Classes: Granite Wellness Centers’ Parent Project classes will be offered on Tuesday nights from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. from February 6 – April 9, 2024. These classes teach parents how to never argue with their child again, prevent or intervene in alcohol or drug use, improve school attendance and performance, and explore concrete solutions for media issues. Click here for more information.