Counseling Department
Student Opportunities
Your counselors are here to support you!
Your mental health and emotional well-being are VERY important, if you are having a difficult time, please reach out to your counselor.
As your school Counselors, we are here to enhance your learning process and promote academic, career, and social/emotional development. Our goal is to help you achieve optimal personal growth, social skills, and values, and set career goals for you to become a productive, contributing member of life after high school. To better serve each and every student, we will now be assigning counselors by student's last names.
Mr. Kerr
College and Career Coordinator
Mr. Kerr is RUP's College and Career Coordinator. He can help students with all college questions, and supports students with exploration, applications, and achieving post-secondary success!
Ms. Magallanes
Counselor for last names starting with:
A-F (Grades 9-12)
Ms. Neftaly grew up in Healdsburg and graduated from SSU with her Masters in Counseling in 2019. Prior to working at RUP, she was a counselor at SRHS. In her spare time, she likes to go hiking with her dachshund named Pumkin.
Ms. Azalea Roman
Counselor for last names starting with:
G-O (Grades 9-12)
Ms. Azalea supports students on campus with any personal, social, emotional and academic needs. She also coordinates health education. Ms. Azalea attended Roseland Elementary and proudly calls Roseland her home.
Ms. Camacho
Counselor for last names starting with:
P-Z (Grades 9-12)
Ms. Claudia Camacho supports students with any personal, social emotional, and academic needs. Her office is located in RUP's College & Career Center (CCC).
Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Smith is RUP's School Psychologist, she supports students with Individualized Education Plans (IEP) and provides crisis support.
Mr. Garcia-Valdez
Mr. Garcia is a counseling intern at RUP. He can help students navigate high school and plan post-secondary education.
Ms. Talavera
Ms. Talavera is one of our school counseling interns at RUP. She was raised in the Central Valley, currently attends SSU and will be graduating in spring 2024. She likes to go dancing, explore nature, be a foodie, and watch K-dramas.
Counselor Contact Information
If you need to check in with a counselor please email your counselor or fill out the Self-Referral Form
Ms. Magallanes, A-F (Grades 9-12): nmagallanes@roselandsd.org
Ms. Azalea Roman, G-O (Grades 9-12): eroman@roselandsd.org
Ms. Claudia Camacho, P-Z (Grades 9-12) ccamacho@roselandsd.org
Mr. Kerr, College & Career Coordinator: skerr@roselandsd.org
If you would like to talk to a counseling intern, please email Ms. Claudia at ccamacho@roselandsd.org and she will work on getting you in contact with the RUP intern.
Homework Help and Tutoring
If you need help with homework please stop by room 19 Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45 to 4:30 pm. More information to come.
There is online tutoring through the library (with your library card) at https://sonomalibrary.org/library-collection/tutor
Student & Parent Resources
Breakfast and Lunch Meals are offered to ALL STUDENTS FREE OF CHARGE daily when students are on campus.
Food Pantry List
F.I.S.H Food Bank
Mon-Fri 12:00-2:00 pm
2900 McBride Lane
Santa Rosa, CA
(707) 527-5151
Redwood Empire Food Bank @ Roseland Village Neighborhood Center
West Ave & Sebastopol Rd.
Santa Rosa, 95407
(707) 523-7903
Notes:
Groceries To Go: USDA food open to all produce Pantry: First come first served
Bring a bag!
GROCERIES TO GO
Second Friday of the month
9:00am - 10:30am
Fourth Friday of the month
9:00am - 10:30am
PRODUCE PANTRY
Weekly on Friday, 9:00am - 10:30am
LGBTQ+ Resources
Positive Images: (707) 568-5830
Youth Connections: (707) 595-8961
Additional resources
Coffee House Teen Shelter (SAY): (707) 546-3432
Coronavirus and Immigration: ILRC’s Resources and Responses
Legal aid at Work: A List of Relief Funds for Undocumented Workers in California
Media/Technology Safety: Common Sense's Family Media Agreement in English and Acuerdo familiar sobre el uso de los medios en Español.
School-Based Therapy Support
Sometimes the stress that comes with not having a consistent routine can cause us to seek out extra support. Please speak to your school counselor if you feel you need additional support at this time, counselor can refer you to a school-based therapist.
Keystone
Alba Diaz Canela ASW
Spanish Speaking, RSD Alumni: Employee of Keystone Therapy and Training Services since 2022. Worked in school social services and mental health for 5 years in Santa Rosa. Currently a clinical school based social and mental health services at three different school districts in Sonoma County.
Ulises Gonzalez AMFT
Spanish Speaking: Employee of Keystone Therapy and Training Services since 2022. Worked in school social services and mental health for 5 years in Santa Rosa. Currently a clinical school based social and mental health services at three different school districts in Sonoma County.
Carz Flores-Adams ASW, PPSC
Employee of Keystone Therapy and Training Services since 2023. Worked in school social services and mental health for 10 years in the North Bay. Currently a clinical school based social and mental health services at three different school districts in Sonoma County.
Sonoma County Office of Education
Carolina Herrera LMFT
Employee of Sonoma County Office of Education works in the Behavioral Health & Well-being Department as a Mental Health Counseling Specialist. Carolina believes that every child has an innate ability to heal and find a path to wholeness, which inspires and informs her work. She seeks to create environments that encourage agency in children and allow for healing to take place, with specific emphasis and expertise with underserved populations such as the Latino community in Sonoma County. Carolina has a B.S in Anthropology and Psychology from University of Illinois, and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies. Prior to working at SCOE, she provided individual and family therapy to children and teenagers for six years at Social Advocates for Youth.
Grief Resources for Students/Families
Grief Resources for Students/Families
How to Help Children Cope with Trauma/Grief: https://www.scoe.org/files/coping-with-trauma.pdf
The National Center for Grieving Children and Families: https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/tip-sheets/
Sonoma County Grief Counseling
Sutter Care at Home and St. Joseph Health are free, community-based grief services. In addition, consider counseling supports available through your health insurance, or contact your school administration, counselor or psychologist about other local supports.
Sutter Care at Home Bereavement & Grief Support:
The bereavement and grief support programs are open to the public and provide support for adults, young adults and children who have experienced a loss.
Individual counseling is available, as well as community education and training.
For more information and to register for a group, please call (707) 535-5780.
Services are provided at no cost.
St. Joseph Health Hospice Grief Services:
https://www.providence.org/locations/norcal/st-joseph-health-hospice/grief-services
Hospice Services of St. Joseph Health offers individual and group support to those who have experienced the death or are anticipating the death of a loved one.
Grief Counseling provided by licensed counselors, interns and/or trained grief support volunteers.
Services are provided at no cost.
All services are offered in both English and Spanish and at all three office locations:
Memorial Hospice (Santa Rosa) (707) 568-1094
Hospice of Petaluma (707) 778-6242
North County Hospice (707) 431-1135
SAY Grief Services:
SAY Grief Services is now offering up to 8 free sessions of individual grief support to youth ages 10-24, who have experienced the death of a person or pet. This service will be offered on a secure telehealth (video) platform for the time being, and is available in both English and Spanish. To learn more and sign up, please call 707-595-0688 (English) or 707-800-3537 x242 (Español).
***For additional resources and supports, please see your school site counseling webpage.
Emergency Phone Numbers
Crisis Stabilization Unit (Santa Rosa):1 (707) 576-8181
24hr Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741-741 to connect to a Crisis Counselor
SAY Crisis Text Line: 1-888-729-0012
Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860
Verity (Crisis Line): (707) 545-7273