COUNSELING

The San Dieguito Union High School District is committed to the  health, safety, and well-being of students, staff, and parents. In an effort to continuously support this commitment, the District has approved an agreement with Care Solace. Care Solace is an online resource with a live 24 hour concierge line meant to assist individuals in finding local mental health-related programs and counseling services. To use Care Solace, individuals answer ten basic questions in order to receive an extensive list of referrals to applicable care providers.  Care Solace takes into account all types of private insurance including Medi-Cal, Medicaid, and Medicare and those that have no insurance.  The system also filters by age, gender, zip code and special request.

Care Solace is now available for use by San Dieguito students, staff, and families at no cost.  Please note, this service is an optional resource available by choice.  Care Solace does not require a user’s name, address, phone number, or date of birth.  All of the information that is entered on their platform is completely confidential and stored securely.  If you are interested in seeking counseling-related services at this time, please consider visiting caresolace.com/sduhsdfamilies or clicking the link to begin. 

The staff and teachers at Carmel Valley Middle School are sincerely concerned about your child's health, safety and well being.   We believe that parents and school staff should work together as partners to help students reach their full potential. We are here to assist you in ensuring their years here will be filled with successes and happy memories. 

CVMS Counseling Team


Megan Shuster, Counselor                     Karen Infantino, Counselor                   (Students with Last Names A - J) (Students with Last Names K- Z and ELL)   Office Hours:  Monday - Thursday          karen.infantino@sduhsd.net   megan.shuster@sduhsd.net 858.481.8221(ext 3007)           858.481.8221 (ext 3288)       Tracy Ngo       Laura Stepanian                                  (Registrar/Counseling Secretary)               (Student Support Facilitator)             tracy.ngo@sduhsd.net               Office Hours: Wednesday - Friday             858.481.8221 (ext 3005)                                              laura.stepanian@sduhsd.net                                                                                                                  858.481.8221 (ext 3010)

If your student needs assistance, our schools have trained professional staff members, including school counselors, student support specialists, school psychologists, teachers and administrators, who are available to support students during the school day. The relationship between students and school support staff requires an atmosphere of trust and confidence. Student privacy is respected and students must trust the school staff member to have meaningful and honest dialogue. Exceptions to confidentiality exist in which school staff must inform others of information obtained from students in order to prevent harm to students themselves or others, and if it is legally required. 

Students

Why visit the counseling office?

You may need help with your Aeries account, want to check your grades or visit when you or a friend may be in need of support. Come by and say hello

How can a counselor help you or a friend?

You have a counselor at CVMS, and will also have a counselor when you attend high school.  Counselors are here to listen, help and work with you to find a good solution. The sooner you reach out to a counselor when something is bothering you, the quicker you will be able to solve the problem because you have the counseling support and resources to help you.

How do I see my counselor?

Parents

A school counselor can help parents address: 

How do I contact my child's counselor? 

Counselors can be reached by phone, email or by scheduling an appointment.

What should we do if we have a concern with a teacher? 

We believe that every teacher at CVMS has something special to offer students. For this reason, the district policy of not changing teachers when a problem arises is strictly followed. Instead, contact the teacher directly about the issue. The best way to contact the teacher is through email at (first name).(last name)@sduhsd.net. If, after working with the teacher, the issues are still not resolved, please contact your child’s counselor. Helpful strategies will be offered to resolve the issues and to help teach the student valuable interpersonal skills and how to deal with conflict.