Contact Counseling
TPHS COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
If your student needs assistance, our schools have trained professional staff members, including school counselors, student support facilitators, school social workers, 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.
The Counseling Office is located in Building G, West of the Administration Building. Counseling Office Hours are 8:15AM - 3:45PM.
Parent meetings are by appointment only.
Jan Daher Counseling Assistant Ext. 2295
Natalie Seward Last Names A - CALL & AVID students Ext. 2213
Julianne Velasco Last Names CAM - FEC Ext. 2214
Chanelle Lary Last Names FED - JAC Ext. 2012
Christina Hooton Last Names JAD - MAC Ext. 2049
Toni Zurcher Last Names MAD - PI Ext. 2017
Jennifer Magruder Last Names PL - ST Ext. 2215
Sally Gervasini Last Names SU - Z Ext. 2200
Meg Galli Student Support Facilitator (T,W,Th) Ext. 2043
Estelle Chen College & Career Tech (M,Th,Fri) Ext. 2113
How do I see my counselor?
In order to best meet the needs of our students and avoid missed instruction or marked absences, please use the following procedures to see your counselor:
Quick Questions: Come to the Counseling Office at break, during lunch, during an unscheduled period, or after school (no appointment is necessary). This method is best if a student has a concern or question that can be addressed quickly. To maintain counselor availability for students during this time, we ask that parents follow the steps below in the parent section.
Make an appointment: Fill out a "Request to see your Counselor Slip" (available in the Counseling Office across from the Counseling Assistant). If a student needs more than just a few minutes to discuss a question or concern, please stop in at the above mentioned times to make an appointment with a counselor by visiting the counseling assistant. Your counselor will send a pass for you in class with your appointment time (with teacher permission). It is important to remember to choose your appointment time wisely, because you will be responsible for instruction or assignments missed.
For an urgent matter which requires immediate attention and cannot be addressed through the other methods, a student may come in to Counseling at any time. This method is only for students who have a concern that needs urgent attention. The student should report to the Counseling Assistant, who will assess the situation and contact a counselor. If possible, please check in with your teacher first and ask to go to Counseling.
Parent/Guardian
If you have a question or concern about your student's current grade, or the content or procedures in a class, please contact the teacher directly using the Staff Directory. You can use Aeries to monitor your student's academic progress and attendance.
If you have a general counseling question, many answers can be found using this Counseling website. If you need further assistance with a general counseling question, please call to speak with the Counseling Assistant, Jan Daher (info above).
To schedule an appointment with your student's counselor, please email our Counseling Assistant, Jan Daher at janet.daher@sduhsd.net.
To leave a phone message or send an email to your student's counselor please see the contact information above.
College Reps
If you are a college representative, please contact our College & Career Tech - Estelle Chen at estelle.chen@sduhsd.net to schedule an in-person college visit. If you need to cancel your visit, please provide 24-hour notice so we can notify students.