The Role of a School Counselor

School Counselors are advocates, professionally-trained counselors, and educators.  School Counselors work with teachers, administrators, and others in a school to facilitate social, emotional, academic, and college/career development with students.  

A school counselor is trained to recognize the needs of groups and individual students within a school, and to develop targeted interventions to meet those needs. School counselors teach classroom lessons, lead small groups, and work with students one-on-one when needed.  

The key to an effective school counselor is building rapport and trust with students so that students feel comfortable reaching out in the midst of difficult situations that interrupt that students' ability to learn, focus, and/or get along with others.  

Services Offered

I provide individual and small group counseling as well as monthly classroom guidance lessons. I also respond to student crises and support students with academics by providing study skills and behavior management techniques.