School Counseling Department

A comprehensive program that fosters academic success, social-emotional development, and college-career readiness for all students.

Our program is preventative in focus and is designed to enhance the learning process by assisting students in acquiring critical life skills that are needed for future success.

It is student-centered and is open to all students, parents, and staff and is developed according to the American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) National Model to ensure collaborative efforts benefiting our students, families, teachers, administrators, and the overall community.

High Quality Standards

Our counseling program is designed, implemented, and managed by professionally trained and certified school counselors.

Leading Experts

Our counselors hold a master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling and are certified through the State of Florida.

Communication

Consultation and collaboration with parents, teachers, administrators, and community members.

Support

Individual and small group counseling, classroom guidance lessons, problem solving interventions, and new student orientation.

School Counselor Responsibilities

  • Help Students be successful problem solvers and lifelong learners.
  • Open to all students, parents, and staff.
  • Direct & indirect services
  • Individual counseling
  • Small group counseling
  • Classroom guidance
  • Problem solving team meetings

What might a student talk about/work on in the counselor’s office?

Talk about:

  • Feelings
  • Difficulty in making or getting along with friends
  • Family or school problem
  • A fear or worry
  • Physical concern

Work on:

  • Talk about things important to children
  • Use puppets to help express feelings and problems
  • Talk about feelings
  • Work on a plan to reach a goal
  • Play games to learn ways to relate to others

Our Counselors

Have concerns for your child?

Resources for you to refer to when navigating life’s ups and downs.

Please feel free to reach out to your child’s counselor for any further information.

Agencies that Can Help

Each of these agencies have varying programs, eligibility requirements, and other factors which should be considered when seeking assistance. Parents are encouraged to contact each to learn more information. This is not an exhaustive list.

Agency Phone Number
Children’s Home Society (772) 489-5601
Helping People Succeed (772) 320-0770
Hibiscus Children’s Center (772) 340-5044
Legacy Behavioral Health (772) 873-8811
New Horizons of the Treasure Coast (772) 468-5600
Sequel Care (772) 337-8164
Suncoast Mental Health (772) 489-4726

Building Resilience in Children – HealthyChildren.org

David Baldwin’s Trauma Information