Grounded in Purpose. Guided by Professional Principles. Centered on Students.
School counseling is more than a collection of responsibilities, programs, or interventions. It is a profession grounded in ethical practice, informed by an understanding of student development, and committed to supporting the academic, social-emotional, and mental health needs of students.
School Counseling Today brings together professional perspectives, research-informed discussions, practical insights, and advocacy resources that explore both the enduring foundations of school counseling and the changing realities of today's schools.
At the heart of this collection is a guiding belief: Purpose precedes practice. Understanding why we serve students, what our professional responsibilities require, and how students develop provides the foundation for making thoughtful decisions about the work we do.
The articles are organized into four interconnected collections, each offering a different perspective on the school counselor's role in supporting students and strengthening schools.
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Explore School Counseling Today by topic and find articles that connect research, reflection, and practical guidance with the work of supporting students.
PRACTICE & LEADERSHIP
MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING
WHOLE-CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CURRENT ISSUES IN SCHOOLS
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School Counseling Practice & Leadership
Understanding our professional identity and responsibilities.
Effective school counseling begins with a clear understanding of our purpose. Explore the professional roles, leadership responsibilities, and advocacy practices that support comprehensive school counseling programs and protect students' access to essential services.
Student Mental Health & Well-Being
Protecting and supporting the mental health of students.
School counselors are school-based mental health professionals whose work contributes to student well-being. Explore mental health awareness, prevention and intervention, grief-responsive practices, and compassionate support for students experiencing challenges.
Whole-Child Development
Understanding how students learn, develop, and grow.
Student development extends beyond academic achievement. Explore the interconnected roles of knowledge, skills, social-emotional learning, belonging, confidence, and resilience in supporting the whole learner.
Current Issues in Schools
Applying professional principles when circumstances challenge them.
School counselors navigate changing policies, educational expectations, and complex social issues while remaining grounded in ethical responsibility. Explore contemporary challenges through the lens of student well-being, professional judgment, and purposeful advocacy.
Our philosophy establishes our purpose. Our professional principles guide our decisions. Our practices bring those commitments to life for students.
THE COUNSELING TODAY ARCHIVES
Preserving the professional writing that brought us here.
Worthwhile ideas don't necessarily have an expiration date. While the four collections above organize articles by professional purpose and topic, these archives preserve the chronological history of Counseling Today and the ideas, experiences, and conversations that have shaped its development.
Counseling Today has been part of my professional work for more than two decades. The digital archive begins in 2020, when the earlier site was intentionally culled and rebuilt on WordPress. Although it does not represent every piece published over the years, it preserves the writing that was carried forward and the work that followed.
Browse the archives by year to revisit earlier perspectives, trace the development of ideas, and explore the continuing conversation about school counseling, student well-being, and whole-child development.
2026 | Current Volume
2025
2024
2021–2023 | A Season of Change
Following the loss of my husband in October 2020, my professional writing largely gave way to a different kind of writing and a different kind of work. During these years, Profoundly Changed became the place where I wrote through grief, faith, loss, and healing. Counseling Today remained part of who I was, but for a time, my attention needed to be elsewhere.
In 2024, I began writing professionally again, bringing with me perspectives shaped not only by my work as a counselor educator, but also by what those years had taught me about grief, resilience, and the whole person.
2020 | The Beginning of This Digital Archive
The current Counseling Today digital archive begins in 2020. While my husband and I spent much of that spring and summer in the hospital, we decided together that rebuilding Counseling Today would give me meaningful work to focus on. From my laptop in his hospital room, I revisited the earlier Wix site, selected material to carry forward, and began rebuilding Counseling Today on WordPress. These 2020 posts reflect the conversations, concerns, and professional perspectives that shaped the beginning of this collection. Preserved in their original context, they offer a glimpse into the development of ideas that continue to inform my work in school counseling, student well-being, and whole-child development.
Following the loss of my husband in October 2020, my professional writing largely gave way to a different kind of writing and a different kind of work. During these years, Profoundly Changed became the place where I wrote through grief, faith, loss, and healing. Counseling Today remained part of who I was, but for a time, my attention needed to be elsewhere.
In 2024, I began writing professionally again, bringing with me perspectives shaped not only by my work as a counselor educator but also by what those years had taught me about grief, resilience, and the whole person.