What Is a School Counselor? Understanding Their Vital Role in Student Success
A school counselor is far more than just someone students go to when they need help with scheduling or career advice. Over the years, t...
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Grief Insurance: Why People Say the Wrong Things After Loss
Navigating Hurtful Responses in Grief
When we find ourselves sharing the news that we’ve lost someone we deeply loved, the responses w...
How to Cope with Grief When the World Moves On
There’s a strange silence that settles after a loss. People return your calls less often. The meals stop showing up. The house feels fu...
Empowering School Counselors to Lead the Mental Health Movement in Schools
In the wake of a national youth mental health crisis, schools are being called to respond, not just reactively, but systemically. We ca...
The Myth of Closure in Grief: Why Love Never Truly Ends
Love’s Eternal Connection
In grief counseling, we often hear about the idea of closure — that elusive state where we “move on” and f...
How the Importance of SEL in Elementary Schools Impacts Academic Success
If you’ve ever watched a child freeze during a test, cry after being left out at recess, or lash out because they didn’t know how else ...
The Difference Between Grief and Depression: Symptoms, Causes, and Support
When someone we love dies or a life we imagined suddenly unravels, pain follows. It’s heavy. It’s consuming. And it can feel like somet...
How Counselors Support Student Mental Health: A Guide for Parents & Educators
If you’ve ever worried that something feels "off" with your child at school or seen a student retreat into silence or lash out for reas...
Stages of Grief in Adults: Emotional Healing After Loss
Grief doesn’t send a calendar invite. It barges in, sometimes quietly, sometimes like a thunderstorm, and it changes everything. If you...
More Than Schedules: Why School Counselors Are Our Frontline Mental Health Professionals
In today’s schools, the phrase “mental health crisis” is no longer hyperbole—it’s a daily reality. Students are grappling with anxiety,...
