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Labor Day Activities for the School Counselor
As we approach Labor Day, we're providing a set of ready-to-use, ASCA-aligned lesson and activity ideas for elementary, middle, and hig...
Family Grief Counseling – Finding Support Together After a Loss
Grief doesn’t stay in one person. It moves through entire families, changing routines, relationships, and the way people connect with e...
Support for Grieving Students – A Compassionate Approach
Grief doesn’t just show up at home. It walks into classrooms with grieving students, sits quietly in cafeterias, and often hides behind...
Another School Year Begins Without Him – But His Pride Carries Me
The start of a new school year always brings a mix of nerves and excitement. Fresh supplies, new students, fresh goals — and for many, ...
Starting the School Year Strong
As the new school year begins, school counselors step into one of the most essential and influential roles in the education system—help...
Effective Communication Techniques for School Counselors That Truly Work
As a counselor who’s worked in school settings, I know firsthand that communication is the heartbeat of our work. Every conversation we...
Grief Counseling vs Grief Coaching – Which Is Right for You?
Grief doesn’t follow a straight path. It weaves and shifts, catches you off guard, and often leaves you searching for someone who under...
A Teen Grief Guide – What They Need (and What They Don’t)
Grief isn’t always loud, especially in teenagers. It often arrives in unexpected ways: a slammed door, a sudden silence, a burst of lau...
How School Counselors Help Students Grow from the Inside Out
When you think about who shaped your life during school, chances are you remember a teacher, a coach, or maybe a principal. But tucked ...
A Pack of Big Red – When Grief Finds You in the Kitchen
I wasn’t looking for a memory.
I was just cleaning the kitchen when I spotted it, tucked behind the medicines in the “miscellaneous ...