Counseling

At Whetstones, we believe that the holistic approach to education has the greatest impact and it is our duty as educators to ensure that students are truly ready to learn. Research has shown the negative impacts of technology on school aged children and the implications of being able to access more information than ever before. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in social-emotional issues with students and there was a clear increase in students exhibiting depression, anxiety and suicidal ideations. Whetstones believes that in order to reach the student academically, we must reach the student emotionally. We recognize that sufficient counseling services are difficult to acquire and we would like to do our part in ensuring that the emotional needs of students are being met.

We have licensed Counselors ready to provide therapy to kids that show qualifying needs. 

Specific Skills that can be targeted with Counseling include: 

• Emotional awareness and coping skills
• Conflict resolution
• Friendship/ Social Skills
• Self-Esteem
• Goal-Setting
• Character Education
• Personal Safety

**Counseling sessions can be scheduled WEEKLY, BIWEEKLY, and MONTHLY based on individual student need and availability of counselors. 

**Counseling sessions run for a 3 month period at a time. 

**In order for a student to receive Counseling services, a parent/guardian must register their child for supports. 

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN COUNSELING SERVICES, PLEASE USE THE CONTACT TAB BELOW TO RECIEVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.