Is it Time to Eliminate Some Joy from School Counseling?
Send us a text message- we'd love to hear from you! So many of us need to "eliminate some Joy" from our roles. What can this mean for school counselors who strive to build positivity, growth mindset, and can-do attitudes thro...
Screaming Goats and Sand Trays: Unique Stories of Real-World School Counseling
Send us a text message- we'd love to hear from you! In the 100th episode of the School for School Counselors podcast, we are all about the colorful and often unexpected world of school counseling with stories from school coun...
Why One School Counselor Chose Schools Over Therapy Offices
Send us a text message- we'd love to hear from you! What if the place where students spend most of their time held the key to unlocking their potential? Meet Christina Wren, a first-year school counselor who almost became a c...
How Do You Handle Student Info When You're Leaving?
Send us a text message- we'd love to hear from you! Are you preparing to leave your school counseling position and unsure about what documentation to leave for your successor? Navigating the complexities of student privacy an...
I Blew Up My School Counseling Data: What I Learned
Send us a text message- we'd love to hear from you! In this week’s episode, I’ll take you through my real-life experience of being compelled to overhaul my data systems due to recent legislative changes in Texas—a process tha...
Want to Make a Real Difference? Be Like Nancy.
Nancy is an experienced and stellar school counselor whose story is as inspiring as it is instructive. Her path from art teacher to guiding light for students spans over three decades, and in this episode, we walk through th...
From Underwater Crime Scene Investigator to School Counseling Superstar
In our latest podcast episode, we sit down with Ginger Bernal for a friendly chat about her fascinating 17-year journey through the world of education. Ginger started her professional life in the unexpected waters of underwat...
The End-of-Year Conversation Every School Counselor Needs to Hear
It's time to end the school year on a high note while supporting a stronger partnership with your campus principal. This week’s School for School Counselors podcast offers strategies for school counselors to navigate end-of-y...
Renewed Purpose for the Weary School Counselor
As we near the end of the school year, it's easy to feel so, so TIRED. How do we power through the rest of the school year while maintaining our sense of purpose and joy for the work we do each day? It's a heavy topic, but an...
From Flute to Fatigues to Futures: One School Counselor's Symphony of Service
In this episode, I highlight a fascinating conversation with Elizabeth Janners, a school counselor with a super-cool blend of music and military service in her background. Listen in to hear how Elizabeth's background shapes ...
Who's REALLY Driving? My (Very) Raw Take on School Counseling Challenges
Ever felt like you're juggling the workloads of four people, expected to perform seamlessly in all of them? Buckle up and join me from my car's front seat where I get real about where we stand in the school counseling profess...
Marathon Resilience: Overcoming Challenges in Rural School Counseling
Do you feel like you're running an 'unwinnable race' this time of the school year? In this episode, Steph provides an excerpt of her recent keynote speech for the Lone Star State School Counselor Association Rural Route Schoo...
From the Classroom to the School Counselors’ Office: Katie Tells All
This is such a fun episode! Getting started on a new career path can often be a leap of faith, and this story is a shining example of where such a leap can land you. Meet Katie—a former teacher and current grad student who ha...
Empathy in Action: Using Collaborative Problem-Solving in School Counseling
Today's episode considers the legendary "spring fever" in schools, where escalating tensions and stress impact both students and teachers. We unpack the collaborative problem-solving approach credited to Ross Green that seeks...
Some of the Best School Counseling Advice I've Ever Heard
In this episode, I'm joined by by friend Jessica Neitsch who talks about her simple yet effective strategy for maintaining our feeling of purpose and satisfaction in our work, how to approach emotional management for educator...
A Game-Changing Mentorship Model for Students
When life throws you curveballs, it's the ones who knock them out of the park that inspire us the most. Lydia Larimore did just that, turning a disheartening remark from her own school counselor into a fire that fueled her ri...
My Personal List: Four Critical Questions for Behavior Intervention
So many of you feel like you are being used as firemen right now, running from one fire to the next, trying to put out the biggest flames. This week, I share the four critical questions that I ask any teacher who flags me dow...
Fundamental Supports for Successful Behavior Intervention
Ever found yourself in the middle of behavioral chaos, wondering where it all went wrong? In this episode, we create a "cheat sheet" for initial behavior intervention with strategies to support students without pulling them a...
A New Perspective on Kindness in School Counseling
How can we effectively educate kids with mental health or basic well-being concerns? Carissa, a former teacher, current school counselor and mental health therapist, says it's not realistic. Students can't learn if they aren'...
School Counseling Leadership Revolution, Part II: How to Truly Make It Happen
Imagine a career where every interaction is an opportunity for growth, understanding, and connection. That's the vision I'm casting in this episode, as we talk through the "what-to-do's" of social emotional leadership in the ...
School Counseling Leadership Revolution! How to Build Influence and Inspire Change
Discover how to elevate your influence on campus as we explore a leadership framework for school counselors proposed by Bowers, Lemberger-Truelove, & Brigman (2017). We'll look at the leadership dispositions that can transfor...
The School Counseling Temptations No One Talks About
Navigating ethical pitfalls and maintaining professionalism isn't just a part of our job - it's at the heart of our mission as school counselors. This episode takes a hard look at the delicate dance between best, ethical pra...
The Hidden Art of Building Meaningful School Counseling Programs
Faster isn't always better, and "more" doesn't always hit the mark. That's what we're talking about in this episode, where the art of patience isn't just a personal virtue, it's also a very smart professional strategy. If it ...
Do You Know Your School Counseling Blind Spots?
Hey there! Ever thought about how your own thoughts and blind spots might be shaping how you connect with others at work? In this latest episode, we're taking a close look at some tricky stuff that can trip up even the most e...