What Every School Counselor Wishes They Could Say to THAT Parent
The longer you work in school counseling, the more you'll meet. Disgruntled parents that CANNOT be pleased or have completely unrealistic expectations about your job scope and time. It's frustrating when you're giving your al...
4 Ways School Counselors Can Prepare to Effectively Help Students Through the Holidays
School counselors, let's talk about how to plan ahead proactively for the holiday season. So if you've been in school counseling for any amount of time, you know that this time of year is when things really start to get inter...
What's Your School Counselor to Student Ratio? If It's 1:250, Don't Listen to This
What's your counselor-to-student ratio? If you're like the majority of school counselors, it is nowhere near the recommended 1:250. Take a listen to this episode for a few shifts that will help you find peace with a large cas...
Not "Comprehensive"? How to Find Joy in "Imperfect" School Counseling Programs
From the moment that you begin studying school counseling, you're told about "comprehensive school counseling" programs. They're touted as the holy grail for school counselors: the ultimate achievement. The problem is, there ...
Are You a Frenetic or Neglected School Counselor? Here's How to Tell and Why It Matters.
In this episode, I focus on the types of burnout school counselors typically experience, how to recognize them, and what to do about them even if you feel there's nothing you can do. It's so important for school counselors to...
Need Self-Care Ideas that Don't Stink? Learn your Burnout Type.
It seems everywhere we turn, school counselors are being reminded to engage in "self-care." But if you're anything like most school counselors, typical self-care suggestions may leave you angry and irritated because they're s...
Are You a School Counselor Headed Toward Burnout? It's Not All In Your Head
So many conversations in the school counselor world these days are about burnout, and this talk seems to really be hitting earlier in the school year than usual. In this episode, we're going to take a walk through the idea of...
Attendance Concerns? How to Address School Refusal
Do you have students on your campus currently that are having difficulty "remembering" to go to school? We've seen so many students struggling with attendance since the covid shutdowns- even students that we previously were n...
What You're Doing Wrong With Separation Anxiety (And Why It's Not Your Fault!)
This week's podcast episode is for any school counselor that's been at their wit's end with a crying, screaming, perhaps running, student at the start of almost EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. It's for school counselors who've tried all...
My WTF File & How Social Media Groups Could Hurt Your School Counseling Career
So much noise! So many people battling to be seen as the "expert." Our school counseling world is drowning in noise and people who are desperate to be heard on social media. It's creating a very dangerous environment for scho...
Feeling Unheard? Four Magical Ingredients for Successful School Counseling Advocacy
School counselors are constantly being instructed to advocate for our school counseling programs, but there's one big elephant in the room that no one's talking about. No one is telling you HOW to advocate. You hear lots of l...
Blast from the Past! A Different Understanding of School Counseling Data
In this episode of the School for School Counselors Podcast, we take an unusual perspective on school counseling program data: how it's collected, what we do with it once we have it, and why it's important in the first place....
Overscheduled and Overwhelmed? Here's How to Feel In Control Again
So much of the feedback we hear from school counselors centers around feeling overwhelmed, particularly when we feel like's there's too much to do and no way to get it all taken care of. In this episode, we'll look into: - th...
Needs Assessments, Minute Meetings & PPRA
If you've been a school counselor for a hot second, you know that the chatter at the beginning of the school year in August and September almost always centers around these two things: needs assessments and minute meetings. H...
School Counseling Advocacy From the Inside Out (And What Everyone's Getting Wrong!)
When school counselors are encouraged to personally advocate for their programs, there is a lot of well-intentioned (yet terrible) advice tossed around! There is an art to successful advocacy and negotiation. In this episode,...
What Your Grad Program Didn't Tell You About School Counseling
Welcome back to the School for School Counselors Podcast! In this episode, we'll talk about a lot of the things that your grad program didn't tell you and how you can feel prepared despite the surprises. This is a great epis...
Three Hidden Gems from the ASCA National Conference
I just returned from the American School Counselor Association national conference in Austin, TX, and I have some hidden gems of awesome information to share with you! If you are a school counselor who: sometimes feels like y...
4 Secrets of Successful Classroom Management
How are your classroom management skills- on point? It's no secret that any school counselor that works in classrooms would like to make sure their management skills are on point! In this episode, we'll reveal my four best ti...
What to Do When You Feel Like a Terrible School Counselor
If you have big dreams and goals for your school counseling program but just aren't getting there as quickly as you'd like, this episode is for you. We'll break down the factors causing you to feel stalled out or like you're ...
Your Data Does Not Define Your Worth as a School Counselor
We hear so much about data-driven school counseling but very little about the realities of collecting data in real-world school counseling situations. If you've tried tracking aspects of your program but ended up feeling defe...
The Truth About School Counseling
Welcome to the School for School Counselors Podcast! In this first episode, we'll talk about how School for School Counselors is working toward the elevation of our field while remaining true to the REAL-WORLD concerns of our...
Your Role Does Not Define You
School counselors are so often told what we "should" be doing and to advocate for our roles on campus, but we hear very little real talk about what to do when we're tasked with tons of non-counseling-related responsibilities ...
All About School Counselor Burnout
As school counselors, it's so important to have a clear understanding of what can lead us toward burnout- and how to avoid it. If you're a counselor who felt last year was the most difficult you've experienced, or if you're a...