COUNSELING and Student Support Services

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COUNSELING AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

​We recognize that many factors can interfere with students’ academic performance. The counseling program at Episcopal provides a supportive environment in which each child can develop spiritually, emotionally, socially and academically. It is our goal to assist students as they maximize their strengths and reach their greatest potential. Episcopal has four full-time counselors on staff to meet the emotional, psychosocial, and academic needs of the entire student body. In addition to the supportive services listed below, the counseling department offers individual and small group counseling, parent support and book study, and a wide array of community services and events.
LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES
Students diagnosed with learning differences are offered classroom accommodations, counseling support, and assistance in applying for extended time accommodations for national standardized tests. Additionally, assistive technology programs are available to meet their learning needs.

​Advisory Program (Grades 6-12)
Mentoring students both individually and as a group, Advisors maintain an open line of communication between the school and parents, supervising activities related to students' academic progress and semester schedules. For Middle and Upper School students, their advisor is a mentor, role model and advocate, and is often the first point of contact for parents. Group advisory is an opportunity for students to form relationships with other students in their cohort, and for new students, this may be the first group with which they will become actively involved.

Student Support Groups
Student Support Groups are formed in each division on an as-needed basis. Banana Splits is offered in all divisions to support students with family changes such as separation, divorce or grief. OYES, Owning Your Educational Success, is an Upper School support group for students diagnosed with learning differences. This group helps students to manage their learning difference and achieve their personal best. Other groups are formed on an as needed basis to address developmental issues such as anxiety, relationship problems, social skills training, and study skills.​


Peer Leader and Student Ambassadors 
Episcopal provides many opportunities for students to take on leadership roles. Peer Leaders welcome students new to Episcopal in the Middle and Upper School. They also work with the division counselors to lead activities to build a positive school culture.

Meet our team

Megan Lofland, LPC
​Lower School Counselor
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Alicia Kelly, LPC-S
Middle School Counselor
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Jodi Manton, LPC
Upper School Counselor
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Robin Talamo, LCSW
Learning Support Services Coordinator​
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Helpful Resources:

Counselor Resources for Parents
  • Technology Tips for Parents
Link to Counselor Newsletters
​Websites​
  • Common Sense Media - Common Sense Media is a nonprofit organization committed to providing parents and educators with research-based guidance about technology and media.  Parents can find reviews of books and movies, with suggested age ratings.  
​Books​
  • Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel - This book provides an overview of the neurological science that explains teenage behavior and functioning as well as strategies for using this information to help teens cope and develop into healthy adults.
  • Screenwise:  Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in their Digital World by Devorah Heitner, Ph.D-  This book provides insight into the digital world and helpful strategies to help parents guide adolescents in their increasingly online social world.  
  • Saving Our Sons:  A New Path for Raising Healthy and Resilient Boys by Michael Gurian-  This book provides insight into the minds of boys.  Parents and educators are encouraged to focus on the needs of boys in our community.  Boys need different approaches in homes and schools, in order to feel competent.  Insight and strategies are provided.    
  • Mindful Parenting by Kristen Race, Ph.D.-  With our children facing increasingly structured and busy lives, this book gives strategies to help our children feel calmer, less anxious, and more focused. 
  • Swimming Upstream:  Parenting Girls for Resilience in a Toxic Culture by Laura H. Choate-   This book provides suggestions on how parents can help their daughters thrive in the midst of the negative pressures of modern culture.  
  • The Gift of Failure:  How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So their Children can Succeed by Jessica Lahey-  This book provides strategies for parents and educators to foster autonomy and competence in children.  
  • Odd Girl Out:  The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons-  This book provides an journalistic style overview of relational aggression that adolescent girls can face.  Strategies for educators and parents are included.  
  • Masterminds and Wingmen:  Helping our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-room tests, Girlfriends, and the new rules of Boyworld by Rosalind Wiseman.  This book helps parents, educators and coaches to understand and navigate the challenges young boys face in our culture.  ​

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