Personal & Academic Counseling

Our Personal and Academic Counselors journey with each student throughout their four years at De La Salle so as to ensure that all academic, spiritual, emotional, and social needs are met. They take their lead from our school's mission to love, instruct and guide according to the traditions of the Christian Brothers. However, they also draw directly from St. John Baptist de La Salle, the founder of our Lasallian charism, who believed in the importance of serving as an older brother or sister to the students entrusted to his care. This holds particularly true for our student-counselor relationships, where the keystone is trust. 

Currently, we have four personal counselors available to our students. Each student is assigned a dedicated counselor and is served by that counselor from the moment they enter our school until the time they graduate. This enables us to really get to know our students on a deep level. By the time they become seniors, our counselors are in a perfect position to write meaningful letters of recommendation as part of the college application process. 

While our professional counselors routinely meet with students to identify personal and academic needs (and connect them to the many different resources that we have on campus), they are also available to parents. In fact, sessions can be initiated by the student, a parent/guardian, a teacher/coach, or a counselor. 

Typically, our counselors assist students and parents with clarifying problems and defining alternative choices, as well as sourcing and providing useful information to help with the situation at hand - whether it is related to a social, emotional, academic, relationship, or family need. 

Ultimately, we believe that counseling is an effective means to help our students understand and clarify their intuitive sense of what is in their own best interest.

Our Personal and Academic Counselors are someone students can trust and go to for support, no matter the situation. They do not judge. Instead, they support and work with students to help them find balance - in academic and/or personal areas of their life.

Available student counseling services include but are not limited to:

• Academic difficulties: study tips and organization support. (Please first contact the specific teacher for concerns with the course curriculum and grading).

• Academic Accommodations, contact Mr. Sean Bristol.

• Concussion Return to Learn protocol and support. Please review section 8.9 and 8.9.1 in the Student-Parent Handbook for the full De La Salle concussion policy.

• Course planning (see Course Registration).

• Personal Development: self-esteem, motivation, communication skills, self-understanding, emotional concerns, anxiety, stress.

• Depression and other mental health issues.

• Bullying issues.

• Relationships: family and peer.

• Grief and bereavement.

• Addictive behavior.

• Anything that is a concern and would be better shared with your counselor.