Counsellor’s Corner
Hello! My name is Meriel Fletcher and this will be my 5th year as a School Counsellor. I am a teacher with a Bachelor of Education and a Masters in school counselling. Prior to becoming a school counsellor, I was an elementary classroom teacher for ten years.
For the 2026-27 school year, I will be at the school on:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and every 4th Friday.
The Role of School Counsellor:
· I provide services in the form of short-term, solution focused visits as well as small group sessions and drop-in groups throughout the year. At times, I also teach classroom lessons focused on mental health and social-emotional learning.
· For those students requiring more team-based supports (Individual Education Plans and Behaviour Support Plans), I work collaboratively with parents and their classroom teacher to help support their social/emotional and regulation needs.
· I help connect parents/families with outside agencies, resources (books, articles, websites, videos) and various community supports as needed/requested.
· It’s important to know that school counsellors do not provide ongoing individual counselling. In cases where a more consistent therapeutic approach is warranted, I can help with referrals to community-based supports or resources.
How to access support
If you feel that your child would benefit from counselling services, please send me an email at meriel.fletcher@sd71.bc.ca. Alternatively, you can let you child’s teacher know and they will reach out to me. Consent for counselling services is valid for one year.
·Where there is a shared custody agreement or parents are not residing together and do not have a formal parenting agreement, consent is required from both parents.
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