Highland Secondary Counselling Department
Book a counselling appointment online!
School Counsellors:
- Lili Zsoldos (Blue House) Grade 8-11
- Molly Dixon (Gold House) Grade 8-11 and all Grade 12’s
Youth and Family Support Worker:
We provide many services to support all students and families at Highland including:
- Personal counselling
- Academic support, course selection, career and post-secondary planning
- Scholarship/Bursary information
- Help with study skills, organizational skills, time management, goal setting
- Family consultation and support – help for parents around their child’s well being or educational needs
- Referrals – help for students, parents and families to find the resources they need in the community
- Presentations- classroom and parent presentations
- Substance use counselling
Our goal is to empower students toward positive change and to help you to have the most successful high school experience possible!
Come to the Counseling Centre and see us or call (250) 339-5525 or email at the above addresses.
Confidentiality
Information received through the counselling relationship is confidential. The teacher-counsellor regards such information as confidential and does not voluntarily divulge such information without the student’s prior consent.
Some helpful links:
Mental Health Resources Comox Valley Schools
Parenting Teens:
Mental Health:
- http://keltymentalhealth.ca/
- http://www.anxietybc.com/
- https://www.headspace.com/
- http://headspace.org.au/
- http://suicideprevention.ca/
- http://mindcheck.ca/
Substance Use:
- https://www.islandhealth.ca/our-services/mental-health-substance-use-services/access-referrals-mental-health-substance-use-services/intake-comox-valley-referrals-mhsu
- https://www.courtenay.ca/assets/Community/Documents/drug-strategy-directory.pdf
Eating Disorders:
Autism Support:
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Support:
Self –Injuring:
Bullying:
Sexual Orientation and Gender:
Crisis Intervention
Sexual Abuse Intervention
- https://www.comoxvalleyfamilyservices.com/programs–2/sexual-abuse-intervention-program–6
- https://www.islandhealth.ca/learn-about-health/sexual-assault-violence/sexual-assault-violence
- https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/
Victim Services