Welcome to the Nisqually Counseling Office!

What We Do in the Nisqually Counseling Office

  • Mission: The North Thurston Public Schools Counseling and Guidance Program seeks to provide students with the academic and life skills necessary for them to become lifelong learners and contributing members of their community. 

    Students see their counselors for a range of reasons, some of which are listed below.  Often students will refer themselves or a teacher or another adult will refer a student.  Parents, feel free to give your student's counselor a call or email for an appointment.

    Academic Help

    • Schedules
    • Grades
    • Transition to middle or high school
    • Organization
    • Homework skills
    • School responsibility
    • Time management
    • Academic placement

    Personal/Social Help

    • Grief & loss
    • Friend or family conflicts
    • Family transitions
    • Drug/Alcohol abuse
    • Assertiveness
    • Classroom behavior
    • Truancy
    • Gang involvement
    • Body image, self-esteem, self-worth
    • Perfectionism
    • Attention
    • Self-harm
    • Depression
    • Suicide
    • Cultural identity
    • Bullying & harassment
    • Goal setting

    College & Career

    • College Bound Scholarship
    • Career & college exploration
    • Community service

    Referrals

    • Mental health services
    • Drug and alcohol help
    • Basic needs (food, clothing, health)