Counsellor
School Counsellor: Lindsey Othen-Price, MSc, BA, and BACP (accredited)
Haileybury employs a school counsellor who works in the School two days a week and is available to see both pupils and staff. The option of counselling provides another source of emotional help in addition to the support already available from other members of the School's pastoral support team. There may be issues that pupils prefer to talk to the counsellor about as she is more removed from their day-to-day school life and does not play a role in making assessments about their academic performance.
Pupils are able to either self-refer for counselling or, in some cases, may be encouraged to make an appointment by a member of staff. Counselling provides the children with the opportunity to talk in confidence to a professionally qualified counsellor about worries or difficulties that may be affecting them. The counselling is usually delivered on an individual basis in 50-minute sessions once a week. The number of sessions will depend on the needs of the pupil.
Pupils seek counselling for a variety of problems. It is hoped by helping them to focus and understand their difficulties and by supporting them to make any necessary changes, this will not only help them to develop as confident individuals, leading happy and fulfilled lives, but will help them go on to achieve their full potential academically.
The counsellor is based in the Health Centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To speak to the counsellor or to make an appointment, contact Lindsey Othen-Price via email or on 01992 706 241.
