Your School Counselling Service:

Hello, my name is Kate and I am your school counsellor. I will be at St Mary’s 3 days a term. The consultations for the rest of this term are: Thursday March the 14 and Thursday March the 28.  

I work for CatholicCare in Canberra, in the Student and Family Counselling Unit, and we provide short term counselling for many of Canberra and the surrounding region’s Catholic and independent schools.

We see children with difficulties which are just part of normal growing up, as well as issues of concern for either the school, or the family, or the child themselves. It doesn’t have to be a big problem. It can be better to get help sooner rather than later.

Typical concerns can be fears, anger, relationships with peers, grief, family relationships and family difficulties including parental separation, stress, or anything that is perceived to affect student’s learning or their general well-being.

You can refer your child for counselling by filling in a referral form available from your class teacher or through the front office.

If you would like to talk to me, please feel welcome to contact me directly through the school when I am attending.  

I look forward to working with your child and wish you all a happy safe and peaceful year.