Counsel
Pencil & Pathways provides school-based counseling designed to support students' emotional, behavioral, social, and educational functioning. Individual and small-group services are provided on campus, allowing students to build practical skills within the environment where many challenges occur.
Services may address emotional regulation, anxiety and coping, executive functioning, peer relationships, self-advocacy, behavior, and adjustment. Counseling is individualized based on each student's developmental level, needs, and goals, with collaboration among families and schools when appropriate.
Counseling where students already are.
Services are provided on participating school campuses, reducing time away from school and allowing support to be informed by the student's educational environment.
Individual Counseling
Individual counseling sessions are tailored to each student’s specific needs, with goals and approaches adapted based on age, developmental level, and presenting concerns.
At the beginning of services, individualized counseling goals are developed based on the student's needs and concerns identified by the family, student, and school when appropriate. Goals and strategies are adjusted over time based on the student's progress.
Sessions may focus on areas such as:
Building communication and social skills
Strengthening peer relationships
Developing executive functioning skills (e.g., organization, task initiation, time management)
Supporting emotional regulation and coping strategies
Managing anger, frustration, and problem-solving
Building self-awareness, self-advocacy, and confidence
Our goal is to help students build practical skills that foster well-being both in and out of the classroom.
Group Counseling
Group counseling brings together small groups of students (typically 4–6) who are working toward a shared goal, such as improving peer relationships or building emotional resilience.
Group sessions may focus on:
Social skills and peer interactions
Executive functioning and organization
Managing anxiety, stress, and frustration
Conflict resolution and communication
Coping strategies for school and home life
Groups use developmentally appropriate, skills-based activities such as role-play, games, bibliotherapy, mindfulness, collaborative problem-solving, and movement. Group counseling provides a supportive space where students learn from one another while building skills they can apply in daily life.