Counseling
Jackson Middle School's counseling program is committed to helping students reach their full academic, career, social, emotional, and physical potential. Our counselors support and provide services that enable each student to meet their needs successfully through a caring environment that values uniqueness, diversity, and personal development.
To contact your school counselor
Please feel free to contact us by phone or email. If you would like to schedule a specific time to meet in person, please schedule through the link below each counselor's name.
If you have an immediate mental health concern, please contact:
Hennepin County Mobile Crisis – 24/7: 612-348-2233
Free and confidential 24/7 Text Line – Text HOME to 741741
A school counselor can help you:
- With personal problems.
- Understand personal relationships.
- Develop positive self-esteem.
- Learn to recognize and accept individual uniqueness and differences.
- Cope with family disturbances.
- In crisis situations.
- Learn to manage stress.
- Select appropriate courses.
- Make the transition from one level of school to the next.
- With academic concerns.
A school counselor can teach you:
- Conflict resolution skills
- Decision-making skills
- Study skills
A school counselor can:
- Provide support groups that allow students to discuss issues of concern
- Register and orient new students to school
- Assist teachers with student concerns
- Assist parents with concerns regarding their children
- Make referrals to outside agencies
