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Wellness Counseling
& Resources

An education at Holland Christian schools also includes access to school counselors for personal counseling, as well as education in mental wellness and mental health.

Our elementary and middle school counselors typically visit with students for personal counseling involving any matters important to students, from relationships with friends, family, and teachers, to general anxieties and mental health. High school counselors are available both for personal and academic counseling. When necessary, our counselors can recommend an outside counselor, social worker, or resource as well.

However, through the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent upheavals, mental health and awareness is even more at the forefront of our minds. Below are a variety of resources for both parents and students at all grade levels. However, please also contact any of the school counselors as needed.

Elementary School Resources

Elementary Parent Resources

Strategies for parents

Root causes for behaviors

Anxious stomach aches & headaches

Helping to calm an anxious child

Regulating ourselves and our kids

How to avoid passing anxiety on to kids

Elementary Student Activities for Mental Wellness

Zones of regulation

Yoga for kids

The corona virus and me story

Problem solving strategies

Emotions bowl

Faith coloring pages & resources for kids

Elementary Support Staff

Haley Pett smiling at camera
Haley Pett

School Counselor
South Side & Pine Ridge
hpett@hollandchristian.org

Kyra Short

School Counselor
Rose Park & HCMS
kshort@hollandchristian.org

Middle School Wellness Resources

If you’d like to refer your child to one of our Social Workers please fill out the Parent Referral Google Form.

Middle School Parent Resources

Anxious stomach aches & headaches

Regulating ourselves and our kids

How to avoid passing anxiety on to kids

Crisis Support Resources

Middle School Activities for Mental Wellness

Problem Solving Strategies

1 minute breathing exercise

Contributing through citizen science

Faith coloring pages & resources

Middle School Support Staff

Kyra Short

School Counselor
Rose Park & HCMS
kshort@hollandchristian.org

Kristin Travers smiling at camera
Kristin Travers

School Social Worker
Middle School & High School
ktravers@hollandchristian.org

High School Wellness Resources

High School Parent Resources

Crisis Support Resources

Supporting teens during quarantining

High School Activities for Mental Wellness

Emotional intelligence for everybody

Anxiety workbook for teens

Moodlifters

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Challenging anxious thoughts

1 minute breathing exercise

The power of self compassion

Art therapy resources

Entering tough conversations

High School Support Staff

Sara Christner smiling at the camera
Sara Christner

School Counselor
HCHS
schristner@hollandchristian.org

Dave DeBlecourt smiling at the camera
Dave DeBlecourt

School Counselor
HCHS
ddeblecourt@hollandchristian.org

Kristin Travers smiling at camera
Kristin Travers

School Social Worker
Middle School & High School
ktravers@hollandchristian.org

Would you like further help?

For further help in finding wellness and mental health resources for your child(ren), please reach out to any of our counselors through the emails listed in each section. We are happy to help in any way that we can!