Repeated struggles, social missteps, anxiety, or depression, can make connection itself feel unsafe. School avoidance often comes from a student’s belief that they may never find their people or feel comfortable in a community. At the Oliverian School, resilience is built through relationships, shared experiences, and a sense of belonging. Our relational model rewrites each […]
Counseling & Coaching Support
You can’t find your place in the world if you don’t know who you are. Identity formation is the most important developmental task of adolescence and, for many Oliverian students, it’s also been the most confusing, elusive, and painful. That’s why we work hard to support each Oli student’s unique quest for a natural, authentic, and confident sense of self. And since “finding yourself” is part discovery and part invention, Oliverian is a safe place to ask questions and try things on for size without fear.
Counseling Incognito
Our counselors and coaches use a range of approaches and modalities to help students heal and grow. But it’s not uncommon for this serious personal growth work to take place over burgers at a local diner, during a walk in the woods, or while creaking up the mountain on a ski lift! The natural, relational aspects of “counseling incognito” are extremely effective for students who are “over therapized” or otherwise therapy resistant.
Meet our Counseling & Coaching Support Staff
Kenzie Keefe, MS, LICSW
Director of Student Support & Mental Health Counselor
Lena Moser
Academic Support Coach
Shelby Scarborough
Executive Functioning & Social Skills Coach
Nancy Williams
School Nurse
Becs Zelis, MS, MFA, NBC-HWC
Health & Well-Being Coach, Art Teacher
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