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Laura Driscoll

School Psychologist, Professional Development Specialist, Curriculum Writer

About Laura

Laura is a former school psychologist with over a decade of experience in developing practical, effective resources to improve social-emotional skills among students. With a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by school counselors, Laura now focuses on creating accessible, evidence-based counseling tools and training programs.

She combines her straightforward, compassionate approach with a commitment to helping school-based mental health professionals empower students through practical social-emotional learning strategies. Laura's work bridges the gap between theory and everyday practice, equipping educators with actionable insights that make a difference in students' lives.

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Expertise

Individual Counseling in Schools
CBT-Based Interventions
Social Emotional Learning Implementation
Implementing MTSS
Behavior Intervention

Experience

Curriculum Writer
Professional Development Specialist
PreK - 8 School Psychologist
Special Education Director
Site Director for Camp for Students with ASD
Public and Charter Schools

17

years of experience


PreK - 8

New York


Education

BS Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park
MA & CAGS School Psychology, Tufts University

Articles from Laura

Ever feel like your group and individual sessions can feel a little too loose? A little unplanned? Using routines during ...

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What counseling routines do you use?

Working with a co-counselor can be such a wonderful part of our jobs. We have someone who understands the ups ...

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What advice do you have for working with a co-counselor?

When the Back to School season arrives, it really arrives. Whether you are a newbie or a seasoned school counselor, ...

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How do you know what to buy (and not buy) during Back to School?

Positive thinking can be the difference between a student persisting with a challenging activity and stopping too soon. As counselors, ...

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Building Positive Thinking In Students

A school counselor's relationships with the teachers in their building is so important for student success. These ideas from Chelsey, ...

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How do you build relationships with teachers?

School counselors are pulled in lots of different directions. There is always a crisis on a Friday afternoon. How do ...

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Time Savers for School Counselors

Part of tiered school counseling services are school counseling referrals from teachers. Getting teachers to make referrals can be a ...

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Strategies for When Teachers Over Refer Students

Self regulation is a key skill for students (and adults). As school counselors, we have a great opportunity to target ...

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Self Regulation Counseling Activities

Have you had students who do not want to come to small group counseling? They seem resistant immediately. Sometimes it ...

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What Do You Do When Students Don’t Want To Be In Group?

School counselors interact with so many different people during the day it is easy to forget a quick conversation in ...

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School Counselor Organization: Tracking emails, phone calls, and conversations

Finding school counselor professional development can be incredibly challenging. Often our districts are thinking about teachers primarily, and we are ...

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What do you do for school counselor professional development?

We talk about self-care and work-life balance a lot on Confident Counselors, and for good reason. This is a tough ...

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How do you keep a healthy work-life balance?

What do you share with parents, teachers or your administration about a student's progress or participation in school counseling services? ...

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Conversations: Confidentiality in School Counseling

Addressing Cutting BehaviorsCutting and other non-suicidal self-harm behaviors are signs of situations in need of immediate attention. School counselors are ...

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Conversations: Addressing Cutting and Self-Harm

Teacher Counselor RelationshipsHave you had a relationship with a teacher that did not get off on the right foot? A ...

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Conversations: Improving Relationships with Teachers

Bullying Awareness Month is coming up in October. It is an important month to highlight anti-bullying programs and initiatives in your ...

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Conversations: Bullying Awareness Month is Next Week

  We all want to say that we are great at what we do. I believe we all do our ...

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Suicide Prevention Best Practices

What do school counselors do? As professionals, we are continually answering this question as we advocate for our profession. To ...

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School Counselor: Advocating for Your Role

Creating a Culture of KindnessI recently saw a video on Facebook about two apples. Two apples you are probably thinking? ...

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Creating a Culture of Kindness

The amazing thing about being a school counselor is having the opportunity to work with all students in your building. ...

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Multicultural Counseling

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