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Gretchen Rose

School Counselor, Mental Health Counselor, Counselor Educator

About Gretchen

Gretchen, a licensed mental health counselor turned elementary school counselor and mom of three, is based in upstate New York. Her career has spanned trauma work, play therapy, and higher education, and she’s passionate about helping others find the resources they need. She believes in amplifying everyone’s voice.

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Expertise

Experience

School Counselor
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Counselor Educator
Play Therapy

19

years of experience


K - 5

New York


Education

Articles from Gretchen

We’ve all been thrown into a world of distance learning, and while the tech world can be an overwhelming new ...

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7 Tips to Make Distance Learning Easier for Counselors

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?

Do you practice gratitude as a school counselor? Purposefully taking time to express thanks and appreciation for others as well ...

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How Do You Practice Gratitude Within Your School Counseling Role?

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

Every year there are a handful of students who are new to your school. Depending on your community, it might ...

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Ways to Welcome New Students

Are you looking forward to being a first year counselor? Or maybe you’re reflecting on what your beautiful, chaotic first ...

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7 Tips for New School Counselors: Lessons We Learned During Our First Year

What is your favorite school counseling anxiety resource? Testing season aside, students are experiencing record rates of anxiety. School counselors ...

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Favorite School Counseling Anxiety Resource

One of the perks and necessities of our job is having a break during the summer to reset and get ...

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Conversations: What Do You Do for Self-Care?

Small group counseling can be a useful and effective intervention in a school counselor’s repertoire. But, woah can they be ...

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16 Tips for Organizing and Running Small Group Counseling

Once we have forgotten how great sleeping in feels, we believe this is the best time of year. The slate ...

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10 Back to School Tips for School Counselors

We all strive to do the best we can by “our” kids, and I’ve noticed many requests for grief counseling ...

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Favorite Grief Counseling Resources for Children

Do you ever find yourself in need of quick and easy group counseling activities? Of course, you do. It’s easy ...

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10 Quick and Easy Group Counseling Activities

National Child Abuse Prevention Month is upon us and there are many things that you can do as a confident ...

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Keeping Kids Safe: Child Sexual Abuse Prevention in Schools

A day in the life of a school counselor is never easy. We never know what’s going to come our ...

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75 Free School Counseling Resources

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