Richardson ISD

Counseling and Prevention Services

Counseling and Prevention Services deliver equitable access to a comprehensive school counseling program for ALL students.

Overview

Counseling Services Logo Building Better Humans

RISD Counseling Services delivers equitable access to a comprehensive school counseling program for ALL students. The RISD Counseling Services program is designed to Build Better Humans who build connections, learn at the highest levels, grow into leaders who change the world, and succeed in all endeavors.

Through delivering a safe, innovative, and welcoming comprehensive school counseling program, RISD Counseling Services provides:

  • Access to high quality learning,
  • Advocacy for the needs of all students through superior guidance lessons, responsive services, and individual planning,
  • Collaboration with district stakeholders on important social-emotional learning, and
  • Leadership enabling student success in college, career, and military readiness exploration.

RISD Counselors Build Better Humans through relevant and personalized counseling services that lead each RISD student to their brightest future.

Counseling Services

  • Guidance Lessons
  • Crisis Counseling/Assistance
  • Individual Counseling
  • Small Group Counseling
  • 4-year plans (Personal Graduation Plan or “PGP”)
  • Course Requests
  • College Applications
  • Recommendation Letters
  • Personal/Social Concerns
  • Connections to Basic Needs (food, clothing, etc.)
  • Outside Counseling Resources

Prevention Programming

  • Peer Assistance and Leadership (PALS)
  • Peace Keepers – Peer Mediation Program
  • TOPS – Teens Offering Peer Support (after school group)
  • Bullying Prevention and Intervention
  • Drug Prevention and Intervention

Official Transcripts

Richardson ISD has partnered with Parchment, a leader in eTranscript exchange, to send prior graduate high school transcripts electronically, securely and confidentially, to colleges and universities of your choice. The service is available online, 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

Alumni simply request a transcript and designate the academic institution, organization or individual that they would like to receive it. Users will be notified when their request is complete and can also track the status of their request or view a saved copy of their transcript.

Click the link below for your alma mater to begin.

Our Team

Summer Martin

Dr. Summer Martin

Executive Director of Counseling & Prevention Services
summer.martin@risd.org
469-593-9141

Dr. Lauren DeBose

Dr. Lauren DeBose

Director of Prevention Programming
lauren.debose@risd.org
469-593-9112
Suzanne Tsatsoulas

Suzanne Tsatsoulas

Director of Student Assistance Programs
suzanne.tsatsoulas@risd.org
469-593-9119
Laura Blatzheim

Laura Blatzheim

Elementary
Counselor Support
laura.blatzheim@risd.org
469-593-9118

Niky Howell

Niky Conklin

Secondary
Counselor Support
niky.conklin@risd.org
469-593-9137

Brenda Mikesell

Brenda Mikesell

Academic Program Specialist,
Counseling Services
brenda.mikesell@risd.org
469-593-9142

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