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

Counseling and Prevention Services delivers equitable access to a comprehensive school counseling program for ALL students. The RISD Counseling and Prevention 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, Counseling and Prevention 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.

  • 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
  • Peer Assistance and Leadership (PALS)
  • PALs in Training (Pit Crew)
  • TOPS – Teens Offering Peer Support (after school group)
  • Restorative Practices

Official Transcripts

Graduates of the class of 2023 and thereafter can request their transcript through GreenLight Locker which they set up while in high school. If they opted out of GreenLight, the transcript will be uploaded to Parchment with a $15 processing fee.

Graduates of the class of 2015 through 2022 can request their transcript through Parchment.

Graduates prior to the class of 2015 can request their transcript from their high school campus, and the transcript will be uploaded to Parchment or sent via USPS.

Click the Parchment 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 Intervention Services
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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