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Holden High School’s Resource, Exploration, and Support (RES) counseling program focuses on providing students with individualized therapeutic support who acts as their advocate on campus. All counseling sessions are built into student schedules, can include family meetings as well as family counseling sessions, and are included with tuition.
Students meet weekly for an hour of support with either a trainee or associate therapist, supervised by Holden’s licensed Clinical Director.
Holden empowers students by forming strong relationships and developing effective communication skills. Our program instills the values of collaboration, kindness, and community by building strong positive peer and staff relationships with students.
Our staff boasts over 100 years of collective experience supporting students who experience anxiety and depression. We eagerly collaborate with additional supports such as outside therapists and psychiatrists to provide each student an individualized, holistic education.
Holden High is proud to host a Parent Support Group run by our Clinical Director, a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over twenty years of experience working with teenagers and their families. Sessions are held monthly, are open to all student parent / guardians, and cover topics chosen by the group.
Holden empowers students by forming strong relationships and developing effective communication skills. Our program instills the values of collaboration, kindness, and community by building strong positive peer and staff relationships with students.
Our staff boasts over 100 years of collective experience supporting students who experience anxiety and depression. We eagerly collaborate with additional supports such as outside therapists and psychiatrists to provide each student an individualized, holistic education.
Holden offers elective courses designed to holistically support students in personal reflection as well as peer communication and connection. Whether it be executive functioning (Study Skills), Anxiety (I’m Freaking Out), socializing practice (Game Time), or self-exploration (Genders and Sexualities; Boys Group), Holden provides a safe space for students to process and work collaboratively.
In addition to social-emotionally focused electives, Holden’s offerings nurture students’ independent academic and personal living skills. Elective courses designed to assist students with schoolwork and future academic plans include: Second Languages, Math Support Lab, Homework Support Lab, Credit Remediation, College Application Lab, Study Skills, College Process support and counseling, and Grade Level Project Support Lab. We offer electives to nurture their independent living skills, such as: Sewing, Personal Finance, Sexual Education, Gardening and Landscaping, Knitting and Crocheting, Herbalism and Foraging, Resume and Career support, Nutrition, and more!
Holden tailors some electives to student interests. Discussions, showings, and analysis of popular and obscure culture are regularly offered via a variety of elective offerings. Past courses have included: Pop Culture Semiotics, Comics Analysis, Disney / Marvel Discussion, Anime Discussion Group, Obscure Media, Film Club, Film Analysis, Television Discussion, Dungeons and Dragons TTRPG campaigns, and Dystopian Book Club.
We want to ensure that Holden is a good fit for all our students. If a prospective student has been in a treatment program or hospitalized, a Holden counseling supervisor must speak with their program or therapist to be considered for acceptance
Unfortunately, Holden is not structured to serve students with medically diagnosed psychoses or psychotic features, those who need line-of-sight supervision, have aggressive behavioral issues, or are currently in crisis. Please contact us if you want to receive clarification on your student’s eligibility.
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