Counseling/Wellness Corner

Alcott School Counselor

My name is Renee Reinhardt I am the School Counselor at Alcott Elementary.  I am excited to work with your children and you. 

San Diego Native here.  In my free time I love spending time with my 9-year-old orange tabby cat named willow, singing karaoke, going to the beach, playing card and board games with friends and family.   I graduated from San Diego State in 2006 and majored in Spanish.  Si hablo Español.  I graduated in 2010 at National University in a Master of Science in Educational Counseling.  I have worked in La Mesa-Spring Valley School District starting in 2007 and have worked in San Diego Unified since 2015.   My passion is helping students with emotional/social issues.   I love seeing students grow academically, emotionally, and socially. 

Some of the things I do as a School Counselor is

Academic Support

• Student Study Team (SST) for those students who are struggling academically or behaviorally
• 504 Plan for those students who have a medical diagnosis and need extra support at school

Social Emotional Support

• Classroom lessons
• Small groups and Individual Counseling

Creative Counselor Club

•  I also organize and supervise the Creative Counselor Club focus on Art, Kinetic Sand, Board games and Legos on Tuesday and Thursday during lunch recess for grades 1-5.  

  
  

Reasons to see the counselor

• Worried about something (school, family, work
• Want help making choices or solving a problem
• Child is having problems developing friends
• Any big life changes
• Someone is hurting your child
• Your child is feeling like hurting him or herself and others

Confidentiality

• Everything a student says in the counseling office is confidential UNLESS:
• Someone is hurting the student
• The student wants to hurt someone else
• The student wants to hurt self

Renee Reinhardt

School Counselor at Alcott Elementary

[email protected]

619-605-1200 ext. 2109

   Community Resources:

• ACCESS to mental health service providers and CRISIS children's services are available at the Access and Crisis Line.
• Available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
• (TDD/TYY for the hearing impaired) Spanish speaking counselors are available most hours, and interpretation is accessible in over 140 languages through language interpreting services.
• Dial 7-1-1 or English Voice/TTY: 800-855-7100 or Spanish Voice/TTY:800-855-7200

Check out this interactive resource! 
Follow the link above to access wellness-focused videos, posters, and worksheets for students and parents to watch, view, or print! 

Renee Reinhardt - School Counselor