Hello , I am very excited to be the newly appointment school counsellor at St Joseph's. My name is Tosca Grainger-Dee, I have had the pleasure of being a school counsellor for the last 10 years within our Catholic Education System, across primary and secondary school settings.

Just in case, if you didn’t know, school counsellors work in partnerships with families and school staff to support students in overcoming any social or emotional barriers to their learning, so that they can achieve educational success.

Some common social or emotional barriers to learning include: -

• Friendship issues
• Bullying
• Bereavement
• Parental separation
• Stress/worry
• Feeling down
• Self-harm
• Anger

School counsellors are committed to ensuring that all students have the skills needed for social, academic, and personal growth.

I look forward to working with families, students and school staff to support  and provide counselling interventions to increase and promote positive relationships and optimal emotion and mental wellbeing.

Warmest regards,

Tosca Grainger-Dee