Counselors' Corner

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Let’s face it — August is not the best time to be a school counselor. New students need help feeling gro...

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Most students balk at filling out college applications because they view it as the first step towards le...

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. My first client didn’t mean to, but she taught me everything I needed to know about being a college coun...

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. A wise principal once told me how funny he thought it was when parents said June was the month when scho...

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. The legislative hearings were focusing on a very simple idea — in order to graduate from high school, a ...

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. There is a sense most of the college counseling world goes on hiatus after May 1. Not every college requ...

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Now that you’ve narrowed your choices, there are three final questions to ask: Are you in love with what...