Counsellors

Who is my counsellor?

We have divided the school up alphabetically by last name into three sections.

A-G          Ms. Cassandra Ladyka
                 (Cassandra.Ladyka@abbyschools.ca)

H-N         Mr. Cam Smith
                (Cameron.Smith@abbyschools.ca)

O-Z         Mrs. Jennifer Wickman
                (Jennifer.Wickman@abbyschools.ca)

What do counsellors do?

School Counsellor Roles:

A. Personal Counselling:

• peer, family and school issues (advocates & sounding boards)
• helping students to develop skills for coping & problem solving
• referral to outside community agencies

B. Academic Counselling:

• course planning / course changes
• graduation requirements / reviewing credits
• accessing learning support services (testing, support blocks)

C. Career Counselling / Future Planning:

• post secondary opportunities
• post secondary applications
• scholarship applications
• transcript release

Accessing School Counselling Services: 
Parents are welcome to call the school to make an appointment with a school counsellor or they can email the counsellor directly to set up an appointment. If students have a question and/or concern, encourage them to come to see their counsellor themselves to make their own appointments