SCHOOL COUNSELING

The elementary years set the tone for developing the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary for children and adolescents to become healthy, competent, and confident learners. Through a comprehensive and Christ-centered school counseling program at our Lower School, FCS supports students to address their social/emotional, mental, academic, and spiritual development as each child grows towards their God-given potential.

Counseling support for our students happens through individual counseling, small group sessions, classroom lessons, and responsive care including, but not limited to the following areas:

Anger Management
Anxiety & Stress
Bullying / Peer Conflict
Classroom Behavioral Issues
Communication & Problem Solving
Decision Making
Divorce / Family Separation / Family Blending
Goal Setting
Grief & Loss
New Student Orientation
Organization & Study Habits
Peer Relationships / Social Skills

Small Group Counseling

At FCS, we believe children grow best in community. Small group counseling provides students with a safe, supportive, and Christ-centered space to share, listen, and learn alongside peers their age. Meeting once a week for 25 minutes over the course of six weeks, students discover they are not alone in their struggles, gain practical coping strategies, and grow in confidence—always with Christ at the center of each conversation.

Through interactive experiences such as games, art, music, stories, and role play, students practice skills in real time. These activities remind them that God designed us for connection and uses both peers and caring adults to bring encouragement and healing.

Group Offerings
Six-week sessions are offered at various times throughout the year, with topics such as:

FISH (Families in Separate Homes) | Support for students experiencing divorce or separation
Better Together | Practicing social skills
Bold & Brave | Building self-esteem and resilience in girls
Building Champions | Encouraging leadership in boys
Mood Masters | Understanding and managing anger or other strong emotions
Purple Starts | Support for military-connected families
Worry Warriors | Coping strategies for stress and anxiety

If you would like your child to participate in an upcoming 6-week small group counseling session, please use the form below to be added to an interest list.

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Jamie Shull

Lower School Counselor

Jamie Shull holds a Masters Degree in Counseling through Geneva College. She is a Christ-centered Licensed Professional Counselor with over a decade of experience walking alongside children and adolescents in K–12 settings, bringing both clinical expertise and the hope of the Gospel to every conversation. She is skilled in creating a safe, grace-filled space where students feel seen, valued, and heard, while collaborating with educators and families to nurture the whole child—mind, heart, and spirit. Jamie draws on solution-focused brief counseling and play therapy techniques, integrates Biblical truth and Christ-centered wisdom into each interaction, and believes that ultimate healing and growth come through the work of our Lord.

Counselor Recommended Resources

See below for a few family resources recommended by our Counseling Department. For specific recommendations based on your child’s needs, please reach out to Mrs. Jamie Shull.