Counselling in Secondary School: Information for Parents
As well as providing support to students, the Secondary School Counselling Team are available to provide advice and guidance to parents of Secondary students. Parents are more than welcome to get in contact with us if they have any concerns about their child that they would like to discuss.
If you would like a Secondary Social and Emotional School Counsellor to see your child, please do let us know, but please be mindful they will also need to be willing to speak with us independently. Forcing a young person to see a counsellor when they don't want to is generally not beneficial and may even stop them accessing support in the future. However, if the young person is willing to meet with us, then we are more than happy to speak with them. Please be aware that we will keep our conversations with them private unless a safeguarding concern is raised. Where necessary and appropriate, we are also happy to arrange meetings with a student and their parents; as long as everyone consents to this.
If you have spoken to your child and you wish to request an appointment with one of the School Counsellors together, the referral form is at the link below and you will receive a response the next working day, unless it is the weekend or a holiday and then we will respond as soon as school reopens.
Form: Request an appointment for your child with the School Counsellors
While we do not provide individual or relationship counselling to parents, we have provided below a list of contacts for appropriate external professional counselling outside of school if needed.
Parents can contact us to discuss any questions or concerns they might have by email at:
Matt Conroy - macr@patana.ac.th
External Counselling Services in Bangkok
There are many reasons why students may not wish to receive counselling at school; there may be a specialist that will target their needs more specifically; they may wish to see someone from their cultural background; they may not feel comfortable talking to someone in the place they also receive their education or where their friends are (even though the service is completely confidential); they may wish to speak in their home language; they may wish to visit a counsellor nearer to their home or the whole family may wish to receive support together. These are just some examples of reasons why students may choose to see someone other than us and we completely understand; the most important thing is that our students are supported. Below is a list of psychological services in Bangkok:
BPS is not affiliated to any of these external services.
Psychological Services International (PSI)
PSI offers psychotherapy and counselling to address a wide range of life challenges and issues. Our highly experienced and committed expatriate and Thai clinicians are ready to support you. We serve clients outside of Bangkok with online services (dependent on clinician availability). We can work in the areas of marriage, couples and/or family counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), addiction, depression, anxiety, LGBTQI+ and gender identity. Clients served are children age 9 to 12 years old, adolescents and adults.
Languages: English, Thai, French, Korean
NCS has provided counselling, mental health services, and training to the foreign and local community of Bangkok for more than twenty years. Our multicultural team consists of certified, professional counselors and trainers. NCS provides support for all kinds of mental health issues ranging from anxiety, depression, to grief counseling, crisis intervention, and eating disorders. We adhere to the highest possible standards of professional counselling.
Languages: English, Thai, Dutch, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin
Dr. Eric Mason has a BA Psychology, MA in Clinical Counselling and Addiction Studies. His areas of specialisation are marriage, couples and family counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), addiction, depression, anxiety. Clients served are children age 9 to 12 years old, adolescents and adults.
Languages: English, Thai, German
Mind Matters Counselling and Psychotherapy
Dr. Simone Negrini is an Italian-native therapist who enjoys working with people and helping them finding happiness. He has a Bachelor‘s Degree in the Science of Behaviour and Social Relations (Faculty of Psychology, University of Bologna), a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology (Faculty of Psychology, University of Bologna) and is a Licensed Psychologist (Italian Board of Psychologists – Register of Emilia Romagna, section A, with registration number 7660), Licensed Psychotherapist from Studi Cognitivi, Post Graduate Specialization School of Cognitive Psychotherapy (CBT) and corresponding Member of SITCC, Italian Society of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy. He specialises in marriage, couples and family counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), addiction, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol treatment, psychoeducational evaluations. Clients served: adults and adolescents.
Languages: English, Italian
Linden Education: Global Learning and Support
Linden Education provides educational and therapeutic support to international students and schools anywhere in the world. The Linden team is composed of diverse, highly skilled professionals trained in social, emotional, and academic well being. From Berlin, the heart of Europe, to international schools and students around the globe, we offer tailored, comprehensive support to ensure the academic success and emotional well-being of all learners.
The services Linden can provide are counselling and mental health support, academic coaching, diagnostic assessments, behavioural support, speech and occupational therapy.
Languages: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Igbo, Italian, Kannada, Kirundi, Maltese, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Taiwanese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu
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