Outside Counseling & Community Resources – Cherry Crest Elementary School

Interested in accessing some additional support for your child? An outside counselor or therapist can be a tremendous support for your child and for you, as their caregiver! A wealth of knowledge and expertise, thye can provide resources and support in a more in-depth way than we are able to provide at school. If you have accessed this support already, we would love to talk to your student’s outside counselor or therapist to better suppot your child while they are in school! Please reach out to me anytime to chat more about this.

There are a few ways to begin your search for an outside counselor for your child. You can:

Talk with your child’s pediatrician and ask for some recommendations of providers that work with children.
Call your health insurance and ask what your coverage for mental health services are and for a list of providers that work with children and are a part of your network.
Reach out to one of the below community agencies that have worked with BSD students and families in the past:

Here are some additional resources to help aid you in your search:

Community Resource List for Students and Families
Guide to Service Providers: includes a very helpful breakdown of which providers do what (i.e. what is the difference between a mental health counselor, a therapist, and a psychologist?)

Mentoring Programs

Interested in finding a mentor for your student? Check out the local community mentoring programs below:

The Bellevue School District acknowledges that we learn, work, live and gather on the Indigenous Land of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Duwamish and Snoqualmie Tribes. We thank these caretakers of this land, who have lived and continue to live here, since time immemorial.