Counseling Services

Professional School Counselors implement School Guidance and Mental Health Counseling to improve academic performance and increase participation in postsecondary education. 

ESSPS Maintains a full-time counselor at our campus during the school year to provide individual and group counseling services and SEL support.

Mia Morris is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master of Art’s in Counseling from Wayland Baptist University. She has been working in the field of counseling for over eight years. She has a passion for supporting children, teens, families, and the community as they address their overall mental, behavioral, and social-emotional needs, as well as sharing through psychoeducation with an emphasis on ACES, Trauma Informed Care, and art and play therapy interventions.   Her mission is to end the stigmas and stereotypes of mental health care in black/brown communities, assisting others in working through difficult situations, emotions, thoughts, and behaviors to help them feel seen, heard and understood.  Mia has a passion for serving the community that has spanned over 30 years, and has worked with a diverse group of nonprofits in the health and education sectors, emphasizing delivering caring and compassionate advocacy and supporting and empowering the community through healing and growth.