Counselling Service

Welcome

The Counselling Team plays a key role in enabling wellbeing across Brummana High School (BHS). If our students are to flourish, achieve academically, and successfully navigate their way through life, it is vital that they are equipped with the skills, knowledge, and understanding to ensure that they are emotionally healthy – and this is exactly what we aim to do. At some point, we all need to talk!

The Counselling Department is an integral part of the school system and follows an open-door approach, allowing students, teachers, and parents to seek support freely throughout the academic year.

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Meet the Team

Juliana Eid Head of Counselling & Child Protection Officer juliana.eid@bhs.edu.lb	Karen Ibrahim Lower School Counsellor & Deputy Child Protection Officer karen.ibrahim@bhs.edu.lb	Rita Gedeon Upper School Counsellor & Deputy Child Protection Officer rita.gedeon@bhs.edu.lb

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Our Role and Services

• Meet with students individually to support them with academic, social, or personal challenges.
• Provide a safe, informal, and confidential space
• Support students going through transitions (new school, adolescence, family changes) and, when appropriate, collaborate with parents and teachers to ease the process.
• Assist teachers in developing a greater understanding of child and adolescent development and individual differences.
• Work alongside Heads of Section to promote student wellbeing across the school.
• Offer referrals to professional therapists, psychologists, or special needs specialists within the community when additional support is required.
• Organize preventative guidance programs, workshops, and guest speaker sessions on topics such as resilience, study skills, digital wellbeing, and the dangers of drugs.

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How to Access Counselling

Students can access counselling in different ways. Some choose to approach the counsellors directly to request a meeting, while others may be referred by their Head of Section, adviser, teacher, school doctor, or a friend. Parents may also contact the counsellor if they feel their child would benefit from support.

Sessions are arranged during the school day, and the counsellors will do their best to accommodate students’ schedules to ensure minimal disruption to learning.

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Confidentiality

Confidentiality is an important part of the counselling relationship. What students share in sessions is kept private and is not discussed with others without their permission. The only exceptions are situations where there may be a concern for the student’s safety or the safety of others. In such cases, the counsellor will take the necessary steps to ensure that the student is protected and supported.