Counseling
Guidance and Counseling services are provided by licensed school counselors. Students, parents, teachers, and staff may consult with the counselor on a confidential basis. If a student is not feeling happy or successful at school, the counselor may be of help.
Contact Information
- Melanie Geddes
School Counselor, Last Name A-L
Phone: ext. 58115 - Gini Johnson
School Counselor, Last Name M-Z
Phone: ext. 58116
Important Crisis and Counseling Numbers
- NM Crisis & Access Line
Phone: 1-855-662-7474 - Peer to Peer Warm Line
Phone: 1-855-466-7100 - Agora Crisis Center
Phone (Local): (505) 277-3013
Phone (National): 1-855-505-4505 - Suicide Prevention Hotline
Phone (English): 1-800-273-8255
Phone (Spanish): 1-888-628-9454 - Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Phone: 1-800-799-4889 - National Hotline for Mental Health
Phone: 988
Counseling Resources
Truman MS and APS does not endorse any particular agencies or therapists. These agencies are suggestions for your family. You, as the parent or the legal guardian, know your child best and you will determine what best meets your child's and family needs.
- New Mexico Solutions: (505) 268-0701
- Southwest Family Guidance Center: (505) 830-1871
- All Faith's Children's Advocacy Center: (505) 271-0329
- Centro Savila: (505) 312-7296
- Open Skies: (505) 342-5454
- Awake & Aware: (505) 503-7946
- Children's Grief Center: (505) 323-0478
- Community Lighthouse: (505) 273-6300
- Elevation Counseling: (505) 888-1686
Topics to Discuss
Meet with your counselor to discuss any of the following:
- Friendships & Relationships
- Family changes
- Bullying
- Suicidal Ideation/Self-Injury
- Grief issues
- Mistreatment
- Coping Skills
- Academic Concerns
- Mediation
- Safety concerns (for yourself or others)
- Need for clothes or schooling supplies
Responsive Services
We are also available for responsive services including:
- Conflict resolution (mediations)
- Facilitate Parent/Teacher conferences
- Individual and small group counseling
- Crisis intervention
- Consultation and collaboration with teachers, parents, students, and administration
Confidentiality & Informed Consent
Information discussed with the school counselor is private unless the information needs to be shared for the following reasons:
The student is in danger of harming themselves or others.
For instances of child abuse and neglect.
If information needs to be shared, the counselor will make every effort to let the student know of the appropriate source(s) that need to be contacted. This may be a parent/guardian, administrative personnel, protective services, or law enforcement. Although the information shared during a counseling meeting is confidential and our primary responsibility is to our students, we also acknowledge parents/guardians rights to be informed.
**School Counselors do not provide therapy**