Rancho Milpitas Middle School offers free access to counseling and guidance services to all students with aim of developing successful learning environments for all.  School counseling can offer a variety of programs to benefit your a student's socio-emotional well-being, academic growth, positive personal and social development, communication, and leadership qualities. 

Here are a few areas where counseling may be of help for middle school students:

Social Skills

• How to promote positive peer relations

• Learning how to make friends

• How to make choices

• Learn how to give and take compliments

• How to take another person’s perspective

​Anxiety

• Identifying stressors

• How stressors affect your body and mind

• Learning relaxation techniques and coping skills

• Learning how to ask for help

• Resources available in different settings

Study Skills

• How to set realistic and obtainable goals

• Learning organizational skills

• Become familiar with time management

• Become aware of different learning styles and individual preferences of learning

Anger Management

• Becoming aware of what makes one angry

• Becoming aware of how my body feels

• How to make good choices

• Learning how to make and maintain friendships

Self-Esteem

• Learning the importance of positive self-talk

• Learning about personal qualities and weaknesses

• Increasing self-worth and confidence

• Becoming aware of similarities and differences among people

Grief/Loss

• Developing coping skills

• Understanding the stages of grief/loss

• How to help other family members

• Identifying fearful thoughts and worries

• Learning to use words to let others know your wants and needs

Changing Families

• Promoting self-esteem

• Adjusting to change

• Identifying ways to help other family members during stressful times

• Learning how to use words to let family members know what I need

• Understanding the stages of grief

New Student

• Sharing the moving experience

• How to adapt and cope with new surroundings

• Meeting a new friends

• Ways to keep in touch with old friends