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Resumes
August 13, 2026
Resume Example
Real-world counselor resume examples for school counseling and licensed mental health counseling, with the caseload, outcome, and programme metrics that hiring committees look for.
Theodora Quist
(614) 555-0147 ◇ Columbus, OH
theodora.quist@example.com ◇ linkedin.com/in/theodora-quist ◇ theodoraquist.com
Objective
Licensed professional counselor with 8 years in school and community settings, currently a school counselor for a high school of 1,400 students with a caseload of 350. Raised the 4-year graduation rate for the caseload from 84% to 93%, cut chronic absenteeism among counseled students 30%, and built a college and career programme that raised post-secondary applications 40% in 3 years. Delivers about 600 individual sessions a year, runs 8 small groups, and holds a 0 unreported mandated reporting record. Meets students where they are and keeps the adults around them working from the same plan.
Education
M.A. in School Counseling, Scioto Crown University 2015 – 2017
CACREP-accredited programme with a 700-hour internship. Coursework in Counseling Theory, Group Counseling, Career Development, Assessment, and Crisis Intervention.
B.A. in Psychology and Licensed Professional Counselor, Olentangy Line University and Ohio Counselor Board 2011 – 2015, licensed 2019
Also holds a school counselor license earned in 2017 and completed trauma-informed practice training in 2021 and a suicide risk assessment certification in 2023.
Skills
Counseling
Individual and group counseling, solution-focused and cognitive behavioural approaches, crisis intervention and risk assessment, trauma-informed practice, motivational interviewing, referral and case coordination
School Counseling
Academic planning and scheduling, college and career readiness, attendance intervention, 504 and individualised education plan participation, classroom guidance lessons, data-driven programme design
Collaboration and Compliance
Parent and family conferences, teacher consultation, community agency partnerships, mandated reporting and confidentiality, documentation and record keeping, staff training
Tools & Platforms
PowerSchool, Naviance, Google Workspace, Excel, Microsoft Teams, Panorama Education, Common App, FAFSA portal, Zoom
Experience
School Counselor 08/2020 – Present
Scioto Crown High School Columbus, OH
- Serve a caseload of 350 students at a high school of 1,400 as 1 of 4 counselors, delivering about 600 individual sessions and 8 small groups a year.
- Raised the 4-year graduation rate for the caseload from 84% to 93% and cut chronic absenteeism among counseled students 30% through a tiered intervention plan.
- Built a college and career programme that raised post-secondary applications 40% and financial aid form completion from 55% to 78% in 3 years.
Community Counselor 09/2017 – 07/2020
Olentangy Line Family Services Columbus, OH
- Carried a caseload of 45 adolescents and families at a community agency, delivering about 900 sessions a year.
- Achieved a 72% treatment goal completion rate against an agency average of 60% across 3 years.
- Ran 4 parenting skills groups a year for about 60 families with a 90% completion rate.
School Counseling Intern 08/2016 – 05/2017
Olentangy Line Middle School Delaware, OH
- Completed a 700-hour internship serving about 120 students with individual sessions and 20 classroom lessons.
- Ran 3 small groups on friendship and study skills for 24 students with pre and post surveys showing a 35% gain in self-reported skills.
- Coordinated 2 school-wide events with about 400 attendees on transition to high school.
Projects
Tiered Attendance Intervention. Designed a 3-tier attendance plan with weekly data review, a check-in and check-out programme for 60 students, and family meetings for 25 high-risk cases, coordinated with 6 teachers and a social worker, which cut chronic absenteeism among counseled students 30% and contributed to a 9-point graduation rate gain.
College and Career Programme. Built a 4-year sequence of 24 classroom lessons, a junior planning conference for every student, 6 college application workshops, and 4 financial aid nights with interpreters in 3 languages, which raised post-secondary applications 40% and financial aid form completion from 55% to 78%.
Peer Support Programme. Launched a peer support programme training 30 student leaders a year in listening skills and referral pathways with 12 hours of training and monthly supervision, which reached about 400 students through outreach events and produced 45 appropriate referrals to counselors in the first 2 years.
Extra-Curricular Activities
- Member of a state school counselor association, presenting at the annual conference in 2023 and 2025.
- Volunteer crisis line counselor, about 8 hours a month since 2018.
- Coach a youth soccer team of 14 players through a 12-game season each fall.
Leadership
- Lead counselor for a department of 4, owning the programme calendar and the annual data report to the principal.
- Supervised 4 counseling interns through 700-hour placements, all of whom passed licensure.
- Chair the school student support team, reviewing about 15 cases a week with 8 staff members.
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