Mental Wellness Supports
Each school provides school counseling services by a licensed school counselor to help students with academic concerns, emotional issues, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, healthy decision-making, bullying and harassment prevention, and substance abuse prevention. If you have concerns about your child's academic, social-emotional and/or mental health, please do not hesitate to contact your school counselor.
In addition, Wyoming City Schools partners with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) to provide families access to additional private mental health support services for students. This allows families the choice of accessing a private therapist from a nationally-renowned research hospital right here on the campuses of Wyoming City Schools. It also reduces the time students miss attending class, and eliminates the need for parents and students to travel to these appointments. Therapists are trained to work with a variety of the challenges facing youth, such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, major life changes, and difficulty with social relationships. Sessions are billed to the student's medical insurance, via private pay or Medicare. CCHMC accepts a wide range of insurance providers.
CCHMC Therapists Serving Wyoming Students:
Wyoming High School is supported by CCHMC Therapist Laura Deitzel - deitzell@wyomingcityschools.org
Laura brings more than 23 years of experience supporting youth and their families through emotional and behavioral health challenges. She joined Cincinnati Children’s in 2014, working in the Emergency Department and Bridge Clinic, where she conducted crisis assessments and provided short-term counseling for youth and families in distress.
In 2019, Laura moved to junior high/high school settings, helping students navigate adolescence and the transition to young adulthood. She is particularly passionate about working with high school students as they are beginning to develop insight into who they are and who they want to be. Her focus is on empowering students to overcome obstacles and create a life worth living by building resilience and strengthening their self-confidence. Laura creates a supportive environment where adolescents feel heard, understood, and equipped to overcome challenges to reach their potential.
Outside of work, Laura enjoys Pilates, eating good food, and playing board games with her family.
Wyoming Middle School is supported by CCHMC Therapist Kate Haas - haask@wyomingcityschools.org
Kate has been working as a school-based therapist in Dayton, Ohio since 2019. She has worked with children from kindergarten to 10th grade and has most enjoyed her time with 7th and 8th graders. She has found that middle schoolers have a gift for making jokes and a desire to learn that is unmatched. Kate enjoys the challenges found in working with middle school, as well as looking for new ways to connect and develop healthy skills to last a lifetime.
Kate graduated from Miami University in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in Individualized Studies and received her master's from Wright State University in 2019 in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Kate currently lives in Dayton with her family. When not enjoying time with family, you can find her reading a book (probably a fantasy), drinking coffee, and eating something delicious. She originally hails from Cincinnati which may explain her desire for ice cream in the winter (Graeter's all the way).
Wyoming Primary Schools are supported by CCHMC Therapist Jace Moore - moorej@wyomingcityschools.org
Wyoming City Schools also works with MindPeace, a local organization that helps align the partners, infrastructure and processes for children’s mental health solutions between schools and local agencies. MindPeace works to unite the right teams so kids and their families can get the mental health care they need. MindPeace helped identify Children’s as the most appropriate partner for our school district and continues to work with us to support and enhance the services we provide our students.
To refer your child to a CCHMC therapist, reach out to one of the therapists through the email addresses listed above or contact your child's school counselor or Director of Pupil Services Dr. Gina Kirchner.
For more information about our mental health partnerships, please contact Director of Pupil Services Dr. Gina Kirchner at KirchnerR@wyomingcityschools.org.