Surrey school district students and their parents will soon have access to counselling on a variety of personal and educational issues, thanks to a unique partnership between Simon Fraser University and Surrey School District.

SFU’s interim Dean of Education Suzanne de Castell, and Surrey Superintendent of Schools Mike McKay will officially open the SFU Surrey Counselling Centre at L.A. Matheson Secondary School on Tuesday, February 3 at 4 p.m. Tours by SFU education students will follow.

SFU will provide counsellors for the centre — qualified staff and graduate students conducting practicums — while the school district is contributing the clinic facilities, says centre director Patrice Keats. Counselling services will be available for a range of personal issues, including parenting, bereavement, depression, anxiety, bullying and sexual orientation.

• View the Surrey school district's previous release about the counselling centre
• Simon Fraser University's media release
  
  
• The SFU Surrey Counselling Centre hours and phone number: The Centre is open on Tues and Wed from 2-10 pm and appointments are made from 4-7 pm. Contact phone number is 778-783-3519 .

Last Updated: March 4, 2009

Simon Fraser University and the Surrey School District celebrated the official opening of the SFU Surrey Counselling Centre at L.A. Matheson Secondary School February 3. The centre will be staffed by graduate students from SFU’s Counselling Psychology master’s program and will offer counselling to high school students and their families on such issues as parenting, bereavement, depression, anxiety, bullying and sexual orientation. Students in the program celebrated the occasion along with Counselling Centre Co-Director Patrice Keats (third from left), L.A. Matheson principle Judy Henriques, School Board Trustee Reni Masi, Dean of Education Suzanne de Castell, and Surrey-Green Timbers MLA Sue Hammell. Paul Brokenshire photo.