Hang in there sammi

even 20 years ago at a very small school (one school building with K-12 and totaling about 140-200 students) that I went to there wasn't enough time in one day for the guidence counselor, psychiatrist and school nurse to get to everyone even once a week that needed them (theres 5 school days and 6 hour school day thats 30 hours a week to check in with 140 students and take care of the emergencys of those being abused or having a mental problem, family problems, boyfriend - girlfriend problems, this one suididal and that one on drugs, and so many other problems) and our school nurse was on site every day and taught 4 health classes every day, as was the guidance counselor and the psychiatrist was on site three days a week.

now with all the government cuts to school programs alot of schools don't have full time nurses, gudance counselors or even a part time psychiatrist. here one therapist with one agency travels the local schools and is in each school only day every two weeks. and those schools are K-5th with close to 6oo hundrend students - 20 - 25 kids per grade and 2 and three classrooms for the same grade level aged children. the same for jr high and high schools around here.

If your school is any thing like this it is quite possible that your guidance counselor had a schedule to keep to in order to take care of everyone on her caseload.

Maybe instead of popping in on her for a chat you can pop in and say something like I know you are probably very busy is there a time w hen I can come in with in the next day or two to talk to you about something?

This way the guidance counselor sees you understand her situation of a very heavy schedule and will more then happily pull out her daily planner and set up an appointment for you where you can have her undevided attention and the two of you can work specifically on your problem.