EML Therapeutic Counselors (ETC) provide counseling services to Emergent Multilingual Learners (EML) in grades Pre-K through 12. Counselors support students from a cross-cultural perspective so they can succeed academically and adjust to a new social and cultural environment while helping them stay meaningfully connected to their culture. The ETCs are a diverse team of professionals who provide counseling services districtwide and are located in schools offering intensive English services.
Our services include, but are not limited to:
We recognize the importance of supporting your child and can help you with questions or concerns that may arise during the school year.
To access EML Therapeutic Counseling services:
ETCs can also provide support in the languages listed below. Please send an email to one of the ETCs listed below for assistance.
SCHOOL | LEVEL | ETC CONTACT |
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Arcola | ES | Lorena Gonzalez |
Argyle | MS | Edelle Jean |
Bel Pre | ES | Leocadie Bader |
Bethesda-Chevy Chase | HS | Thomas Le |
Blake, James Hubert | HS | Nazareth Aregai |
Brown Station | ES | Tekshia Innocent |
Burnt Mills | ES | Zahra Dorranian |
Clarksburg | HS | Esther Wei |
Clemente, Roberto W. | MS | Maya Vakas |
Eastern | MS | Monica Pimienta |
Farmland | ES | Leocadie Bader |
Forest Oak | MS | Ana Rivas |
Gaithersburg | ES | Lisa Ratta-Shoshan |
Gaithersburg | MS | Victoria Alvarado |
Galway | ES | Girma Yeshanew |
Georgian Forest | ES | Walter Marroquin |
Glen Haven | ES | Lisa Ratta-Shoshan |
Glenallan | ES | Yury Delgado |
Harmony Hills | ES | Yury Delgado |
Kemp Mill | ES | Tekshia Innocent |
Key, Francis Scott | MS | Zahra Dorranian |
Lakelands Park | MS | Joy Lee |
Leleck, JoAnn at Broad Acres | ES | Jocelyn Reyes |
Loiederman, A. Mario | MS | Elisabeth Fisher |
Magruder, Col. Zadok | HS | Ana Rivas |
Montgomery Village | MS | Elizabeth Miguel |
Neelsville | MS | Rina Chaves |
New Hampshire Estates | ES | Girma Yeshanew |
Newport Mill | MS | Walter Marroquin |
Nix, Roscoe R. | ES | Maya Vakas |
Northwest | HS | Victoria Alvarado |
Paint Branch | HS | Jocelyn Reyes-Escobar |
Parkland | MS | Tamar Hill |
Ridgeview | MS | Monica Valencia |
Rock View | ES | Lorena Gonzalez |
Rocky Hill | MS | Tamar Hill |
Rolling Terrace | ES | Evelyn Montecinos |
Rosemonth | ES | Joy Lee |
Seneca Valley | HS | Esther Wei |
Shannon, Odessa | MS | Marvin Rivas-Perez |
Sherwood | HS | Elizabeth Miguel |
Shriver, Sargent | ES | Ashley Vergara |
Silver Spring International | MS | Nazareth Aregai |
Singer, Flora M. | ES | Leocadie Bader |
Sligo | MS | Monica Pimienta |
South Lake | ES | Jocelyn Reyes-Escobar |
Summit Hall | ES | Monica Valencia |
Tilden | MS | Tamar Hill |
Tubman, Harriet R. | ES | Elizabeth Miguel |
Twinbrook | ES | Marvin Rivas-Perez |
Viers Mill | ES | Ashley Vergara |
Watkins Mill | ES | Joy Lee |
Weller Road | ES | Thomas Le |
West, Julius | MS | Rina Chaves |
Wheaton Woods | ES | Lisa Ratta-Shoshan |
Whetstone | ES | Maya Vakas |
Wood, Earle B. | MS | Evelyn Montecinos |
LANGUAGE | ETC |
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Amharic | Nazareth Aregai Girma Yeshanew |
Cantonese | Vickie Kwong |
Farsi | Zahra Dorranian |
French | Leocadie Bader Elisabeth Fisher Tekshia Innocent Edelle Jean |
Haitian Creole | Tekshia Innocent Edelle Jean |
Hebrew | Tamar Hill |
Korean | Joy Eunjung Lee |
Mandarin Chinese | Leah Xueting Li Esther Wei |
Portuguese | Elisabeth Fisher |
Spanish | Victoria Alvarado Rina Chaves Yury Delgado Elisabeth Fisher Lorena Gonzalez Tamar Hill Walter Marroquin Elizabeth Miguel Evelyn Montecinos Monica Pimienta Lisa Ratta-Shoshan Jocelyn Reyes-Escobar Ana Rivas Marvin Rivas-Perez Maya Vakas Monica Valencia Ashley Vergara Norca Yarborough |
Tigrinya | Nazareth Aregai |
Vietnamese | Thomas Le |