Trina Mastley
Licensed School Counselor
tmastley@isd876.org
(320) 274-8226 ext. 2705

Welcome to the Annandale Middle School Counselor's page!

I am here to help with anything from personal and social concerns to academic concerns. I can even help with future career exploration. I am available to all students grades 6-8, but meet mainly with the 7th and 8th grade students while our social worker meets with 6th grade students. I'm here to help you as parents also so please reach out and let me know how I can help support you.

Some topics I offer to support students are:

• Anxiety
• Grief/loss
• Self-esteem
• Academic success
• Family concerns
• Social media safety
• Stress management
• Personal change
• Peer/friendship mediation

I also serve as the 504 Plan Coodinator for our building for grades 6-8. If your child has a physical or mental health diagnosis, please feel free to reach out to me to determine if a 504 Plan may be appropriate to help remove any barriers to their education.

Formal therapy services are available during the school day and are located in our building through a partnership with Village Ranch Inc.- Child & Family. If you are interested in services for your child, please contact me and we can discuss any questions you may have.

My role is to collaborate with students, staff, and families to help empower and inspire everyone to achieve their best.

Resources for Parents:

Covid-19 Parent Resource: Ensuring Your Child's Social, Emotional, and Mental Well-Being

Tips and Resources for Children and Parents During Covid-19 

Mindful Moment (15 min) (Free Zoom meeting): Short experiential sessions introducing mindfulness or positive psychology tools to help with stress. Provided by the University of Minnesota.

Practicing Resilience for Kids and Adults: Follow along with pre-recorded sessions focused on building resiliency skills. Sessions are 10-20 minutes in length

Coping with Loss and Grief During Covid-19

Tips to Reduce Covid-19 Anxiety: A resource for parents with tips to help take steps to support both your own and your family's mental well-being.

Daily Personal Care Wellness Checklist (pdf)

Free Webinars for Parents and Professionals: Resources designed to help families and professionals to help support their own mental health and their children's. Webinars include information on building resilience and helping children return to school. Included is also a list of organizations providing mental health resources related to Covid-19.

List of Mental Health Supports in MN (Provided by the MN Deparment of Health)