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EML Therapeutic Services

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

EML Therapeutic Services Our services include, but are not limited to:

Provide individual and group multicultural and multilingual counseling services to EML and METS students.
Assist in the cultural, social and emotional adjustment of EML students in MCPS.
Work with school staffs and EML students in resolving crisis situations.
Assist in resolving conflicts arising from cross-cultural misunderstandings.
Assist EML students in developing decision-making skills and coping skills.
Collaborate with school staff and administration in cross-disciplinary problem solving processes, as necessary.
Assist EML students in developing awareness of academic, social and career alternatives in MCPS and beyond.
Guide students in developing awareness of academic, social, and career choices within MCPS and community.
Provide career and vocational counseling.
Work in collaboration with school-based counselors and administrators to meet the needs of EML students.

How To Contact Us

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:

Schools with an assigned EML Therapeutic Counselor

Please contact your assigned ETC to refer a student.

Schools without an assigned EML Therapeutic Counselor

Complete Referral for ELD Counseling and submit it.
Contact Norca Yarborough, Lead EML Therapeutic Counselor, at 240-447-8134 with any questions.

ETCs by School

ETCs can also provide support in the languages listed below. Please send an email to one of the ETCs listed below for assistance.

Staff Directory

SCHOOL	LEVEL	ETC CONTACT
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

ETCs by Language