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
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.
| 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
| LANGUAGE | ETC |
|---|---|
| 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 |