Counseling
Welcome to Guidance and Counseling! Wood River Middle School Social Worker and Counselors are here to help students with Academic, Career, and Personal/Social issues.
Hailey O'Reilly: School Counselor, Last Names A-K
Andrea Gallegos: School Counselor, Last Names L-Z
Lisa Hansen: School Social Worker
We tell kids to pay attention but we don't tell them how - Mindfulness is a gentle way of teaching kids how to pay attention.
The practice of Mindfulness is secular. It is not only breathing and promoting self-awareness, but it involves exercises relating to attention, emotion, caring and reflection.
Benefits include:
Learning Readiness
- Skills to control and sustain attention
- Increase in executive function
Emotional Regulation
- Stress reduction
- Self-regulate difficult emotions
Self-Understanding and Inner Wisdom
- Cultivate inner confidence and personal choice
- Increase resilience
Compassion and Empathy
- Toward self and others
- Anti-bullying
Mindfulness is introduced in the 6th grade Humanities classes.
Counselors
Hailey O'Reilly
Name
Location(s)
Wood River Middle School, Wood River Middle School Faculty
School Email
School Phone
Title(s)
Counselor
About Me
Qualifications:
Bilingual: English/Spanish
BA: Western Washington University in Spanish and TESL
M.Ed: School Counseling, Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico
Certifications: School Counselor, TRM
This will be Hailey’s 7th year as a counselor at WRMS and 19th year as a School Counselor. Her previous experience was spent as a High School Counselor in Bellevue, Washington and an English teacher in Puerto Rico. Hailey follows the ASCA (American School Counselor Association) model, supporting students academic, social and emotional needs. Her Wood River family roots go back to the 1880's and her grandfather was the Blaine County Sheriff for 20 years. Hailey is an avid skier, horseback rider, lover of all animals and loves spending time on our rivers and lakes with her family.
Este será el séptimo año de Hailey como consejera en WRMS y su decimonoveno año como consejera escolar. Su experiencia previa incluye haber trabajado como consejera de escuela secundaria en Bellevue, Washington, y como profesora de inglés en Puerto Rico. Hailey sigue el modelo de la ASCA (Asociación Americana de Consejeros Escolares), brindando apoyo a las necesidades académicas, sociales y emocionales de los estudiantes. Sus raíces familiares en Wood River se remontan a la década de 1880, y su abuelo fue el sheriff del condado de Blaine durante 20 años. Hailey es una esquiadora y amazona apasionada, amante de todos los animales, y le encanta pasar tiempo en nuestros ríos y lagos junto a su familia.
Andrea Gallegos
Name
Location(s)
Bellevue Elementary School, Bellevue Elementary School Faculty, Wood River Middle School, Wood River Middle School Faculty
School Email
School Phone
Job Title
School Counselor
Title(s)
Counselor
About Me
Qualifications:
BS: Child Development, University of Idaho
MA: School Counseling
Certifications: K-8 Teacher, Child Life Specialist certificate
I moved to the Wood River Valley in 1988. I graduated from Wood River High School. I received a Bachelor of Science in Child Development from the University of Idaho (Go Vandals!). I went on to live in Portland, OR and work at OHSU's Children's Hospital after receiving my Child Life Specialist certificate. This beautiful valley called me back! I went back to school to get my K-8 teaching certificate from Western Governors and am currently finishing up my masters in school counseling. I have been working for BCSD since 2008. I worked at WRHS in the SPED department as a paraprofessional, I taught 4th and 5th grades and Bellevue Elementary, I taught math at WRMS and am currently a school counselor at WRMS!
When not at school, you can find me hiking, biking, skiing and enjoying our amazing valley with my two teenagers. I have a son in high school, a daughter in middle school and a dog named Sage.
~Counselors provide the tools and strategies to help us navigate life’s challenges with resilience and grace.
Me mudé al Valle de Wood River en 1988. Me gradué de la Escuela Preparatoria Wood River (Wood River High School). Obtuve una Licenciatura en Ciencias con especialización en Desarrollo Infantil de la Universidad de Idaho (¡Vamos, Vandals!). Posteriormente, me fui a vivir a Portland, Oregón, y trabajé en el Hospital Infantil de la OHSU tras obtener mi certificado como Especialista en Vida Infantil (Child Life Specialist). ¡Este hermoso valle me llamó de regreso! Volví a estudiar para obtener mi certificado de enseñanza para los grados K-8 a través de la Western Governors University y, actualmente, estoy finalizando mi maestría en consejería escolar. He trabajado para el BCSD desde 2008. Trabajé en la WRHS, en el departamento de Educación Especial (SPED), como paraprofesional; enseñé 4.º y 5.º grado en la Escuela Primaria Bellevue; impartí clases de matemáticas en la WRMS y, ¡actualmente, soy consejera escolar en la WRMS!
Cuando no estoy en la escuela, pueden encontrarme haciendo senderismo, paseando en bicicleta, esquiando y disfrutando de nuestro increíble valle junto a mis dos hijos adolescentes. Tengo un hijo en la escuela preparatoria, una hija en la escuela secundaria (middle school) y un perro llamado Sage.
~Los consejeros nos brindan las herramientas y estrategias necesarias para ayudarnos a afrontar los desafíos de la vida con resiliencia y entereza.
School Social Worker
Lisa Hansen
Name
Location(s)
Wood River Middle School, Wood River Middle School Faculty
School Email
School Phone
Title(s)
Social Worker
Department(s)
Social Work
About Me
Qualifications:
BA: Sociology and Public Relations, Gonzaga University, 2014
Master of Social Work, University of Montana, 2025
Licensed Master of Social Work, Idaho Board of Social Worker Examiners, 2025
Certified Community Resiliency Model Teacher
I am a Social Worker whose work is rooted in Jannet L. Finn’s, Just Practice theory. This is a trauma-informed theory created to analyze the meaning, context, power, history, and possibility from the view of the individual, the community and beyond. Just Practice theory focuses on the ethical responsibilities of Social Workers to advocate for social justice and equity in their work. It encourages me to engage in reflective, action-oriented practice that challenges injustice and works towards a more inclusive school and community. These are emphasized because they help our students feel safe and give them a sense of empowerment that is essential in building resiliency for our students. I also use Community Resiliency Model, a model that focuses on self-regulation and emotional control. It is a biological model that helps to understand our nervous system and how it affects our thoughts, feelings, sensations & behaviors. As well as Expressive Art therapy and play therapy techniques to build students sense of safety and resiliency. When I am not at school, I love hiking with my dog, Scout, riding mountain bikes with my husband and cooking food and gathering for meals with my friends and family.
Soy trabajador social y mi labor se fundamenta en la teoría de la «Práctica Justa» (*Just Practice*) de Jannet L. Finn. Se trata de una teoría informada sobre el trauma, diseñada para analizar el significado, el contexto, el poder, la historia y las posibilidades desde la perspectiva del individuo, de la comunidad y de su entorno más amplio. La teoría de la Práctica Justa pone el foco en las responsabilidades éticas de los trabajadores sociales para abogar por la justicia social y la equidad en el desempeño de su labor. Esta teoría me impulsa a ejercer una práctica reflexiva y orientada a la acción, que desafía las injusticias y trabaja en pro de una escuela y una comunidad más inclusivas. Estos principios se enfatizan porque contribuyen a que nuestros estudiantes se sientan seguros y les otorgan una sensación de empoderamiento, aspecto fundamental para fomentar su resiliencia.
Asimismo, utilizo el Modelo de Resiliencia Comunitaria (*Community Resiliency Model*), un enfoque centrado en la autorregulación y el control emocional. Es un modelo de base biológica que ayuda a comprender el funcionamiento de nuestro sistema nervioso y la manera en que este influye en nuestros pensamientos, sentimientos, sensaciones y conductas. También recurro a la terapia de arte expresivo y a técnicas de terapia de juego para fortalecer el sentido de seguridad y la resiliencia de los estudiantes.
Cuando no estoy en la escuela, disfruto mucho salir de caminata con mi perro, Scout; practicar ciclismo de montaña con mi esposo; y cocinar para reunirme a compartir comidas con mis amigos y familiares.