Counseling

Student Wellbeing Supports

  • We provide small groups or individual counseling for students who may need support regarding personal issues. These issues may include but are not limited to stress, depression, conflict with others, self-awareness, adjustment, and social skill development.
  • Individual counseling is provided on a short term basis. For students needing further support, the counseling team offers referrals.

  • ES – Weekly or bi-weekly counseling lessons for Grades K-5 at the PYP level. 
  • MS – Regular counseling lessons to Middle School Grades 6-8, which are delivered during their support blocks.
  • HS – Wellness lessons to Grades 9-12 throughout the year on select Otter Days.
  • Additional counseling lessons are designed and implemented as-needed for Grades PS-12 based on particular class level needs, concerns, and other specific issues.

  • Counselors provide counseling to students and their families facing emergency situations.

  • Counselors works closely with Riverstone House residential staff to support students in the boarding program
  • Personal and individualized social, emotional, and organizational  

  • Counselors refer students and families to outside professionals or resources as needed.

  • Counselors consult with parents, other staff members, and community agencies to help students deal with and resolve personal concerns. We offer parent support in dealing with individual student challenges.

  • In collaboration with Communities for Youth, the school conducts an annual student wellness survey for students in Grades 6-12. Data from the survey informs counseling department action steps and division goals for student wellbeing.

Confidentiality Policy

What you say in the counseling office stays in here UNLESS:

  • You threaten to hurt someone…
  • You plan to hurt yourself…
  • Someone has hurt you…
  • Your safety is at risk…
  • You give us permission to share with other trusted adults.

in these cases, we are obligated to tell other trusted adults.

Middle and High School Anonymous Reporting

This anonymous concern form is intended for students to use when they are concerned about another student (or other students) and don’t want to be identified as the reporter. 

To RIS Students: We value your knowledge and hearing from you can be essential for us in both our response to concerns and to prevent harm to our student body. Anonymous reporting has been shown to break down barriers by giving voice to students who might otherwise remain silent out of fear of retaliation or rejection. Please use this resource responsibly and we hope that you will step up and speak out. Of course our teachers, administration, and counseling team are always here to speak to you directly as well. We invite you to use the form to share your concerns. You can find the anonymous reporting form on your Managebac Class Page, as well as gain access from QR codes posted around campus. 

Resources 

Meet the Team

Click each staff member’s image to read their bios!

  • Kuenzli, Andrea

    Andrea Kuenzli

    School Counselor

    akuenzli@riverstoneschool.org

    Andrea Kuenzli

    School Counselor

    akuenzli@riverstoneschool.org

    Andrea Kuenzli is Riverstone’s counselor for grades Preschool through Grade 12. Andrea graduated from the University of Montana with a Bachelors degree in Psychology and a minor in Biology. She graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling. Andrea has been a licensed therapist in the state of Idaho since 2016. Andrea loves spending time outdoors with her husband and three young boys.

    Kuenzli, Andrea
  • Hofstetter, Eleri

    Eleri Hofstetter

    School Counselor

    ehofstetter@riverstoneschool.org

    Eleri Hofstetter

    School Counselor

    ehofstetter@riverstoneschool.org

    Eleri was born in England and moved to Boise with her family as a toddler. She attended Riverstone International School and graduated in 2006. After attending Wellesley College where she majored in Studio Art and French, Eleri taught MYP French at Riverstone for two years. Eleri spent time living in Taiwan before completing her Master’s degree in School Counseling at Boise State University. Eleri worked as a middle school counselor in the West Ada School District for two years before rejoining the Riverstone team as the Student Life & Support Coordinator. Riverstone’s community has always been an important part of Eleri’s life and she couldn’t be more excited to be back at the school and in her dream role supporting students. When not working, Eleri enjoys spending time outdoors adventuring or in the backyard with her husband, two children, and their dog Rex.

    Hofstetter, Eleri