Parent Forums
Once a month, parents meet in Anderson Lecture Hall for lunch and a presentation, followed by Q & A time. A variety of guest speakers as well as some of our own staff offer information and tools to equip parents for the challenge of parenting their teenagers through the high school years.
Parent Forum meetings for 2023-2024
August 30: “Perfectionism” - Thomson Ivins, LPC
Choices Program & Council on Recovery
September 20: “Substance Use Awareness for Parents: Alcohol, Vaping, & Marijuana”
Hayley Citro, LPC, LCDC
Addictions Counselor at Menninger
October 4: “Having a Conversation with the Person in the Mirror: an introspective look at social identifiers”
Jess Adams, Associate Director of Diversity, Community and Inclusion Episcopal High School.
October 25: “Brain Based Tools for Parenting”
Crystal Collier, PhD, LPC-S
Therapist, Prevention Researcher, Educator
November 15: “Helping a Child with Depression or Anxiety”
Aloura Alcantrar, LCSW Staff Clinician, Menninger
January 17: “A New Year: Success and Health in the New Semester”
Mark Mitchell, EHS Grade-Level Dean
Jenny Cantrell and Mary Catherine Holliday, EHS Academic Assistance Office
Beth Luvisia and Gurpreet Singh, EHS Mental Health Counselors
Episcopal High School
February 7: “Talking to Your Child about Healthy Relationships”
Speaker to be announced
February 28: “Mental Health in Athletes”
Glenda Demas, PsyD, LPC, NCC Pearls of Change Wellness
March 27: “Shame and Resilience”
Dr. Kerry Horrell, PhD
Staff Psychologist and Youth Division Coordinator, Menninger Clinic
April 24: “Heathy Habits and Practical Habits: Preparing Our Kids Now for College”
Panel of parents and EHS alumni
Moderated by Rachel Lopez, College Counseling Episcopal High School