Lauren Anderson is the academic and college counselor for all Music and Visual Arts
students in the High School Academic Program. She has worked in education since 2017
as a teacher and now as a counselor. She began her career as a choir teacher, musical
director, and a private piano and voice lesson instructor in Baltimore.
While at Johns Hopkins University for her master's degree, Anderson participated in
the Counseling Fellows Program. She moved to North Carolina in 2020 and began working
in Thomasville Public Schools as a counselor at the elementary and high school levels.
Certifications & Credentials
- N.C. School Counseling License.
- SafeZone Training, 2019-Present.
- CPI Training Certification.
- American School Counselors (ASCA) Certification of Counseling Students with Special Needs.
- ASCA Certification of Trauma Informed Counseling.
- ASCA Certification of College Admissions Counseling.
- Licensed in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention through the Crisis Prevention Institute.
- As a school counselor, has led sessions for the North Carolina School Counselors Association conferences about trauma informed educational practices and SafeZone training.
Organizations
- American School Counselors Association.
- North Carolina School Counselors Association.
- Southern Association of College Admissions Counselors.
- National Association of College Admissions Counselors.
Education
M.S. School CounselingJohns Hopkins University
B.S. Secondary EducationConcordia University