Little Bennett Elementary 

School Counseling

Thank you for visiting our counseling page! 

Little Bennett Counseling Corner

School Hours

Monday - Friday

9:00am- 3:25pm 

Address

23930 Burdette Forest Road

Clarksburg, MD 20871

​Telephone

240.740.5660

At LBES, we are lucky enough to have two counselors! 

Mrs. Daniela Helton is our full- time counselor and Mrs. Nicole (Sonne) Goode is our part-time counselor. 


Mrs. Helton's Schedule 

Monday - Friday

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Contact: Daniela_S_Helton@mcpsmd.org 

Twitter: @DanielaHelton


Mrs. Goode's Schedule

Tuesday - Thursday

8:15 a.m. - 2:05 p.m.

Contact: Nicole_S_Scarola@mcpsmd.org

Twitter: @CounselorLBES


Classroom Lessons

Classroom lesson topics vary based on the needs of our school and could address any of the following categories and more... 

All students, grades K-5 will participate in one counseling lesson a month. 

Counseling Groups

Small group counseling typically happens once a week during lunch or recess for a variety of purposes. These could be, but are not limited to one of the following: 

Mrs. Goode leads a New Student Group and all other small groups. Students in grades 1-5 who come in the beginning of during the school year may meet with Mrs. Goode for lunch throughout the year. Mrs. Goode & Mrs. Helton help to welcome the students and foster new friendships!



Short Term Individual Counseling

Students can be referred for short term individual counseling by the school's behavior team, a parent, teacher, or they can refer themselves. 

Students can place a note in Mrs. Helton or Mrs. Goode's mailbox at school to request individual counseling. 

Please contact either one of Little Bennett's counselors if you would like one of us to see your child for short-term counseling. 

** Please note...Individual counseling is provided as needed and does not require parent consent prior to counseling.  If you would like your child to opt out of individual counseling please contact one of the counselors.