d.tech Counseling
Design Tech High School’s Counseling Team is available to support all students with scheduling, transcripts, concurrent enrollment, 4-year planning, credit recovery, and questions about special accommodations.
Students are encouraged to drop by the counseling office (room 209) during flex time or schedule a meeting. Our counselors also encourage students to self-advocate and speak to their grade-level counselor and teachers if they need support.
Academic Counseling Team
Amanda England
9th and 10th grade
aengland@dtechhs.org
Molly Robertson
11th and 12th grade
mrobertson@dtechhs.org
Mental Health Counseling
Mental Health Therapy provides students with the opportunity to access care for early intervention, identification, and treatment of mental health challenges. We help address social-emotional needs, stress reduction, and positive living, as well as other psychological diagnoses that require management.
Our services include drop-in/crisis response and referrals to outside mental health resources.
Heather Kaech
Mental Health Therapist
hkaech@dtechhs.org
Beyond d.tech Counseling (college and career)
Ingrid Mao, PPS, MA
Beyond d.tech is helping students be prepared for life after high school! My role as the Beyond d.tech counselor is to help students find out what they want to pursue after high school and give them the resources to be successful. Some things I will be doing this year:
Organizing college rep visits
1-1 meetings with seniors
College application workshops
Managing SCOIR
Concurrent enrollment
Career exploration
Learn more about our Beyond d.tech program by clicking here.
Crisis Resources for Students
National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
StarVista 24/7 Crisis Hotline: 650-579-0350
StarVista Teen Crisis Services
Teen Chat: www.sanmateocrisis.org
Teen Text Line: 650-747-6463
Crisis Text Line: text "home" to 741-741
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233, www.thehotline.org/
911 or visit your nearest hospital emergency room if you can get there safely
Parent Resources:
The TALK Line: 415-441-KIDS
If you suspect your child is in immediate crisis, call 911 or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.
Community Resources:
Care Solace is an online no-cost resource meant to assist students and families in finding local mental health-related programs and counseling services (with or without insurance). Students and their families can access Care Solace services by contacting their counselor for a referral:
allcove is a space for youth to find community, support, advice or take a moment of pause
Services Offered: Mental Health, Physical Health, Substance Use, Peer Support, Family Support, Supported Education and Employment
Monday-Friday 1pm-7pm (Closed Saturdays/Sundays)
2600 South El Camino Drive, Suite 300 San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: 650-226-7030
Rape Trauma Services 24-hour hotline: 650-692-7273
CORA (Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse): 24-hour hotline: 1-800-300-1080
Call 650-321-5272 | Submit Online Form | En Español
Trevor Project (LGBTQIA+ youth): 24 hour hotline: 1-866-488-7386
Gender Spectrum (Gender non-conforming youth)