Grief and Loss: For Everyone

Elementary School Administrators and Counselors

• Dr. Dustin Collins, ES Principal, dcollins@isb.bj.edu.cn
• Heather Densley, ES Assistant Principal, hdensley@isb.bj.edu.cn
• Sally Hill, ES Assistant Principal, shill@isb.bj.edu.cn
• Daniel Chaney, ES Counselor Gr 4-5, dchaney@isb.bj.edu.cn
• Brittany Hardy, ES Counselor Grade 2-3, bhardy@isb.cn
• Coco Liu, ES Counselor EY- Grade 1, cliu1@isb.bj.edu.cn

Middle School Administration and Counselors

• Anne Sweet, MS Principal, asweet@isb.cn
• Mel Hamada, MS Assistant Principal, mhamada@isb.bj.edu.cn 
• Jenni Johnson, Dean of Students, jjohnson@isb.cn 
• Carin Vogelaar, Counselor Grade 8 and Grade 6-1, 6-2, and 6-3, cvogelaar@isb.cn  

• Liz Young, Counselor Grade 7 and Grade 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, and 6-7, lyoung@isb.cn  

High School Administration and Counselors

• Will Paananen, HS Principal, wpaananen@isb.bj.edu.cn
• Chuyu Cheng, HS Assistant Principal, ccheng01@isb.bj.edu.cn
• Jeffrey Idigo, IBDP Coordinator, jidigo@isb.bj.edu.cn
• Kindall Tyson, HS Counselor (students last name A-J), ktyson@isb.bj.edu.cn
• Guowen Niu, HS Counselor (students last name K-Se), gniu@isb.cn
• Ciela O’Leary, HS Counselor (students last name Sh-Z), coleary@isb.cn

Support Services 

• headspace or eheadspace – professional online and phone mental health support services to young people aged 12–25 years old.  

• Beyond Blue – information and support to help people achieve their best possible mental health.  

• Kids Helpline – a free, private and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25. 

• Be You – the national mental health in education initiative delivered by Beyond Blue, in collaboration with Early Childhood Australia and headspace.  

• Lifeline – Confidential Support across China (lifelinechina.org) Lifeline is a volunteer-based non-profit organization that operates a helpline service for the English-speaking community across China. 

Online Counseling Services (recommended by the International School Counselor Association ISCA) 

• Request an Appointment - Child Mind Institute 

• Counseling Children Abroad | Child Therapy & Support (linden-education.com) 

• Book Online | William & Associates Counselling Services Inc. (janeapp.com) 

• Psychological Care for Expats - Truman Group 

Informational Resources on Grief and Coping with Grief 

• Dealing With Grief And Loss & The Effects on Mental Health 

• Suicide and grief – Beyond Blue 

• Grief – Be You. 

• My self-care plan: secondary and FE : Mentally Healthy Schools 

• Children And Trauma: Strategies For Supporting - Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute (ctrinstitute.com) 

• Counseling Connoisseur: Thanatechnology – Grief and loss in a digital world - Counseling Today