Welcome to Dodgen Middle School's Counseling website! We are excited to work with you throughout the 2025-2026 school year!
Meet the counselors
Dodgen counselors have assigned grade levels but very often work as a team to assist in major activities.
Kathryn Palmer
6th Grade
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Tonia Martin-Gatlin
7th Grade [email protected] APPOINTMENT REQUEST Tonia has been part of the Dodgen team for 11 years and serves as our 7th-grade counselor. She received her Masters of Education and School Counseling degrees from Mercer University. In her free time, Tonia enjoys exercising, traveling, spending time with family, and going to the movies! Fun Facts: Tonia was an elementary and middle school teacher for 10 years. She also played violin and was part of the cheerleading squad in high school! |
Kaley Hammonds
8th grade
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Office Hours:
Monday -Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
About our program:
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Our Mission Statement:
Dodgen Middle School counselors will provide a data driven, comprehensive school counseling program that is equitable and developmentally appropriate. Dodgen school counselors will contribute to a positive school culture, where students feel included, safe, and supported, while advocating to remove barriers to student success. Our Vision Statement: Dodgen MS students will maximize their potential for academic success by building their personal skills to be college and career ready. Dodgen MS students will positively contribute to their community and be productive contributors to society. Our Beliefs: Students are our highest priority and have a right to a quality education. All students have the right to a safe supportive learning environment. All students have the right to be heard and treated with respect and dignity. All students have the right to access services from a professional school counselor who collaborates with staff, families, and community. Advocate for all students encouraging them to develop to their fullest potential. |
Services we provide:
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION Counselors go into classrooms throughout the school year to deliver instruction on various topics that align with the American School Counseling Association's mindsets and behaviors. GROUP COUNSELING Counselors run small groups throughout the school year for students who have common interests or concerns. Counselors receive referrals from parents, teachers, and administrators. These groups may include, but are not limited to the following: Peer Relations, New Students, Social Skills, Anger Management, Self-Esteem, and Organizational Skills. INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING Individual personal/social, academic, and career counseling is available during the school day. Sessions are kept confidential except when students disclose they are being hurt, are hurting someone else, or they are wanting to hurt themselves. RESPONSIVE SERVICES When students disclose they are being hurt, are hurting someone else, or wanting to hurt themselves, counselors respond to the needs of students, staff and community in times of crisis/emergency. |
