Wausau Area
Montessori
Charter School
715-261-0795
Fax: 715-261-2035
3101 North 13th Street
Wausau WI 54403
Elizabeth Channel
Head of School
Kris Busch
Administrative Assistant
School Counselor
Denelle Helgeson
School Social Worker
Shelly Smith-Payant
Mental Health Resources
The Marathon County School-Based Counseling Consortium comprises of nonprofit and
for-profit mental health clinics, public school districts, and community organizations. Consortium counseling agencies are able to provide on-site mental health counseling to students in
all Marathon County
public schools.
If you would like to refer your child for school-based counseling or would like more information, please complete the form to the left and a representative from
your child's school will
contact you.
Virtual/on-site licensed mental health therapists from Centre for Wellbeing are accessible at Wausau Area Montessori Charter School. Services are billed through the family's insurance, but don't let cost prevent care; financial help is available.
To learn more about the therapists, click on their bio:
Alicia Resch, Centre for Wellbeing
To make a referral, please contact Social Worker Shelly Smith-Payant
Good mental health is a state of balance in our thoughts, emotions, & behaviors. These signs may indicate that mental health therapy is right for your child:
- Isolated
- Low motivation
- Sudden changes in behavior/dress/friendships, eating and sleeping habits
- Anger, irritability, outbursts or irrational behavior that is out of character
- Sudden drop in grades
- Evidence of self-harm or suicidal comments
- Impulsivity
- Sadness that does not seem to go away
- High level of fear/worry/anxiety that go beyond what is typical for their developmental age
- Increased negative behaviors
- Poor hygiene
- Chronic peer/social issues
- Vomiting unrelated to illness
- Difficulty with concentration & attention, problems with short-term memory