Lena Redisch

Lena is currently completing my second year of UConn’s Counseling Education and Psychology masters program with an emphasis in School Counseling. She graduated from UConn undergrad in 2021 with a BA in Psychological Sciences and a minor in Communication. She is currently interning as a school counselor in a Connecticut high school with an additional focus on 9th grade transition. Prior to beginning in the CT LEND program,  began working with students as a peer mentor to those on academic probation through UConn’s Academic Achievement Center. Additionally, I worked in UConn’s Center for Students with Disabilities as a Strategy Instructor. In this role, Lena worked individually with students with disabilities in various academic, career, and social coaching capacities as well as helped facilitate and develop different tools for success in the college environment. Throughout the CT LEND program she is  interested in expanding my knowledge of the intersections between school counseling and special education and what additional interventions school counselors can provide to support students with disabilities and the systems that impact them.