Meeting the social-emotional needs of our Fairwood Explorer students allows students to be better prepared to face the academic rigors of the classroom.  One way we support students' social-emotional needs is through school-based counseling.  Students who participate in counseling services meet with Pacific Clinics counseling intern one or two times per week for play-based counseling.  Play-based counseling is a form of psychotherapy used with children to help them express or act out their experiences, feelings, and problems by playing with dolls, toys, and other play equipment, under the guidance or observation of a therapist.