Counselor's Corner

Welcome! I Am glad you are here!

Hi, I am Lesha Taylor, the counselor at Mustang Valley Elementary. This is my ninth year at MVE. Previously I was a counselor at two other Mustang schools and also a second grade teacher for 17 years.

I am married to my high school sweetheart, Brett, and we have two amazing daughters, Jacy (and her husband, Andy) and Baylee. Our nephew Zak and his precious little boy, Boston, live with us as well. We have four dogs: Chloe, Bella, Duke and Callie.

I am here to advocate for all students. If you ever have any questions or concerns, or do not wish to have your child participate in these school counseling services, please do not hesitate to contact me.

*Please note school counselors do not provide “therapy” or “traditional counseling”. Referrals for outside counseling services are available for children experiencing grief, divorce, family separation, deployment, or mental health concerns.

The Mustang Counseling staff will provide a comprehensive, developmental program that addresses the academic, social and emotional and career readiness needs of all students. For more information visit the

MPS School Counseling Page

Beyond "How Was Your Day?"

Want to know about your teenagers day, but all you get is the answer "fine" when you ask? Try some of these questions instead!

On a scale of 1-10 how was your day?
What is one new thing that you learned today?
What did you do at lunch today? Who did you sit with? Talk to?
Did you get a chance to be helpful to someone? If so, what did you do?
Did anyone help you with anything?
Did you make any new friends?
Which class are you learning the most/least in?
Which is your easiest/hardest class?
What was the coolest (saddest, funniest, scariest) thing that you saw today?
Which class has your favorite group of students in it?
If they played music in the halls at school, what would everyone want them to play?
What do you wish you could do more/less of at school?
What do you think the most important part of school is?
What part of the day do you look forward to? Is there a part of the day you dread?
If you had to go to only one class every day, which class would it be? Why?

Stress Management

Resources

Local Mental Health/Counseling Resources

Calm Waters (divorce and grief counseling)
405-841-4800

Canadian County Health Department
405-354-4872 (Yukon) or 405-262-0042 (El Reno)

Chance to Change
405-840-9000

Oklahoma Family Counseling Services
405-577-5477 (Yukon)

Red Rock Behavioral Health Services
405-422-8800

Youth and Family Services
405-354-0846 (Yukon)

Hotlines

Oklahoma 211
Dial 211
Call centers are staffed with Certified specialists that can direct a caller to any number of local health or human service agencies. The specialist accesses a database of services and gives a direct referral.

Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-522-3511

REACHOUT (24 hour crisis intervention)
405-271-2444

SAFE Alternatives (Self injury)
1-800-dontcut

Heartline Care line (Suicide Prevention)
405-848-2273

Teenline
405-271-TEEN

Women’s Resource Center
405-262-4455

SAFELINE (Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault)
1-800-522-7233 (Oklahoma)
405-943-7273 (OKC area)

Poison Control
405-271-5454 or 1-800-222-1222 or call 9-1-1

National Runaway Switchboard
1-800-RUNAWAY

YWCA Domestic Hotline
405-949-1866

Food Pantries

Bread Basket – Chisholm Heights Baptist Church
376-4531 (Mustang)

Compassionate Hands
354-9591 (Yukon)
Mondays through Fridays
9 am - 4 pm

First Christian Church
405-354-5808 (Yukon)
Sunday: 6 pm - 7 pm and Wednesday 9 am - Noon and 6 pm - 7 pm

Loaves & Fishes –The Bridge Assembly of God
405-376-4538 (Mustang)
Thursday’s 5:30-7 pm.

Manna Pantry
405-256-0193
Sunday 6:00 to 7:00 PM ... Wed 6:00 to 7:00 PM

Yukon Sharing Ministry
405-354-9456 (Mustang)

Counseling Classes

Small Groups

I also work with students in small groups. The students in these groups have one or more social type skills that they need extra practice with. Some of the groups I facilitate are:

Friendship
Anger Management
Impulse Control
Bullying
Behavior

I take referrals from principals, teachers, and parents for students that would benefit from a small group.

Minute Meetings

I get to meet individually with each student 2 times a year. Minute Meetings are a quick way that I can check in with each student to make sure they are: