Student Support Counselors

First Step is the name given to the at-risk counseling program in the Mansfield Independent School District. The First Step program provides six Student Support Counselors who work under the direction of the Director of Guidance & Counseling.

Student support counselors are credentialed professionals who provide short-term therapeutic counseling and crisis intervention for students in need. These counselors are housed at our high schools but also deliver services at nearby K-8 campuses.

You can also visit the Student Support 24/7 page to view support resources for students around the clock.

Lori Cook (M.Ed., LPC, NCC)
Phone: 682-314-0380
Campuses Served:

• High Schools: LRHS
• Middle Schools: Danny Jones
• Intermediate Schools: Mary Lillard
• Elementary Schools: Anna May Daulton, Judy K. Miller, Cora Spencer, Elizabeth Smith

Kim Lovelace
Phone: 682-314-0183
Campuses Served:

• High Schools: MHS
• Middle Schools: Brooks Wester, Rogene Worley
• Intermediate Schools: Asa Low, Mary Orr
• Elementary Schools: J.L. Boren, Willie Brown, Erma Nash, Martha Reid

Andrea Smith-Love
Phone: 682-314-1529
Campuses Served:

• High Schools: THS
• Middle Schools: James Coble
• Intermediate Schools: Della Icenhower
• Elementary Schools: Janet Brockett, Imogene Gideon, Thelma Jones, Louise Cabaniss

Amy Andra (M.Ed., LPC, RPT)
Phone: 682-314-0674
Campuses Served:

• High Schools: LHS
• Middle Schools: Linda Jobe
• Intermediate Schools: Donna Shepard
• Elementary Schools: Alice Ponder, Mary Jo Sheppard, Tarver-Rendon, Nancy Neal, Annette Perry

Shani Grigsby (M.A., LPC, LPC-S)
Phone: 682-314-0938
Campuses Served:

• High Schools: SHS
• Middle Schools: T.A. Howard
• Intermediate Schools: Cross Timbers
• Elementary Schools: Charlotte Anderson, Kenneth Davis, Glenn Harmon, Carol Holt, D.P. Morris, Elizabeth Smith, Roberta Tipps

Chissy Jackson (LCSW)
Phone: 682-314-1761
Campuses Served:

• High Schools: The Phoenix Academy/Behavior Intervention Center and Ben Barber Innovation Academy/Frontier High School
• Middle Schools: As needed
• Intermediate Schools: As needed
• Elementary Schools: As needed