SWC Student Support

If you are in a crisis, do not wait for an appointment. 

Please call Pathstone's 24/7 Help Line at 1-800-263-4944 (if  17 and younger), or Coast 24/7 Crisis Line (if 16 or over) at 1-866-550-5205, or dial 911.

We have a Social Worker and a Youth Counsellor at Sir Winston. Find them "Behind the Yellow Door" by the Main Office. 

Here are the different supports offered by each.

A Youth Counsellor can help you with: self-esteem, anger/aggression, social skills, peer relations, basic needs, and/or stress management. Our Youth Counsellor is Ronna Katzman, and she can be reached by email - [email protected].



A Social Worker can help you with the following:

• mental health support
• suicidal thoughts
• self-harm
• substance abuse
• gender identity support/sexual orientation
• family conflict
• abuse
• bereavement 

DSBN schools have also been provided with a CASON (Community Addiction Services of Niagara) School-Based Counsellor. 

Students who require CASON services are referred to CASON through our Youth Counsellor, Social Worker, Student Success Teacher, or School Administrators. 

Other Supports Offered at Sir Winston:

There are many staff members ready to help. During these times, we ask that you begin by emailing them your question or concern.

Mr. Onclin [email protected] is an email away in Success. 

Ms Digirolamo [email protected] is an email away in Resource.

And Mr. Ellis [email protected] and Mr. Wilson [email protected] are an email away in the Main Office.