Phyllis L. Fagell is a licensed clinical professional counselor, certified professional school counselor and journalist. She has worked in both public and private schools with students in grades K-12, focusing on middle school for the last several years. She currently works full time as the school counselor for Sheridan School in Washington, D.C. Phyllis also provides therapy to children, teens and adults in private practice. She is the author of Middle School Matters, which will be published August of 2019.

As a journalist, Phyllis is a frequent contributor to the Washington Post, writing about counseling, parenting and education. Her topics have included everything from surviving gossip to bullying and preparing kids for a changing world. She writes a weekly advice column for PDK, International. for educators, and she blogs for national education associations and counseling publications, including the Association of Middle Level Educators and Character Dot Org. Her articles have appeared in national and international publications. She also presents at conferences and speaks at businesses and schools throughout the country. Phyllis attended Dartmouth College (BA in creative writing), the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University (MSJ in magazine editing) and Johns Hopkins University (MS in counseling). She has been married for more than 20 years to the first guy she debated in high school. They have 3 kids and live in Bethesda, MD.

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