At the start of the 2025 academic year, The Morgan School counselors were left with an empty office after Colleen Couch made the tough decision to take a job closer to home. After four years at Ridgefield, Meghan Mulvehill, Morgan’s new counselor, took the spot that Couch left behind. 

Mulvehill wasn’t always a school counselor, though. In 2015, after getting her bachelors, Mulvehill taught as a preschool teacher because she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do with the degree she worked for. But being in the room and seeing students struggle with more than just academics, she wanted to be able to be there for them in that emotional way. “That’s what made me want to go into counselling, to be able to help them with not just academics,” Mulvehill explained. 

So in 2020, she switched to private, one-on-one therapy. But she missed being in a school setting, and helping kids not only with what they are going to do outside of school, but also making sure they are emotionally able to do it. 

After making her choice of going back to a school setting, she landed in Ridgefield as a school counselor. She worked there up until September of this year when she chose to make a switch from Ridgefield to Clinton, CT.  

After walking into Morgan, the first thing Mulvehill took notice of was how pretty the school is. Loving nature and outside, she loves all the plants that are decorated around the school. “My first impression was wow, what a cool space to be in,” Mulvehill explained. 

She also mentioned how open the hallways are. In prior schools, the hallways seemed enclosed and small, and some parts of the building were isolated. She describes the school as, “a very open space when you walk in with the cafeteria section and the library with the glass windows.”

Not only was her impression of the school good, her impression with the students and faculty was just as good. Mulvehill explained that “everyone was welcoming and all of the students here aren’t afraid to be themselves.” 

Mulvehill is excited with everything that is going on throughout the year. While her main focus right now is helping the seniors apply to colleges, she knows that with this job there is always something new going on. 

Being a school counselor she likes that she gets to work with all four grades because some schools aren’t like this. Mulvehill appreciates the opportunity to “work with everyone and do a little bit of everything.”

Having a genuine interest in what kids care about is something that is important to high school students, this being something Mulvehill feels she’s good at. Mulvehill describes herself as “one of my strengths being I’m a pretty good listener.” 

When asked, Mulvehill explained herself as friendly, approachable, empathetic, and caring. She wants students to know that everyone is always welcome, even if it is to say “hi”. She loves going on walks at the beach or painting with her two cats. 

Mulvehill knows that right now she may not know all the students, but over time those connections will develop naturally. She hopes to help students as fast as she can while also helping students advocate for themselves. Mulvehill’s biggest piece of advice is to “put yourself out there.”