School Counselors and Leadership: A Study of Leadership from School Counselors’ Experiences

School counselors serve as leaders and advocates within their schools in collaboration with school administrators to increase the achievement of students. The acceptance of school counselors as leaders within the school setting varies based on the school culture that has been created by administrators, teachers, counselors, and other staff. There is a gap in the academic literature on the topic of school counseling and leadership. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to increase understanding of the experiences of school counselors in schools as they take on leadership roles. The results revealed diverse experiences of leadership in the school counselors’ schools, their role fulfillment, and their perspectives on the culture in their respective schools.