How do I lead a counseling team while still carrying every student's crisis?

You took the lead role, and now you manage a team and the district's demands. But the kids' crises did not leave your desk; they still land on you, on top of everything else. You carry the administration and the heartbreak both, and there is more of each than there used to be. That is a lot for one person. You cannot personally hold every kid and run the whole team; that math does not work, and trying to will empty you. Part of leading now is trusting your counselors with the crises you would once have taken yourself. That is not abandoning the kids. It is making sure more of them are held, by a team you have made stronger. Guard your own limits, because the kids need you steady over years, not burned out in one. Let your team carry their share. Fight the district's demands where they steal time from students. And keep a few kids who are yours, so you never lose touch with why any of this matters. You cannot save them all. You can build a team that saves more.