Principal Kristina MacBury of Sarah Pyle Academy in Wilmington, Del., checks in with a student from her home office. (Sherry MacBury)

The coronavirus pandemic has limited the ways school psychologists, counselors and other educational professionals can support the mental and emotional wellbeing of their students. The need is particularly dire now, as the dangers of COVID-19 and a reeling economy leave many children in a permanent state of fight-or-flight, which can lead to chronic traumatic stress, anxiety and depression.