Wellness Matters in Education~Rethinking Learning: Creating a Community Where Children Thrive with Tammy Garceau LICSW and students
Children participating are: Brysen, Aria K., and Leahy
Our program values the power of kindness and a sense of belonging as the foundation for being ready to learn. We care about how children experience learning, how they see themselves as learners, how they connect with others, how they discover that their own interests, ideas, and strengths have value.
We provide project based, nature inspired, and wellness enhanced program as a way of meeting the wellness needs of each member of our community. My work as a school social worker, therapist, and mom contributed to my vision for the program.
Counseling For Wellness, Inc.
The Center for Counseling & Wellness
Children’s Wellness Learning Collaborative
The Center for Counseling & Wellness
Children’s Wellness Learning Collaborative
Tammy Garceau is a graduate of Boston College School of Social Work, and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. Tammy is skilled in treating depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, divorce and loss challenges, post-partum depression, ADHD and attachment challenges, as well as behavioral concerns in children and adolescents. She is a Level I and II Certified EMDR Therapist and a Certified Infant Massage Instructor.In addition to private practice, Ms. Garceau gained valuable experience as a public school social worker, coordinating a clinical transition program, and as the Clinical Supervisor for a day treatment program for emotionally and behaviorally challenged populations, as well as serving as a Mental Health Manager for an Early Head Start, Head Start, and GED program.
Tammy is a member of The National Association of Social Workers, and was a presenter at an NASW Convention on the topic of Infant and Maternal Mental Health. She served on The Board of Directors for The RI Association for Infant Mental Health, and presented at The New England Head Start Annual Conference, highlighting successful approaches to incorporating behavioral health programs into school environments.
As a member of For Our Children Under Six Task Force, she was awarded The Carol Prendergast Award. In 2023, she was training in The Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) Treatment Protocol by The Yale Child Study Center. Tammy utilizes a strength-based, cognitive-behavioral approach to her practice. She believes in developing positive, trusting, and productive counseling relationships with her clients, as they strive to reach their personal goals and overall wellness.
Tammy accepts Blue Cross, United Behavioral Health, and Aetna Health Insurance programs. Private pay and sliding scale are also available.
Tammy was a co-founder of the previous Partners For Wellness, Inc. Wellness Center and is the Clinical Director of Counseling For Wellness, Inc. and The Children’s Wellness Learning Collaborative www.cwlearningcollab.com
Tammy can be reached at 401-282-9502, tammy@counselingforwellnessri.
