Meet Tamara

T amara is a licensed Psychoeducator and certified Child Behavior Specialist through The Early Years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Relations, a graduate diploma in Youth Work from Concordia University, a graduate certificate in Psychoeducation from Université de Montréal; and is a member in good standing with the Ordre des psychoéducateurs et psychoéducatrices du Québec (OPPQ). Tamara works in both the public and private sectors, supporting children, adolescents, and adults. She specializes in child development, behavior, and adjustment difficulties.

With a background in special education and crisis intervention, Tamara has experience working front line in the community, hospitals and school settings. She offers psychological support and guidance with effective strategies related to emotional, relational, or social difficulties, and coping strategies for life’s challenging moments.

My approach

With care and compassion, I strive to connect with my clients to foster a positive, trusting relationship. I believe in each individual’s capacity to achieve their goals. It is a privilege to come alongside and help you reach them.

Areas of expertise:

  • Child development
  • Behavioral issues
  • Child and youth mental health
  • Anxiety and depression
  • ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  • Parenting support
  • Developmental assessments of young children
  • Grief and loss
  • Separation and divorce
  • Stress management

Our perspective…

“Encouraging a child means that one or more of the following critical life messages are coming through, either by word or by action:

I believe in you,

I trust you,

I know you can handle this,

You are listened to,

You are cared for,

You are very important to me.”

~ Barbara Coloroso

Additional Certifications + Continuing Education

  • Anticipatory Grief – Supporting Clients Through Non-Death Loss – Myra’s Kids Foundation
  • Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – Second Edition (ADOS-2) Certified  – Azrieli Centre for Autism Research (ACAR) Clinic
  • Behavioral Difficulties in Young Children: Research, Theory and Practice – McGill University Division of Child Psychiatry, Infant Mental Health Day
  • Certified Child Behavior Specialist – The Early Years Family Development Centre
  • Childhood Anxiety: Helping Children Heal – Institute of Child Psychology
  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) – Medipsy
  • Depression in Children & Youth – Institute of Child Psychology
  • Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO): ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS – THE ADOS-2 AND BEYOND – Azrieli Centre for Autism Research (ACAR) Clinic
  • Emotional Development of Children from 0 to 12 Years and Mental Health Prevention – TELUQ University
  • Évaluation psychoéducative de la personne en difficulté d’adaptation : module 1 à 3 – Ordre des psychoéducateurs et psychoéducatrices du Québec (OPPQ)
  • GEI Foundations Course – World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
  • Humanistic-Based Psychotherapies – Medipsy
  • Key Principles in Eating Disorders Treatment – Executive Links
  • Supporting Children on the Autism Spectrum – Institute of Child Psychology
  • The Collaborative Classroom Certification – The Early Years Family Development Centre
  • Understanding ADHD in Youth – Institute of Child Psychology
  • Understanding Childhood Bereavement: What Mental Health Practitioners Need to Know – Myra’s Kids Foundation
  • Update on Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder – McGill University Division of Child Psychiatry, Child Mental Health Research Day