The Children's
Wellness
Learning
Collaborative
The Children's Wellness
Learning Collaborative
A wellness enhanced learning environment where children
EXPLORE, GROW, and SUCCEED.
We nurture children's hearts and minds, and offer a holistic approach to education and development. This balanced focus on emotional, social, and intellectual growth, emphasizes the importance of both emotional intelligence and cognitive skills. This framework encourages well-rounded individuals who are not only knowledgeable but also empathetic, resilient, and capable of forming healthy relationships. Social-emotional learning (SEL) is incorporated into all areas of the day.
Our team of experienced, certified, educators and practitioners are passionate about guiding children as they thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Each of them is strength-based, heart-centered, and trauma-informed in their view and approach to children.
Meet Our Team
Tammy Garceau, LICSW
Founder / Coordinator
Tammy's vision for this community grew out
of her family's positive home schooling experience during COVID, a combination of researched best practices and approaches from programs like The RI Compass School, Waldorf, Montessori, and Acton Academy, in addition to her professional experiences working in and managing educational programs, her current and past client struggles with traditional school environments, her own family's educational journey, and the talent of an established, skilled, wellness team, who are available to provide comprehensive support services to school aged children and their families.
www.thecenterforcounselingandwellness.com
Tammy is a graduate of Boston College School of Social Work, and is a Licensed Independent
Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of
clinical experience. In addition to her private practice Counseling For Wellness, Inc.
www.counselingforwellnessri.com, she has also
co-founded two successful wellness centers, and currently owns and manages The Center for Counseling & Wellness in East Greenwich, RI.
Tammy is skilled in treating ADHD, anxiety, depression and loss, post-partum depression, as well as school, career, and interpersonal adjustment difficulties, in children, adolescents, couples, and families. She is training in The Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) Treatment Protocol by The Yale Child Study Center and EMDR certified to treat trauma.
In addition to private practice, Ms. Garceau gained valuable experience as a public school social worker where she coordinated 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 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. Tammy utilizes a strength-based, cognitive-behavioral approach to her work with children and families.
Lacey Feeley
Innovation & STEM Educator
Lacey currently homeschools her son and is truly a lifelong learner in all things. Learning from and being outdoors and in nature is her absolute favorite. She earned her B.S. in Biology, B.A. in Education, and Masters in Social Work. She takes a strengths-based approach to teaching and learning and prioritizes social-emotional awareness and reflection. Her last teaching position was at Quest Montessori School, where she helped to revamp the middle school program and was the lead Science Guide. Hands-on, experiential science is her specialty! She’s also a Certified Kingian Nonviolence facilitator based on the philosophies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at URI.
Tracey Weston
Educator / Tutor
Tracey began her professional journey in the field of human services. She graduated from Rhode Island College with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Psychology. After working with adolescents in state care for over 15 years, she earned a Master's Degree in Teaching, and is a certified elementary educator. Tracey worked for the Coventry School Department for 8 years. During that time she earned a certification to teach early childhood education. Tracey homeschooled her own child, and developed a learning pod during COVID. She has also been employed as a private teacher for homeschooled children, and a Sylvan Learning Center tutor for students pre-k through 12th grade. Tracey is a passionate educator with the desire to promote an inclusive, safe, and engaging environment. She inspires her students to love learning, to develop the drive to become lifelong learners, and to create a classroom community based on kindness. Tracey prioritizes building on students' individual strengths.
