Tamara Ancona, MA, LPC

Tamara Ancona has a Master of Arts in Psychology and holds her certification as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Georgia. Her area of specialty prior to establishing her educational consulting practice has included counseling individuals and families in the managed care, corporate and private practice settings. She also has vast experience facilitating therapeutic, educational and experiential groups with both the adult and teen populations.

Since 1998, her focus as an educational consultant has been to provide families in the Southern Region and across the United States with distinct educational options or therapeutic alternatives for their struggling teen or young adult children.  Tamara spends over 25% of her time visiting and evaluating schools and programs across the United States and hence understands their unique offerings and suitability essential to addressing the individual needs of each of her clients.   She brings skill and expertise to serving those with specialized needs.

She also is the founder of TAG, a Transition Aftercare Program designed specifically for students returning home from a treatment setting and needing additional support as they begin to reintegrate back into their families and communities.   Industry professionals continue to consult with her on the development of aftercare programs serving this population.  

She is an active member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA),  the American Counseling Association (ACA), Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia (LDAG) and the Licensed Professional Counselors Association-Georgia Chapter (LPCA).

Her professional affiliations are with the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP), Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), Small Boarding School Association (SBSA), the Independent Schools and Programs Alliance (ISPA) and numerous Parent Teacher Associations throughout Georgia (PTA).