Tamara Lacroix, MSW

My style is compassionate, practical, and empowering. I create a safe and supportive environment where clients feel truly heard and understood. My focus is on realistic, solution-based strategies that can be applied to everyday life, helping clients navigate challenges with clarity and direction. I aim to empower each person to recognize their strengths, build confidence, and take meaningful steps toward lasting change.

My approach is solution-focused, client-centered, and trauma-informed. I believe in meeting you where you are while guiding you toward meaningful change. Together, we’ll identify your strengths, set realistic goals, and work toward practical solutions that fit your unique needs. I primarily draw on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), offering evidence-based tools to help you overcome barriers, manage challenges, and create positive change in your life.

In our first session, we’ll focus on what matters most to you right now. I’ll invite you to share what brings you to therapy, and together we’ll begin identifying your goals and what a “successful outcome” looks like for you. I’ll also explain my process and answer your questions. My aim is to ensure you feel comfortable, supported, and hopeful as we map out the first steps toward the solutions you’re seeking.

I am able to have sessions:

*  Via Tele-Health

• Anxiety 
• Depression
• Grief and Loss 
• Trauma
•  Anxiety 
• Dependency and Welfare-Related Stressors
• Family Issues

Some of the modalities that I incorporate include:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT):
This type of therapy helps you notice unhelpful thought patterns that may be affecting your mood or behavior. Together, we’ll practice new ways of thinking and responding so you can feel more in control of your emotions and solve problems with greater ease.

Trauma-Informed Therapy:
If you’ve been through difficult or painful experiences, this approach makes sure therapy feels safe and supportive. It recognizes how trauma can affect your life and takes extra care to avoid anything that might feel overwhelming or retraumatizing.

Mindfulness-Based Therapy:
This approach teaches you to slow down, pay attention to the present moment, and accept your thoughts and feelings without judgment. It can reduce stress, help balance emotions, and bring more clarity and calm into daily life.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT):

This approach is designed to help you make meaningful changes by focusing on your strengths and the solutions that already exist in your life. Instead of spending a lot of time analyzing problems or the past, we work together to imagine the future you want and identify small, practical steps to get there.

In SFBT, I’ll ask questions that highlight your successes, resources, and what’s already working, even in small ways. We’ll build on those strengths so you can move forward with more confidence. It’s called “brief” therapy because it’s often shorter-term and focused on your goals, but the changes can have a lasting impact.