LA Ed Therapy

Where high standards meet compassionate education

Our Mission

We transform learning challenges into opportunities for growth—investing in minds, shaping futures. Through individualized instruction, we tackle skill gaps in ways that build on each learner’s strengths. We help students develop metacognitive awareness, take charge of their learning, and build meaningful, successful lives.

Tamara Hirsch, Founder & Owner

Educational Therapist | Reading Specialist | Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner | Credentialed Teacher

Tamara Hirsch is a Los Angeles–based Educational Therapist and Reading Specialist who helps students build confidence, independence, and a love of learning. Her instruction integrates structured literacy, executive function coaching, explicit writing strategies, and multisensory math to support both academic growth and self-awareness.

Tamara draws on extensive training in the Wilson Reading System, Fundations, Singapore Math, The Writing Revolution, and Reading and Writing Workshop. She also has experience teaching with social–emotional learning frameworks such as Social Thinking, RULER,
Zones of Regulation, and Kimochis to promote focus and resilience.

A proud Los Angeles native and Buckley School “lifer,” Tamara holds an M.A. in Teaching from Pepperdine University and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University. She also earned her B.A. in Economics from Barnard College. Before transitioning to
education, she worked in finance—an experience that strengthened her analytical approach and attention to detail.

Certified as a Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner and completing her Post-Master’s Certificate in Educational Therapy at UC Riverside, Tamara combines warmth, structure, and data-driven methods to help each student thrive. She is also a certified Pilates instructor who values the connection between movement, focus, and learning—principles she weaves into her educational therapy practice.

What is Educational Therapy?

Educational therapy provides individualized support for students with diverse learning challenges. It targets foundational skills—such as reading, writing, and math—using evidence-based methods like structured literacy and multi-sensory approaches to strengthen learning. It also builds important cognitive skills like attention, memory, organization, and reasoning.

Through a strengths-based approach, students develop metacognitive skills, learning to understand their own thinking and build confidence and independence. As underlying skill deficits are addressed, students reach their full potential and find their ability to apply knowledge in academic settings improves. Educational therapy involves collaboration with families, teachers, and professionals, with the ultimate goal of equipping learners to become independent and successful beyond therapy.

Our Services

Reading & Writing

Develop decoding, spelling, fluency, comprehension, and writing through structured literacy and multisensory instruction that builds skill and a love of learning.

Math

Build conceptual understanding, number sense, and problem-solving using multisensory, evidence-based methods that follow the Concrete–Pictorial–Abstract model.

Executive Function

Strengthen planning, organization, time management, and self-monitoring through metacognitive coaching that fosters independence and self-advocacy.

Consultation

Partner with families, educators, and specialists to interpret evaluations, align support systems, and promote consistent progress across settings.

Test Preparation

Offer individualized ISEE and standardized test prep focused on strategy, pacing, and problem-solving. Instruction builds foundational skills, efficiency, and confidence through structured practice.

Dyslexia Intervention

Provide explicit, evidence-based instruction using Wilson, Fundations,
UFLI, and Orton-Gillingham methods to strengthen decoding, spelling, and fluency for students with dyslexia.

Get in touch!

Let’s make a plan for how we can help. Email us at tamara@laedtherapy.com