Behavioral Therapy

for families in Columbus, OH

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) providing collaborative, individualized support for children ages 2–12.

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Focused Behavioral Therapy for Meaningful Change

When strategies alone aren’t enough, I provide targeted behavioral support that includes both direct work with your child and coaching for caregivers. As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), I work with children ages 2–12 with autism, ADHD, and other developmental differences to build practical skills and support real-life progress at home, school, and in the community.

Areas We'll Work On Together

  • Communication – expressing needs, requesting help, and reducing frustration

  • Emotional regulation – coping with frustration, flexibility, and transitions

  • Daily participation – cooperating with routines like dressing, meals, and leaving the house

  • Social interaction – turn-taking, responding to peers, and joining activities

  • Independence skills – self-care and completing age-appropriate tasks

  • Executive functioning – following directions, organization, and task completion

  • Safety and challenging behavior – aggression, elopement, severe refusal, or behaviors that disrupt daily life

  • School participation – classroom expectations, work completion, and transitions

  • Play and leisure – engaging independently and expanding interests

Want to talk through whether this level of support makes sense for your child? Reach out to discuss service options.

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    Focused Behavioral Therapy

    Targeted, individualized behavioral support designed to address specific challenges while equipping caregivers with practical, usable strategies. Services are tailored to your child and family and may involve parent coaching, child sessions, or a combination of both.

    What This Can Look Like

    Focused therapy is flexible and collaborative. Depending on your goals, sessions may include:

    Parent-focused coaching to understand behavior patterns and build effective tools

    Parent + child sessions using play-based strategies to teach skills

    Brief direct time with your child as part of a parent-supported plan

    Support for applying strategies across daily routines and environments

    The goal is meaningful change in everyday life — not just progress during sessions.

    Program Components

    Assessment (1–2 hours)
    Identify strengths, needs, and patterns contributing to challenges.

    Collaborative treatment planning
    We prioritize goals that matter to your family and daily life.

    Skill-building support
    Targeted intervention delivered through parent coaching, child sessions, or both depending on need.

    Caregiver training and support
    Learn practical strategies you can use outside of sessions.

    Ongoing progress reviews
    Monitor growth and adjust plans together.

    Flexible locations
    Home, school, or community settings when appropriate.

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    Early Skills Intensive

    A structured parent coaching program

    A structured, parent-led program that helps young children develop communication and coping skills early while giving caregivers clear guidance and support. Often a good fit for families who want to be actively involved in their child’s development or are waiting for other services to begin.

    This program follows a step-by-step teaching process. You’ll learn how to teach new skills, respond to challenges, and practice strategies in real time while receiving coaching and feedback.

    The goal is to help you feel confident supporting your child in everyday routines — not just during sessions.

    What the Program Includes

    - 10–12 weeks of guided coaching sessions

    - Live coaching and feedback while practicing with your child

    - Structured skill-building activities to use at home

    - Parent-led implementation with clear teaching steps

    - Between-session email support for questions and troubleshooting

    You leave the program with practical tools you can continue using long after it ends.

    How This Is Different from Therapy

    This is a short-term, curriculum-based parent training program.
    If your child needs individualized support for specific behavioral challenges, see Focused Behavioral Therapy instead.

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 FAQs

  • I provide applied behavior analytic services, but not comprehensive high-hour ABA programs. My work focuses on targeted behavioral support and practical skill building, often combining caregiver coaching with direct sessions when helpful.

    Support is individualized based on your child’s needs and the goals that will make the biggest difference in daily life.

  • Behavioral services often focus on practical skills that make daily routines easier for both children and parents.

    Common goals include:

    • improving transitions between activities
    • building independent play or leisure skills
    • strengthening coping strategies
    • reducing challenging behavior
    • supporting participation at home, school, or in the community

    Support is individualized based on your child’s developmental level and your family’s priorities.

  • Services may take place in your home, at school, in community settings when appropriate, or through telehealth depending on your goals and location. We choose the setting based on where support will be most helpful for your child and family.

  • No. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and counseling are forms of talk therapy typically provided by psychologists, counselors, or other mental health professionals.

    Behavioral therapy focuses on understanding the patterns behind behavior and teaching practical skills that help children succeed in daily routines.

    Sessions may include working directly with your child, coaching caregivers, or both. Strategies often focus on building skills such as coping, independence, communication, and flexible behavior.

    Because many children learn best through practice and support in real-life situations, behavioral therapy often takes place in everyday settings like home, school, or community environments.

  • We begin with an assessment and conversation about your concerns, daily routines, and priorities. Goals are selected based on what will most improve participation and reduce challenges in everyday life.

    As your child progresses, we adjust goals and strategies as needed.

Interested in behavioral services?

Reach out to talk through your child’s needs and explore whether targeted behavioral support or parent coaching would be the best fit for your family.

Serving families with children ages 2-12 in Columbus, Dublin, Powell, Westerville, Worthington, Delaware, Grove City, Upper Arlington, and throughout Central Ohio and nationwide via telehealth, with specialized expertise in supporting children with autism, ADHD, and other developmental differences.

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