Our Approach to ABA Therapy

Teaching methods

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  Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)

  A play-based approach for young children that weaves learning into everyday play and routines with a trusted adult. Your child builds communication, social engagement, and imitation through shared, joyful activities.

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  Natural Environment Teaching (NET) and other naturalistic developmental approaches

  Teaching happens in real-life moments, like at the snack table, during play, or on a walk, so skills are learned where they'll actually be used. We follow your child's interests to create natural chances to practice.

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  Developmental and play-based ABA

  We meet your child at their developmental stage and use the toys, games, and activities they love as the setting for learning. Play becomes the way new skills grow, so sessions feel natural and motivating for them.

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  Verbal Behavior (VB) and Functional Communication Training (FCT)

  VB focuses on why we communicate: asking, labeling, responding. FCT teaches a clear, effective way to express a need, such as words, signs, pictures, or a device, so your child doesn't have to rely on frustration to be understood.

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  Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) strategies

  PRT targets "pivotal" areas like motivation and responding to more than one cue, which can help progress spread across many skills. Sessions are child-led and play-based, with choices and natural rewards.

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  Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT)

  A structured way of teaching that breaks a skill into small, clear steps, each practiced with prompting and positive reinforcement. It's useful when a new skill needs focused, repeated practice before moving into everyday settings.

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  Positive, function-based behavior support

  We first work to understand why a challenging behavior is happening. Then we teach your child a better way to meet that same need, focusing on prevention and positive support rather than punishment.

What we build together

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  Joint attention, social communication, imitation, and play skill development

  Building the foundations of connection: sharing attention with others, copying actions and sounds, taking turns, and playing together. These early skills make later learning, conversation, and friendships easier to grow.

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  Social skills, self-management, and independence training

  For older learners, we practice conversation, flexibility, and coping, alongside skills like managing routines and monitoring their own behavior, so your child can do more independently at home, school, and in the community.

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  Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and life skills

  Practical everyday skills like dressing, toileting, mealtimes, hygiene, and household routines, taught step by step and practiced carefully in the settings where your child actually uses them day to day.

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  Caregiver training and parent coaching

  You're part of the plan. We coach you on the same strategies we use in sessions, so skills carry over into home, community, and daily life, and you feel confident supporting progress between appointments.