Our Story

Everyone deserves to feel heard and accepted for who they are and have the right to make informed decisions about their lives. Adaptive Behavior Consulting provides creative, person-centered strategies to resolve conflict and enhance people’s lives. We use evidence-based and -informed strategies to encourage quality of life and sustained behavioral change. The services we provide are meant to help people feel competent, capable, and connected to their communities at large.

Meet your consultant

In 2001, I started working in this field. I still remember the first individual on the Autism spectrum that I (knowingly) met while assisting in a class. It was also unforgettable how lightly I tip-toed around intervening with this person in those first few months. Things have drastically changed since then. Now, I integrate my experiences from working in a variety settings into my interactions with families, professionals, and individual's with needs.

What are these experiences?

I've worked intimately with a wide range of abilities, ages, and ethnic backgrounds.  I spent time working in several development centers, classrooms, and a residential facility for children with emotional and behavior disorders.  In the last 20 years, I've been a camp counselor, in-home provider, treatment team member, teacher, interventionist, and a behavior professional.

In my years at the University of Oregon, I pursued studies that allowed for me to specialize in intervening with individuals with needs. My undergraduate degree is in Psychology, Family and Human Services, and Special Education. In my first Master's degree, I studied Conflict and Dispute Resolution, and I am trained in Mediation, Negotiation, Facilitation, and Crisis Intervention. In my second, I studied Early Childhood Intervention in the School of Special Education.