Locations / Miami, FL
Behavior support for autism families in Miami
South Florida has ABA providers on every corner and yet Miami parents still describe the same frustrations: revolving-door technicians, programs that never quite reach the home, and waivers with years-long waitlists. Parent-led consulting is the counterweight: expertise that stays in your family.
Sessions run online in Eastern Time for families across Miami-Dade and Broward. Plans are built for South Florida life: abuela's Sunday dinners, hurricane-season routine disruptions, and the year-round schedule that never gives anyone a reset week.
Services for Miami families
Everything is delivered online, scheduled in Eastern Time, and coached through you, in your real routines.
- 1:1 Behavior Consultation
One-on-one behavior consulting for Miami families: a personalized plan for the behavior that is running your home.
- Parent & Caregiver Coaching
Parent training and coaching for Miami caregivers who want to deeply understand their child, not just manage them.
- Meltdown & De-escalation Support
Autism meltdown help for Miami parents: fewer meltdowns, safer de-escalation, calmer days.
- Severe & Challenging Behavior
Assent-based support for aggression, self-injury, and severe behavior, informed by Greg Hanley's PFA/SBT model.
- Skill Building Programs
Communication, social, and emotional-regulation skill building for autistic children in Miami.
- Self-Care & Daily Living Skills
Toilet training, sleep, and picky-eating help for Miami families stuck on the daily battles.
- Training for Schools & Professionals
Behavior training for Miami teachers, schools, and professionals who support neurodivergent students.
Funding & support in Florida
Jess's consulting is private-pay and does not bill insurance directly. Some families use HSA/FSA funds or flexible program dollars where their plan's rules allow, so check with your administrator. The free discovery call costs nothing and will help you map your options.
- Florida Medicaid & iBudget waiver
Florida Medicaid covers medically necessary autism services for eligible children, while the APD iBudget waiver (with a substantial waitlist) funds broader supports; families are advised to apply early.
- Family Empowerment Scholarship (Unique Abilities)
Florida's FES-UA program gives eligible families flexible education funds that some direct toward approved therapies and services under program rules.
Serving the wider Miami area
Families anywhere in the region, from Hialeah, Kendall, Coral Gables, Homestead, Doral, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood to Pembroke Pines, and everywhere in between, can work with Jess online. If you can get online, you are close enough.
Miami families ask
Our household is bilingual. Does English-language coaching still work?
Yes. Coaching is delivered in English to you, the parent, and the strategies work in whichever language your home speaks; behavior does not care about language. Many families translate visual supports and scripts into Spanish for the household, and that works beautifully.
Hurricane season wrecks our routines every year. Any way to prepare?
Yes, disruption-proofing is a real part of planning for South Florida families: portable routines, visual schedules that travel, and regulation strategies that work in a shelter, a relative's house, or a powerless week at home.
What Families Say
From the beginning, Jess was kind, thoughtful, and patient, and she quickly developed a strong rapport with our daughter. … We would highly recommend Jess to other families looking for a compassionate and effective therapist.
David MWe had Jess working with us to help out with behavioural therapy for several months and it was fantastic! … We saw so much progress working with Jess and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her services.
Nicholas RanicarI love love love the flexible and fixed strategy learning. We have been working hard on changes this week. … We have made huge gains.
C.R.
Ready for calmer days in Miami?
A free 45-minute discovery call, scheduled in Eastern Time. Talk through what is happening at home and leave with a clear sense of what would help.
Book your free discovery call