Since 2001, I have been using a comprehensive developmental evidence-based treatment approach based upon the DIR/Floortime methodology and Polyvagal Theory to treat infants, toddlers, young children, adolescents and adults diagnosed with autism spectrum and other related developmental and social-communicative based challenges.  A fundamental core part of my practice is to consistently guide you as well as other family members in each home-based session to emotionally understand and connect with your child's natural intent and at each stage cultivate your child's typical Functional Emotional Developmental capacities of attending, relating, engaging and communicating.

This includes you at each moment learning how to join in and attribute purpose and meaning to how your child is navigating his/her world; cultivating your child's simple to complex back and forth two-way social-emotional problem solving interactions with use of gestures, words and phrases; simple to complex symbolic/pretend play activities, so your child can safely begin to elaborate upon feelings and ideas; peer relationships and full social-pragmatic language/communication skills. 60-minute sessions are conducted in the family setting.  All initial phone consultations are quite extensive and non-fee based.*   

*60 minute sessions conducted in your home. However, virtual sessions, which have proven to work extraordinarily well using a DIR/Floortime based methodology, where the therapist is always guiding the parent/child interaction, will continue to remain an option for families where scheduling is problematic or who live outside the geographical area.