Since 2001, I have been working with families in their home setting using a comprehensive Developmental evidence-based treatment approach based upon evidence-based DIR/Floortime and Polyvagal Theory which involves the cultivation of the underlying foundations of felt-safety 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 and all family members in each session to emotionally understand and connect with how your child is navigating his/her world and at each stage help cultivate all your child's typical Functional Emotional Developmental capacities of attending, relating, engaging and social pragmatic communication/language.

This includes learning how to join in and attribute purpose and meaning with respect 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 move forward and elaborate upon feelings and ideas; peer relationships and full social-pragmatic language/ communication skills. Each 60-minute session is conducted in your home or family setting.  All initial phone consultations are quite extensive and non-fee based.  

Virtual sessions which have proven to work extraordinarily well due to the structure and nature of DIR/Floortime where the therapist is at each moment guiding the parent/child interaction is an option for families where scheduling is problematic or who live outside the geographical area.