Deena Singer, LMSW

My clients are often in search of a quick fix to deal with their children's challenging behavior. Good news! My first order of business is to help put out fires and to find quick fixes. We will build a customized behavior plan to implement in the home, and you will leave the first session with an action plan to implement immediately. I will teach you to see your interactions with your children from a different perspective, and as we continue meeting, we will tackle each challenge with new eyes. You will learn to identify what you can change, and how to respond in situations that arise. With less time focused on your children's problem behaviors, we will have more time to focus on you. You'll learn to identify what your needs are, to prioritize yourself, and how to stand up for and protect your needs in various situations.

My best measure of success is when my clients don't need me on a regular basis anymore because they learned to successfully use the tools I taught them, and are succeeding without my guidance. I still get teary-eyed when clients describe how well they navigate situations that baffled them when we first started. And the best part is how amazed and proud they are of themselves to see how far they've come.

I actively partner with parents of children with special needs to overcome the unique challenges they are faced with, including out of control behaviors, difficulty with daily routines in the morning, afternoon or night, toilet training, sleep training, accepting boundaries and limits, following instructions despite resistance, accepting “no”. I build individualized ABA programs for autistic children of all ages, I provide training for staff members working with children with a variety of behaviors to insure continuity between behavior plans in the home and in school, and I work with children with many diagnoses including ODD, AD(H)D, ASD, OCD. 

I have been providing tailored support for parents, families and individuals with special needs for over 25 years, combining my behavior analytic and social work skills together with other modalities including: parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and solution-focused therapy (SFT).

I see myself as your guide. You tell me where you want to go, and I will help teach you the skills to get there. We won't always get it right on the first try, but we will keep working until we find solutions that work for you. It is my actual privilege to watch you use new skills that will improve the quality of your life and those around you. I will be there to cheer for you from the sidelines as I watch you hit the ball out of the park.