Margaret Novotny is a speech pathologist and a LMFT-Associate who ran a school for students on the Autism Spectrum. She has extensive knowledge and experience working with children and adults who struggle with social skills (making conversations, reading body language, Making and keeping friends, and combatting shyness/ social anxiety. We offer social skills and executive functioning skills camps/groups as well. Please see our group offerings here: https://www.bwellcounselingcenter.com/groups
As an autistic provider, I enjoy working with clients within this community and collaborating with them to find ways to have a more joy-filled and enriching life and increased their sense of wellness. I take a strengths-based, affirming approach with neurodiversity, offering quality care that will see and value client's unique traits, identities, values, and lived experiences.
Through evidence-based interventions such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), I have worked closely with individuals across the spectrum to address core deficits and enhance adaptive skills. By breaking down complex behaviors into manageable components, I implement structured and individualized behavior plans tailored to each person's specific needs and strengths. Utilizing positive reinforcement and systematic prompting, I foster the acquisition of new skills and behaviors while reducing challenging behaviors.