Sheila Beaton Fernandez
M.S., BCBA · Founder & Clinical Director
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Behaviour therapy · Miami-Dade · Home & school
Behavior has a reason. We find it, then teach a better way.
Behavior therapy for tantrums, aggression, elopement, school refusal and the daily routines that have become a fight. Functional behavior assessment, a written plan and hands-on parent coaching from the bilingual BCBAs at Beaton Care Services.
- In-network with Molina, Sunshine and Medicaid
- Bilingual clinical team
- At home and at school
What happens after you call1-business-day reply
- 1TodayTell us about your child (2 minutes)
- 2Day 1A bilingual BCBA calls and checks your plan
- 3Weeks 2–4Assessment, authorization, first session
Is your child on the CMS Health Plan? It moves to Molina on October 1. What to do →
1 business dayto hear back from us
2 languagesEnglish and Spanish
Home + schoolno long wait lists
10+ plansMedicaid and private
What we work on
If it’s happening at your house, we’ve seen it
These are the reasons families call us most. You don’t have to have the right words for it.
- Tantrums and meltdowns
- Aggression or self-injury
- Running off (elopement)
- Refusing school or homework
- Bedtime and mealtime battles
- Rigid routines and transitions
- Trouble with siblings and peers
- Toileting and self-care
- Classroom behavior and suspensions
Our method
Assess, teach, coach
Three parts, in that order. Skipping the first one is why so many behavior plans don’t work.
- 01
Find the function
A functional behavior assessment (FBA) answers the real question: what is the behavior getting your child? Escape, attention, something tangible, or sensory relief. We observe at home or school and interview you and the teachers.
- 02
Teach a replacement
Every plan pairs a reduction goal with a skill to teach instead: asking for a break, waiting, tolerating “no”, using words or a device. The behavior shrinks because the child has a better way to get the same thing.
- 03
Coach the adults
Parents and teachers get a short, written plan and hands-on practice. Consistency across home and school is what makes the change stick; we measure it and adjust every week.
Where
Where the behavior happens is where we work
At home
Where most of the hard moments happen: mornings, homework, dinner, bedtime. Sessions are scheduled around those routines on purpose.
At school
Coordinated with the IEP or 504 team, the classroom teacher and the school counselor. We can support the child during the day and help write the BIP.
Telehealth parent coaching
Weekly video coaching for families who want to run the plan themselves between in-person visits.
Clinicians
The BCBAs who write the plans
Board-certified behavior analysts based in Kendall, supervising every technician and every plan.
Dayami Mesa Castillo
M.S., BCBA · Board Certified Behavior Analyst
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Jeniffer Guerra
M.S., BCBA · Board Certified Behavior Analyst
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Grether Ochoa
M.S., BCBA · Board Certified Behavior Analyst
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Elizabeth Parra
M.S., BCBA · Board Certified Behavior Analyst
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Liliam Armenteros Alvarez
M.S., BCBA · Board Certified Behavior Analyst
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Insurance
Plans we accept
Including the full Molina Healthcare line. Don’t see your plan? Call us, networks change.
See all plans- Molina Healthcare
- Sunshine Health
- Aetna Better Health
- Carelon
- Cigna Evernorth
- Community Care Plan
- Florida Blue
- Florida Medicaid
- Humana / Tricare
- Magellan Healthcare
FAQ
Questions about behavior therapy
Is this only for children with autism?
ABA-based behavior therapy is used for children with autism and other developmental diagnoses. Coverage rules depend on your plan: Florida Medicaid plans authorize ABA with an autism or related diagnosis and a physician referral. Call us and we’ll check what your plan covers.
What is a functional behavior assessment?
A structured look at what happens before and after a behavior, across settings, to identify what the behavior does for the child. It produces a written behavior intervention plan with specific strategies for parents and teachers.
Do you use punishment?
No. Plans are built on teaching replacement skills and reinforcing them. We follow the BACB ethics code and Florida’s ABA rules, and parents see and approve every plan.
How long until we see change?
Most families notice a difference in the first few weeks once the plan is being run consistently. Lasting change usually takes months, and we track the data with you every week.
Can you come to my child’s school?
Yes, with the school’s permission and, for public schools, coordination with the ESE team. We work in Miami-Dade public, charter and private schools.
Do you speak Spanish?
Yes. BCBAs and most technicians are bilingual; plans and parent training are delivered in the family’s language.
Get started
Tell us what’s going on
A bilingual BCBA calls you within one business day to talk it through. No medical details in the form, please.
- No diagnoses or insurance ID numbers, just how to reach you
- A bilingual BCBA calls you, not a call center
- We check your plan and tell you exactly what’s missing
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