Ashgrove Behavior Consulting

Who We Support

Ashgrove Behavior Consulting supports individuals, families, organizations, and care teams serving adolescents and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism.Individuals and FamiliesWe work with adolescents and young adults seeking individualized behavior support and ABA services. Depending on clinical needs, services may include:* ABA assessments
* Caregiver consultation and training
* Telehealth services
* BCBA-led behavior support
* Limited in-home or community-based services
* A hybrid combination of telehealth and in-person supportService format and frequency are determined following an initial consultation and assessment.Organizations and Care TeamsWe also partner with:* HCS waiver providers
* Group homes and residential facilities
* ICF/IID programs
* Day habilitation and vocational programs
* Case managers and service coordinators
* Interdisciplinary care teamsOrganizational services are designed for environments where behavior support must be implemented consistently across caregivers, staff, shifts, and structured care systems.

Why Ashgrove?

Behavior does not occur in isolation. It is influenced by the systems surrounding each individual—including caregiver and staff responses, communication patterns, environmental structure, expectations, and daily routines.Ashgrove Behavior Consulting looks beyond individual behavior to understand how these factors interact across home, school, residential, and community settings. We develop individualized strategies that are clinically sound, practical, and sustainable within everyday life.Our approach prioritizes:* individualized and function-based intervention
* collaboration with individuals, families, caregivers, providers, and support teams
* strategies that can be consistently implemented across people and settings
* caregiver and staff training that supports effective implementation
* environmental and systems-level behavior analysis
* alignment with each individual’s abilities, needs, and service environmentOur goal is not simply to reduce behavioral challenges. It is to strengthen communication, increase meaningful participation, and improve safety, stability, independence, and quality of life.

Services

Ashgrove provides individualized ABA services and behavioral consultation for adolescents and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism.

Individuals & Families

ABA Assessment & Treatment Planning

Individualized assessment of behavioral needs, strengths, communication, daily routines, and environmental factors to guide meaningful treatment recommendations.

Caregiver Consultation & Training

Collaborative coaching that helps parents and caregivers understand behavior, teach practical skills, respond consistently, and implement strategies within everyday routines.

Telehealth & Hybrid ABA Services

Flexible services provided through telehealth, limited in-person visits, or a combination of both when clinically appropriate. Service format and frequency are determined following an initial consultation and assessment.

BCBA-Led Behavior Support

Direct support provided by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst to strengthen communication, coping, independence, and meaningful participation across home and community settings.

Organizations & Care Teams

Residential Behavior Consultation (HCS / ICF)

Assessment and behavior support planning for individuals in residential settings experiencing behavioral challenges that require structured, system-based intervention.

Staff Training & Implementation Support

Behaviorally informed training designed to improve consistency and fidelity in the implementation of behavior support plans by direct support staff and residential teams.

Behavioral Systems Assessment

Evaluation of environmental variables, staffing patterns, reinforcement systems, and communication structures that influence behavior within care environments.

Behavior Support Planning & Clinical Oversight

Development, coordination, and ongoing monitoring of individualized behavior support plans based on functional assessment and interdisciplinary team input.

Crisis Prevention & Stabilization Support

Consultation focused on reducing escalation, improving proactive strategies, and supporting safer and more stable care environments.

Our Approach

Effective behavior support begins with understanding how behavior functions within the environments where individuals live, learn, work, and receive support.Our approach is grounded in three principles:

1. Behavior is influenced by context

Behavior is shaped by environmental structure, communication patterns, reinforcement systems, and staff responses—not solely individual characteristics.

2. Practical implementation matters

A recommendation is only effective when it is individualized, meaningful, and realistic enough to be implemented consistently within everyday life.

3. Collaboration supports lasting change

Sustainable progress requires partnership among the individual, family members, caregivers, educators, residential staff, and other service providers involved in their care.

Ashley Akins is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Behavior Analyst in Texas with experience supporting adolescents and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, and complex behavioral needs across home, residential, state-supported, and community-based settings.Her clinical background includes work within HCS waiver services, ICF/IID programs, and state-supported living systems. Her areas of focus include functional behavior assessment, individualized behavior support planning, caregiver and staff training, crisis prevention, and collaboration across interdisciplinary care teams.Ashley founded Ashgrove Behavior Consulting after recognizing the need for practical, individualized services designed for people whose needs do not always fit traditional ABA models. Her work centers on helping individuals, families, and care teams develop sustainable strategies that support communication, safety, independence, stability, and quality of life.

Contact Ashgrove Behavior Consulting

We welcome inquiries from individuals, families, caregivers, provider organizations, and interdisciplinary care teams seeking ABA services or behavioral consultation for adolescents and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism.

Schedule a Consultation

Book a complimentary 15-minute consultation to discuss the support you’re seeking and determine whether Ashgrove may be an appropriate fit. Click the blue calendar icon below to select a time.

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Send a Consultation Request

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Important Notice

Ashgrove Behavior Consulting does not provide emergency or crisis-response services. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911. For suicide-related, mental health, or emotional crisis support, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.