My mission as a provider is to establish and increase verbal behavior and communication, psychological flexibility, social emotional development, and well rounded skills across developmental domains for early intervention students, all while building compassionate and collaborative relationships, sensitive to the needs of all stakeholders.
I am a highly experienced ABA therapist, board certified behavior analyst, and certified special education teacher. My clients include B-3 and families who are coping with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Multiple Developmental Disabilities.
My Clients benefit from evidence based approaches and data informed decision making. Approaches to intervention may include Verbal Behavior, Relational Frame Theory, Natural Environment Teaching, the Pyramid Model, and Acceptance and Commitment Coaching.
Areas served: Early Intervention, Parent Support Groups, ABA evaluations, and Family Advocacy.
Clara Murray-Beato is a New York State Certified Special Education Teacher, and Applied Behavior Analysis/Verbal Behavior Therapist.
Clara attended St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland, and was awarded a B.A. with a dual major in philosophy and history of mathematics and science and a dual minor in literature and classical studies. After college, she returned to the Hudson Valley and attended Mercy College’s Graduate school of Education. There, she studied elementary and special education, graduating with honors. Clara also studied painting and drawing at The Art Students’ League in Manhattan and Brooklyn College. Clara is currently completing a BACB approved course sequence in Behavior Analysis.
Clara began her teaching career in Westchester County and the Bronx, focusing on students with multiple developmental challenges in inclusion and self-contained settings. In 2001 she accepted a position as an ABA therapist in Staten Island and received intensive training and supervised fieldwork in Applied Behavior Analysis/Verbal Behavior from doctoral level professionals. Since 2005, she has functioned as a team lead and education consultant, providing ABA programming, ABA direct service, assessments, and parent training in all five boroughs of New York, Westchester, and the Hudson Valley.