Who we are
The Hope Center for Behavior Change is a fully integrated developmental behavior therapy agency. We focus on data-driven, evidence-based and holistic approaches to behavior change. We believe the field of ABA is not only for autism, so alongside autism spectrum disorder we specialize in supporting children with ADHD, ODD and intellectual disability.
Read more about our approach: play-based, assent-based and family-centered. We offer individualized functional behavior therapy in Florida aimed at the root cause of difficult behaviors. Our clinicians are compassionate and committed to your child, their growth and your family. Our programs help children make meaningful connections, gain independence and reduce behaviors that get in their way.
- Data-drivenDecisions come from measurable goals and progress data.
- Evidence-basedScientifically proven procedures of applied behavior analysis.
- HolisticWe look at the whole child, the whole family and their environment.
- Not only autismWe also support children with ADHD, ODD and intellectual disability.
Meet our founder & clinical director
Aisha “AJ” Albright-Jourdan
MSW, LCSW, BCBA
“AJ,” as everyone affectionately calls her, is a clinically trained specialist in supporting and empowering children with developmental and mental health disorders. She also specializes in a strengths-based approach to parent training, helping parents support their children to reach their full potential. AJ also provides mental health support groups for parents, family therapy and individual therapy for children.
Aisha is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, license SW22831), trained in neurobiology and trauma, and a Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager. She holds an MSW from Barry University; a Master of Arts in Exceptional Student Education, Comprehensive – Applied Behavior Analysis, from the University of West Florida; and a Master of Science in Administration of Justice and Security, and she is completing a doctorate (EdD) in community care and counseling, expected in 2027.
Aisha has spent more than 15 years helping families on their path to success, as a paraprofessional, a teacher in an EBD (emotional and behavioral disabilities) classroom and a family case manager. She believes in understanding the person within their environment to find the root cause of a behavior, which means empowering the whole family, not just the child. Her background in social work, community mental health and criminal justice has served her well in advocating for families in the community, in schools and with insurance funders. After private practice, she founded Hope Center for Behavior Change to help families on a larger scale as its clinical director. Her neurobiology and trauma training is why Hope Center’s ABA is trauma-informed and assent-based.
Read the video transcript+
Hi there, my name is AJ, and I am the founder and clinical director of Hope Center for Behavior Change. If you have a child with autism who struggles with behaviors, I’m sure you know there are many ABA providers out there. But at Hope Center for Behavior Change, we decided to be different. We made a very intentional decision that we will not be standard ABA. We provide a higher level of care for children with autism who have commercial insurance, care that is trauma-informed, assent-based, and truly family-centered.
So what makes us different? Well first, our leadership is dual licensed. Our team brings together expertise in neurobiology, clinical social work, and BCBA training. That means we’re not just looking at behaviors in isolation, we’re looking at the whole child: their brain, their emotions, their environment, and their family, and how that all contributes to their behavior.
We are trauma-informed and assent-based, which means we prioritize your child’s emotional safety, their voice, and their willingness to participate. We don’t just push programs, we partner with your child.
Our staff also has strong backgrounds in education and the IEP process. So we don’t stop therapy at the therapy room. We attend IEP meetings and even medical appointments with families when needed, so you’re not navigating those systems alone.
At Hope Center, our BCBAs have small caseloads on purpose. That allows them to truly focus on your child, designing individualized programs based on your child’s specific needs, and not a one-size-fits-all blanketed ABA approach. You’re never going to have to worry about your BCBA being too busy to give you and your child their full attention.
And our broad case management includes support for extracurriculars and community activities as well, because growth happens beyond the clinic too.
Right now, we have two locations, in Palm Beach and in Tampa, with plans for micro centers across Palm Beach County, bringing high-quality, personalized ABA services closer to where families live and work. And to keep things simple, all inquiries come through one main number, so it’s easy to reach us and get started.
At Hope Center for Behavior Change, our approach is highly differentiated in the market: trauma-informed, holistic, and deeply family-centered. We care about open, honest communication with caregivers, and our BCBAs are readily available for you, your family, your child, and your wins. So if you’re looking for more than standard ABA, if you want a team that sees, supports, and acknowledges your whole child, your whole family, we’d love to talk to you. Give us a call at Hope Center for Behavior Change.
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At Hope Center for Behavior Change our ABA programs are developed by Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and implemented by Registered Behavior Technicians.