Lauren A. Lovell Inc is a private practice providing Applied Behavior Analysis services to individuals with a variety of developmental disabilities and learning challenges including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Down syndrome, Oppositional Defiance and others. Intensive outpatient treatment is the primary service delivery along with in home consultation and collaborative support in schools and with other treatment providers.
Our team is led by Lauren A. Lovell, a behavior analyst and board certified since 2001. Prior to earning certification as a BCBA, Lauren was a special education teacher, behavior specialist and program specialist for the public schools in Lee County Florida. She also taught in Rochester Vermont as a general education teacher, special education teacher and developed a program for Gifted and Talented students, K-12. Her educational experiences included teaching children from Pre-K through high school, specializing in students with emotional and behavioral disorders. She was an adjunct instructor at Nova Southeastern University for 5 years and prepared many special education teachers for a challenging and rewarding career. Lauren continues to be mentored by Dr. Patrick McGreevy, an internationally known expert in verbal behavior intervention for individuals with severe problem behavior. She continues to work because of a passion to deliver quality Applied Behavior Analysis intervention and treatment to those in need, their families and our community.
Kristen Clark is the Clinical Director at Lauren A. Lovell Inc. She has been a Ft Myers resident since 1997 after moving to Southwest Florida from Rhode Island. Kristen started her career working with individuals with autism at age 15 and has continued to the present day. Kristen worked in the Lee County School system as a classroom as well as the autism staffing specialist. She has worked in both the clinic and home setting provided direct 1:1 ABA treatment and supervising RBTs. She was trained in a verbal behavior model of intervention for children with autism at Dr. James Partington’s STAR school as well as on the job training with Dr. Patrick McGreevy. Kristen has traveled all over the country training school districts on Facilitated IEPs and dealing with conflict in IEP meetings. Kristen was first certified in 2002 as a BCaBA and then certified in 2020 as a BCBA. Kristen was a Professional Crisis Management trainer for over 8 years and is well versed in the administration of the ABLLS and AFLS Assessments.
The treatment team at Lauren A. Lovell Inc is currently comprised of 10 Registered Behavior Technicians or RBT’s. The RBT certification requires completion of a 40 hour course and a rigorous examination. RBT’s must complete continuing education credits to maintain their certification. Both BCBA’s are on site and provide ongoing supervision to the RBT’s. Our RBT’s are passionate about our clients and strive for constant improvement. We are proud of the quality of work performed at our clinic.
Each client has an individual treatment plan to address acquisition of skills and behavior reduction programs. Performance and behavior data is collected throughout each session and reviewed by the BCBA’s. Dynamic program modifications are provided to address client needs based on the data collected. ABA treatment is research based, and data driven with an emphasis on results to improve the client’s quality of life.