Thoughtful Parenting

FAQs

 

What populations do you work with?

We work with families from a large variety of backgrounds.  We specialize in understanding the unique needs of children between 1-10 years old.  

 

What methods do you use?

Thoughtful parenting services draw from the typical development and applied behavior analysis literature.  Methods are individualized based upon your specific questions and your child's needs.  

 

Do you work directly with children?

No.  All services are provided by Michelle Ficcaglia PhD BCBA-D to caregivers.  Caregivers can include a variety of adults including parents, guardians, nannies/ babysitters, and teachers.  We do not employ other support staff. For this reason, we are not able to provide direct services to children.  

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Where do your services take place?

Most services  take place by telehealth using Zoom.  School consultation services may involve some in person services.

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Do you provide services at school?

No.  We are not able to provide direct services in schools but may be able to provide support to school staff, 504 teams or IEP teams.  Please see school consultation services for more information.  

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Do you take insurance?

We are an out of network provider for all insurance companies and do not get preauthorization for service.  For this reason, generally our  services are not billable to insurance.  However we will be happy to provide you with a superbill if you would like to try to get reimbursement from your insurance or HSA.   Services are billed using ABA CPT codes, primarily 97156.

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