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Meet our Founder
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Ariela has been a dedicated professional in the social services field since 2004, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to the community.​
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Her commitment to professional development is evident through her certifications, which include Dual Diagnosis and a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy micro-credential. Beyond professional development certifications, Ariela a certified CPI instructor, Dialectical Behaviour Skills facilitator, and life coach.
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Ariela's professional journey began by supporting dual-diagnosed adolescents and adults in a treatment-supported living program, followed by working at an eating disorders day treatment program. She later transitioned to a role in a local school board, initially serving as a Child & Youth Worker and later as an Intervention Support Worker on an Interdisciplinary Team, supporting classroom teams to build staff capacity in working with the board’s most complex students.
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Ariela's passion lies in working with neurodiverse individuals, particularly those with co-morbid diagnoses. Her belief in the inherent value of every individual, regardless of ability or diagnosis, is the driving force behind her work.
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Ariela's mission is to help families & professional care providers understand their loved one's challenging behaviour and unique needs while guiding and supporting them along their caregiving journey.
Why Parent & Caregiver Consulting?
Ariela spent most of her career providing direct support to folks with complex needs as well as building staff capacity in a variety of settings. Through her work in the social services sector, providing service navigation to developmentally disabled folks and their families, Ariela recognized that Parents & caregivers do not often have access to services that support their often overwhelming journey.
Ariela also has lived experience as a parent to a neurodiverse child, and through her parenting journey, it became evident to her that supporting fellow parents, caregivers & care-providers by sharing her expertise as well as personal experiences was the path she needed to take in the next chapter of her career.
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With this, Ariela's mission became to help families & professional care providers understand their loved one's challenging behaviour and unique needs while guiding and supporting them along their caregiving journey.