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Why Choose Us?

Experience
DBT consists of a professional group of BCBA-Doctoral level, Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA)s, Board Certified assistant Behavior Analysts (BCaBA)s including highly trained and fully committed behavior therapists, who work with their clients on a daily basis.
High Quality
Our top priority is to provide the highest quality program to our clients. Our behavior therapists receive weekly supervision by a BCBA or BCaBA supervisor and are required to attend monthly meetings to keep up with the latest methods of ABA interventions.
Diversity
Since our behavior therapists are from many different cultures, they are able to speak an assortment of languages, along with understanding and meeting the cultural needs of all our clients coming from various ethnic backgrounds.
Affiliations/Accreditations
* Listed As A "Preferred Vendor" By Alexandria Public Schools* Affiliated With Alternative Paths Training School (APTS)* Accredited By The Better Business Bureau (BBB)

How We can help

Problem Behavior Reduction
  • DBT behavior intervention plans are designed and structured​ to identify the underlying reason why a certain behavior is occurring and introduce strategies to target the reduction of that behavior.
Language and Functional Communication Training
  • All behavior is a form of communication. However, Functional Communication Training, or FCT, aims to replace disruptive or unconventional behavior with more appropriate forms of communication.
social Skills
  • Most children and adolescents with autism have difficulty understanding and using social skills. Social skills include everything from joint attention and greetings to understanding the theory of mind feelings, hidden curriculum.

Meet The DBT CEO & Founder, Dr. Cho

Dr. Grace Cho is the Founder and CEO of Dr. Cho Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Inc. Dr. Cho received her Ph.D. from UCLA in Special Education with an emphasis on Autism. She founded ABT in April 2015, in order to help children with autism, develop independent lives, improving their social and functional communication skills, so that they can interact effectively with their peers and adults. Prior to this, she worked as BCBA-D for Alexandria City Public Schools. She supervised classroom teachers of children with autism, training them in ABA intervention techniques, to improve these children’s behavior and performance at their schools. Dr. Cho is also Adjunct Professor at GMU, George Mason University, where she teaches graduate students in ABA. In 2006, Dr. Cho established a board-approved ABA graduate program at NSU, Nam Seoul University in Korea, the first program of its kind in Asia. She served at NSU as Chief Professor of the graduate ABA department, teaching graduate students and supervising other professors. She was also the Director of the Behavioral Therapy Clinic at NSU.

Client Testimonials

After having tried 4 ABA companies in Northern Virginia for my child I was lucky enough to find Dr. Cho Behavioral Therapy. My son is a challenging case because he is in the midst of puberty, autism, PANDAS/PANS, and Lyme disease. My son has transformed during our time at DBT and so has our home and family. He has gone from the most severe, aggressive, and destructive behaviors to becoming a calm, functional boy that has hope for a much brighter future. He has made progress in greatly reducing his OCD, rituals, aggression, and destruction. He has improved his language, speech, self-help skills, life skills, and compliance. DBT is the most effective, consistent, well-trained, and committed ABA company we have worked with by far. I’m grateful we have hope for a brighter future for our family and child thanks to DBT!
B.A.
Parent
We have been with Dr. Cho’s program since about February of 2018. Now, our son, J S is almost nine years old. At the start of the program, he was not able to attend public school, due to his severe aggressive behavior toward peers and teachers. Now, he is included in general education classrooms for all subjects. He no longer has to be in Special Education. Our child was very aggressive and impulsive and had trouble playing and interacting with his peers. He had very little functional communication skills, as he was almost exclusively scripting. I was hoping he would learn to calm his body down, and regulate/express his emotions so he could have positive interactions with the people in his life. The therapist worked with him on problem behaviors, language deficits, social skills, safety awareness, and independent living skills. Dr. Cho’s program has made a huge difference in our child’s behavior. He started using a few replacement behaviors right away. By this, I mean that he started replacing some of his problem behaviors with appropriate behaviors.
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J.S.
Parent
We had tried two different companies prior to finding DBT. Once we with DBT, they ensured that we had the right clinician for our family and son. Now, he is making lots of visible improvements. They are very professional, truly care, and provide lots of support.
A.U.
Parent
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Client ABA Therapy Information Request Form

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Timeline For Services

1) Submit documents to authorization team
2) Schedule assessment appointment with BCBA
3) Assessment Appointment Takes Place
4) Assessment Documentation is submitted within 7 days of assessment appointment
5) Assessment Documentation is submitted to the insurance company
6) Insurance Companies takes 10-15 days to approve services
7) Once approved, BCBA will coordinate team meeting with family
8) Overall process is between 4-6 weeks

Clinical Director's Insight

  • Currently, J is an 8-year-old male diagnosed with dyslexia and autism spectrum disorder. J enjoys playing with Lego, completing puzzles, art & crafts activities, and engaging in pretend play with sibling. J began ABA treatment Spring of 2018 after his fourth birthday. At the start of treatment, J required support in the following areas: reduction of maladaptive behaviors, developing communication skills, social and organizational skills, and skills related to activities of daily living. At the start of treatment J engaged in the following maladaptive behaviors: noncompliance, verbal aggression, property destruction, elopement, and physical aggression in the forms of biting, hitting, kicking, and spitting. On the first day of treatment, J engaged in aggressive noncompliant behavior and physical aggression in the form of biting. J bit through the therapist's jeans when a simple one-step direction was given.
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    Brandi Brown, Clinical Director

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