Strengths-based ASD coaching for children & adults

Where hope meets a real plan for your child.

Dr. Suzy Lea Juarez helps families move beyond compliance and toward connection. Through HOPE ABA, you get relationship-centered coaching for children and adults that honors who they already are.

Start with a discovery call How it works

25+ Years of practice

1,000s Families guided

USA ASD leader

$Dr. Suzy Lea Juarez$

Dr. Suzy Lea Juarez Founder, HOPE ABA

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The HOPE ABA Approach

A gentler, more human way to do ABA.

HOPE ABA reimagines applied behavior analysis around dignity, relationship, and the whole family — so support feels like partnership, never pressure.

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Relationship-centered

We build trust and connection first — behavior change follows a safe, attuned bond, not the other way around.

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Strengths-based

Your child is not a list of deficits. We start from what they can do and grow outward with respect and joy.

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Parent as guide

You are the expert on your child. Coaching gives you the frameworks and confidence to lead every day.

Signature Frameworks

Two frameworks. One goal: your child, thriving.

IPT

Individual Processing Time

Every child processes the world at their own pace — and that pace deserves respect, not pressure. IPT creates intentional space for your child to receive, absorb, and respond without being rushed, reducing frustration and building genuine confidence over time.

Reduces anxiety by removing time pressure
Builds trust through patient, attuned responses
Strengthens communication at your child's rhythm

MBA

Micro-Behavior Analysis

Meaning lives in the small moments. MBA teaches you to read the tiny cues — a glance, a pause, a reach — and respond in ways that build connection.

Notice the subtle signals
Respond with attunement
Turn everyday moments into growth

Coaching Services

Support that meets you where you are.

Coaching is available for families of children and for autistic adults seeking connection, confidence, and everyday strategies that honor their strengths.

Discovery Call

Free

30 minutes

A warm, no-pressure conversation to understand your family and see if we're a fit.

Share your story
Immediate first insights
Clear next steps

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1:1 Parent Coaching

$220

per session

Personalized, relationship-centered coaching built around your child and your goals.

Individual Processing Time coaching
Micro-Behavior Analysis training
Between-session support
Practical daily strategies

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Family Intensive

$1,600

6-week program

A deep, guided journey for families ready for lasting transformation together.

Weekly private coaching
Full HOPE ABA toolkit
Progress tracking dashboard
Priority messaging access

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Meet Dr. Suzy

25 years of turning worry into hope.

Dr. Suzy Lea Juarez is a nationally recognized leader in autism spectrum disorder support. For over two decades she has walked alongside families — not as a distant clinician, but as a trusted guide who believes every child deserves to be understood on their own terms.

Frustrated by cold, compliance-driven models, she created HOPE ABA and her IPT and Micro-Behavior Analysis frameworks to put relationships, strengths, and family dignity at the center of everything.

25+ Years

National ASD leader

HOPE ABA founder

Credentials & Affiliations

Backed by research and institutions that matter.

Dr. Suzy's work is grounded in academic rigor, published scholarship, and partnerships across leading universities, research bodies, and community organizations.

USC

University of Southern California

UCLA Keck Medicine

Associate Research Assistant

Thrive360AI

AI Content — Mental Health Creator

SEVA

Community partner

CORA

Community partner

Easter Seals

Research collaboration

Capella University

PhD Dissertation Publication

Journal of Educational Psychology

Published author

Journal of the American Academy of Special Education

Published author

Let's talk

Your first step toward hope.

Book a free discovery call and tell me about your child. There's no pressure — just a caring conversation about where you are and where you'd love to be.