Rebecca Girard MA, DDI, LICSW, CAS

Rebecca has worked with children, adolescents, adults with Asperger's/Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families for over a decade. Having previously worked at Aspire, AANE, and Northeast ARC where she was a co-founder of The Spotlight Program, Rebecca is highly experienced in using Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) as well as Socio-dramatic Affective Relational Intervention (SDARI), in additional to a number of other modalities. She is excited to be partnering with The Affinity Project to provide enhanced psychotherapy to children with ASD at NESCA.
Her other clinical interests include group work, trauma-informed care, and mindfulness/meditation. Her approach is child-centered, strengths-based, creative and compassionate. Ms. Girard’s professional passion is promoting tolerance and understanding of neuro-diverse people of all abilities, and creating an empowering and accepting environment in therapy for clients of all ages.