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About Me

Hi! I’m Lorneshia—wife, mom of three, and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with a passion for building bridges between real-life parenting and meaningful, compassionate behavior support. I created this space for both the caregivers navigating big emotions at home and the clinicians carrying clipboards and second-guessing their goals at 10pm. Whether you’re a parent trying to raise emotionally healthy kids or a BCBA trying to write neuro-affirming goals and give your RBTs more than a checklist—I see you. My tools are rooted in science, but grounded in reality. I’m here to help you work with more intention, lead with more clarity, and create the kind of support that actually sticks. Let’s elevate the field... and ourselves while we’re at it.

Blog Posts

Scrolling Made Me Doubt Myself
Sometimes my imposter syndrome spikes… after scrolling. Specifically when I’m watching:OT contentSLP contentOr BCBAs I deeply respect Let’s talk about both. When Other Professionals Critique ABA A lot of OT and SLP content critiques ABA. Sometimes g...
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Am I Still Neuro-Affirming If I Set Hard Boundaries?
I wrestled with this one for a minute. Because here’s the thing...I’m trying to practice in a way that feels aligned. I’m trying to be Neuro-affirming. Assent-based. Respectful. Human. But what happens when a learner is being unsafe? Not “they drop...
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A Confident “I Don’t Know"
I was watching Love It or List It ...the newer version, not the one with Hilary. I was trying to give it a fair shot. And the designer said something that stopped me in my tracks. She was talking through the clients’ wish list, going down the things...
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Why Am I Calling the Things I Prayed For “Little”?
What’s wild about this whole “downplaying my own work” thing is that the very things I’m minimizing right now…are the things I really, really wanted for myself. Like, badly. This Used to Be the Dream Before I even opened my practice, I remember thin...
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Confidence in the Plan, Doubt in Myself
Here We Go Again It doesn’t matter how many times I shift my mindset. It doesn’t matter how much work I do to quiet imposter syndrome. It doesn’t matter how aware I am of it. Somehow… it still rears its ugly head. Always when I’m least expecting it....
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This Would Be Easier If…
This would be easier if I just used a token board. This would be easier if I removed the tablet. This would be easier if I used physical management. This would be easier if I planned ignored. And before anybody starts tightening up ...I’m not here t...
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Am I Doing It Wrong… or Am I Just Doing It Differently?
Lately, I’ve been sitting with this question a lot. Like… a lot. Am I doing this wrong? Not because something catastrophic is happening. Not because my learners aren’t making progress. But because I don’t see a lot of people doing things exactly the...
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The BCBA Imposter: Let’s Get It Out of Our Heads
Hey. I’m Lorneshia Cooper, and I am a Solo Imposter BCBA. If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably a BCBA wrestling with the same monster: imposter syndrome. So come on in the room. Have a seat. Let’s chat. Because imposter syndrome has been try...
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