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Beacon Pediatric Behavioral Health

Beacon Pediatric Behavioral Health
We are a private practice providing psychological, behavioral, and ABA services to children, teens, and families.

Welcome to Beacon Pediatric Behavioral Health! The executive director is Dr. Adrienne DeSantis King, Ph.D., BCBA-D, a Licensed Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the doctoral level. Dr. DeSantis received her Master’s and Doctorate degrees from the APA accredited school psychology program at the University of South Carolina and completed her internship and post-doctoral residency at the Kennedy Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins University. The assistant director is Dr. Paras Nabizadeh, Psy.D., BCBA-D, also a Licensed Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the doctoral level. She received her Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University. During her pre-doctoral internship, Dr. Nabizadeh worked within a multidisciplinary clinic where she provided services to children and adolescents in outpatient and crisis inpatient settings, and conducted behavioral and cognitive behavioral therapy to children and adolescents in a group home setting. Following graduation, Dr. Nabizadeh completed her post-doctoral residency at a local psychology practice, where she continued to provide therapy to children and teens, as well as psychological evaluations, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services, parent training, and school consultation. We have many amazing therapists on our team including additional licensed psychologists, post-doctoral clinical psychology residents, licensed mental health counselors, registered mental health interns, board certified behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts, and registered behavior technicians. Services are provided to families and parents, as well as to children and teens between the ages of 18 months and 18 years. We offer individual, family, and group therapy, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) treatment, cognitive behavioral and behavioral therapy, parent and teacher education in behavior modification, psychological, educational, and diagnostic assessments, school consultation, and advocacy for special education student services. Our psychologists also specialize in the administration of the ADOS-2 for Autism evaluations. Our psychology and mental health team have has expertise in the areas of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), pediatric behavior difficulties (including disruptive behavioral disorder diagnoses, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, etc.), ADHD, anxiety, depressive symptoms, adjustment problems, and/or learning difficulties. Additionally, we specialize in family dynamics and relationships, with a focus on supporting parents. Our ABA team has expertise implementing behavioral principles with children diagnosed with ASD in order to improve communication and social skills, and address impairing restrictive or repetitive behaviors. We have 2 convenient office locations--
one near Town Center (6816 Southpoint Pkwy, Suite 202, Jacksonville, Florida 32216)...
and one in Mandarin/Julington Creek (12025 San Jose Blvd, Suite 2, Jacksonville, Florida 32223). Please visit our website at www.BeaconPediatric.com for more information!

09/27/2025

FABA - Florida Association for Behavior Analysis - September 2025

09/18/2025

Proud of our team representing at FABA - Florida Association for Behavior Analysis 2025!
Presenting on “Key Considerations for Effective and Ethical Parent Training”
Day 1 in the books!
❤️

09/09/2025

Congratulations Maddie, our 'Beacon of Light'!

Maddie has been chosen as our ‘therapist of the month’ for September!

The person that earns this title is someone that possesses clinical, professional, and/or personal attributes that exemplify Beacon Pediatric. They are chosen based on performance data and observations, but even more importantly, they are selected based on input from their colleagues and supervisors, and when available, feedback from clients.

Learn a little bit about Maddie!

How long have you been at Beacon?
-About a year and a half

What is your role at Beacon?
-RBT

What led you into the field of behavioral health?
-I’ve always felt called to help others, but I wasn’t sure how, until a friend introduced me to ABA and I saw the impact it has.

What is your favorite part of the work that you do?
-Being part of the victories, big and small, and knowing I helped make them possible.

What do you hope for yourself / where do you see yourself 10 years from now?
-I hope to be traveling a lot and I’ll be an art therapist!

What inspires you?
-I’m inspired by creativity and hands-on work. Whether it’s art or building something from scratch, I love seeing how we can turn ideas into reality.

Thank you Maddie for all that you do! We are proud to have you on our team!

08/13/2025

We are proud to announce our AUGUST 2025 'Beacon of Light', Destiny Caraway, RBT!

Our 'Beacon of Light' is a therapist of the month that possesses clinical, professional, and/or personal attributes that exemplify Beacon Pediatric. This therapist is chosen based on performance data and observations, but even more importantly, they are selected based on input from their colleagues and supervisors, and when available, feedback from clients.

Learn a little bit about Destiny!

How long have you been at Beacon?
-I just hit my 6 month mark!

What is your role at Beacon?
-I am a Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT) and an ABA intern working towards my BCBA.

What led you into the field of behavioral health?
-In high school I took a psychology class with the best teacher ever! It sparked a huge interest in the psychology and behavioral health field. Not long after, my little brother was diagnosed with Autism and began his ABA journey. This field has helped my family so much, I knew that’s what I wanted to do with my career!

What is your favorite part of the work that you do?
-I love making an impact on not only the lives of the kiddos but also on their families! It’s not an easy journey but I’m glad I get to be there to help families and improve the lives of others.

What inspires you?
-My family! My mom and my little brothers mean everything to me. They are my motivation to keep going no matter how tough life gets!

Is there any fact about you or your life that others might be surprised to learn about? If so, tell us about it!
-I’m actually a fitness coach for children outside of this job! My life’s purpose is helping children and I like to do that outside of the ABA world as well!

What is a ‘secret’ talent or interest/hobby that you have?
-My secret talent is painting! I love to paint in my free time, I actually almost became an art therapist!

Congrats, Destiny! We love having you on the team!!! :)

06/07/2025

Congrats to our JUNE 2025 'Beacon of Light' Anastasia Kuhles, RBT, RMHI!

Every month, Beacon identifies a 'Beacon of Light'... a therapist of the month that possesses clinical, professional, and/or personal attributes that exemplify Beacon Pediatric. This therapist is chosen based on performance data and observations, but even more importantly, they are selected based on input from their colleagues and supervisors, and when available, feedback from clients.
Please join us in recognizing our 'Beacon of Light' for June 2025 – Anastasia Kuhles, RBT, RMHI!

-What is your name?
My name is Anastasia Kuhles.

-How long have you been at Beacon?
I actually just hit my 6 year mark with Beacon!

-What is your role at Beacon?
I am a Registered Behavioral Technician and a Registered Mental Health Counseling Intern (that’s almost fully done with the internship!)

-What led you into the field of behavioral health?
I had always had a fascination with psychology and some time after completing my bachelors degree, a friend from the psychology department recommended I give ABA a shot. She recommended working at BPBH and it was such a good fit! I was able to even get through grad school while working here and now I get to meld mental health and ABA on a daily basis!

-What is your favorite part of the work that you do?
For me, I love that I get to come to work every day and watch the progress each child makes with not only the evidence-based practices provided, but the love and humanity that is provided by each of us! Working yourself out of a job when your client progresses is bittersweet but so rewarding.

-Tell us about an interesting, exciting, surprising, or memorable experience/event you have had in your life and why it was so special to you!
My most memorable experience was during a trip to Europe. I was in Austria and we were visiting Mauthausen (a WII N**i concentration camp) and then met with a survivor of the Holocaust. It had to be one of the most humbling and life changing experiences. I’ll never forget when they were asked if they were still angry with the N**is at the camp and he said he forgave them ages ago because he knew they were protecting themselves and their family by going along with everything. He said he couldn’t blame them for that because he’d do the same to protect his own family if he were in the same position.

-What do you hope for yourself / where do you see yourself 10 years from now?
I plan on looking back at this time of my life and smiling about the whole journey while enjoying the fruits of my labor and continuing to impact my community in any way it will allow. I love what I do!

05/23/2025

MAY 2025 'Beacon of Light'! JOHN BORTHWICK, BCBA!

Every month, Beacon identifies a 'Beacon of Light'... a therapist of the month that possesses clinical, professional, and/or personal attributes that exemplify Beacon Pediatric. This therapist is chosen based on performance data and observations, but even more importantly, they are selected based on input from their colleagues and supervisors, and when available, feedback from clients.
Please join us in recognizing our 'Beacon of Light' for May 2025 – John Borthwick, BCBA! Here is a little bit about John B. (who we lovingly nicknamed ‘surfer John’… you will realize why in a bit…)!

• How long have you been at Beacon?

7 years or so, crazy to think it's been that long!

• What is your role at Beacon?

BCBA

• What led you into the field of behavioral health?

Wild enough, skateboarding.... some friends and I took this younger kiddo under our wings at a skate park we use to frequent; got him dropping in on a pool, then making frontside and backside turns, then grinds and in time we had him doing little airs. He was non-verbal and demonstrated moderate levels of autism but watching his progress sent me on this path... Even wilder, years past, I'm on a surf trip to Costa Rica, first two seconds at the beach, checking the waves; there's a kid in the water wearing a full suit (water temp is 80 something, so it was odd and it would have caught your eye)… He drops in on this wave and gets completely covered up in a barrel and the crowd at the beach (both in and out of the water) erupted! I looked over, and I saw the father of this SAME KIDDO, about 5 feet away - I had just got to see his first barrel! Once again, I was completely floored by his progress- pretty inspiring kiddo!

• What is your favorite part of the work that you do?

I love getting kiddos to talk, and I get to watch very meaningful growth… pretty cool job to have

• Tell us about an interesting, exciting, surprising, or memorable experience/event you have had in your life and why it was so special to you.

I lived in Adak Alaska (3rd rock from Russia) and since then I have been able to travel around the world and been to some amazing places

• What do you hope for yourself / where do you see yourself 10 years from now?

Well I hope I hit the Lottery lol and land on a small quiet island

CONGRATULATIONS JOHN B! You are AMAZING!

04/11/2025

Every month, Beacon identifies a 'Beacon of Light'... a therapist of the month that possesses clinical, professional, and/or personal attributes that exemplify Beacon Pediatric. This therapist is chosen based on performance data and observations, but even more importantly, they are selected based on input from their colleagues and supervisors, and when available, feedback from clients. We have had over a year of celebrating our Beacons of Light, whom are posted in our lobby, though we have only just begun to honor these therapists publicly.

Please join us in recognizing our 'Beacon of Light' for April 2025 - Marissa Weisse, BCBA! Here is a little bit about Marissa!

-How long have you been at Beacon?

-----Almost 6 years… so basically forever LOL!

-What is your role at Beacon?

-----BCBA

-What led you into the field of behavioral health?

-----My now 20-year-old nephew was diagnosed with Autism when he was 3. Seeing the role that ABA played in his life and the progress that he made, I knew this was the field for me.

-What do you hope for yourself / where do you see yourself 10 years from now?

-----I hope to be someone who still feels joy on a daily basis and someone who still loves their life. That is all I can hope for!

-What inspires you?

-----The people around me! I feel so lucky to be surrounded by people doing inspiring things in their own lives!

-What is a ‘secret’ talent or interest/hobby that you have?

-----People say that I am a pretty good cook. I love cooking for the people that I love.

CONGRATULATIONS MARISSA! Thank you for all that you do!
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12/16/2024

Happy Holidays from our family to yours!

10/27/2024

Always a great time! ❤️

10/24/2024

Join us THIS Saturday October 26 from 10-2 at Beacon’s annual booth at the Alimacani Elementary School FALL FESTIVAL!

It’s always a blast for the whole family with tons of fun activities and delicious food!

Pay at the gate ($20) or purchase wristbands ahead of time for $15 through the link below!

⬇️ PRE-ORDER WRISTBANDS ORDER ONLINE ⬇️
https://alimacanipta.giveb

We hope to see you there!
🎃👻

Alimacani Elementary PTA

08/12/2024

Wishing all of our students a fantastic first week back at school! ❤️

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6816 Southpoint Pkwy, Ste 202
Jacksonville, FL
32216

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm

Telephone

+19044197792

Website

http://www.BeaconPediatric.com/

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