About

WHO WE ARE

Special Learning 1-on-1 LLC provides services to children with a range of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral disorders.

Shawna Heiser, M.S., BCBA, was the fourth licensed Board Certified Behavior Analyst in the state of Montana. She holds state licensure and maintains national certification as a BCBA, and has been in practice since 1996, working extensively with children and families facing complex behavioral challenges. She presents professionally throughout the Northwestern United States, maintains a private practice serving diverse populations, and has served as a Senior Lecturer in the Psychology Department at Montana State University–Bozeman since 2002.

Shawna practices in a shared office in Bozeman MT along two pediatric occupational therapists-Rebecca Taylor OTR/L rt@bozemanot.com and Sarah Nichols OTR/L sn@bozemanot.com of Pediatric Potentials http://bozemanot.com and a pediatric speech therapist-Tanis Trenka MSCCC-SLP who can be reached at tanis@trenkaspeech.com.

From Left to Right: Sarah Nichols OTR/L, Tanis Trenka SLP, Shawna Heiser MS BCBA, Rebecca Taylor OTR/L

SPECIALIZATION

Special Learning 1-on-1 LLC specializes in working with children, adolescents, and adults with communication disorders, cognitive delays, and emotional or behavioral disorders.

EXPERTISE IN TREATMENT

Special Learning 1-ON-1 LLC has extensive experience treating children and families affected by autism spectrum disorder, speech and language disorders, sensory processing disorders, learning disabilities, trauma- and stress-related disorders, behavioral and emotional disorders, cognitive delays, and a range of anxiety, attentional, and psychological disorders.

METHODS

Through the careful application of positive behavioral principles; including applied behavior analysis, cognitive behavioral therapy, social skills training, pivotal response training, and relationship development intervention, we help individuals and families with unique needs build greater independence and improve daily functioning.