• Board Certified Behavior Analyst (2023)
  • MA (2022) in Special Education -- Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Completed Behavior Analysis Practicum at Empowered

 SHAY BLUTRICH (SHE/HER)
M.ADS, BCBA, LBA, CBS
 

ERIN KOSTIGEN

ED D, BCBA, LABA, CBS

RACHEL BENSON (SHE/HER)

MEd, BCBA, LBA, CSE, CBS, CBS-C

ANDY GOLDEN (HE/THEY)
MEd, BCBA, LBA

EMMA RUTH FARBER, MS

DAWN HICKS (SHE/HER)

MA, LBA, BCBA

  • MA in Education (2017)
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (2018)
  • PEERS Certified Instructor (2020)​​
  • Licensed Behavior Analyst
  • Certified Sexuality Educator
  • Certified Behavioral Sexologist
  • Certified Behavioral Sexologist - Couples

EMMA RUTH FARBER

MS

Empowering people through sexual education, support, and human connections, as we all work toward better, more fulfilling lives.

MEAGHAN McCOLLOW (SHE/THEY)

PhD, BCBA-D, LBA

  • MS in Applied Behavior Analysis 
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (2019)
  • International Behavior Analyst (2023) 
  • Supervised Sexologist under Nicholas Maio- Aether 
  • Sexual Behavior Analysis as an alternative to traditional Sex Therapy
    • ​Assessment & Ongoing Therapy available

NISHA RANSHI (SHE/THEY)

MS, LBA, BCBA

  • Sexual Behavior Analysis for ID or ASD-Related Needs
    • ​Assessment & Consultations only

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  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst -Doctoral Level (BCBA-D)
  • PhD in Applied Behavior Analyst (2018)
  • MA in Special Education (2006)
  • Licensed Behavior Analyst - Missouri
  • Sexuality Educator 

OUR APPROACH

  • Ed D in Curriculum, Teaching and Leadership (2020)
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (2013)
  • Certified Behavioral Sexologist (CBS)
  • MEd in Applied Behavior Analysis 
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (2021)
  • Licensed Behavior Analyst Missouri (2024)
  • Licensed Behavior Analysis Kentucky (2021) 
  • Supervised Sexologist under Nicholas Maio- Aether
  • PhD in Education (2013)
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral (2011)
  • Certificate in Sexual Health (2023)
  • Licensed Behavior Analyst - Missouri (2024); Michigan (2023)

LAUREN MILBURN (SHE/HER)

MAT, EdS, LBA, CSC, BCBA

AMBER CRIST (SHE/HER)
MS, ​BCBA, LBA, CBS​

  •  ​Continuing Education (BACB Learning CEU Provider)

MATT SOSA

MS, LBA, BCBA

  • MS in Psychology
  • ​Board Certified Behavior Analyst (2017)
  • National-level Presenter/Educator
  • Certified Behavioral Sexologist (CBS)
  • Certified Sexuality Counselor (2022)
  • LGBTQIA+ Family Systems Specialist (2021)
  • MAMFT (2021)
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (2013)
  • MSPSY (2011)
  • BSc (2018) in Life Science
  • ​M.ADS (2021) in Applied Disability Studies Specialising in ABA 
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (2021)​​
  • Certified Behavioral Sexologist (CBS)
  • MS in Psychology - Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (2020)
  • Licensed Behavior Analyst - Missouri (2020)
  • ​Certified Behavioral Sexologist (2024)
  • MS (2022) in Applied Behavior Analysis
  • BA (2020) in Cognitive Science
  • Supervised Practicum Student under Nicholas Maio-Aether

USEFUL LINKS

  • Groups​
    • POZitive - HIV+ Meetup
    • Sex eD&D - Autistic Learners; Sociosexual Skills​ 

At ​Empowered: A Center for Sexuality, LLC, the mission is to provide the utmost in socially-valid, comprehensive sexuality education and therapy, support, and sexual behavior interventions for individuals with and without disabilities, so all may lead healthy, safe, fulfilling lives, empowered by the knowledge that we are all, as human beings, capable of intimacy alone or with a willing and educated partner.


The services offered primarily fall under 4 categories:

  • Master of Arts in Teaching (2014)
  • Education Specialist in ABA (2019)
  • Licensed Behavior Analyst (2019)
  • Certified Sexuality Counselor (2024)

NICHOLAS MAIO-AETHER (HE/THEY)

MAMFT, MSPSY, LBA, CSC, BCBA, IBA

BOBBIE GALLAGHER 

PhD, BCBA-D, LBA 

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OUR TEAM