Robert grew up very close to his uncle who was born with Down Syndrome. It is because of a desire to see better lives for people like his uncle that Robert became a Special Education teacher. Robert became a certified teacher in Illinois and then California after graduating from Southern Illinois University in 1991.

Nadine came to the world of Autism as a caregiver. Not as a student of ABA, but as a person who wanted to help children with autism live better lives. She found her first job working with a boy with autism in the late 90s and got introduced to ABA.

Isabel began her experiences with children with autism in the summer of 1999 where she garnered hands-on and theoretical experience with the science of ABA from the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (C.A.R.D., Inc.) in Los Angeles. Her studies at C.A.R.D. took place under the supervision of Doreen Grenpeeshe Ph D. This led Isabel to the study of Psychology…

Dave earned his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis and his masters degree from St. Cloud State University. As a therapist, supervisor, consultant, and clinical director, David has helped toddlers to geriatric patients with diverse psychiatric conditions throughout the US. Of his most valued experiences he includes teaching several non-verbal teens speak in full sentences. Outside of his…

Tina graduated with a diploma as a social pedagogue from the University of Applied Science - Bielefeld in November of 2004. While studying, Tina worked as a sport therapist with children with autism and other developmental delays at the "v. Bodelschwinghsche Institutions Bethel", Europe's largest institution for children and adults with disabilities. From August to November 2003, Tina also spent…

Katja earned her degree from the "Fachakademie für Sozialpädagogik" in Bamberg in 2004. As a certified Kindergarten teacher, she gained several experiences working with children with and without special needs. Katja's introduction to the world of autism intervention began in August of 2004 when she spent time in the U.S. as an au pair for a family with a young…

Katja graduated from the Irish College for Humanities and Applied Science in Limerick, Irland, as a counsellor/psychotherapist and worked for many years in one of Ireland’s leading mental health charities. In this role, she offers psychological support, developed workshop programs for students, and delivered these workshops in schools. She has also presented a course on "Counseling Skills and Practice" at…

Michael was first introduced to working with people with disabilities as a driver completing his German national service time. His experiences convinced him to pursue sociology at the University of Bayreuth and the University of Mainz where he received A Master's of Arts degree (M.A.). During his studies, Michael worked at a senior citizen's residential facility, helping the elderly and…

Anne graduated with a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Psychology from the University of Frankfurt in February 2016. During her studies, she focused on child- and adolescence related mental health topics and was introduced to ABA during a class on Intervention Methods for Children with Autism-Spectrum-Disorder (ASD). She learned about different interventions such as TEACCH and PECS, but it was…

Julia gained her first experiences with people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) during her voluntary social year in the summer of 2009. She worked in a residential group of a specialist hospital of the “v. Bodelschwingh Foundation Bethel” in Bielefeld. In fall 2010 she began her studies, but continued to work in the residential group.

Eric earned his Bachelors of Science in Applied Psychology from New York University in 2012 and a Masters in Professional Behavior Analysis from Florida University in 2017. Eric has worked as a research assistant and tutor in New York City public schools, a summer camp and travel program counselor for children and adults with disabilities, and an English teacher in…

Jessica was born in Germany and raised in Southern California. She graduated from California Lutheran University in May 2014 with two Bachelor degrees, one in Psychology and one on Theology and Christian Leadership. After living in Germany, she moved back to California and began working as a one-to-one ABA instructor for a company that provides Early Intervention ABA therapy in…

Mila successfully completed her psychology studies in 2015 with a master’s degree. In the last year of her master’s degree, she began working as a teacher in a Montessori kindergarten, for which she completed her training as a Montessori teacher. During this period she also gained her first experiences with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) within the kindergarten environment.

Maria got her first experience of using the ABA principles to support children on the autism spectrum in 2013 as an au-pair in the USA. She was responsible for a boy with autism and worked closely with his responsible BCBA and the home therapy team. She gained experience implementing behavioral plans, using different teaching techniques, collecting and graphing data, and…

Linda completed her Masters in Psychology in June 2021. During the last two semesters, she worked parallel to her master’s thesis at a school as an integration assistant and accompanied a boy with developmental delays. In addition, she also worked with the boy at home. Linda acquired her first knowledge of Applied Behavior Analysis during her studies.

Jessica graduated with a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology from Swansea University in Wales. Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) was one of the modules in this course, which introduced her to the basics of ABA. Alongside her studies in 2018, Jessica worked as an ABA tutor for 8 months, where she was able to put theory into…

Janine Kolisch, Silke Weisenstein and Tanja Mahnke make up our amazing office team! They work closely together with the cost coverage sources throughout Germany, supporting our Knospe-Families and interested new families and they are an important support staff for our consultant team as well.

Jennifer worked as a caregiver with three children with autism spectrum disorder during her studies to become an educational scientist at the WWU Münster. During this time, she also gained initial experience with Knospe-ABA as a 1:1 tutor and supported two children over several years in implementing the home-based learning program. Jennifer also focused intensively on the topic of autism…

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Elif is a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) and International Behavior Analyst (IBA) with over 10 years of experience working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and has been a part of the Knospe-ABA team since 2016. Prior to joining Knospe-ABA, she provided center-based ABA services in New York, USA, as a behavior therapist and trained incoming therapist on…

Elmo is a state-approved therapy dog. He has been part of the Knospe-ABA team since 2020 and has been able to support Ann-Kathrin in her work as a consultant. He began training as a therapy dog in 2019 at the Academy for Animal Assisted Therapy in the therapy center in Kiel and completed the training in 2021. In the 1.5…