Our Divergent AbiliTEAM*

The Divergent Abilities Team (the AbiliTEAM) is just one part of a much larger FRAMILY we have built for ourselves over the years: FRiends + fAMILY = a family of friends (or FRAMILY, for short).  Some of us happen to be related, but we all found and have stayed with each other because we all try to be the best version of ourselves and help each other to strive for the same. We are a diverse group of humans who value:

• compassion
• inclusion
• learning
• respect
• transparency

Email our Clinical Staff directly: clinical@divergentabilities.com

If you're interested in learning a bit more about the rest of our FRAMILY, check out our Divergent Abilities Community Partners!

• What do we call you? Ms. Stephanie, but use my government name (above) to verify my credentials (links below)
• What would you say you do here at Divergent Abilities? On the clinical side, I primarily work directly with clients and their support networks for initial assessments and ongoing services within my expertise and scope of practice. My unofficial job titles include: grammar czar; knower of rules and statutes; joke cracker; colorful hair and body person (hint: I have permanent pictures drawn onto my body, and LOTS of them!)
• What are your divergent abilities? (1) I am our "Vulcan" Behavior Analyst. If you don't know, Vulcans are characters in the Star Trek universe known for being very logical and suppressing (pushing down so they don't show) their extremely strong emotions. They are not emotionless! This means that my emotions can be so powerful that I have to work a little bit harder than most people to keep myself from showing on the outside how strong my emotions can be on the inside. I ABA myself every day so I can set a good example for my daughter, niece, and anyone else who might have the same struggles. (2) I script (quote things verbatim) a lot. Like a lot a lot. I rarely go 5 minutes without incorporating a movie/show/stand-up quote or song lyric into my sentences. Some people may call it "weird", but not my people; they call it "just Stephanie" :-)
• What is one quote that represents who you are or what you value? "Don't be sorry, be better." - Meegan, Key & Peele
• Why? Saying "sorry" is what I call a habit word. When we overuse a habit word, it does not always mean what we think it means [yes, that was a Princess Bride quote. Told you I rarely go 5 minutes!]. Although this Key & Peele quote was meant to be funny, I have found it to be a surprisingly good phrase to live by: if we do things that are or that we think are incorrect, the best thing we can do is not to apologize for or feel bad about what has already happened, but to commit ourselves to trying to do better in the future.

• What do we call you? Aden
• What would you say you do here at Divergent Abilities? coming soon
• What are your divergent abilities? coming soon
• What is one quote that represents who you are or what you value?  coming soon 
• Why? coming soon

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• What do we call you? Jorge (pronounced like gorge) or Jorgé (pronounced like o-kay)
• What would you say you do here at Divergent Abilities? coming soon
• What are your divergent abilities? coming soon
• What is one quote that represents who you are or what you value?  coming soon 
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• What do we call you? Klaire
• What would you say you do here at Divergent Abilities? coming soon
• What are your divergent abilities? coming soon
• What is one quote that represents who you are or what you value?  coming soon 
• Why? coming soon