Sloane Pharr, MA, BCBA, IBA, brings a powerful dual perspective to behavioral health as a master’s-level psychologist, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and parent of neurodivergent children. By bridging scientific expertise with lived experience, she is committed to advancing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) through neurodiversity-affirming, compassionate, trauma-informed, family-driven, and child-centred practice. Her approach prioritizes autonomy, mental health, meaningful engagement, and wellbeing rather than compliance for its own sake.

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Sloane has worked in ABA since 2005, providing clinical services, training, and leadership across the United States, New Zealand, and the Cayman Islands. She is an also an International Behavior Analyst (IBA), ESDM Certified Therapist, and trained P-ESDM Coach. She holds Level 2 Facilitator training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Parents and Caregivers of People with Developmental Disabilities and is passionate about parent empowerment, reducing caregiver burnout, and strengthening family wellbeing.

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She holds two master’s degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University—one in Teaching as Applied Behavior Analysis and one in Psychology and Education. Her additional professional training includes Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia and multiple Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certifications, including Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® and Verbal Intervention™ Instructor, Dementia Capable Care Specialist, and Dementia Capable Care Trainer.

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Beyond clinical practice, Sloane has contributed to public education, professional development, systems development, and disability policy. She serves on the Professional Advisory Board of the International Behavior Analysis Organization and the Clinical Advisory Council of Autism Cayman. She serves on the National Council for Persons with Disabilities, a government-appointed advisory body in the Cayman Islands, and has been a member of the Caribbean Association for Behaviour Analysis (CABA) Board of Directors since its founding in 2021. She currently serves as President-Elect of CABA.

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Sloane’s work is grounded in evidence-based practice, lived experience, and a commitment to continually evolving ABA to better serve autistic individuals, people with developmental disabilities, and their families—while supporting practitioners to provide services that are respectful, responsive, and genuinely meaningful.