Dr. Kara LaCroix is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Licensed Applied Behavior Analyst in the state of Massachusetts. She started her career in 2011 by providing direct care in public school settings before transitioning to home- and clinic-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services. Kara serves as chief clinical officer at TACT and co-found of Seasons Behavioral Services, located in Massachusetts. Kara received her masters in special education and applied behavior analysis from Endicott college and received her doctorate in behavior analysis from Western New England University under the advisement of Dr. Greg Hanley. Kara’s work focuses on the practical functional assessment and skill-based treatment of problem behavior, as well as preventing the development of problem behavior in young children with Autism. Kara specializes in early intensive behavioral intervention, specifically with the design of programming to increase communication, play skills, and social skills. She has designed interventions that focus on building strong rapport between child and therapist, interventions that build upon their current preferences and skills, and interventions that focus on learning through play.