OUR MISSION:​

Avail Outreach is a team of highly trained professionals who strives to build upon identified strengths to empower individuals diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum and with related disabilities and their families to achieve optimal outcomes that enhance their quality of life. Our services focus on the use of a variety of behavioral and educational strategies in the home, school and community in collaboration with families and related service providers to get the best results for the individuals that we support. We design programs specifically for each individual's goals, objectives and abilities and believe that everyone can achieve success with the appropriate resources, skills and knowledge.

Julie Crabtree, MS, BCBA, LBA
Executive Director

Julie is the Founder and Executive Director at Avail Outreach and at Bending Birch Behavioral Services located in Denver, Colorado.  She earned her Masters Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and has over 20 years experience working with children with special needs and their families. She earned certification as a Florida Certified Behavior Analyst in 1994 and received training from the Lovaas Clinic in intensive early intervention. Julie earned her Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Boston College.  Since that time Julie has worked with children and families affected by disabilities in home, community, private day school, and hospital settings.

Tabitha Cross, MS, BCBA, LBA
Behavior Analyst - Clinical Supervisor

Tabitha received her Masters degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis from Kaplan University.  She began working with children with developmental disabilities in El Paso, Texas in 2012.  While working as a Behavior Therapist supporting in-home therapy for kiddos, Tabitha completed her coursework and became a BCBA and then a Licensed Behavior Analyst in 2016.  She is passionate about collaborating with families and other professionals in the in-home environment and truly enjoys seeing the leaps and bound progress her kiddos make every day.

Ashley Robinson, Ph.D., BCBA, LBA
​Behavior Analyst - Clinical Supervisor

Ashley received her doctoral degree in School Psychology from the University of South Carolina. While in graduate school, Ashley pursued certification as a behavior analyst and received comprehensive training in educational, medical, and residential facilities.  Following graduate school, Ashley completed her doctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Kennedy Krieger Institute in the Neurobehavioral Unit’s Inpatient and Outpatient clinics.  Ashley has presented at a variety of national conferences and co-authored publications in journals such as Research in Developmental Disabilities and American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Jocelyn Shieh, MS, BCBA, LBA
Behavior Analyst - Clinical Supervisor

Jocelyn received her Master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis from  Simmons College. She has worked with individuals with special needs since 2006 when she began working at the Emory Autism Center’s Early Childhood Center, Walden. During this time, she also volunteered with Emory Autism Center’s adult programs (ages 24+) as well as created a social group at the center. From 2009 to 2013, she worked as a Behavior Technician, providing direct, in-home ABA services in the states of Georgia and Massachusetts.  Since 2013, Jocelyn has worked as a BCBA for individuals ranging from 13 months to 21 years. Jocelyn has also provided training to caregiver/parents and coordinated with school personnel and other service providers.

Katherine Krupinski, MS, BCBA, LBA
Behavior Analyst - Clinical Supervisor

Jennifer Fasching, M.Ed, BCBA, LBA
​Behavior Analyst

​Katherine received her B.S. degree from Northwestern University in Human Development and Psychological Services, and completed her Master's Degree in Professional Behavior Analysis through the Florida Institute of Technology.  During her studies, she worked with children and adults at a residential camp for individuals with special needs, and gained experience in the in-patient psychiatric unit at Lurie's Children's Hospital. Katherine has been providing home and clinic based ABA services in the DMV since 2015.  She is passionate about providing individualized treatment to help every learner succeed.

Jennifer graduated with a Masters degree in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Rochester and completed her certification coursework in Applied Behavior Analysis at George Mason University. She has taught special education in the public school setting serving children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities, and she has also worked in homes providing direct ABA therapy. She has experience in early intervention, verbal behavior, and parent training. She enjoys collaborating with families and other professionals to help each child succeed.

Lauren Faust, M.Ed, BCBA, LBA
Behavior Analyst- Clinical Supervisor

Rebekah Bernstein, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA
Behavior Analyst - Clinical Supervisor

Lauren earned her B.S. degree in Sociology from the University of Maryland and M.Ed in Applied Behavior Analysis from Endicott College. She has experience working in a school program that administers early childhood intervention and special education programs for infants and toddlers. Lauren completed her course work to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst while providing ABA services to children ages 3-14+ in a variety of environments including: school, community, in-home and clinic settings.

Rebekah received in her Masters of Education in Special Education, concentration in Severe Disabilities from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University in 2012. She completed her certification coursework in behavior analysis through Florida Institute of Technology. She has taught students with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities in a variety of school settings (public, non-public, self-contained, comprehensive).  Most recently she taught students with Autism in a public school setting for 6 years. Rebekah has experience working with learners ages 3-21+ in a variety of settings (home, clinic, school, community). Rebekah is excited to join Avail and work with a variety of qualified professionals to help all learners achieve success . 

Diana Mean-Nguyen, RBT
Diana received her Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She has worked with individuals with special needs since 2012. In 2012, she ran and operated dance & movement workshops involving movement therapy, motor skills and creative movement. In addition, she had aided clients with traumatic brain injuries and various disabilities at their home. She actively engaged in the Rediscovery 10k that helped support individuals with brain injuries and other neurological disabilities. In the past, Diana had the opportunity to volunteer at WETA public television broadcasting for Brainline.org. Diana has been with Avail Outreach, LLC. since 2014 providing direct, in-home ABA services. She continues to enjoy working with her kiddos and plans on sitting for her BCBA exam in 2019.

Nicole Cady, RBT
Nicole earned her B.S. in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire in 2013. Nicole began working for Avail in the summer of 2016 after moving to Virginia from Wisconsin. Prior to becoming a RBT, Nicole was an elementary special education teacher in Wisconsin for two years. Nicole has ten years of experience working with children with special needs ages 18 months to 50 years-old in a variety of setting including: recreational, residential, in-school, in-home, in-clinic, and institutional. Nicole began her M. of Ed program for Applied Behavior Analysis at Arizona State University in the fall of 2017 and will finish her coursework in the Spring of 2019 with plans to sit for the BCBA exam in the summer/fall of 2019.

Ally Engelbrecht, RBT
Ally graduated from James Madison University in 2018 with a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology. Following graduation she relocated from Harrisonburg, Virginia to Fairfax, Virginia and began working for Avail as a Registered Behavior Technician. While this is her first time working as a behavior technician, Ally has previously worked at nursing homes and short term elder care facilities where she assisted the activities departments in creating engaging programs for residents. Though her current clients range from 5-9 years old, she hopes to expand her work to support elderly individuals diagnosed with dementia and other age- based needs and provide ABA therapy in nursing homes.

Krystal Nimox, RBT
Krystal graduated from Hampton University in 2017, receiving her Bachelor's Degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders Speech Pathology and Audiology, and University of Maryland in 2018, receiving her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. Currently, she is pursuing her Master’s Degree in Special Education with an ABA Masters certificate at George Mason University. Krystal has experience providing speech services at a Speech and Hearing Clinic at Hampton and has been working with children for over 5 years. She is excited to be apart of Avail Outreach team in making a difference.

Amy Barnette, RBT
Amy earned her B.S degree in Health Promotion with a minor in Psychology from Liberty University in 2015. Amy relocated from Roanoke, VA to Woodbridge, VA and starting working as RBT at Avail Outreach in 2018. Amy has 7 years experience working with children. She has previously worked at summer camps and has volunteered at Jill’s House with individuals with special needs on multiple occurrences.  Amy is excited to join Avail Outreach in providing ABA therapy and help children of all ages succeed.