Beacon Pediatric Behavioral Health

Welcome to Beacon Pediatric Behavioral Health! The executive director is Dr. Adrienne DeSantis King, Ph.D., BCBA-D, a Licensed Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the doctoral level. Dr. DeSantis received her Master’s and Doctorate degrees from the APA accredited school psychology program at the University of South Carolina and completed her internship and post-doctoral residency

at the Kennedy Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins University. The assistant director is Dr. Paras Nabizadeh, Psy.D., BCBA-D, also a Licensed Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst at the doctoral level. She received her Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University. During her pre-doctoral internship, Dr. Nabizadeh worked within a multidisciplinary clinic where she provided services to children and adolescents in outpatient and crisis inpatient settings, and conducted behavioral and cognitive behavioral therapy to children and adolescents in a group home setting. Following graduation, Dr. Nabizadeh completed her post-doctoral residency at a local psychology practice, where she continued to provide therapy to children and teens, as well as psychological evaluations, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services, parent training, and school consultation. We have many amazing therapists on our team including additional licensed psychologists, post-doctoral clinical psychology residents, licensed mental health counselors, registered mental health interns, board certified behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts, and registered behavior technicians. Services are provided to families and parents, as well as to children and teens between the ages of 18 months and 18 years. We offer individual, family, and group therapy, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) treatment, cognitive behavioral and behavioral therapy, parent and teacher education in behavior modification, psychological, educational, and diagnostic assessments, school consultation, and advocacy for special education student services. Our psychologists also specialize in the administration of the ADOS-2 for Autism evaluations. Our psychology and mental health team have has expertise in the areas of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), pediatric behavior difficulties (including disruptive behavioral disorder diagnoses, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, etc.), ADHD, anxiety, depressive symptoms, adjustment problems, and/or learning difficulties. Additionally, we specialize in family dynamics and relationships, with a focus on supporting parents. Our ABA team has expertise implementing behavioral principles with children diagnosed with ASD in order to improve communication and social skills, and address impairing restrictive or repetitive behaviors. We have 2 convenient office locations--
one near Town Center (6816 Southpoint Pkwy, Suite 202, Jacksonville, Florida 32216)...
and one in Mandarin/Julington Creek (12025 San Jose Blvd, Suite 2, Jacksonville, Florida 32223). Please visit our website at www.BeaconPediatric.com for more information!