About Impact Autism
What does Impact do?
Impact Autism provides ABA Therapy for clients ages 2 and up. Sessions focus on teaching communication, social and behavior skills to enhance the client’s daily life. We work with clients in our center targeting behaviors that lead to independence and successful interactions within a client’s living environment.
Impact Autism offers ABA Therapy for clients receiving services through insurance and private pay. Please contact our office to request more information regarding behavior coaching for your family member, or to request an initial consultation.
Our Vision
Strengthening families and communities by helping people be their best selves through dignity and acceptance.
Our Values
At Impact Autism, we value excellence, honesty, and transparency in all we do.
Our Mission
Impact Autism wants to make a difference to help each child achieve their best success.
What is ABA Therapy?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a Therapy based on the science of learning and behavior. ABA is commonly practiced as a therapeutic intervention for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ABA helps the individual improve social interactions, learn new skills, and maintain positive behaviors. ABA therapy applies our understanding of how behavior works in real situations.
Clients and families who receive ABA Therapy through Impact Autism enjoy a consistent and premium level of treatment from the onset of services.
Clients Receive ABA Therapy To Target Some Or All Of The Following Areas:
Decreasing Aggression
Anxiety/Coping
Interpersonal Relationships
Social Integration
Expressive and Receptive Language
Self Regulation
Daily/Independent Living
Organization/Planning
Executive Functioning
Functional Communication
Our Owners
Paul Tesi
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Paul double majored in Business and Psychology in college. Prior to founding Impact Living Services, he spent twenty-two years working for a local social services agency. During that time, he founded and directed several group homes, an alternative day school, and an Independent Living Program for at-risk youth. Paul is distinctively passionate about providing long-term relationships with youth that transcends acute-care, in an effort to create a true sense of permanency in their, often impermanent, circumstances. Paul goes above and beyond in helping youth reach their goals; he is especially skilled in teaching problem-solving skills and aiding youth in recognizing their strengths. He has been a foster parent and adopted two foster youth, who are now adults. Paul’s vast experience in training, encouraging, and supporting his staff to mitigate challenging behavioral pathologies, mixed with his desire for youth to succeed, make him an invaluable asset to Impact Living Services. When he’s not working, Paul enjoys doing mission work in Cambodia.
Travis Butner
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Travis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC). He received his B.A. in Psychology from Southwest Baptist University in 2004 and his M.A. in Professional Counseling from Liberty University in 2013. Travis has been working in the mental health field since 2004, first serving within various leadership roles at a residential treatment center in Texas and then working for a privately owned mental health organization in Virginia. Travis enjoys working with both children and adults, but specifically has a passion for those who have substance-related disorders. In his free time, Travis enjoys spending time with his family, cheering for the Kansas City Chiefs, working out, doing projects around the home, and traveling whenever possible.
Adam Pavao
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Adam is a graduate of Liberty University and a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Virginia. With over ten years of experience in mental health and child welfare services in the Lynchburg Region, Adam brings an extensive knowledge of complex family issues and behavioral health concerns. Adam has experience working in the non-profit setting, with government agencies, and in private mental health agencies. With that, Adam brings a wealth of knowledge and skill to families involved in the various government systems. Adam specializes in family engagement and utilizes this client-centered, family systems approach to incite motivation and navigate change with the clients he works with. Adam is a proud father of three, and husband to his beautiful wife, Haley.
Management Team
Bryan Eure
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Bryan is a Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) in the state of Virginia, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and an International Behavior Analyst (IBA). As a behavior analysts (since 2016) Bryan has provided direct therapy, conducted assessments, provided supervision to RBTs, provided supervision to students working toward certification and provided trainings to professionals and families alike. He attended Johnson University in Knoxville, TN where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in Youth Ministry (‘03). After working in a group home, a nonprofit organization and the local Community Service Board (CSB), Bryan returned to school at Lynchburg University and completed his M.Ed. in Special Education (‘09). Along with being a behavior analyst, he continues to maintain his teacher licensure. In addition, Bryan worked in the public school setting for 11 years. During that time Bryan again returned to school at George Mason University to complete a Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis (‘14). Throughout his career Bryan has worked in various roles in group homes, the CSB, public schools, non-profit organizations, therapy providers, health care organizations and most recently as principal of a private day school (for 3 years). Bryan is passionate about helping young people and individuals with disabilities achieve success and to live their best life. Along with this passion for serving others, Bryan enjoys spending time with his wife and four daughters, serving on the board of directors for non-profit organizations that support these interests, being outdoors and watching sports.
