Katie Padilla, MSW, BCBA
Owner
The founder, owner and executive director of Behr Therapy is Katie Behr, who is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Katie first earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. At that time, she started working at an early childhood special education center in Missouri which served children with developmental disabilities. There is where she fell in love with Applied Behavior Analysis. Katie went on a to complete her BCBA coursework through Florida Institute of Technology and became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in 2016. Katie has over 10 years of experience working within the disability community and also over 8 years in the field of applied behavior analysis. She has a wide range of expertise including, parent training, school consultation, behavior reduction, functional communication training and Skill Based Treatment and verbal behavior. In her spare time Katie enjoys spending time with her 3-year-old daughter, Louisa and husband. She also enjoys mountain biking, reading, nutrition and fitness.
Hannah Burnberger, MS, BCBA
​Contractor
Hannah has shared her expertise with children and young adults with developmental disabilities and their families since 2006. She works alongside parents/adult caretakers to address the needs of her clients who range in ages 18 months – 25 years. Hannah has previously worked in private practice and at various residential, outpatient, educational, and in-home settings.
Hannah is a passionate advocate for her clients, their families, and future generations of certified clinicians. To quote the famous Psychologist, B.F. Skinner, “A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.” Hannah persists when others are at their wits end, offering encouragement, support and new skills to generate renewed enthusiasm.
From 2017-2022 Hannah was an instructor for Rogue ABA from where she conducted the Tackle the Task List course and where she mainly tutored graduate students seeking a certification in the field of ABA.
Hannah resides in Denver, CO with her husband Joshua and her two sons. She was raised in Wyoming and attended the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, MN where she obtained her undergraduate degree in Psychology. She then went on to earn a masters’ degree in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) at Ball State University and then became a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in 2017.
Hannah loves to spend time with her family, drink coffee for daaaayyyyyssss, and get outside as much as possible! Currently, life is a simple one…but filled with so many blessings.
Jodie D'Onofrio, MS
Behavior Therapist
Jodie's passion first began to blossom fifteen years ago when she spent her summers working with children with special needs. While earning her bachelor's in Speech-Language Pathology at Penn State University, her eagerness to learn and change lives turned into reading many books, prioritizing close relationships and staying in touch with parents, and eventually earning a Master’s of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis through the school of Special Education. Jodie has acquired skills and experience in the areas of Precision Teaching, behavior reduction, skill acquisition, functional communication training, single-case research design and group design. In her free time, Jodie engages in any outdoor activity she can enjoy with her dog, snowboarding, split boarding in the backcountry, working with animals, meditating, yoga and health coaching.