Hi, I’m Cassie Leutenegger, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA, a behavior analyst, clinic director, former special education teacher, and the human behind Adventures in Behavior.

I created Adventures in Behavior because I believe our work should lead somewhere meaningful. Behavior change is not the destination. The goal is greater access, autonomy, connection, and a life that feels worth living to the person at the center of it.

My work is especially focused on adolescents, teens, and young adults, including those with complex support needs or behavior that others may find difficult. These are often the years when services become less individualized, expectations become less clear, and the distance between “making progress” and preparing for a meaningful future becomes impossible to ignore.

My mission is to help close that gap by equipping clinicians, educators, and families with compassionate, evidence-based approaches that honor the whole person. That means looking beyond what behavior appears to be on the surface and staying curious about context, communication, relationships, values, nervous systems, and the environments we create.

Through CEUs, resources, consultation, and professional development, Adventures in Behavior supports the people doing the work so they can feel more confident, more grounded, and less like they’re wandering through the wilderness with a broken compass and three half-finished data sheets.

Around here, we keep the science strong, the compassion louder, and the support practical enough to use on Monday morning.