About Us
Camilla Zoë Cuddy
PsyD BCBA-D LBA
Zoë is a licensed clinical child psychologist and certified licensed behavior analyst with over 20 years of experience evaluating and treating children with a wide range of presenting problems, diagnoses and needs.
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Zoë was born in London and raised in New York City. She attended the Lyçée Français de New York, before completing her undergraduate degree at Vassar College and New York University. Zoë completed her studies with a Masters Degree and Doctoral degree at Ferkauf’s Graduate School of Psychology, Albert Einstein School of Medicine and an internship at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine in 2000.
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Over the next several years, Zoë worked in a variety of settings, performing evaluations and working therapeutically with children with a broad variety of presenting problems and diagnoses. While working as the school psychologist at a specialized pre-school, she became increasingly familiar with applied behavior analysis and its empirically-based efficacy treating autism. It became clear to her that this approach is the “gold standard” for working with children on the autism spectrum and Zoë began pursuing her certification and licensure in applied behavior analysis which she completed in 2012.
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Zoë has worked with a very wide range of children with varying degrees of impairment, and brings a unique combination of clinical and behavioral expertise to each and every case she takes on. Zoë lives with her husband, two daughters and dog Leo in New York City and loves to hike, travel, dance and read.
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We believe that parent/caretaker involvement is critical to a child’s progress and is often overlooked or secondary in ABA programming. We are committed to working very closely with parents or caregivers (babysitters, grandparents, siblings, etc) from the very outset of treatment so that parents feel empowered and competent in their ability to be an active part of their child’s progress. Research supports the simple fact that parental involvement and training is the one invariable factor and an integral part of the success of early intervention programs for children with autism, and the lack of it has also been shown to have a significant negative impact on outcomes. The best ABA programming is only as good as its ability to continue to be effective when the therapists have left the room.
Our approach to programming is highly individualized and driven by close observations of a child in various settings, periodic assessments, and each child’s unique set of strengths and weaknesses. We will meet with you monthly as a team to review all programming, assess progress, troubleshoot, and update goals. We are also committed to being available to families, along with our therapists, during extended weekday hours and weekends to ensure that programming and therapies target all the moments of the day/week that can be most challenging for parents. Last but not least, we work closely with school teams to ensure that goals and interventions are carried out in both the home and school environments and remain closely aligned in order to maintain skill acquisition and consolidate gains.
We are firmly committed to being very closely involved in each case in a collaborative and supervisory capacity, with oversight provided in person rather than remotely. The majority of services are delivered by fully licensed and credentialed BCBAs who share our work ethic and clinical approach.
On occasion, we may also work with carefully selected non-licensed behavior therapists. When this is the case, these individuals are thoroughly vetted and typically bring substantial relevant experience and/or are nearing licensure. All such services are delivered under close clinical supervision. In accordance with BACB standards and New York State regulations, we provide in-person supervision for approximately 5–10% of total service hours.
Your time, investment, and commitment to your child’s progress are taken very seriously. Our staffing and supervision practices are designed to ensure that every client receives high-quality, ethical, and effective care while maintaining appropriate clinical oversight at all times.
