Helping children build skills for everyday life.
Individualized Applied Behavior Analysis, social skills programming, caregiver support, and school-community collaboration designed to help children and teens communicate, connect, grow, and participate more independently.
Home. School. Community. Friendship. Independence.
Support that meets children where life happens.
Positive Peer Pals combines evidence-based behavioral care with meaningful opportunities to strengthen communication, independence, emotional regulation, learning, and authentic peer connection.
Individual ABA Therapy
Individualized behavioral support guided by assessment, measurable treatment goals, ongoing data review, and BCBA clinical oversight.
Request services →Social Skills Groups
Structured and natural opportunities to practice conversation, friendship, flexibility, perspective taking, teamwork, and self-advocacy with peers.
Learn more →Caregiver Training
Collaborative caregiver coaching focused on communication, behavior support, daily routines, independence, and generalization at home.
How we work →School-Based Support
Behavioral consultation, skill building, team collaboration, and student support in educational environments when clinically appropriate and authorized.
School partnerships →Community-Based Skills
Practice communication, safety, flexibility, waiting, leisure, independence, and participation in meaningful real-world settings.
Areas of support →SEL & Enrichment
School and community programs supporting confidence, leadership, teamwork, emotional awareness, friendship, and positive engagement.
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A clear path from first conversation to meaningful progress.
Families deserve to understand what comes next. Our process keeps the child, caregiver, clinical team, and other important people connected.
Tell us about your child, priorities, location, schedule, and funding source.
We review referral, eligibility, authorization, and service requirements.
A qualified clinician identifies strengths, needs, priorities, and individualized goals.
Treatment includes ongoing supervision, data collection, caregiver collaboration, and progress review.
Building skills that support participation and quality of life.
Goals are individualized based on assessment, clinical need, family priorities, and the skills that will make the greatest difference.
Communication
Functional communication, conversation, expressing needs, and self-advocacy.
Social Connection
Peer interaction, friendship, reciprocity, boundaries, and group participation.
Emotional Regulation
Identifying emotions, coping, flexibility, and requesting support.
Daily Living
Hygiene, dressing, toileting, routines, mealtime, and independence.
Learning Readiness
Following directions, attending, transitioning, waiting, and completing routines.
Safety
Community awareness, responding to safety directions, and reducing unsafe behavior.
Behavior Support
Understanding behavior and teaching safe, functional replacement skills.
Family Support
Coaching, collaboration, generalization, and practical family strategies.
Behavioral care can be both clinically strong and deeply human.
Positive Peer Pals exists to help children and families build useful skills without losing sight of joy, dignity, belonging, relationships, and meaningful participation.
We build from strengths, preferences, family priorities, and individualized needs.
Clinical decisions are guided by assessment, data, professional standards, and ongoing review.
We prioritize skills children can use across people, environments, routines, and stages of development.
Sarde Stewart, M.S., BCBA
Sarde Stewart founded Positive Peer Pals with a vision of providing intentional, individualized behavioral health services grounded in strong clinical standards, meaningful relationships, and quality over quantity.
As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with graduate training in Marriage, Family, and Child Therapy and Psychology with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis, Sarde brings experience in training, leadership, case management, program development and implementation, clinical programming and supervision, social skills facilitation, ABA assessments, caregiver training, and collaboration across families, providers, schools, and community partners.
Sarde believes exceptional services begin with professionals who feel prepared, supported, and valued. Positive Peer Pals prioritizes comprehensive training, ongoing monthly professional development, thoughtful supervision, and hands-on coaching. Her goal is to provide families with high-quality support while developing compassionate, ethical, and skilled clinicians who will contribute positively to the future of the field.
Better support happens when teams work together.
Positive Peer Pals welcomes collaboration with schools, districts, community organizations, referral partners, healthcare organizations, and family-serving agencies.
Schools & Districts
Social skills, SEL enrichment, behavior consultation, student engagement, staff collaboration, and expanded learning.
Health & Referral Partners
Collaborative care, referral pathways, clinical communication, and family-centered coordination.
Community Organizations
Inclusive programs where children and teens can practice skills, build relationships, and participate.
Do work that builds confidence, communication, and possibility.
As Positive Peer Pals grows, we are building a team of compassionate professionals who value ethical ABA, mentorship, collaboration, cultural responsiveness, and meaningful outcomes.
Explore Career OpportunitiesHelp expand access to connection, learning, and community participation.
Community support can help Positive Peer Pals develop social opportunities, family resources, enrichment materials, community events, and programming beyond traditional funding sources.
Partner With Our Mission
Interested in helping Positive Peer Pals expand access to meaningful programs for children and families? Connect with us to explore sponsorships, community partnerships, and other ways to support our work.
Tell us how we can help.
Whether you’re a parent seeking ABA services, interested in social skills, or representing a school or community organization, start here.
ABA therapy, social skills, family support, and community-based programming designed to help children communicate, connect, and grow.