“Children do well if they can, if they can’t we need to figure out why so we can help.”
Lonnie R. Ouellette, M.A./M.Ed./LABA
LRO Family Consulting was founded by Lonnie R. Ouellette. Previously, Lonnie provided services under the name of LRO Behavioral Consulting, LLC. The “name change” occurred when she realized that most of her work is with parents of children who were facing difficulties in the home and school settings. With 30 plus years of experience working in special education and school settings as an administrator, clinician and consultant, most of her work began to focus more on the needs of children within the context of the family and how effective teaching and modeling of prosocial behavior begins and is reinforced at home. Her earlier work as a college instructor in Early Childhood Education has contributed greatly to her knowledge, expertise and experience working with young children, their families and teachers. Lonnie holds a Massachusetts license as a Licensed Applied Behavior Analyst (LABA) and practices as a Behavior/Parent Education Specialist providing consultation services to schools and families. She graduated from Rivier University with Masters Degrees in Counseling Psychotherapy and Counselor Education. She later pursued her graduate certificate program in Behavioral Interventions for Autism.
Jennifer Beary, B.A./M.S.
Jen works as a home educator/social coach for LRO Family Consulting. She holds a master’s degree in special education and has worked with children with or without disabilities as a special educator, preschool teacher and school volunteer. Jen began working with Lonnie as a client/parent of two young children with behavioral vulnerabilities. Jen has significant experience in providing home consultation and site-based services to children utilizing her educational expertise and personal experience in a calm, effective and reassuring manner. She is highly sensitive to the needs of the parents she works with. Jen is creative and through curriculum can help children explore their feelings, moods and emotions while social coaching them to interact with their family members or peers in more positive ways. She is organized and detail-oriented in planning program supports. Jen has proven skills in student-specific behavioral observations, data collection, modeling and implementing positive behavioral supports in home, community and school settings.