Sponsor Spotlight: Link To Learn Behavior Therapy

Maria Smietana — Editorin-Chief

A native of Marion, Indiana, Shaya always enjoyed working with children, part of the reason she chose the special education field. Her parents were another inspiration. They started fostering children with special needs right before she started college at IU.

After obtaining her master’s degree from Ball State in special education with a concentration in autism, Shaya went to work as an ABA therapist in 2007 and found that she had a real passion for behavior analysis.

Eventually, that passion led her to open her own ABA center. “I wanted to create a small family oriented company with strong core values and quality service,” she said. “Link to Learn is great because of our amazing staff and the experience of our clinical leadership team. We take a collaborative approach to therapy by involving the family. We incorporate speech, OT, and music therapy. We even do yoga at our center!”

Shaya advises parents with special needs children to “find a place where your child is celebrated and where people will work hard to meet them where they are! At Link to Learn, therapy sessions are childled with a focus on play, language building, and social goals.”

For the past 13 years, Shaya and her family have made their home in Noblesville, a bustling suburb of Indianapolis. “I am married to Matthew Bates, and we have three rambunctious children,” she laughed. “We love family Friday “pizza movie” nights, going to the Noblesville farmer’s market, and outdoor concerts in the summer!”

Find a place where your child is celebrated and where people will work hard to meet them where they are! At Link to Learn, therapy sessions are childled with a focus on play, language building, and social goals.”

To relax and recharge, Shaya practices yoga and enjoys furniture refinishing and doing creative DIY projects around home. In addition to running Link to Learn, she gives back to the community through Linked Hearts Inc. The non-profit organization, which she founded with her friend Audrey Beaugh, brings yoga to lesser-served communities.

Shaya became a supporter of Special Needs Living because she finds it to be a great resource for special needs families across Indiana.

Business Contact Information

Link to Learn Behavior Therapy

14701 Cumberland Rd Ste 200 Noblesville IN 46060 317-863-8388

www.linkedbehavior.com

https://www.linkedheartsinc.org/