Bloom Behavior

Evidence-based support to bring ease to your parenting journey!

Approachable, supportive, responsive parent coaching and collaboration

Specialties

Feeding & Eating

Direct therapy combined with virtual consultation and modeling make up the most comprehensive intake-to-discharge service offered. With this option, you will walk away with the tools to continue providing therapeutic, responsive feeding experiences for your child across the lifespan.

Toileting

Assessment, plan, and ongoing support to target early toilet readiness and learning all the way to delayed toileting and toileting regressions

Parent Coaching & Collaboration

This fully virtual option provides the opportunity to target specific feeding and behavioral challenges through a consultative model.

Professional Consult

Fellow BCBA’s and educators in need of feeding and/or sleep related specialty support can request observation, treatment plan review, and other consultative support in order to meet the needs of their clients.

Melissa is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst specializing in early intervention and the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders. Melissa began her career as a special education teacher supporting children with autism spectrum disorders. She has over a decade of experience spanning classroom, clinic, residential, and home-based care for individuals as young as 22 months thru adolescence and adulthood. Melissa earned her Master’s of Science in Education from Johns Hopkins University and completed her certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis from the University of North Texas.

Melissa Wintz-Dykstra, M.S.Ed., BCBA, LBA