Welcome to
Village Vantage

Rooted in family, empowered for life. Together, we help children thrive.

The power of community

Village Vantage believes that a child reaches their highest potentials when being supported by their community.

Here at Village Vantage, we give precedence to home, family, and community centered therapeutic sessions to strengthen a child’s sense of self, as well as their village.

Through collaboration we aim to foster a child’s confidence in navigating their environment, and give them the lifelong skills to thrive in our society.

Our Services

ABA Services

We provide 1:1 Applied Behavioral Analysis, as well as dyad and group sessions, to children of all ages.

  • Teaching behavioral skills, functional life skills, academics, social-emotional learning, and a variety of other applicable skills.

Parent/Caregiver Collaboration

We work with your family and village, to develop skills and gain knowledge to support your child’s development and growth.

  • 1:1 Direct training with staff
  • Parent support meetings
  • Sibling play sessions
  • Collaboration with outside providers

Social Skills Opportunities

We provide a variety of group ABA lessons focused on teaching a variety of social skills and social emotional learning.

  • Playgroups (2-3 children)
  • Social Skills Groups (3+ children)
  • Mock Birthday Parties

Diagnosis Guidance

VV staff members have many years experience assisting with the navigation of the many components needed to obtain a initial diagnosis, as well as obtain services for your child.

Navigating School Districts & IEP’s

Direction, support, and guidance when impliments and reviewing your child’s IEP’s. Representation and support during meetings offered as well.

Meet Our Team

Alison Holmes

Vanessa Springer

Lisandra Lopez

What Parents Are Saying

Local (Short Hills, NJ) Mother

Village Vantage is an integral part of my son’s support team. With their assistance, we have created a dynamic educational and therapy plan that best suits his needs.  This includes support in the home, in school, and in the community. What we appreciate most about Village Vantage is their creative and collaborative approach. They understand the daily challenges and obstacles that both special needs children as well as their families often face and always meaningfully show up for their clients no matter the circumstances. 

Our son’s love for the entire Village Vantage team is a testament to the quality of care he receives from them. Under their tutelage, he continues to grow and strengthen his skill-set, and we, as parents, always feel at ease knowing he is in safe, loving hands with educators who are committed to his success. We highly recommend Village Vantage to anyone looking for a comprehensive and committed ABA team.

Local (South Orange, NJ) Mother

Working with the Village Vantage team, our daughter’s improvement has been remarkable. She is now able to participate and be successful in school and group activities that were too much of a struggle for her before. She is making friends with more ease and generally just seems so much happier overall.

The team at VV is very down to earth and eager to work with whatever your child and family is struggling with. They have been a truly invaluable thought partner in helping us figure out the best way to discuss and address a variety of difficult and nuanced issues with our child. And best of all, my daughter really enjoys her sessions with the therapists and other children!

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ABA Fact vs. Fiction

Myth: ABA is only for individuals with autism.

While ABA is a scientifically proven way to teach new skills to those with autism, there is countless research and real time classrooms which show that ABA can improve the lives of any individual. ABA is used around the world in not only teaching autistic children, but also improving neurotypical classroom behavior, helping other neurodivergent individuals increase their social emotional development, improving business management, and other personal therapies. Here is Village Vantage, we use the fundamentals of ABA to create individualized learning plans and behavioral supports for a variety of our young clients.

Myth: ABA creates rigid individuals, and is rigid in its teachings.

While every implementation of ABA might be varied through different providers, we here at Village Vantage, utilize compassionate and individualized interventions to help your children access our society in a way that is meaningful for them and your family. We take the science of ABA, and bring it into your home, your child’s school, and your community, to give your child the skills to access the world around them.

Myth: ABA only used “DTT”, or direct style/table teaching.

As stated above, at Village Vantage, our staff is trained to take the principles of ABA which are proven to increase skill acquisition, and decrease harmful behaviors, into the real world. While we utilize table teaching when appropriate, you will often see us using natural play and integrating with your child’s day to day schedule in order to promote a real generalization of skills being learned.

Myth: Emotional development is not considered in ABA.

We consider emotional development, social emotional learning, and self-regulation, at the forefront of what we aim to give your child here at Village Vantage. We are a neurodivergent positive organization that aims to be a safe space for your child to be themselves, and learn the social emotional skills that will aid them in every aspect of their development.

Myth: ABA requires an intense and rigorous time schedule to be effective.

Every child is different – which means every child requires a different level of support in order to reach their potential. We believe that assessment of needs, and consideration of child age/schedule, is key in determining an appropriate therapy schedule. We have clients who receive up to 25 hours a week while being supported in school, home, and community environments, and have other clients who are only seen for 1-10 hours a week – it all depends on need and appropriateness. What we do not believe in, is an overuse of therapy hours to the detriment of our clients well being as children.