Our Team
At Aspire we believe in building a supportive community around each child. Only through direct interaction between parents, therapists and program managers can the best outcomes be reached for your child.
Aspire culminates in a network of over thirty Early Intensive Behaviour Intervention (EIBI) practitioners lead by our highly experienced team of Behaviour Support Practitioners (BSPs) and Program Managers
Our Aspire Family is continually growing, we are striving to work cohesively with our parents and children, as well as develop professionally. Our team is at the forefront of Aspire and are all valuable in all that they do!
CEO
Dianne Verstappen
With almost 30 years of experience working with children, Dianne NDIS registered Specialist Behaviour Support Practitioner. Dianne is passionate about supporting other practitioners in their chosen career path as behaviour analysts and has provided supervision to over 40 BCBAs and BCaBAs internationally with a 100% pass rate.
Sharing her knowledge, Dianne frequently consults with schools in the Asia Pacific region (Hong Kong, China and Singapore) and has lectured at Monash University for the Masters of Education.
Dianne's current research interests are in Relational Frame Theory, its practical applications and complex human behaviour such as perspective taking and Theory of Mind Skills.
Managing Director
Dr Kylie Henderson
Kylie’s interests lie in the fields of community wellbeing, technology and improved healthcare outcomes. With her team, Kylie has built Humanity Health Group into a global business that has grown to eleven brands in eight years, partnering with industry-leading personalities who share her vision to improve healthcare for current and future generations.
Our Canberra Team
Marie Therese – Clinic Manager
MA, BCBA
MT founded the ABA program at the Special Kids Clinic, part of the Pediatric Neurology Department at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC), creating a team of ABA supervisors and therapists and expanding ABA services across the country. The services provided included: initial assessments, therapies, parent training, and school and nursery support. She coordinated the team of Speech, Feeding, Occupational, Psychomotor and Physical therapists at the AUBMC Special kids Clinic. MT also completed the training course in the administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2 (ADOS-2).
MT is fluent in English, Spanish and Arabic. Born to parents from different countries and cultural backgrounds, she thrives in a multicultural and dynamic setting. She is passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with special needs and their families.
