A look inside our beautiful Fall River center

Our licensed, doctoral-level clinical psychologists conduct comprehensive clinical psychological evaluations with the goal of helping children, adolescents, and young adults better understand their unique strengths and weaknesses.

We are delighted to have partnered with Pariva Health to develop a family support program—available to families at any time in their journey. Through Pariva, a licensed clinical social worker provides families with individualized telehealth support to provide holistic family support. Reach out to Pariva Health for more information.

Tiffany Jeronimo is the Clinical Director of ACP’s Fall River center. Tiffany is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst licensed in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She has been working in ABA in both center-based and in-home settings since 2016. She has also worked extensively with school districts, focusing on collaborative care across environments. She is excited to be serving the families in and around the Fall River area!

Dr. Costa is a licensed clinical psychologist in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Dr. Costa joined Autism Care Partners as a post-doctoral trainee in 2019 specializing in assessment of autism spectrum disorders and ADHD. Upon completing her post-doctoral training, Dr. Costa joined Autism Care Partner as a full-time clinical psychologist and currently serves as the Director of Psychology. Dr. Costa developed an early passion for supervision and training and serves as the training coordinator for pre-doctoral interns and post-doctoral fellows. Dr. Costa earned her Psy.D. in clinical psychology with a focus in children and families and global mental health in 2019 from William James College.

Dr. Lopes is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Massachusetts who joined Autism Care Partners in 2023. She completed her doctoral degree in clinical psychology in 2022 through
William James College in Newton, MA with additional specialty training in assessing and treating children and families. From early on in her career, Dr. Lopes has been committed
to helping those most affected by trauma and the social and financial determinants of physical and mental health. Believing that good mental health care is about both the individual care to patients and the need for social advocacy, she has visited the State House in support of suicide prevention, conducted research on the potential protective role of self-compassion, and facilitated online forums for parents seeking ways to improve
their emotional and disciplinary responses to difficult child behavior. Dr. Lopes also enjoys learning and growing as a parent of her own four children, especially when it involves visiting the beach and getting outdoors to explore the natural world.

Brianne is a Registered and Licensed Occupational Therapist. She graduated from Bay Path University with her master’s in occupational therapy. Brianne has experience working in a pediatric group home, outpatient sensory clinic, and home-based Occupational Therapy settings. Brianne is passionate about helping children reach their highest level of independence with her clinical experience and knowledge in the areas of fine motor, visual motor, self-regulation, sensory processing, motor planning, and executive functioning skills. She also has experience addressing feeding skills with an integrated, evidence based, responsive feeding approach that is trauma-informed and neurodiversity affirming from the AEIOU, comprehensive training program.

Gayla Brooks is the Clinical Director of ACP’s home-based program, overseeing Case Supervisors and Behavior Technicians who provide in-home ABA. Gayla also supervises BTs working in the center with clients and provides BCBA supervision to master’s-level candidates. Gayla attended graduate school at Hunter College and has been with ACP since 2019. She started by working in Early Intervention, became an RBT providing both center- and home-based care, then became a BCBA under the mentorship of Rachel Scott-Rosenbluth. Gayla is a hands-on supervisor who is passionate about neurodiversity-affirming care and incorporates clients’ strengths and hobbies into their individualized treatment plans.