Reagan Cox, MS, BCBA, LBA

ABA Therapy

Reagan Cox, clinical director at Waypoint Behavioral Health Solutions, came to the field of ABA with a passion to change the trajectory for individuals with autism and their families. Her passion is born from experience, the experience of growing up with a brother with autism and the understanding of how that impacted her and her family. That is the passion that she pursues in her work at Waypoint and the passion that allows her to remove barriers for her clients through compassion and dedication. This is a passion that is matched by the entire Waypoint team, and a philosophy of care for Waypoint. Waypoint’s owner and the director is the mother of two children with autism and believes that the experience of parenting a child with autism has changed the way that they practice ABA. “Autism is beautiful and powerful, “says Jessica Bowers, owner and executive director of Waypoint BHS. “Our clients with autism are blocked from reaching their potential because of barriers, but not because of their autism. The barriers are the enemy. Our care needs to be dedicated to eradicating the barriers, while honoring the strengths of the individual.”

This philosophy directs the standard of care for Reagan and Waypoint. Waypoint values quality over quantity and compassion over corporation. “We’ve stayed purposefully small so we can honor our values of providing individualized care that consistently meets the needs of families,” says Bowers. “When we start to treat ABA like a business, instead of a personal service that changes the lives of individuals, everyone loses.” To meet those values, Waypoint offers both in-home, in-center, and hybrid-based services that allow families to take advantage of all modes of service. Caseloads for BCBAs, like Reagan, are kept purposely small so that they can provide focused care to the families they serve.

Waypoint serves across the lifespan, with clients ranging from 2 to adulthood and believes that no family should be turned away from services because of their child’s age or severity of behavior. Waypoint’s focused approach allows their practice to serve a wide variety of needs with a specialization in newly diagnosed preschoolers whose parents want to learn more about autism, school aged children with severe behavior, and non-verbal individuals of any age. Reagan’s specialty in verbal behavior allows her to consistently guide nonverbal individuals to communication success.

Reader Comments

Reagan is amazing! We have seen tremendous gains with our son such as dressing by himself less aggression less throwing more vocalizations teaching him our cell phones numbers in the event he needs us and requesting things appropriately. She is always available for any questions or concerns we have. The bond she has with our son is strong. She has truly been a blessing in our son’s life and we are so glad she is part of our son’s team. —Katie, Fort Worth