Trish Schnabel • United States of America
Trish Schnabel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (LBA, BCBA). With experience in both fields, she works with children, teens, and adults who face mental health challenges, executive functioning difficulties, or autism spectrum–related needs. Her approach supports emotional well-being while helping clients build the behavioral skills needed for communication, coping, and daily life. She has spent more than 25 years supporting individuals on the autism spectrum, and her counseling background includes depression, anxiety, life transitions, military families, codependency, and ADD/ADHD.
She currently provides individual, group, and family therapy, supporting clients experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, and struggles with executive functioning. She blends counseling techniques with evidence-based behavioral practices, completes detailed assessments, and develops treatment plans tailored to each client’s goals. She collaborates with other professionals involved in client care and has led workshops on autism, executive functioning, stress management, and the development of healthy coping strategies. Her combined training in counseling and behavior analysis allows her to work effectively with both neurotypical and neurodivergent clients.
Since 2010, Trish has also operated an ABA company, offering therapeutic consultation for adults on the autism spectrum and individuals with developmental disabilities. Her work has involved interviewing families and clients, observing individuals in natural environments, reviewing existing supports, and identifying needed adjustments. She has developed consultation and behavior support plans and provided training for caregivers, group home staff, and parents. She also delivered one-on-one ABA therapy for children with autism, conducted behavioral assessments, recommended behavior-change strategies, implemented interventions, and supervised BCBA candidates and RBTs.
As a military spouse, Trish has volunteered for 20 years supporting military families and veterans through deployments, relocations, separations, and challenges related to combat stress and PTSD. She served on a state committee dedicated to reducing educational barriers for military children and received both the Shield of Sparta and the Commander’s Award for Public Service. She also helped introduce sensory-friendly movie showings that became a valued program for local families.
Her education includes a psychology degree from George Mason University, a Master of Education in Community Agency Counseling from Auburn University, and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst Graduate Certification from Pennsylvania State University. She appeared on “Wheel of Fortune” in January 2020, winning $65,495 and a trip to Italy. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, concerts, spending time with loved ones, walking her Labrador Retrievers, and watching SEC football. These experiences continue to shape Trish Schnabel's meaningful work and life.
