Meet the Founder

BCBA

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NBC-HWC

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11 YEARS EXPERIENCE

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PEKINGESE MOM

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BCBA ✳ NBC-HWC ✳ 11 YEARS EXPERIENCE ✳ PEKINGESE MOM ✳

My path into this field started when I was a young college graduate who took a job in early intervention. Over the past ten years, I've worked across New Jersey and Pennsylvania in homes, clinics, and public and private schools. I've sat on the floor with toddlers, written behavior plans in school hallways, and supported families through some of the hardest seasons of their lives. Though the clients, behaviors, and settings changed throughout the years, my passion for behavior science never stopped.

Jasmine Dursun

BCBA. NBC-HWC. 11 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE. PEKINGESE MOM.

I'm Jasmine Dursun, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and the founder of Growth and Guidance ABA and Wellness. I support mothers of neurodivergent children in caring for their own health and well-being, with a deep understanding of their child, their family, and everything they're carrying.

I built Growth and Guidance because I kept seeing the same gap. As a BCBA, I sat with countless families who were working so hard to understand their child, and behind almost every one of them was a mom who had spent so long in survival mode she'd forgotten what it felt like to want something for herself. Her child had a team. She didn't. So I became that for her.

My work is rooted in two fields, and I believe that's what makes it different. My background in ABA means I understand the world you're living in: Why your child does what they do, what your days really ask of you, and why "just make time for yourself" isn't that simple. My wellness coaching is for you, the mom who's been carrying everything so long she's stopped noticing the weight. It's all built on the same belief: When you're supported, your whole family moves forward.

THIS IS MY promise TO you
AND your family

BRINGING BRIGHTNESS BACK, BECAUSE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DESERVE IT

My mission is to support mothers of neurodivergent children by giving them the same care and intention they give everyone else.

I promise to meet you where you are, to understand the realities of your life without needing them explained, and to show up for you, the mom who's been carrying it all. Along the way, I'll help you find the things that add color back into your life, whether that means building routines that nourish your body, carving out moments that are just for you, or simply remembering what it feels like to be yourself again. Because when you feel brighter, your whole family feels it too.

THINGS THAT BRING ME the most joy

✅ Doing the stuff you liked as a middle schooler
✅ Any and all types of dogs
✅ Iced dirty chai lattes
✅ People who are brave enough to ask hard questions
✅ A fresh acrylic set

THINGS THAT drain My Battery

❌ Those that want instant results, with zero effort
❌ Cookie cutter treatment plans
❌ Mosquitos/summertime bugs
❌ Meetings that could be emails
❌ Loud chewers

READY TO TAKE the next step? 

The hardest part is reaching out. Let's make it easy.

You don't have to have it all figured out before reaching out. Book a free call and we'll figure out together whether this is the right next step for your family. You've done enough research. Let's just talk.

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