Ms Zoe Garside

Zoe Garside relocated to Dubai in 2015 and has since established herself as a leading expert in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) therapy for children with developmental delays. Her work primarily focuses on providing clinic-based ABA therapy, as well as supervising home-based and school-based ABA interventions for children aged 2 to 14. Zoe has also managed a behavior analytic center within a GEMS school and supervised candidates pursuing RBT, BCaBA, and BCBA board certifications.

Zoe specialises in teaching language, communication, and pre-academic skills to children through the application of Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior. She utilises evidence-based and data-driven ABA methods to conduct thorough assessments and design, evaluate, and supervise individualised teaching programs tailored to each child's needs. Her expertise includes assessing and enhancing various skills, such as language and communication, pre-learning, play, school readiness, functional and independent living, social skills, and some academic areas.

In addition to her direct work with children, Zoe provides training and supervision for a team of Registered Behaviour Technicians (RBTs) involved in delivering ABA therapy. She also offers training for parents, teachers, and paraprofessionals in teaching communication, play and leisure skills, social skills, self-help skills, and daily living skills.

Zoe is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) with a bachelor's degree in Childhood and Youth Studies and a master's degree in Behaviour Analysis and Therapy from the University of South Wales, UK. During her time at university, she volunteered at a student-led Behavior Analysis clinic, working with children with Autism and other developmental delays, and completed placements at a pupil referral unit for children aged 4 to 11 who had been expelled from mainstream schools.