Just got an autism diagnosis?
Here's where to start
with your funding.
The diagnosis is just the beginning. Most families don't know what to do next — or that their BC Autism Funding can cover therapy for the whole family, not just their child. You're not failing. You just need the right support.
Using BC Autism Funding for family therapy is simpler than you think.
If your child has an autism diagnosis, you likely already have BC Autism Funding available. Here's all it takes to use it with Securely Thriving:
Step 1: Log in to your BCAF online portal and submit a simple "Add Service Provider" request.
Step 2: That's it. Once approved, Securely Thriving bills BCAF directly — no out-of-pocket cost, no reimbursement forms to chase.
This covers parents, siblings, and caregivers — not just the child with the diagnosis. Most families don't know this.
The diagnosis answers one question and opens ten more.
Most families in the months after an autism diagnosis are exhausted, overwhelmed, and not sure who to trust. If any of this sounds like you, you're in the right place.
"My child was just diagnosed with autism. I don't even know where to start."
"I feel like I'm failing my child — like nothing I do is working."
"We've tried the strategies. They don't seem to reach what's actually going on."
"I lose it with my kid and then feel terrible. I can't keep going like this."
We don't start with behaviour.
We start with the relationship underneath it.
When you're more settled, your kids feel it. The work here is about giving you somewhere to set things down — and building the capacity to respond instead of just react.
Understanding what's driving your child's behaviour
Moving beyond behaviour management to understand the developmental and relational patterns underneath.
Caregiver coaching and capacity building
Building your own resources so you have enough room inside to respond instead of just react.
Practical strategies that fit your real life
Not a program bolted onto your life, but approaches that work within the rhythms of your family.
School and provider coordination
Bridging the support between home, school, and the broader system your family navigates.
If something about ABA doesn't sit right with you, you're not alone.
Many families come to us specifically looking for an alternative to behaviour-focused approaches. We don't start with compliance. We start with connection — understanding what's driving the behaviour, building the relationship underneath it, and creating conditions where your child actually feels safe enough to grow.
This isn't about ignoring behaviour. It's about understanding it at a deeper level — so that the changes you make actually stick.
Simple to get started.
Sessions are more frequent at the start and taper as things settle. In person in Nelson, at your home, in the community, or virtually anywhere in BC.
Free 30-minute call
We talk about what's going on, what you're looking for, and whether working together makes sense. No pressure.
Intake and planning
A thorough intake to get a clear picture of your family. From there we build a plan that fits — not a generic program.
Ongoing sessions
Family therapy, caregiver coaching, school consultation — wherever the work needs to happen, that's where we go.
This might be the right fit if...
Your child was recently diagnosed with autism and you're trying to figure out what to do with your funding
You're looking for something different than ABA — an approach that starts with relationship, not compliance
You lose it with your kid sometimes and you're tired of feeling guilty about it
You suspect the fastest path to helping your child runs through you — and you're ready to explore that
Your family is navigating school challenges, IEPs, or a system that doesn't seem to understand your child
You have ADHD yourself — as a parent, that changes everything about how this work unfolds
This work isn't a good fit if you're looking for a structured behaviour program, a diagnosis service, or a quick fix. What happens here is relational — it takes time and it asks something of everyone involved. If you're not sure whether it's right for you, the free call exists exactly for that.
Real results for real families.
Family Therapist
I founded Securely Thriving out of lived experience.
As a parent, educator, and somatic therapist — and someone who received my own ADHD diagnosis as an adult — I understand from the inside what it's like to navigate a system that wasn't built for your family.
One thing I've learned: the fastest path to helping your child usually runs through you. Not because you're the problem — you're not. But because when you have more room inside, your kids feel it. That's where this work often begins.
Based in Nelson, BC. Serving the Kootenays in person and virtually throughout BC.
Not sure if this is right?
That's what the call is for.
The free 30-minute call isn't a sales pitch. It's a conversation — about what's going on, what you're looking for, and whether this is the right fit. No diagnosis required to reach out.
Book Your Free CallNo pressure. No commitment. Just a conversation.