Sacramento, CA

• Kaiser (managed by Easter Seals’ Behavioral Health Network)

• Magellan

• Managed Health Network (MHN)

• MultiPlan

• Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN) and affiliated plans

• United Behavioral Health (Optum)

• Western Health Advantage

School District Services

Behavior Frontiers is also certified by the California Department of Education as a nonpublic agency to provide behavior intervention design (BID) and behavior intervention implementation (BII) to school-aged children with autism and other special needs. A BID staff member is essentially the behavior supervisor who assesses the student’s behavioral needs and who designs a behavior intervention plan for the student. A BII staff member is the equivalent of a behavior technician who works one-to-one with the student to carry-out the behavior intervention plan. Both staff members are essential for a student to receive effective ABA services.

Regional Center Services

We provide ABA services for children through California Regional Centers. California Regional Centers are nonprofit private corporations that contract with the California Department of Developmental Services to provide or coordinate services and support for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Sacramento Clinical Team Leadership

Justin Bonatto, MBS, MEd, BCBA

Clinical Director - Citrus Heights Center

Master's in Business - Chapman University, Master's in Education - University of Cincinnati 

I started my journey with ABA through service dog training and volunteering at a Liberal Arts Center for Autism in Southern California while attending Chapman University for my MBA. I was the Director of Sales and Marketing of a dog food start-up and loved volunteering with my service dog "Rainbow" in my free time.  It was there that I first met a clinician using ABA with a young girl that would not yet greet others or make eye contact when I arrived to visit. A few months later, this same young girl approached my dog and I and said "hello" and looked me in the eyes, while being praised from what I now know was her BT. I was so touched and blown away by the undeniable progress that I decided shortly thereafter to shift my professional life toward something with a bit more 'soup for the soul.' Helping kiddos and families using ABA, was my calling, and I have never looked back.

Fast forward a decade, I am now a seasoned BCBA, specialized in using leading evidence-based holistic family interventions for children, adolescents and adults with developmental disorders and severe behavioral needs. My working environments have included schools, hospitals, clinics, residentials, at-home and community-based settings. 

I love working with families and kids. My approach to ABA is simple and effective: learning should be motivating, measurable and whenever possible FUN. I have a soft spot for tough, at-risk, and severe cases and I owe all my success to my mentors in this field. I hope to make them proud by continuing the tradition of knowledge sharing for the benefit of staff, families and kiddos that deserve our 100%. 

Sharon McCollum, M.S., BCBA

Clinical Director - Rocklin Center

Sharon McCollum hails from Sacramento, California. Her current position is Clinical Director, responsible for overseeing the Rocklin Center and Sacramento. Additionally, she serves as the Chairperson of the Diversity & Inclusion committee. Sharon has been affiliated with Behavior Frontiers for two years. Prior to joining Behavior Frontiers, she gained experience by working with various ABA providers, accumulating a decade of field experience. Her educational background includes a degree in Psychology with an emphasis on ABA from Capella University, while her undergraduate studies were completed at Sacramento State University. Sharon exhibits great enthusiasm for her work, particularly in mentoring aspiring BCBAs.