Lindsey Sneed

Dr. Sneed has worked in the realm of behavioral health treatment for individuals with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) for 17 years. She conducts applied research where she evaluates the efficacy of different models of care, parent-mediated interventions, parental stress, parental self-efficacy, autism spectrum disorder, and investigating psychometric properties of scales for people with I/DD. Dr. Sneed emphasizes the value of person-centered care that accentuates the self-determination of individuals and the whole family. Her experience includes direct implementation of applied behavior analysis, parent-mediated interventions, diagnostics, and CBT with youth and adults who are both neurodiverse and neurotypical. Dr. Sneed is a clinical psychologist in California and is also a doctoral level Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

• Autism spectrum disorder
• Diagnostics
• Applied behavior analysis
• Parent-mediated interventions

• Autism spectrum disorder
• Intellectual & developmental disabilities
• Parent-mediated interventions
• Applied behavioral analysis
• Psychometrics

• Walden University, PhD in Clinical Psychology, 2022
• Walden University, MS in Applied Psychology, 2020
• National University, MS in Educational Counseling, 2010
• William Jessup University, BA in Counseling Psychology, 2007

• Vice President of Clinical Excellence, Catalight
• Director of Clinical Standards & Research, Catalight
• Director of Clinical Services, Catalight
• Associate Director, Clinical Services, Eastersals Bay Area
• Senior Clinical Manager, Easterseals Bay Area

• Sneed, L., Taylor, R., Cook, I., Befi, M., Fitchett, B., Samelson, D., & Bemmel V. (2024). Initial psychometric properties of the Catalight family wellbeing scale. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

• Sneed, L., Little, S. G., & Akin-Little, A. (2023). Evaluating the effectiveness of two models of applied behavior analysis in a community-based setting for children with autism spectrum disorder. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 23(4), 238–253.

• Befi, M., Bemmel, V., Samelson, D., Sneed, L., & Hoobing, J. (2023). Parents’ Experience of the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Opportunities for Marriage and Family Therapists. The Family Journal, 0(0).

• Sneed, L., & Samelson, D. (2022). Effectiveness of Parent-Led Applied Behavior Analysis at Improving Outcomes for Parents of Autistic Children. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 16(1).