About Me

Roma G. Velasco is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with a Master of Arts in Human Performance Psychology from Regis University and a Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis from the Florida Institute of Technology. Her clinical work spans early intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and developmental disabilities, supporting individuals and families across clinic, in-home, and school settings. She brings a trauma-informed, relationship-centered approach to every aspect of her practice, with a deep commitment to culturally responsive, equitable, and inclusive service delivery.

As a BCBA, Roma specializes in functional behavior assessment, individualized intervention design, and caregiver and staff training. She is skilled in a broad range of evidence-based instructional methodologies including Discrete Trial Training (DTT), Naturalistic Environment Teaching (NET), Verbal Behavior (VB), Functional Communication Training (FCT), Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), Pivotal Response Training (PRT), Social Skills Training (SST), Antecedent-Based Interventions (ABI), Differential Reinforcement procedures, Extinction-Based procedures, Token Economy systems, Parent-Implemented Intervention, Incidental Teaching, and Precision Teaching.

Roma's path to behavior analysis was intentional — shaped by more than fifteen years of experience across diverse industries and communities. She began her career as an Early Childhood Education teacher, spending four years working within progressive, play-based learning environments; an experience that grounded her early understanding of child development, individualized support, and the profound influence of environment on learning. As a Product and Marketing Operations Lead at Integrated Work, she designed training programs, facilitated organizational development initiatives, and led JEDI-focused programming for healthcare leaders and mission-driven organizations across the United States. As a Community Manager with the Longmont Housing Authority, she managed a supportive housing community serving chronically homeless individuals, bridging the gap between housing and social services to support residents' stability and well-being. These experiences sharpened her systems thinking, deepened her understanding of human behavior in context, and reinforced her belief that meaningful change, whether in a classroom, a clinic, or a community, begins with relationships. She carries all of that into her clinical practice today.

Outside of work, Roma is most herself when she is moving. You might find her on a yoga mat, scaling a rock or ice wall, training for a triathlon, on horseback, grinding up a gravel or mountain bike trail, or somewhere in the world feeding her curiosity — equally happy revisiting a favorite city as she is exploring one for the first time. When she slows down, she reaches for a book — usually more than one at a time — or loses herself in a crochet project. She is a firm believer that a full life outside the clinic makes for a better, more present clinician inside it.