Rachel Skinner Miller, MA, BCBA, LLP, LBA
Rachel Skinner Miller is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with more than 23 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults across a wide range of educational, clinical, and behavioral health settings. Throughout her career, Rachel has worked in childcare programs, classrooms for individuals with developmental disabilities, private consulting, center-based ABA programs, and remote leadership roles supporting families and professionals nationwide.
Rachel Skinner’s academic and professional background is deeply rooted in the science of behavior analysis. Her graduate coursework focused on self-management and behavior change, including areas such as exercise, nutrition, and smoking cessation, while her behavioral training included extensive work with individuals with autism spectrum disorder, developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, emotional impairments, mental illness, and severe behavioral challenges.
Although Rachel Skinner shares a last name with the renowned psychologist and author of Verbal Behavior, B.F. Skinner, she is not currently aware of any family relation. However, learning about B.F. Skinner and the principles of behavior analysis played a major role in shaping her professional path. Originally planning to pursue engineering at Western Michigan University, Rachel quickly discovered her passion for psychology and applied behavior analysis after taking psychology coursework and being introduced to the science of behavior. The concepts came naturally to her, and she soon realized her future belonged in the field of behavioral science.
Following graduation, Rachel Skinner began her career working at a developmental center as a Behavior Analyst, where she managed a caseload of adults with developmental disabilities and severe behavioral concerns. She later expanded her experience into behavioral consulting, including work with families of children with behavioral challenges and consulting with DOGstar Productions on dog behavior and training.
Rachel then relocated to southern Indiana, where she worked as a Behavioral Consultant supporting children and adults with developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, severe behavioral disorders, and mental illness. After several years, she returned to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she spent five years supervising ABA therapists and graduate students as a BCBA in a center-based autism program, helping children build communication, social, adaptive, and behavioral skills through evidence-based ABA interventions.
In 2017, Rachel Skinner transitioned back into waiver and consulting services, allowing her to create a more flexible schedule while continuing to support families and individuals with disabilities. This decision gave her the opportunity to balance her professional passion with being present for her own children’s activities, school events, and family life.
After relocating back to Michigan in 2020, Rachel transitioned to working remotely in multiple leadership roles, including Travel BCBA, Quality Assurance and Clinical/Regional Director positions. She later founded her own private practice, Integrative Behavioral Consulting, where she continues providing supports coordination through medicaid, behavioral consultation, parent support, and professional guidance.
Beyond her professional work, Rachel Skinner is passionate about helping families access practical, compassionate, and research-based behavioral support. Through her website and online resources, she has been supporting families and professionals around the world for more than 15 years. She remains dedicated to expanding her educational content, tools, and resources to continue making a positive impact in the lives of children and families.
When she is not working, Rachel enjoys spending time with her family, relaxing at the neighborhood beach, playing Euchre, cruising the lake during Michigan summers, and cheering on her children at their sporting events.
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