Owner/
Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Chelsia Massey, MS, BCBA
I can't remember a time when my heart didn't long to teach children with special needs. In 3rd grade I would spend recess braiding Molly's hair and teaching her new words to use other than her usual "NO!" (Molly has Down syndrome). Then in fourth and fifth grade I would hurry to finish my class work so I could go down to the inclusion class. In High School I spent my service hours working with children throughout the community.

Following High-School my passion continued. I worked at a special needs learning center, and then worked as a 1:1 paraprofessional for a child with Autism. It was this work in particular that led me to research Applied Behavior Analysis.  Immediately I was hooked.  ABA merged my love of psychology and my love for children with special needs.  From here the dream of the Communication Station was born, and for 4 years I owned and operated the Communication Station where I implemented ABA programs with 25+ families in and around Birmingham.  Implementing programs wasn't enough.  I knew that I needed to pursue a Graduate Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis to become a better advocate for families.

In January 2013 I graduated with a Masters Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from Spalding University, Louisville, KY.  After relocating to Birmingham, AL I opened Thrive Behavioral Services, LLC to serve families across Alabama and beyond.  As the owner of Thrive Behavioral Services, LLC, I work with children touched by all sorts of Special needs; Autism Spectrum Disorders, Neurological Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Down Syndrome, and Learning Disorders to name a few. I can't think of a more awesome line of work than what I get to do everyday. I get to interact with some of the brightest children on the planet. I get to see the light bulbs go off in their little minds and the look that says " I finally get it" 

"I Believe in Children! Most of all I believe all children are teachable! All children are capable of learning! Many are in need of a different sort of teaching. I believe I have that to offer. I look forward to working with you and your family!" -Chelsia Massey


Michelle Bond
Office Manager

Michelle is the Office Manager at Thrive Behavioral Services, LLC.  Michelle Bond has been married for 22 years and has two teenage children. Both were adopted from a Russian orphanage when they were 9 months and 19 months old.  Originally from Pensacola, Florida, she has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Troy University.  She has always had a passion for working with children, serving in various roles such as volunteering as the nursery coordinator at her church and working as a substitute teacher in the Shelby county schools for over seven years.  She has worked in International Adoption for almost ten years, helping to build families through adoption from Russia, Ukraine and China.  Her last few years of adoption work were focused solely on placing children with special needs from China with many loving families. She considers herself an advocate for children in every role she has filled throughout the years.  She is very excited to be working at Thrive!!


Jill Sholtis
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

Jill Sholtis is a Registered Behavioral Technician with Thrive Behavioral Services. Originally from Columbus, Georgia, she attended the University of Alabama where she graduated with a degree in Communicative Disorders. During her time at Alabama she completed work as a student clinician in Speech Pathology, where she focused her efforts on early childhood and Autism Spectrum speech disorders. Jill established her interest and compassion for children with autism as a Theatre Academy Intern, teaching social skills through stage skills. She joined the Thrive Team during the summer of 2015. She seeks to foster each child’s uniqueness while enabling them to grow. 
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Taylor Horst
​Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

Taylor is a Program Implementer at Thrive Behavioral Services, LLC.  From a very early age, Taylor knew she wanted to work with children. In 2006 she volunteered as a camp counselor at an MDA camp where she worked with children with Muscular Dystrophy.  That experience confirmed that she wanted to have a career working with children with special needs. From 2008-2012, Taylor worked as an after-school care and summer camp counselor at the YMCA,  where she was head counselor for over 70 kids ages 9-11.  In 2014, she began working as an aid in special education at Greystone Elementary. While at Greystone Taylor had the opportunity to see first hand how ABA therapy changed the life of one of her students.  It was her amazing progress that led Taylor to want to continue her career in Applied Behavior Analysis. 

Beth Vincent
Program Implementer

*information coming soon

Jennifer McCArthy
Program Implementer

Jen is a native of Baltimore, who recently moved to the south.  She is currently pursuing a masters degree in Psychology.  Jen's background in special needs, began at an early age when her brother was born with Down Syndrome.  Her interest continued as she built strong relationships with individual's with various diagnosis through high school and beyond.  Jen joined the Thrive team in September of 2017.  She is currently working towards her certification as a Registered Behavior Technician. She is excited to learn all that there is to know about ABA to serve more children in her community.