Cadenza Center is proud to be recognized once again by the South Florida Business Journal as one of the Top Women-Owned Businesses, ranking #21 for 2025. This milestone reflects 25 years of steady growth rooted in clinical integrity, thoughtful care, and a strong community. In this edition, we’re also sharing new insights for parents navigating emotional outbursts and the gap between knowing and doing, along with resources designed to bring more clarity and support to everyday challenges.
Cadenza Center recognized by South Florida Business Journal
Why Does My Child Overreact to Everything? (And what it’s actually telling you…)
What looks like an overreaction is often a child struggling with skills they’re still developing. In this blog, Ligia Asprelli, LMHC, explains how emotional outbursts are tied to social-emotional growth—and how the right support can help children build regulation, confidence, and stronger relationships over time.
Is it a phase — or something more?
Parenting a young child comes with a lot of questions. Is this normal? Should I be worried?
Cadenza Center’s licensed child psychologists created a free guide, Phase or Pattern?, to help parents of children ages 2–8 find answers. Inside, you’ll discover which behaviors are developmentally typical, which warrant closer attention, and the three signs that often point to a professional evaluation.
All written in plain language, without pressure or clinical jargon.
Because you deserve a clear answer, not more uncertainty.
Now Accepting New Clients – Immediate Availability
Cadenza Center currently has immediate availability for psychoeducational testing and evaluations, as well as therapy services for children, teens, and adults. Music therapy services are also available for individuals who benefit from a creative, integrative approach to care. If you’ve been considering support or waiting for the right time, this is an opportunity to get started without delay. Our team is here to provide thoughtful, personalized care to help you or your loved one move forward with clarity and confidence.
He Knows Better… So Why Doesn’t He Do It? (Understanding the gap between knowing and doing in young children)
Many parents see it: their child can explain the “right” response—but in the moment, it falls apart. This isn’t defiance. It’s a gap between knowing and doing, especially when emotions take over.
In this blog, we break down why that happens, what it means developmentally, and how connection and guided practice help children build real, lasting skills.
Autism Investor Summit West
The autism services landscape is no longer just a growth story—it’s a pressure story.
Autism prevalence is now 1 in 31 children, which continues to drive demand at a level the system is still trying to keep up with. At the same time, the business side of autism services is undergoing significant strain—reimbursement pressures, workforce instability, increasing regulatory scrutiny, and the aftereffects of rapid private equity expansion.
In recent years, private equity firms have acquired hundreds of autism service providers across the U.S., accelerating growth—but also, in some cases, prioritizing scale over sustainability. We’ve already seen what can happen when those models are pushed too far: after the acquisition of Center for Autism and Related Disorders, more than 100 sites were closed, and the company ultimately filed for bankruptcy.
At the same time, states are tightening oversight and reimbursement, and access to care is being disrupted in certain regions as providers contract or close. All of this is happening while more families than ever are seeking services.
This is the reality of the field right now.
And when there is pressure to be profitable in a system that directly impacts people’s lives, the risk is that decisions begin to drift away from clinical integrity and long-term outcomes.
That’s not what we’ve built at Cadenza.
For 25 years, Cadenza Center for Psychotherapy and the Arts has been a psychologist-owned, clinician-led practice, grounded in thoughtful growth, clinical quality, and doing right by the families we serve. We’ve weathered multiple shifts in this field—and we’re preparing for the next one.
That’s why I’m attending.
Not as an investor—but as a leader who understands that the next phase of autism services will require more than growth. It will require durability, accountability, and a model that can hold both clinical excellence and business reality at the same time.
We’re paying attention. And we’re building accordingly.
Prioritizing mental health, for both yourself and your loved ones, is vital at every stage of life. At the Cadenza Center, we provide comprehensive services for adults, including therapy for anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, workplace stress, as well as therapy for teens and children. Our dedicated and compassionate therapists are here to support you on your path to greater balance, resilience, and well-being. 💬 Ready to begin your journey? Reach out to us today to schedule your appointment!
