ABOUT ME? THIS IS ABOUT YOUR CHILD
Hi, I’m Batsheva.
And here’s what I believe about your child:
Every child has the potential to thrive. Yours too.
Somewhere underneath their struggle is a skill that hasn’t been built yet.
Finding it — and filling the gap — is what I’m here for.
Why I opened Cobalt Coaching
I’m Batsheva Mandelbaum, a board-certified behavior analyst.
For more than six years, I’ve worked with children and families in schools, homes, and clinics. From preschool through high school, different diagnoses, personalities, strengths, and challenges — I’ve seen it.
I’ve supervised and trained other BCBAs, too, in clinical supervision and development roles.
But I wanted to help children (and their parents) more directly
My work in ABA gave me a strong foundation in understanding behavior and teaching skills. At the same time, the more I supervised, assessed, and wrote plans, the more I wanted to be the one in the room.
I also wanted to make this support available to families who don't necessarily have a diagnosis or qualify for traditional ABA services.
Cobalt gives me the opportunity to do that.
Cobalt starts with “co” for a reason
So much of this work happens through the relationship between people.
A child needs to feel understood. A parent needs to feel supported. The adults in a child's life need to be able to communicate and work together.
That's the “co” in Cobalt — child, parent, and me, working on the same problem.
What changed when I started Cobalt?
I’m the one in the room.
There’s no handoff, no plan written by one person and carried out by another.
That’s a big part of how I learn what your child needs, and continuously tailor our sessions for maximum effectiveness. I’m constantly adjusting based on what I see — what happened, what helped, what made it worse. When we check in, we’re working from the same baseline because I see your child firsthand.
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