My name is Gina Kesten, and I am the Founder and CEO of Little Steps Therapy. My passion for helping children and supporting families inspired me to create a place where every child feels understood, valued, and encouraged.
At Little Steps Therapy, I believe meaningful progress begins with compassion, individualized care, and a strong partnership with families. Our mission is to create opportunities for children to learn new skills, build confidence, and reach their unique goals—one little step at a time.
Every journey starts with a reason. My passion for helping children and families grew from seeing firsthand how important the right support, guidance, and understanding can be during a child’s early years.
Those experiences inspired me to build Little Steps Therapy—a place where families feel supported, children are given meaningful opportunities to grow, and every milestone is celebrated. I wanted to create the kind of compassionate, knowledgeable support that helps families feel confident and never alone.
Today, that vision continues to guide everything we do. Our goal is simple: to help every child take meaningful steps toward greater communication, independence, confidence, and success.
When I entered the field of Applied Behavior Analysis and Early Intervention, I discovered a meaningful way to help children develop essential skills while supporting the families who care for them. I saw how evidence-based strategies, compassion, and strong family partnerships can create lasting progress.
Helping children develop meaningful ways to communicate their needs, thoughts, feelings, and ideas while building confidence in expressing themselves.
Teaching practical everyday skills that help children become more confident, capable, and comfortable navigating routines and activities on their own.
Helping children understand their emotions, develop healthy coping strategies, and learn positive ways to respond to challenging situations.
Providing caregivers with practical strategies, guidance, and ongoing support so they can confidently encourage their child's development at home and in everyday life.
Working to make compassionate, high-quality early intervention and behavioral support more accessible to children and families who may experience barriers to care.
Building trusting relationships with children and families through patience, encouragement, and support that helps every child feel valued and confident.
Little Steps Therapy was created with a simple but meaningful mission: to support every child, empower every family, and create a space where every child feels valued, understood, and encouraged.
At Little Steps Therapy, we provide:
Our approach is play-based, child-centered, and family-focused because every child is unique. We create personalized support around each child’s strengths, needs, interests, and goals.