Angie Owen-Killar MA, HSP-PA, LPA

Welcome!  I’m glad you’re here. Finding the right support for someone with developmental disabilities can feel overwhelming at times, and my goal is to provide thoughtful guidance that helps individuals, families, and support teams move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

I am a Licensed Psychological Associate with a Master of Arts in Clinical and Community Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. For more than 30 years, my work has focused on supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with particular expertise in Autism Spectrum Disorders and co-occurring mental health challenges.

In my private practice, I provide therapy, consultation, and behavioral support to individuals with developmental disabilities and the families and teams who care for them. Much of my work focuses on helping people and support teams understand behavior, strengthen independence, and develop practical strategies for navigating everyday challenges related to communication, emotional regulation, and daily living skills.

My work is collaborative and grounded in practical, real-world problem solving. Because individuals with developmental disabilities are often supported by a network of family members, residential staff, teachers, therapists, and service providers, I work closely with these teams to develop strategies that can be used consistently across settings.

I focus on identifying strengths, understanding the purpose behind behavior, and building supports that increase stability, independence, and quality of life. My work is grounded in person-centered principles, with careful attention to balancing safety with autonomy and the dignity of risk.

In addition to my clinical work, my practice also includes professional consultation and behavior support services within North Carolina’s developmental disability service system. I collaborate with managed care organizations, provider agencies, and interdisciplinary teams to support individuals receiving Innovations Waiver services and to help develop practical, person-centered behavior support strategies.

Early in my career, I worked with UNC’s nationally recognized TEACCH Autism Program as a Psychoeducational Therapist and later returned as a Consulting Psychologist. I also spent several years within a local managed care organization, where I moved through progressively responsible roles including Habilitation Specialist, Program Manager, Staff Psychologist, and ultimately Clinical Coordinator for Medicaid Waiver Services. During that time, I also worked with the organization’s Utilization Management Department, gaining experience in service authorization, clinical review, and system-level decision making related to supports for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Motivated by a desire to focus more directly on clinical work, I founded Psychological Support Services in 2004. Establishing my private practice allowed me to continue serving many of the individuals and families I had come to care about while working within those systems, but in a more direct therapeutic setting. In the early years of the practice, I also provided contract services to local school systems, including autism evaluations, teacher training, and behavioral consultation. That work helped support the development of my practice while allowing me to continue working with individuals with developmental disabilities across educational and community settings.

My practice now allows me to work directly with individuals, families, and support teams while drawing on the broader systems experience gained earlier in my career. That experience has shown me that progress rarely comes from rigid formulas, but instead from thoughtful collaboration, creativity, and adapting supports to fit the needs of each individual.