LEADING WITH PURPOSE
OUR MISSION
At VATN, our mission is to empower individuals, families, and communities to achieve their authentic life values through personalized, multidisciplinary support. We specialize in therapeutic consultation for individuals with Virginia ID/DD waivers, while also offering school consultation, professional development, and community-building programs. Whether you engage with us briefly or over time, we are dedicated to tailoring our services to meet your unique needs and helping you take charge of your journey. By fostering continuous learning, providing comprehensive training, and investing in our local Virginia community, we aim to create a thriving environment where everyone can grow, succeed, and live meaningful lives. Together, we build stronger communities.
VATN envisions a world where individuals, families, and communities achieve authentic life values through personalized, multidisciplinary support.
VATN Leadership
VATN FOUNDER: CEO
JESSICA JOLLEY, LBA
Jessica Jolley is the Founder and CEO of Virginia Therapeutic Network, bringing 15 years of experience in behavior analysis. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Special Education, Severe Disabilities, both from Virginia Commonwealth University, and has completed Applied Behavior Analysis coursework at George Mason University. Jessica’s background spans community, home, clinical, and educational settings, supporting individuals aged 2 to 80. She is passionate about helping adults transition toward independence and is deeply interested in Organizational Behavior Analysis and Organizational Psychology. Jessica founded the network to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and professional growth among clinicians.
VATN FOUNDER: COO
PETRA WHITE, LBA
Petra White is the Founder and COO of Virginia Therapeutic Network with nearly 20 years of experience as a behavior analyst and educator. She has worked extensively with individuals with complex communication needs, developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and genetic disorders across clinical, educational, and community settings. As a parent, Petra understands the importance of access to diagnostics and comprehensive services. She focuses on supporting individuals with significant support needs and advocates for person-centered, evidence-based interventions that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life for clients and their families.
VATN FOUNDER: CCO
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN, LBA
Christopher Allen is the Founder and CCO of Virginia Therapeutic Network. With a background in biological anthropology and a Master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis, he integrates traditional ABA with Relational Frame Theory, Mindfulness, and Acceptance and Commitment Training. His career spans academic research on primate behavioral evolution and education at the middle and high school levels. Christopher focuses on data-driven approaches to skill acquisition and behavior reduction, particularly for individuals with emotional impairments and autism-related disorders.
VATN Origin
VATN began with a simple but radical question: what would happen if we built a company that cared for clinicians as thoughtfully as clinicians care for their clients?
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For years, our founders watched talented providers burn out under crushing caseloads, fragmented systems, and the emotional weight of complex care. They saw how this imbalance didn’t just impact staff well-being—it echoed into the experiences of the very families and individuals everyone was working so hard to support. VATN was created as an intentional counterpoint: a practice where clinicians are respected as whole people, not just billable hours.
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From the start, VATN’s vision was to build a multidisciplinary home base where collaboration is expected, reflective practice is protected time, and sustainable workloads are the norm—not the exception. By centering balance, autonomy, and community for our clinicians, we create the conditions for deeper clinical thinking, more creative problem-solving, and truly individualized care.
Today, VATN exists as a space where providers can do their best work without sacrificing their own mental health, and where clients and families feel that difference in every interaction. When our clinicians are grounded, supported, and connected, our clients are better heard, better understood, and better served—and that is the story VATN is still writing every day.
Who We Serve
We serve neurodivergent and disabled people across the life span, along with the families, caregivers, and supporters who walk alongside them.
At VATN, each person is seen first as a whole human being—not a diagnosis, behavior, or problem to solve. We welcome individuals navigating autism, ADHD, intellectual and developmental disabilities, learning differences, anxiety, mood concerns, and behavior that feels challenging, and we work together to identify what truly matters to them in their daily lives.
We are especially drawn to supporting those who have felt misunderstood, “too much,” or unsupported in other systems. Our goal is to co-create practical supports and meaningful goals that reflect each person’s values, culture, and strengths, so that home, work, school, and community feel more manageable, authentic, and sustainable.
