Guiding Seeds to Grow
“Guiding seeds to grow” isn’t just our motto, it’s the heart of everything we do. By meeting families where they are and building functional skills at every stage of life, we create opportunities for growth that last long after therapy ends.
The Mireles Clinic (TMC) was founded on a simple belief: every child, teen, and adult has the potential to grow when they’re given the right tools and a strong support team. Our work combines compassion with evidence based practice. From early learners to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, we provide ABA services that reduce barriers, build communication, and promote independence.
As a teaching clinic, we also mentor the next generation of behavior analysts. Our families benefit from working with student analyst who are veteran RBTs with years of hands on experience with behavior reduction. Every case is closely guided by seasoned BCBAs with expertise in verbal behavior and/or crisis strategies.
Abril Daniel
Chief Operations Officer
Abril ensures that every aspect of TMC runs smoothly, blending her expertise in behavioral health management with her passion for community service. With her experience in nonprofit leadership, she has built systems that prioritize compliance, safety, and accessibility, making high quality care possible for families who might otherwise go without support.
Her career began in nonprofit behavioral health, where she developed crisis prevention programs and strengthened family centered care. At TMC, she continues this work by collaborating with clients, families, and care teams to design practical, individualized treatment pathways that are both compassionate and effective.
Guided by her commitment to
equity and inclusion, Abril plays a central role in advancing TMC’s mission to serve El Paso’s most overlooked populations. Her focus is simple but powerful making behavioral health services supportive, accessible, and life changing for the community she calls home.
Maggie Romero
Chief Executive Officer
Maggie has spent the last 14 years supporting children, teens, and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A specialist in behavior reduction and crisis management, her work emphasizes long term independence, dignity, and compassion.
Her experience with adults in the Medicaid Waiver programs prompted her to expand behavior services by co-founding a behavior support agency in 2020. That passion for sustainable care models led her to create UnrestrictThis! a remote fieldwork supervision program designed to help guide the next generation of behavior analysts who were struggling to find a program that would teach them how to excel in the field of ABA.
Out of that program The Mireles Clinic (TMC) was born in an effort to fill the lack of ABA teaching clinics. El Paso’s first verbal behavior clinic structured to adapt to the changing needs of all clients with an emphasis on a caregiver coaching model. Today, Maggie oversees both operations and vision for the clinic’s signature initiatives:
- Sunshine Grotto, a clinical fellowship pairing student analysts with underserved clients
- Sunshade Haven, a planned nonprofit residential community for adults with IDD focused on independence, inclusion, and quality of life
LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE
Our Upcoming Projects & Vision
At TMC, we are committed to driving positive change in the lives of individuals and families, particularly those who need it most. As we look to the future, we are excited to share two transformative projects that will make a real difference in our community and beyond. TMC is the first step in a long term vision to revolutionize care, training, and support for the IDD community. TMC plans to expand into a training and crisis management center where RBTs, BCBAs, and parents learn hands on de-escalation, behavior prevention, and skill building strategies. From there, we’ll focus on launching a nonprofit residential community for adults with IDD and autism, designed to offer lifelong housing, inclusion, and purpose.
Our work is rooted in faith, driven by purpose, and built to serve not only clients, but their families and clinicians who are seeking to make a lasting impact.
Access for All: A Clinical Fellowship for Lifelong Growth
Where compassion meets training: ABA care for underserved communities.
Sunshine Grotto is a
community based fellowship that pairs student analysts with children who would otherwise go without services. Under BCBA oversight, this program creates a cycle of support where children gain meaningful ABA strategies at no cost, and student analysts achieve clinical growth by serving families that are too often overlooked.
Our Focus
- Orphanages & Foster Care – Children in transitional living often lack consistent therapeutic support. We partner with local organizations to bring evidence-based ABA services at little to no cost.
- Families Facing Financial Hardship – For families unable to access therapy due to financial or logistical barriers, we provide virtual and mobile ABA services, closing the gap between need and care.
Get Involved
For Families & Organizations
Do you know a child who needs ABA support but can’t access services? Sunshine Grotto pairs each child with a student analyst under the close supervision of licensed BCBAs.
- Caregiver coaching model for daily life
- Builds communication, reduces challenging behaviors
- Spots open as new student analysts join
For Student Analysts
Ready to take on your first client? Sunshine Grotto gives student analysts the chance to lead a case while earning fieldwork hours.
- Earn both restricted & unrestricted hours
- Real-world experience with children and families
- Oversight and mentorship from BCBAs
Sunshade Haven: Independent Living With Purpose
Sunshade Haven is our vision for a residential community designed exclusively for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who may not qualify for or gain access to traditional state supported services.
Sunshade Haven is our vision for a residential community designed exclusively for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who may not qualify for or gain access to traditional state supported services.
Key Features
- ABA Guided Living Support – Daily living and behavior supports grounded in evidence based strategies, delivered with respect and autonomy at the forefront.
- Integrated Employment & Skill-Building – Onsite opportunities through community run enterprises (gardens, cafes, packaging) or off site job placements supported by vocational coaching.
- Adaptive Living Spaces – Units designed for accessibility, sensory awareness, and safety, whether fully independent or with light daily assistance.
- Community Culture – No judgment, no shame. Just a community full of trained staff, peers, and advocates dedicated to honoring each resident’s right to independence and joy.
Our Mission
We envision a community where adults with IDD don’t just survive, they thrive. At Sunshade Haven, residents own their routines, build friendships, learn new skills, and contribute meaningfully in an environment built to support, not limit them.
This is more than residential care. It’s a lifestyle rooted in respect, independence, and inclusion.
JOIN US IN BUILDING A DIFFERENCE
Both Sunshine Grotto and Sunshade Haven are part of our larger mission to empower individuals with autism and IDD, create opportunities for growth, and reimagine what inclusive care can look like. These projects are bold, but they’re built on the same values that guide our daily work: respect, independence, and community.
We invite you to be part of this vision through direct involvement, advocacy, or support. Together, we can create spaces where children, teens, and adults with IDD don’t just receive services, but truly thrive.
Stay tuned for program updates!