Cardinal Pediatric Therapies Website Terms of Use

Please read the following Terms of Use (“Terms”) carefully before using this Website so that you (“You” or “Your”) are aware of Your legal rights and obligations with respect to Cardinal Pediatric Therapies, its affiliates and subsidiaries (individually and collectively, “Cardinal” or “We”).

We reserve the right, at our discretion, to modify these Terms, which modification will be effective 10 days following the posting of the modification to the Website or providing notice to you, whichever occurs first, and will apply to causes of action arising after the effective date of the change. We will inform You regarding such modifications by either notifying You via Your email address or by posting such latest changes on the Website. You should continue checking the Website for changes. Your continued use of this Website following the posting of changes to these Terms or providing notice to you, whichever occurs first, will mean You accept those changes.

1. Your Acceptance

By using or visiting this Website, including without limitation contributing to or viewing the Website’s Content (as defined below), You signify Your assent to (1) these Terms; and (2) Cardinal’s privacy policy at https://cardinalabatherapy.com/privacy-policy/ (“Privacy Policy”). These Terms apply to all users of the Website. If You do not agree to these Terms or the Privacy Policy then please do not access or otherwise use the Website or any information contained herein.

2. Software Use Restrictions

You acknowledge that any software and related documentation that may be available to download or access from the Website (the “Software”) is the copyrighted work of Cardinal. You agree that use of the Software is governed by the terms of the license agreement which accompanies or is included with the Software (the “License Agreement”). Except as set forth in the applicable License Agreement, any further copying, reproduction or redistribution of the Software is expressly prohibited.

3. Ability to Accept Terms

You affirm that You are over the age of 18, as the Website is not intended for children under 18. If it comes to Cardinal’s attention through reliable means that a registered user is a child under 18 years of age, Cardinal may cancel that user’s account and/or access to the Website.

4. Website Access

Cardinal hereby grants You permission to use the Website, provided that:

  • You will not copy, distribute or modify any part of the Website without Cardinal’s prior written authorization;
  • You will not send unsolicited or unauthorized advertisements, spam, chain letters, etc.
  • You will not transmit any Content which contains software viruses, or other harmful computer code, files or programs;
  • You will not disrupt servers or networks connected to the Website;
  • You comply with these Terms.

In order to access some of the services of the Website, You have to create an account. You may never use another’s account without permission. When creating Your account, You must provide accurate and complete information. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs in Your account, and You must keep Your account password secure. You must notify Cardinal immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of Your account. You will be liable for any use made of Your account or password and the losses of Cardinal or others due to such unauthorized use. Cardinal will not be liable for Your losses caused by any unauthorized use of Your account.

You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, “robots,” “spiders,” and “offline readers,” that accesses the Website in a manner that sends more request messages to the Cardinal servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a conventional on-line web browser. Cardinal reserves the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in specific cases. You agree not to collect or harvest any personally identifiable information, including account names or e-mail addresses, from the Website, nor to use the communication systems provided by the Website for any commercial solicitation purposes.

Cardinal, in its sole discretion, has the right to terminate Your access to the Website immediately and with or without cause.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

The content on the Website, including without limitation, the text, documents, descriptions, products, software, graphics, photos, sounds, videos, interactive features, services, and any other content on the Website (“Content”) and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein (“Marks”), are owned by or licensed to Cardinal. Content on the Website is provided to You “AS IS” for Your information and personal use only and may not be used, copied, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, de-compiled, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without Cardinal’s prior written consent. Cardinal reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Website. If You download or print a copy of the Content for personal use, You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Website or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or that enforce limitations on use of the Website.

Cardinal owns all Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Website, the Software, and the Content. “Intellectual Property Rights” means any and all rights, titles and interests, whether foreign or domestic, in and to any and all trade secrets, patents, copyrights, service marks, trademarks, know-how, or similar intellectual property rights, as well as any and all moral rights, rights of privacy, publicity and similar rights of any type under the laws or regulations of any governmental, regulatory, or judicial authority, foreign or domestic.

This section shall survive any termination of these Terms.

6. Third-Party Content

The Website may present, or otherwise allow you to view, access, link to, and/or interact with, Content from third parties and other sources that are not owned or controlled by us (such Content, “Third-Party Content”). The Website may also enable you to communicate with the related third parties. The display or communication to you of such Third-Party Content does not (and shall not be construed to) in any way imply, suggest, or constitute any sponsorship, endorsement, or approval by us of such Third-Party Content or third party, or by such third party of us, and nor any affiliation between us and such third party. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for Third-Party Content, or any third party’s terms of use, privacy policies, actions, omissions, or practices. Please read the terms of use and privacy policy of any third party that you interact with before you engage in any such activity.

7. Disclosure

We reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to:

  • Satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, subpoena or governmental request,
  • Enforce these Terms, including investigation of potential violations of it,
  • Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues,
  • Respond to user support requests, or
  • Protect the rights, property or safety of Cardinal, our users or the public.

8. Links

The Website may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or controlled by Cardinal. Cardinal is not affiliated with those websites, has no control over those websites, and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. In addition, Cardinal will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party site. By using the Website, You expressly release Cardinal from any and all liability arising from Your use of any third-party website. Accordingly, We encourage You to be aware when You have left the Website and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each other website that You visit. Cardinal permits You to link to materials on the Website for personal, non-commercial purposes only.

9. Information Description

Cardinal attempts to be as accurate as possible. However, Cardinal cannot and does not warrant that the Content available on the Website is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. Cardinal reserves the right to make changes in or to the Content, or any part thereof, according to its sole judgment, without the requirement of giving any notice prior to or after making such changes to the Content. Your use of the Content, or any part thereof, is made solely at your own risk and responsibility.

10. Limitation of Liability and Warranty

THE FOLLOWING SECTION REGARDING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND WARRANTY APPLIES WHETHER OR NOT THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THE WEBSITE ARE FOR PAYMENT.

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND CARDINAL, THE WEBSITE (INCLUDING THE CONTENT AND ANY OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED THEREBY), IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. WHILE WE MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT THE WEBSITE WILL FUNCTION AS CLAIMED, CARDINAL DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE FREE OF BUGS, SECURITY BREACHES, VIRUS ATTACKS AND THE LIKE, OR THAT IT WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE. THE WEBSITE WILL OCCASIONALLY BE UNAVAILABLE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, UPGRADING, OR OTHER REASONS. IN ADDITION, YOU AGREE THAT CARDINAL WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES TO ITS USERS THAT MAY RESULT FROM TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OF THE INTERNET, SLOW CONNECTIONS, TRAFFIC CONGESTION OR OVERLOAD OF OUR OR OTHER SERVERS, ETC.

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY, CARDINAL DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE SECURITY OF ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY PROVIDE OR ACTIVITIES YOU ENGAGE IN DURING THE COURSE OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL CARDINAL, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS, ASSIGNS AND AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF MONEY, GOODWILL, REPUTATION, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE AND ITS SERVICES EVEN IF CARDINAL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ANY EVENT AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THIS SECTION TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW YOU AGREE THAT CARDINAL’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES AND LOSSES SHALL NOT IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEED THE LESSER OF (A) THE AGGREGATE OF THE AMOUNT (IF ANY) PAID BY YOU IN THE 12 MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING BRINGING OF A CLAIM AGAINST CARDINAL OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR (B) $100.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

11. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Cardinal, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (i) Your use of the Website; (ii) Your violation of these Terms; and/or (iii) Your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, publicity or privacy right. This defense, hold harmless and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms and Your use of the Website.

12. Assignment

These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by You, but may be assigned by Cardinal without restriction or notification to You.

13. General

Cardinal reserves the right to discontinue or modify any aspect of the Website at any time. These Terms, the Privacy Policy and the relationship between You and Cardinal shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to its principles of conflict of laws. You and Cardinal agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Raleigh, North Carolina and waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by Cardinal on the Website, shall constitute the entire agreement between You and Cardinal concerning the Website. If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and a party’s failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. YOU AND CARDINAL AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SITE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

Last updated: July 23th, 2025

 

Dr. Mike Henderson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA

Regional Operations Director

North Carolina

Mike Henderson, PhD, LBA, BCBA-D, is the Regional Operations Director at Cardinal Pediatric Therapies. With over two decades of experience in behavior analysis and organizational leadership, he focuses on mentoring teams and fostering a culture of collaboration, growth, and excellence in client care. Mike believes strong leadership and supportive systems are essential for helping clients, families, and providers succeed together.

Felicia Freeman

Clinic Manager

I am Felicia Freeman, the Clinic Manager for Cardinal Pediatric Therapies. I have been in ABA for several years now and am passionate about the community that we serve. I started out as an RBT, decided to go the administrative route, and worked my way up to managing clinics. I choose this field every day because I enjoy making a meaningful impact in the lives of our clients and building strong teams that change lives.

Amanda Dean, MA, BCBA, LBA

Johnston County, NC

Amanda graduated from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2018 with her Masters in Psychology. She proceeded to complete her graduate certificate in ABA and became a BCBA in November 2020. Amanda has a passion for behavior reduction, tolerance training and functional communication training. She enjoys spending as much time as she can with her 3 children and husband. When she’s not working, Amanda is very involved in her local Pop Warner Cheerleading program where she is the Assistant Cheer Director and a head coach.

Becky Fronheiser

Operations Director

Arizona

Becky has worked in behavioral health for 7 years. She joined Cardinal in the spring of 2024.  Becky is grateful for the opportunity to work with such a passionate group of people and looks forward to supporting families with their specific ABA needs.  In her personal time, she enjoys spending quality time with her husband, 6 kids and 4 grandkids and loves to travel and relax on the beach.

Matthew Wilkinson

Operations Director

Cary, NC

Matthew holds a bachelors degree from the University of Utah, Medical Degree from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara and an MBA from Western Governors University. He has worked in the pediatric field for the majority of his professional life and has a passion for helping bring the best care to children in need. He enjoys spending time with his wife and three children and day trips to the coast.

 

Trisha Iannotta Bieszczad, PsyD., BCBA

Triad, NC

Trisha is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with extensive expertise since 2016 in applying behavior analytic principles to improve the lives of children and adolescents. Her professional journey began with a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, emphasizing child and adolescent development. This foundation has equipped her with a deep understanding of psychological theories and practices, which she seamlessly integrates into her work as a BCBA. Outside of her professional endeavors, Trisha enjoys reading, spending time outdoors with her family & trying out new restaurants. Trisha’s dedication to both her career and personal interests reflects her commitment to continual growth and enrichment, both professionally and personally. Her multifaceted background allows her to approach each aspect of her life with a blend of expertise, enthusiasm, and a genuine appreciation for learning and exploration.

Tina Lee

Director of Finance

Tina Lee is the Finance Director for Cardinal with a variety of experience in the Healthcare Industry for over 13 years. She is compassionate and always eager to assist where she can. In the ever-changing Healthcare environment, Tina has played a vital role in putting processes in place to obtain high efficiency outcomes to help our clients get the care they need. Tina enjoys the outdoors and loves spending time with her family.

William Evans

Director of Outreach and Recruitment

William is a UNCW Graduate who started his professional career working in Marketing and Recruiting for a local technology company before looking for an opportunity to take those skills and help others. In his spare time he plays hockey, including annually for the North Carolina Autism Hockey Tournament, which is dedicated to the raising money and awareness for organizations helping local families with children diagnosed with autism.

Alice Okamoto, MA, BCBA, LBA

Chief of Staff

Alice has been with Cardinal for over 4 years and has worn many hats along the way!  Alice has a passion for working with clients and families as a unit, supervising behavior analyst trainees, and collaborating on strategic initiatives to ensure clinical efficiencies.  Alice‘s professional experience began with ABA in a school setting, and has worked in schools, homes, and clinics throughout the years while enjoying collaboration with related providers.  In her free time, Alice enjoys traveling, exploring parks with her dog, Oliver, and trying new restaurants. 

Darrin Miller

CEO

Darrin has dedicated his education and career to the field of behavioral health. As a licensed therapist and master’s in clinical counseling he works to create solutions that improve the lives of those impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorder at a local, state, and national level. He strives to create a culture of caring and empathy while innovating solutions for improving families’ access to quality care as quickly as possible.