Leighan Nand

Leighan Nand (Operations Manager & Family and Behavior Services Team Manager) serves at Caillier Clinic, overseeing operational leadership, program development, and staff training while ensuring high-quality, individualized treatment planning across clinical services. Holding a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) from the University of Wisconsin–Stout, Leighan combines specialized training with extensive hands-on experience.

With over 19 years of experience working with children with special needs—including 7 years specializing in ABA treatment for Autism—and over 14 years as a treatment foster and adoptive parent, Leighan brings a deeply authentic, compassionate perspective to her leadership. Her unique blend of formal education and personal lived experience as a mother of children on the Autism spectrum and four adopted children enables her to provide unmatched support to families navigating complex needs.

Areas of Focus & Leadership

• Autism & Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA): Overseeing behavior service teams and delivering evidence-informed ABA programming for youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and developmental needs.
• Attachment, Trauma & Foster Care Dynamics: Applying vast professional and personal experience in treatment foster care, adoption, and trauma-informed support to help families navigate attachment disorders resulting from abuse or neglect.
• Family Systems & Parent Coaching: Guiding parent-child relationship formation, family reunification processes, and empowering caregivers with practical tools to promote positive behavioral change.

Management & Supervisory Approach Leighan leads with a genuine, personable, and highly collaborative style. By bridging operational oversight with deep empathy for the lived realities of the families Caillier Clinic serves, she creates structured, effective treatment plans and supportive environments where both clinicians and clients can thrive.

Outside the Clinic Leighan remains deeply committed to family life and community advocacy. Beyond her administrative and managerial roles, she devotes her time to supporting foster and adoptive networks, mentoring caregivers, and cherishing time with her children.