I Know This Field. I Know What Good Support Looks Like.

10+

Years in the Field

Multi

Certifications

PA

Clearances Current

GL

Fully Insured

My name is Andre Williams. I've spent more than a decade working inside the disability services system — not on the edges of it. I've run group homes, trained staff on behavioral safety, served as a liaison between families and Support Coordinators, and currently work as Activities Coordinator in the Aging & Adult Day Program department at my organization. I've seen what good support looks like, and I've seen what passes for it when no one's paying attention.

I built this private practice because I wanted to do this work the right way — with a small number of clients, consistent schedules, and a genuine focus on each person's goals. When you work with me, there's no agency absorbing most of what you pay, no rotating cast of strangers, and no one who doesn't know your family member's name. It's just me, showing up.

"I believe people with mild intellectual disabilities are more capable than the systems designed to support them often give them credit for."

My job isn't to make life easier by doing things for people — it's to help them build the skills and confidence to do more for themselves. That means I work with people who are ready to grow. I'm not the right fit for every client, and I'm upfront about that because the wrong match helps no one.

My background as a Support Coordinator liaison means I understand how Pennsylvania's disability services system works from the inside. I currently operate on a private-pay basis — you pay me directly, I invoice you, and we get to work. No agency, no waiting list, no administrative process.

Andre Williams — Direct Support Professional, Lehigh Valley PA
  • 10+ Years in Disability Services — Direct Care, Management & Training
  • Former Group Home Manager — Bellwether Behavioral Health (formerly Advoserv of NJ)
  • Former Support Coordinator Liaison
  • Former Behavioral Safety Trainer
  • Current Activities Coordinator — Aging & Adult Day Program
  • American Red Cross First Aid / CPR / AED Certified Instructor
  • Multi-Certified Life Coach
  • PA State Police Criminal History Clearance — Current
  • PA Child Abuse History Clearance — Current
  • FBI Fingerprint Background Check — Current
  • General Liability Insurance — Active

Why $50–55/hr Is the Right Number

Agencies typically pay their direct support staff $14–18/hr and pocket the rest. What you're paying for with me is the full depth of my background — group home management, behavioral safety training, SC liaison experience, and ARC certification — applied directly to your family member, with no overhead, no middleman, and no one else absorbing the value.

I'm also fully insured with active general liability coverage, and all PA clearances are current. That's the baseline for any credible independent provider — and it's built into what you're paying for.

Want to see if this is the right fit for your family?

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