For families navigating persistent behavioral challenges, finding effective support can become a complicated process. Parents may move between therapy, educational interventions, structured programs, and other services while still struggling to understand what is driving recurring patterns at home. Higher Grounds Management, co-founded by Tynan Mason and Mike Beiras, is pursuing a practical model centered on the environments where those patterns actually occur.
The company provides in-home and virtual support for children, teens, and young adults, with services available nationwide. Its approach combines behavioral intervention, family coaching, mentorship, executive functioning support, academic assistance, accountability, and digital detox programs. A growing component of the model is its Evidence-Based E-Courses for teens, young adults, and parents, designed to give families structured education they can apply within their own homes.
Mason and Beiras bring professional backgrounds that have shaped the company’s emphasis on accountability and real-world intervention. Mason previously worked as a gang intervention specialist and juvenile probation officer, while Beiras served as a United States Federal Probation Officer and earned a master’s degree in negotiation and conflict resolution. Together, they have more than 40 years of combined experience.
For Mason, the central issue is understanding behavior in context and replacing emotional reactions with observable information. “We have a new evidence-based approach that can be far more efficient and cost effective for many families,” he says. His perspective is that families need practical systems that allow them to understand what is happening, identify behavioral patterns, and make informed decisions about how to respond.
That philosophy is reflected in the company’s process. Higher Grounds Management tracks observable and measurable behavioral data to help families identify patterns and make data-driven decisions. The company’s work also involves JJ Bustamante, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), whose behavioral expertise contributes to the company’s evidence-based approach.
The emphasis on measurement is grounded in established behavioral science. Research found that behavioral parent training is an effective intervention for child disruptive behaviors and highlighted the important role parents can play in implementing behavioral strategies in the home. The review also describes parents as active participants who can track their children’s behavior, help develop new skills, and apply behavioral strategies consistently in everyday settings.
For Higher Grounds Management, those principles translate into a process families can use in everyday life. Rather than relying exclusively on stress, frustration, or emotional responses when a problem occurs, parents are taught to observe what happens before, during, and after a behavior and use that information to determine an appropriate response.
“We work in the home or virtually and teach families how to track behavioral patterns and make data-driven decisions to change problem behaviors in the home,” Mason explains. “We coach families through the entire process.”
The company’s Evidence-Based E-Courses extend that philosophy beyond one-on-one support. Designed for teens, young adults, and parents, the courses are intended to provide structured education around behavior modification and practical strategies that can be incorporated into daily family life. For families, that educational component can provide another way to access guidance, reinforce learning, and build consistency between coaching sessions.
The broader research literature supports the value of involving parents in behavioral interventions. A systematic review found that parents who participated in community-based interventions for adolescents with challenging behaviors generally made greater gains in positive parenting than control groups, with positive effects extending to some aspects of challenging adolescent behavior. Another study of parent training interventions for disruptive behavior disorders found that 11 of 12 included studies reported significant reductions in primary externalizing behavior problems and disruptive behavior disorders.
The company’s services extend beyond behavioral coaching. Higher Grounds Management provides executive functioning and tutoring support for young people dealing with disorganization, academic difficulties, and related challenges. It also offers mentorship and accountability for teens and young adults, digital detox support for excessive screen use, and parental coaching designed to strengthen the family environment.
Mason also identifies drug testing and screen addiction support among the tools available to families, alongside tutoring, executive functioning, mentorship, and accountability. The combination reflects his view that behavioral challenges frequently involve several interconnected areas of daily life. Addressing those areas can require a coordinated family strategy.
This philosophy also informs the company’s work with parents. Higher Grounds Management states that it works closely with mothers and fathers so they can recognize patterns, establish clearer boundaries, and develop greater consistency in the home. The company describes its model as one that holds the whole family accountable while providing consultation and coaching throughout the process.
For Mason, parental involvement is central to sustainable progress because families continue the work long after a professional session ends. Research has also explored the value of training parents to use behavioral assessment techniques themselves, with published findings showing improvements in parents’ ability to identify problems, analyze their possible functions, and develop interventions.
“We want families to have the tools to understand what is happening and why,” Mason says. “When parents can see the patterns clearly, they can make decisions based on information rather than reacting from stress.”
Mason describes the company’s approach as potentially more efficient and cost-effective for some families than traditional talk therapy or prescription medication. The company positions its model as complementary to the broader landscape of behavioral and mental health support, with the specific approach determined according to each family’s circumstances.
Accessibility is another part of the company’s mission. Mason says Higher Grounds Management funds its own 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to help families who cannot afford private services gain access to support. The initiative reflects his belief that financial circumstances should not automatically determine whether a family can receive structured behavioral assistance.
The company is also expanding its educational reach through a forthcoming podcast, “The Parent Warrior Project.” Mason describes the project as a platform designed primarily for parents, particularly mothers raising children, teens, and young adults. He says the podcast is intended to provide substantial free value and practical guidance while extending the company’s broader mission beyond direct client services.
Higher Grounds Management has already received recognition from the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Hermosa Beach. It also accommodates a multidisciplinary team that includes behavior analysts, counselors, therapists, former probation officers, tutors, and certified life and health coaches.
At the center of Mason and Beiras’ model is a straightforward proposition: meaningful behavioral change has to translate into everyday life. By combining behavioral expertise, measurable observation, family accountability, parental coaching, and Evidence-Based E-Courses, Higher Grounds Management is building a framework designed to help families understand behavior and apply what they learn where change ultimately has to occur.
For Mason, the objective extends beyond addressing an individual behavior. It is about giving families a repeatable framework for making better decisions.
“Parents are carrying an enormous amount of responsibility,” Mason says. “Our job is to give them the structure, information, and support to move from constant reaction toward intentional leadership.”
