Directory evidence
ABA Therapy Services in Florida
See what 1436 tracked locations in Florida actually document
The Top ABA Therapy dataset carries 1436 clinic locations for ABA therapy in Florida.
Florida at a glance: 1262 organizations operate 1436 tracked clinic locations here. Documented settings include in-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training. Insurers mentioned on clinic websites include Medicaid and Aetna; a mention is the clinic’s statement, not a plan’s. Every figure is derived from the directory index and carries the date it was checked.
Top 5 ABA therapy clinics in Florida
Ordered by how much each clinic documents publicly: the service settings and insurers it names on its own website, then the directory’s evidence score. Payment never changes this order.
1. ABA Made Easy
Documents 4 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, in-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training. Mentions 12 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon). Lists private pay.
2. Sunshine Behavioral Health Services
Documents 7 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA. Mentions 7 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna. Lists private pay.
3. Little Tesla Pediatric Therapy
Documents 8 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA. Mentions 5 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna. Lists private pay.
4. ABA Therapy – Multicultural Development Services
Documents 6 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions 6 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna. Lists private pay.
5. Applied Behavioral Learning Experiences
4 locations in Florida. Documents 5 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions 7 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Lists private pay.
Insurers listed on a card are the ones the clinic names on its own website. A mention is not acceptance, network status or benefits. Confirm with the provider and your plan.
3-Step Therapy-ABA
Margate, FL
5 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 2 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Medicaid on its website.
ABA All Stars Therapy Services
Miami, FL
6 documented settings · mentions Cigna, Medicaid and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Cigna, Medicaid, TRICARE on its website.
ABA Alliance Therapy, Orlando – Clinic, Home, School, Community
Orlando, FL
8 documented settings · mentions Private pay and UnitedHealthcare / Optum
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Mentions Private pay, UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
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Current insurance evidence unknown
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ABA Connection
St. Augustine, FL
Settings not yet documented · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid and 2 more insurers
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Service information unknown
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Private pay, TRICARE on its website.
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Current insurance evidence unknown
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Mentions Medicaid on its website.
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Mentions Medicaid, Private pay on its website.
ABA Kids Connection, Inc
Tampa, FL
2 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 4 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Medicaid and 2 more insurers on its website.
ABA Kids Connection, Inc
Orlando, FL
2 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 4 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Medicaid and 2 more insurers on its website.
In-home and center-based ABA therapy services in Florida
Of the 1436 tracked locations in Florida, 209 document in-home ABA therapy.
110 of the 1436 tracked locations in Florida mention Medicaid on their websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan.
Other insurers named most often: Aetna (94), Cigna (93) and Blue Cross Blue Shield (91).
Terms you will see on clinic pages
Clinic pages and the evidence tables use four terms worth knowing before you compare.
- BCBA: Board Certified Behavior Analyst, the credential that designs and supervises a treatment plan
- RBT: Registered Behavior Technician, who delivers sessions under that supervision
- Discrete trial training (DTT): a skill taught in short, structured, repeated steps
- Natural environment teaching (NET): the same skill practised inside everyday routines and play
ABA therapy services documented in this area
- Tracked clinic locations
- 1436 clinic locations in Florida are in our tracked dataset.
- Clinic organizations
- 1262 organizations operate those locations.
- Cities with tracked providers
- 147 cities in Florida have at least one tracked clinic location.
- Largest tracked markets
- Homestead, 79 locations. West Palm Beach, 66 locations. Miami, 45 locations. Pembroke Pines, 45 locations. Miramar, 43 locations.
- Therapy settings documented
- 254 tracked clinics document In-home ABA therapy. 233 tracked clinics document Parent and caregiver training. 210 tracked clinics document Community-based ABA therapy. 203 tracked clinics document School-based ABA therapy.
- Insurers named on clinic websites
- 126 tracked clinics mention Medicaid. 112 tracked clinics mention Private pay. 111 tracked clinics mention Aetna. 108 tracked clinics mention Cigna. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Clinics that document it |
|---|---|
| In-home ABA therapy | 254 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 233 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 210 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 203 |
| Early intervention ABA | 171 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 126 |
| Social skills groups | 62 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 55 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Medicaid | 126 |
| Private pay | 112 |
| Aetna | 111 |
| Cigna | 108 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 103 |
| TRICARE | 86 |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 80 |
| Humana | 37 |
| Molina Healthcare | 25 |
| Amerigroup / WellCare | 20 |
| Centene / Ambetter | 18 |
| Magellan Health | 14 |
Observed 2026-10-13 from the Top ABA Therapy tracked provider dataset. These counts describe what this directory tracks, not the whole market. Anything we do not track stays unknown.
Listings in this market document in-home ABA therapy, parent and caregiver training and community-based ABA therapy. Ownership across the tracked locations runs to 1262 distinct organizations. Clinics in Florida mostly serve autistic children, and an autism evaluation is normally the document that opens the door to funding.
In-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training: what Florida clinics document
In this market 209 tracked clinics document in-home ABA therapy, 191 tracked clinics document parent and caregiver training, 170 tracked clinics document community-based ABA therapy and 165 tracked clinics document school-based ABA therapy. In-home delivery removes the commute and puts teaching into the family’s own routine. Parent and caregiver training moves the method to the adults, which is what keeps gains alive between sessions. Community-based work runs where the behavior actually happens rather than in a room set aside for it. These counts describe published evidence, not the full service list of any location. Check the setting and the age range with the clinic before you shortlist.
Tracked ABA markets in Florida
Tracked clinic locations reach 147 cities in Florida. Our tracked counts put Homestead with 79 tracked locations, West Palm Beach with 66 tracked locations, Miami with 45 tracked locations, Pembroke Pines with 45 tracked locations and Miramar with 43 tracked locations ahead of the rest of the state. Our reach here follows published evidence, so it trails the market rather than anticipating it.
Insurance named on Florida clinic websites
The published mentions in Florida break down as follows: 110 tracked clinics mention Medicaid, 94 tracked clinics mention Aetna, 93 tracked clinics mention Cigna and 91 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield. A mention tells you a plan name appeared on a website, nothing more about your policy. Verify with your plan administrator rather than with any directory, including this one.
Plan type decides most of what the first month of admin looks like. Find out whether the clinic files the authorization or expects the family to. Ask when the first reauthorization falls and what evidence it will need. Ask what happens to the schedule, and to the bill, if an authorization runs out.
Working through a shortlist in Florida
The functional behavior assessment is where a serious team earns its first hour of your trust. Ask for the treatment plan in writing and read it for goals you would actually recognize. Every program should be able to name the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) accountable for it. The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) should be reachable by a parent, not only by staff. A Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) delivers the sessions under supervision.
Some teams also place a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) between those two roles. Thin supervision hours show up later as goals that stop moving. Ask what parent training actually asks of you each week. If your child is preschool age, ask what the early intervention pathway looks like here. Request a sample of how progress data gets reported to families. Directory inclusion answers none of these questions, which is why they are worth asking.
Waitlists and access in Florida
Ask what the queue looks like this month, not what it usually looks like. Check which paperwork has to exist before an intake slot can be held. Ask what the offered weekly hours are and whether they hold through the school year. Find out how a shortfall between recommended and available hours gets handled. Two markets an hour apart can have entirely different queues.
The list above is the evidence we hold on ABA therapy in Florida. Listings reflect what each clinic published as of 2026. If you searched for ABA therapy near me and landed here, the list above is the honest answer for Florida. Pick two or three, call them in one sitting, and compare the answers.
ABA therapy in neighbouring states
Families living near a state line often compare programs on both sides of it, because licensure rules and waiting times stop at the border even when the drive does not.
Alongside Florida, this directory tracks ABA therapy services in South Carolina, ABA therapy services in Georgia, ABA therapy services in Alabama, ABA therapy services in North Carolina, ABA therapy services in Mississippi, ABA therapy services in Louisiana, ABA therapy services in Tennessee and ABA therapy services in Kentucky.
What a listing here actually carries
Every provider listed for this area carries a source, a scope and a date you can inspect before you contact anyone.
- Evidence is dated at the point it was checked
- An unknown stays an unknown rather than a yes
- Inclusion is not a recommendation
Before you act on anything here
Directory inclusion is not a recommendation.
- Confirm the service model, ages served, billing and benefits, and current availability directly with each provider and your plan.
How to choose the right ABA clinic for your child in Florida
The best clinic is the best fit for your child: a setting that suits your family, close supervision by a BCBA, and a schedule you can keep.
Four steps
Work through these before you commit to an intake.
- Shortlist two or three clinics above that document the setting your child needs
- Ask your insurer or Medicaid plan which of those clinics it works with before the first call
- Ask who supervises the program and how often the BCBA observes sessions
- Ask for the current wait time and whether the clinic keeps a waitlist
Questions for the first call
Ask every clinic the same six questions so the answers compare.
- How many hours a week do you recommend, and how is that decided?
- Who is the supervising BCBA, and how often will they see my child?
- How do you train parents and caregivers?
- What does a typical session look like at my child’s age?
- How do you measure progress, and how often will we review it together?
- What is your current wait time to start?
Questions families ask about ABA therapy services in Florida
What are the best ABA therapy clinics in Florida?
The best clinic is the one that fits your child. The top 5 list above orders Florida clinics by how much each documents publicly; use it as a starting point, then compare setting, supervision and wait time on the first call.
Does Medicaid pay for ABA therapy in Florida?
110 of the 1436 tracked locations in Florida mention Medicaid on their websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan. Under the federal EPSDT benefit, state Medicaid programs must provide medically necessary services to children under 21; ask Florida’s Medicaid program how it applies to ABA therapy.
Which insurers do ABA clinics in Florida mention?
Florida clinics name Medicaid, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield most often on their own websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan.
Do more ABA clinics in Florida offer in-home or center-based therapy?
Of the 1436 tracked locations in Florida, 209 document in-home ABA therapy, 112 document center-based ABA therapy and 147 document early intervention ABA. More tracked clinics in Florida document in-home care than center-based care. Neither setting is better for every child, so ask each clinic which settings it can staff for your schedule.
Can I get telehealth or school-based ABA therapy in Florida?
Of the 1436 tracked locations in Florida, 43 document telehealth ABA therapy and 165 document school-based ABA therapy. Telehealth is commonly used for caregiver coaching and supervision alongside in-person sessions, and school-based support depends on the school’s agreement, so ask each clinic how it delivers these services.
Can I pay privately for ABA therapy in Florida?
89 of the 1436 tracked locations in Florida list private pay on their websites, and 191 document parent and caregiver training. If you plan to pay out of pocket, ask for written session rates, assessment fees and cancellation terms before starting, and request a superbill in case your plan reimburses out-of-network care.
What should a family budget for ABA therapy in Florida?
We hold no price data, so any figure on this page would be invented. Cost turns on the funding route, the weekly hours authorized and what a household pays outside them, which is why the clinic and the plan administrator are the only two sources worth asking.
How quickly can a family start ABA therapy in Florida?
Waitlist length is not in our dataset. It varies by market, by weekly hours and by the time of year, so the only reliable read is to call several clinics in the same week and compare what they say.
How big is the ABA market in Florida?
This page carries 1436 tracked clinic locations across 147 cities. That is what our index can evidence, not a census of the state, and anything we cannot evidence stays off the page.
How we check this page
Every listing on this page is built from sources we can name, and every detail carries the date it was last read.
- Provider locations come from public business listings, reconciled to NPPES registry records where a match exists.
- Service settings and insurance mentions are read from each provider’s own website. A mention is never a statement of acceptance, network status or benefits.
- Addresses and coordinates come from the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder, never from a listing alone.
- This page was last rebuilt from the directory index on 2026-10-11.