Directory evidence
ABA Therapy Services in Portland, OR
Dated, checkable clinic evidence for Portland, Oregon, with unknowns left visible
Our index records 17 clinic locations offering ABA therapy in Portland, Oregon.
At a glance: 17 tracked clinic locations run by 17 organizations serve Portland, Oregon. Documented settings include early intervention ABA therapy and in-home ABA therapy. Insurers mentioned on clinic websites include Blue Cross Blue Shield and Private pay; 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 Portland, OR
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. Behavioral Learning Network
Documents 6 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions 8 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon). Lists private pay.
2. Sunnyside ABA
Documents 4 settings, including center-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.
3. Climb Behavioral Solutions- ABA Therapy
Documents 5 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA. Mentions 4 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna.
4. Learn to Grow ABA
Documents 6 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA. Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente and UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
5. Bright Spot + Sensory KIDS
Documents telehealth ABA therapy. Mentions 5 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna. 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.
Aria Alessia Kids Health Clinic – Concierge Autism Clinic & Direct BCBA (ABA) Therapy Center
Portland, OR
2 documented settings · mentions Private pay
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Mentions Private pay on its website.
Behavioral Learning Network
Portland, OR
6 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 7 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon), Cigna and 5 more insurers on its website.
Bright Spot + Sensory KIDS
Portland, OR
1 documented setting · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 4 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente and 2 more insurers on its website.
Climb Behavioral Solutions- ABA Therapy
Portland, OR
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.
Compassionate Therapy for Autism, LLC
Portland, OR
4 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield on its website.
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Mentions Private pay on its website.
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Learn to Grow ABA
Portland, OR
6 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente, UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
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Sunnyside ABA
Clackamas, OR
4 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 4 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente and 2 more insurers on its website.
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Autism Society of Oregon
Portland, OR
2 documented settings · mentions Private pay, TRICARE and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Private pay, TRICARE, UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
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In-home and center-based ABA therapy services in Portland, OR
Of the 17 tracked locations in Portland, 10 document in-home ABA therapy.
No tracked location in Portland mentions Medicaid on its website yet, so ask each clinic directly.
Other insurers named most often: Blue Cross Blue Shield (6), Aetna (4) and Cigna (4).
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
- 17 clinic locations in Portland, Oregon are in our tracked dataset.
- Clinic organizations
- 17 organizations operate those locations.
- Operators unique to this city
- 16 organizations appear only in this city across every Oregon market we track.
- Therapy settings documented
- 11 tracked clinics document Early intervention ABA. 10 tracked clinics document In-home ABA therapy. 8 tracked clinics document Community-based ABA therapy. 7 tracked clinics document Parent and caregiver training.
- Insurers named on clinic websites
- 6 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield. 5 tracked clinics mention Private pay. 4 tracked clinics mention Aetna. 4 tracked clinics mention Cigna. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Clinics that document it |
|---|---|
| Early intervention ABA | 11 |
| In-home ABA therapy | 10 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 8 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 7 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 7 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 6 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 6 |
| Social skills groups | 6 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 6 |
| Private pay | 5 |
| Aetna | 4 |
| Cigna | 4 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 4 |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 4 |
| Medicaid | 3 |
| TRICARE | 2 |
| Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon) | 1 |
| Magellan Health | 1 |
Observed 2026-10-14 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.
Counting operators rather than sites gives 17 distinct organizations. Across our tracked Oregon markets, 16 of them appear only here. What clinics publish here includes early intervention ABA therapy, in-home ABA therapy and community-based ABA therapy. The families searching here in Portland, Oregon are almost always doing so after an autism evaluation, and most clinics listed serve autistic children first.
Early intervention and in-home ABA therapy documented in Portland
Across Portland, 11 tracked clinics document early intervention ABA therapy, 10 tracked clinics document in-home ABA therapy and 8 tracked clinics document community-based ABA therapy. Early intervention means the program begins before school routines are fixed. In-home delivery removes the commute and puts teaching into the family’s own routine. Nothing here says a location is limited to the setting it published. Put the setting question first when you call, because it decides everything after it.
Locations in nearby communities
Listings from Milwaukie with 2 tracked locations and Clackamas with 1 tracked location also appear on this page. Those places are close to Portland and too thinly tracked for pages of their own, so we list them here and keep the town visible in every address.
Insurance mentions across Portland, Oregon
On clinic websites here, 6 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield, 5 tracked clinics mention Private pay, 4 tracked clinics mention Aetna and 4 tracked clinics mention Cigna. None of that establishes benefits, network status, or eligibility for your family. Ask the clinic which plans it bills, then ask your plan administrator what your policy funds.
How to compare ABA clinics in Portland
Ask what the functional behavior assessment involves and how long it takes to complete. Ask how often the treatment plan is revisited and who signs off on a change. Find out which Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) holds the case before you sign anything. The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) should be reachable by a parent, not only by staff. Day to day sessions are usually run by a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT). Get the monthly supervision hours in writing rather than as a reassurance on a call. For a younger child, ask whether the team runs an early intervention track and what the entry criteria are. Progress data you never see is progress data you cannot check. These are questions to carry into a call, not claims about anyone listed here.
Before the first session in Portland
Ask what the queue looks like this month, not what it usually looks like. The paperwork requirement is where most delays start, so settle it early. Weekly hours, not the start date, decide how fast anything changes. Queue length varies market by market, so ask more than one.
Use this page as a starting shortlist for ABA therapy in Portland, Oregon. Every detail here reflects what clinics had published as of 2026. If nothing here fits, Lake Oswego (4 tracked locations) and Beaverton (9 tracked locations) also carry tracked clinic locations in Oregon. If you searched for ABA therapy near me and landed here, the list above is the honest answer for Portland, Oregon. Work down the list, shortlist a handful, and ask every one of them the same questions.
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 Portland, OR
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 Portland, OR
What are the best ABA therapy clinics in Portland, OR?
The best clinic is the one that fits your child. The top 5 list above orders Portland 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 Portland?
No tracked location in Portland mentions Medicaid on its website yet, so ask each clinic directly. Under the federal EPSDT benefit, state Medicaid programs must provide medically necessary services to children under 21; ask Oregon’s Medicaid program how it applies to ABA therapy.
Which insurers do ABA clinics in Portland mention?
Portland clinics name Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna and Cigna most often on their own websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan.
Do more ABA clinics in Portland offer in-home or center-based therapy?
Of the 17 tracked locations in Portland, 10 document in-home ABA therapy, 6 document center-based ABA therapy and 11 document early intervention ABA. More tracked clinics in Portland 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 Portland?
Of the 17 tracked locations in Portland, 7 document telehealth ABA therapy and 6 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 Portland?
5 of the 17 tracked locations in Portland list private pay on their websites, and 7 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.
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.