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ABA Therapy Services in Seattle, WA
See what 16 tracked locations in Seattle, Washington actually document
ABA therapy in Seattle, Washington is documented here across 16 tracked clinic locations.
At a glance: 16 tracked clinic locations run by 15 organizations serve Seattle, Washington. Documented settings include in-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training. Insurers mentioned on clinic websites include Blue Cross Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente; 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 Seattle, WA
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. 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.
2. Engage ABA
Documents 4 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions 4 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna. Lists private pay.
3. Sound Education and Behavior Associates
Documents 6 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente on its website.
4. Positive Behavior Supports Corporation
Documents 5 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, in-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training.
5. Ryther
Documents early intervention ABA. Mentions 4 insurers on its website, including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente and Molina Healthcare.
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.
Academy for Precision Learning
Seattle, WA
2 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield and Private pay
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Private pay on its website.
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Ryther
Seattle, WA
1 documented setting · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente and 2 more insurers
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente, Molina Healthcare, UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
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Sound Education and Behavior Associates
Seattle, WA
6 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente on its website.
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Sunnyside ABA
Seattle, WA
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.
Engage ABA
Seattle, WA
4 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 3 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente and 1 more insurer on its website.
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In-home and center-based ABA therapy services in Seattle, WA
Of the 16 tracked locations in Seattle, 8 document in-home ABA therapy.
No tracked location in Seattle mentions Medicaid on its website yet, so ask each clinic directly.
Other insurers named most often: Blue Cross Blue Shield (5), Kaiser Permanente (4) and Aetna (2).
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
- 16 clinic locations in Seattle, Washington are in our tracked dataset.
- Clinic organizations
- 15 organizations operate those locations.
- Operators unique to this city
- 15 organizations appear only in this city across every Washington market we track.
- Therapy settings documented
- 8 tracked clinics document In-home ABA therapy. 7 tracked clinics document Parent and caregiver training. 7 tracked clinics document School-based ABA therapy. 5 tracked clinics document Community-based ABA therapy.
- Insurers named on clinic websites
- 5 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield. 4 tracked clinics mention Kaiser Permanente. 2 tracked clinics mention Aetna. 2 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 | 8 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 7 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 7 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 5 |
| Early intervention ABA | 4 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 4 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 3 |
| Social skills groups | 3 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 5 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 4 |
| Aetna | 2 |
| Cigna | 2 |
| Private pay | 2 |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 2 |
| Molina Healthcare | 1 |
| TRICARE | 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.
Across our tracked Washington markets, 15 of them appear only here. What clinics publish here includes in-home ABA therapy, parent and caregiver training and school-based ABA therapy. An autism diagnosis is the usual starting point, and the clinics in Seattle, Washington document programs built for autistic children.
What in-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training looks like in Seattle
Across Seattle, 8 tracked clinics document in-home ABA therapy, 7 tracked clinics document parent and caregiver training and 7 tracked clinics document school-based ABA therapy. In-home programs run where the family already lives, so the skills a child practices are the ones the household uses daily. Training for parents and caregivers turns a few clinical hours a week into something that runs all week. Nothing here says a location is limited to the setting it published. The setting a family needs is worth asking about on the first call.
Insurance questions in Seattle
The published mentions in Seattle break down as follows: 5 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield, 4 tracked clinics mention Kaiser Permanente, 2 tracked clinics mention Aetna and 2 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.
Questions worth asking before you enroll in Seattle
Nothing should be programmed before a functional behavior assessment has been done. The treatment plan should state goals in language you can check against what you see at home. Ask who the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) on the case will be, and how often you will speak with them. Find out what happens to a case if the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) leaves. Day to day sessions are usually run by a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT). A Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) can carry part of the oversight on a larger caseload. Parent training is what keeps progress alive between sessions, so ask how it is scheduled. Progress data you never see is progress data you cannot check. This is general guidance, not an assessment of any location on this page.
Waitlists and access in Seattle
A waitlist answer without a number is not an answer. The paperwork requirement is where most delays start, so settle it early. Ask what the offered weekly hours are and whether they hold through the school year. Queue length varies market by market, so ask more than one.
Everything above is what we can currently evidence about ABA therapy in Seattle, Washington. Every detail here reflects what clinics had published as of 2026. If nothing here fits, Kirkland (3 tracked locations) and Bellevue (8 tracked locations) also carry tracked clinic locations in Washington. Treat this page as the near me search for Seattle, Washington that shows its working. Open two or three profiles, then call them with the questions above.
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 Seattle, WA
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 Seattle, WA
What are the best ABA therapy clinics in Seattle, WA?
The best clinic is the one that fits your child. The top 5 list above orders Seattle 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 Seattle?
No tracked location in Seattle 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 Washington’s Medicaid program how it applies to ABA therapy.
Which insurers do ABA clinics in Seattle mention?
Seattle clinics name Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente, Aetna and Cigna most often on their own websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan.
Do more ABA clinics in Seattle offer in-home or center-based therapy?
Of the 16 tracked locations in Seattle, 8 document in-home ABA therapy, 3 document center-based ABA therapy and 4 document early intervention ABA. More tracked clinics in Seattle 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 Seattle?
Of the 16 tracked locations in Seattle, 4 document telehealth ABA therapy and 7 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 Seattle?
2 of the 16 tracked locations in Seattle 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.