Directory evidence
ABA therapy providers in Alabama
Compare 42 tracked provider locations in Alabama on dated evidence
42 provider locations offering ABA therapy in Alabama sit in the Top ABA Therapy index.
Compare current provider evidence and known gaps
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Alabama Autism Assistance Program/ HANDS
Birmingham, AL
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Alabama Autism Center – Decatur, AL
Decatur, AL
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Applied Behavioral Concepts
Madison, AL
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Services
Insurance evidence
4 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Beck Behavior Therapy
Dothan, AL
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Behavioral Pediatric Institute of Alabama
Vestavia Hills, AL
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Child'sPlay Therapy Center
Birmingham, AL
Services
Insurance evidence
6 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Child'sPlay Therapy Center
Huntsville, AL
Services
Insurance evidence
6 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Dr. Harrison ABA Center
Daleville, AL
Services
Insurance evidence
4 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Early Autism Services
Vestavia Hills, AL
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Early Autism Services
Montgomery, AL
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Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
FREEDOM Therapies, Inc.
Pelham, AL
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
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What is documented for this area
- Tracked provider locations
- 42 provider locations in Alabama are in our tracked dataset.
- Provider organizations
- 35 organizations operate those locations.
- Shown on this page
- 12 of the 42 tracked locations appear on this page. The rest continue on the following pages.
- Cities with tracked providers
- 15 cities in Alabama have at least one tracked provider location.
- Largest tracked markets
- Birmingham, 11 locations. Huntsville, 7 locations. Mobile, 6 locations. Vestavia Hills, 3 locations.
- Therapy settings documented
- 23 tracked providers document Parent and caregiver training. 20 tracked providers document School-based ABA therapy. 18 tracked providers document Center-based ABA therapy. 16 tracked providers document Early intervention ABA.
- Payer mentions on provider websites
- 10 tracked providers mention Blue Cross Blue Shield. 7 tracked providers mention Aetna. 7 tracked providers mention Cigna. 6 tracked providers mention Humana. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Tracked providers documenting it |
|---|---|
| Parent and caregiver training | 23 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 20 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 18 |
| Early intervention ABA | 16 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 14 |
| In-home ABA therapy | 14 |
| Social skills groups | 11 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 6 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 10 |
| Aetna | 7 |
| Cigna | 7 |
| Humana | 6 |
| Medicaid | 6 |
| Private pay | 6 |
| TRICARE | 5 |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 5 |
| Amerigroup / WellCare | 3 |
| Centene / Ambetter | 3 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 3 |
| Molina Healthcare | 3 |
Observed 2026-08-29 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.
Tracked locations here resolve to 35 distinct organizations. Supply in Alabama spreads across 15 cities we track. Documented service settings include parent and caregiver training, school-based ABA therapy and center-based ABA therapy. The families searching here in Alabama are almost always doing so after an autism evaluation, and most providers listed serve autistic children first.
Parent and caregiver training and school-based ABA therapy across Alabama
In this market 23 tracked providers document parent and caregiver training, 20 tracked providers document school-based ABA therapy, 18 tracked providers document center-based ABA therapy and 16 tracked providers document early intervention ABA therapy. Parent and caregiver training moves the method to the adults, which is what keeps gains alive between sessions. School-based delivery works inside the classroom routine rather than around it. Center-based delivery means the child travels to a clinic where the environment is controlled. The absence of a setting in this data is missing evidence, not a statement about the provider. Ask directly which of these settings a location can start with, and when.
ABA therapy across Alabama
Within our index the heaviest tracked markets are Birmingham with 11 tracked locations, Huntsville with 7 tracked locations, Mobile with 6 tracked locations and Vestavia Hills with 3 tracked locations. This describes what we can evidence in Alabama, not everything operating in it.
Insurance mentions across Alabama
Among tracked providers in Alabama, 10 tracked providers mention Blue Cross Blue Shield, 7 tracked providers mention Aetna, 7 tracked providers mention Cigna and 6 tracked providers mention Humana. A published plan name is not a statement about what your own policy funds. Confirm billing with the provider and benefits with your plan administrator before the first session.
How a program gets funded changes the paperwork more than it changes the clinical work. Ask which authorization the program needs and who files it. Ask how far ahead the team starts work on the next reauthorization. Ask what a household pays if an authorization lapses partway through a program.
What to ask an ABA provider in Alabama
Ask to see how the functional behavior assessment turns into what happens on day one. The treatment plan should state goals in language you can check against what you see at home. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) designs the program and supervises the people delivering it. Ask how much of the week the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is physically on site. Ask how many hours a week a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) will be in the room.
Some teams also place a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) between those two roles. Get the monthly supervision hours in writing rather than as a reassurance on a call. A program without parent training leaves the household holding nothing when the clinician leaves. Early intervention places are often the scarcest, so ask about the queue early. Ask who reads the progress data and what triggers a change of approach. Directory inclusion answers none of these questions, which is why they are worth asking.
Waitlists and access in Alabama
Ask what the queue looks like this month, not what it usually looks like. Most intakes want a diagnostic report in hand before anything is scheduled. Ask how many hours a week the team can genuinely cover once a case opens. Find out how a shortfall between recommended and available hours gets handled. Queue length varies market by market, so ask more than one.
Frequently asked: ABA therapy in Alabama
How much does ABA therapy cost in Alabama?
There is no price in our dataset, and a made up range would be worse than silence. Ask each provider what it bills and ask your plan administrator what your policy funds; the gap between those two answers is your cost.
How long is the wait for ABA therapy in Alabama?
No waitlist data reaches this index. What we can say is that queues differ sharply between neighboring markets, so widening the search by a short drive often changes the answer more than waiting does.
How many ABA providers does Alabama have?
The count is 42 tracked provider locations in 15 cities. Read it as the reach of this index rather than as the size of the market.
What you see here is our tracked view of ABA therapy in Alabama. Every detail here reflects what providers had published as of 2026. This is what ABA therapy near me should mean in Alabama: tracked locations, documented settings, and the date each was checked. Work down the list, shortlist a handful, and ask every one of them the same questions.
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 Alabama, this directory tracks ABA therapy providers in Mississippi, ABA therapy providers in Georgia, ABA therapy providers in Tennessee, ABA therapy providers in Louisiana, ABA therapy providers in South Carolina, ABA therapy providers in Kentucky, ABA therapy providers in Arkansas and ABA therapy providers in North Carolina.
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.