Directory evidence
ABA Therapy Services in San Diego, CA
Dated, checkable clinic evidence for San Diego, California, with unknowns left visible
Top ABA Therapy indexes 30 clinic locations delivering ABA therapy in San Diego, California.
San Diego, California at a glance: 29 organizations operate 30 tracked clinic locations here. Documented settings include in-home ABA therapy and early intervention ABA therapy. Insurers mentioned on clinic websites include Private pay 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 San Diego, CA
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. Behavior Frontiers
Documents 6 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 Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon). Lists private pay.
2. Golden View Learning Center – ABA Therapy
Documents 6 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA. Mentions 8 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon).
3. ABA & Verbal Behavior Group
Documents 4 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 Cigna. Lists private pay.
4. ACES ABA – Autism Therapy Center
2 locations in San Diego. Documents 6 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA. Mentions Aetna, Humana and TRICARE on its website. Lists private pay.
5. ABS Kids Autism Diagnosis Clinic
Documents 7 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions Medicaid on its website. 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.
ABA & Verbal Behavior Group
San Diego, CA
4 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 7 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Magellan Health and 5 more insurers on its website.
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Mentions TRICARE on its website.
ABS Kids Autism Diagnosis Clinic
San Diego, CA
7 documented settings · mentions Medicaid and Private pay
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Mentions Medicaid, Private pay on its website.
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Mentions TRICARE on its website.
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Behavior Frontiers
San Diego, CA
6 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 6 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon), Cigna and 4 more insurers on its website.
Behavior One Autism Solutions
San Diego, CA
2 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.
Center For Autism & Related Disorders
San Diego, CA
5 documented settings · mentions Medicaid and UnitedHealthcare / Optum
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Mentions Medicaid, UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
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Mentions Private pay on its website.
Coyne & Associates
San Diego, CA
2 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 4 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente, Magellan Health and 2 more insurers on its website.
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Mentions UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
Golden View Learning Center – ABA Therapy
San Diego, CA
6 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 6 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon), Cigna and 4 more insurers on its website.
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SmallTalk Pediatric Therapy
San Diego, CA
3 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente and 3 more insurers
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente, Private pay, TRICARE and 1 more insurer on its website.
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Mentions Private pay on its website.
ACES ABA – Autism Therapy Center
San Diego, CA
6 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Humana and 2 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Humana, Private pay, TRICARE on its website.
ACES ABA – Autism Therapy Center
San Diego, CA
6 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Humana and 2 more insurers
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In-home and center-based ABA therapy services in San Diego, CA
Of the 30 tracked locations in San Diego, 16 document in-home ABA therapy.
No tracked location in San Diego mentions Medicaid on its website yet, so ask each clinic directly.
Other insurers named most often: Aetna (7), TRICARE (7) and UnitedHealthcare / Optum (7).
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
- 30 clinic locations in San Diego, California are in our tracked dataset.
- Clinic organizations
- 29 organizations operate those locations.
- Operators unique to this city
- 17 organizations appear only in this city across every California market we track.
- Therapy settings documented
- 16 tracked clinics document In-home ABA therapy. 15 tracked clinics document Early intervention ABA. 15 tracked clinics document Parent and caregiver training. 14 tracked clinics document Community-based ABA therapy.
- Insurers named on clinic websites
- 9 tracked clinics mention Private pay. 7 tracked clinics mention Aetna. 7 tracked clinics mention TRICARE. 7 tracked clinics mention UnitedHealthcare / Optum. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Clinics that document it |
|---|---|
| In-home ABA therapy | 16 |
| Early intervention ABA | 15 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 15 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 14 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 12 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 9 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 7 |
| Social skills groups | 5 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Private pay | 9 |
| Aetna | 7 |
| TRICARE | 7 |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 7 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 6 |
| Medicaid | 6 |
| Cigna | 4 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 4 |
| Magellan Health | 3 |
| Molina Healthcare | 3 |
| Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon) | 2 |
| Humana | 2 |
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.
Tracked locations here resolve to 29 distinct organizations. Published evidence here names in-home ABA therapy, early intervention ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training. 17 of these organizations show up in this California market and nowhere else we track. The families searching here in San Diego, California are almost always doing so after an autism evaluation, and most clinics listed serve autistic children first.
In-home and early intervention ABA therapy documented in San Diego
Of the tracked locations in San Diego, 16 tracked clinics document in-home ABA therapy, 15 tracked clinics document early intervention ABA therapy and 15 tracked clinics document parent and caregiver training. In-home delivery removes the commute and puts teaching into the family’s own routine. Early intervention programs target the preschool years rather than school age. Nothing here says a location is limited to the setting it published. Ask directly which of these settings a location can start with, and when.
Insurance names mentioned by San Diego clinics
Among tracked clinics in San Diego, 9 tracked clinics mention Private pay, 7 tracked clinics mention Aetna, 7 tracked clinics mention TRICARE and 7 tracked clinics mention UnitedHealthcare / Optum. A mention tells you a plan name appeared on a website, nothing more about your policy. Get the answer in writing from your plan administrator before you schedule.
How to compare ABA clinics in San Diego
Ask for the treatment plan in writing and read it for goals you would actually recognize. Find out which Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) holds the case before you sign anything. Ask how much of the week the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is physically on site. The person your child sees most is often a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT). Some teams also place a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) between those two roles. Ask what happens to supervision hours when the caseload grows. A program without parent training leaves the household holding nothing when the clinician leaves. Ask how progress data is collected and how often you get to see it. Use these as a script for a first conversation rather than a scorecard for this list.
Before the first session in San Diego
The paperwork requirement is where most delays start, so settle it early. Hours matter as much as the start date, so ask how many a week the program can staff. Ask who reopens the conversation if the program cannot staff what was recommended. Queue length varies market by market, so ask more than one.
What you see here is our tracked view of ABA therapy in San Diego, California. These counts are where the published evidence stood in 2026. By tracked location count, La Mesa (3 tracked locations) and El Cajon (3 tracked locations) are the next markets in California. Searching ABA therapy near me tends to surface advertising first; this page lists what clinics in San Diego, California actually document. 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 San Diego, CA
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 San Diego, CA
What are the best ABA therapy clinics in San Diego, CA?
The best clinic is the one that fits your child. The top 5 list above orders San Diego 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 San Diego?
No tracked location in San Diego 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 California’s Medicaid program how it applies to ABA therapy.
Which insurers do ABA clinics in San Diego mention?
San Diego clinics name Aetna, TRICARE and UnitedHealthcare / Optum most often on their own websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan.
Do more ABA clinics in San Diego offer in-home or center-based therapy?
Of the 30 tracked locations in San Diego, 16 document in-home ABA therapy, 9 document center-based ABA therapy and 15 document early intervention ABA. More tracked clinics in San Diego 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 San Diego?
Of the 30 tracked locations in San Diego, 7 document telehealth ABA therapy and 12 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 San Diego?
9 of the 30 tracked locations in San Diego list private pay on their websites, and 15 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.