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ABA therapy providers in San Diego, CA
Dated, checkable provider evidence for San Diego, California, with unknowns left visible
Top ABA Therapy indexes 28 provider locations delivering ABA therapy in San Diego, California.
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Easterseals
San Diego, CA
Services
Insurance evidence
1 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Golden View Learning Center – ABA Therapy
San Diego, CA
Services
Insurance evidence
8 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Kyo Autism Therapy
San Diego, CA
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Optimum Behavioral Health
San Diego, CA
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Rady Children's Autism Discovery Institute
San Diego, CA
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
SmallTalk Pediatric Therapy
San Diego, CA
Services
Insurance evidence
5 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Therapeutic Approach to Growth
San Diego, CA
Services
Insurance evidence
1 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
ACES ABA – Autism Therapy Center
San Diego, CA
Services
Insurance evidence
4 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
ACES ABA – Autism Therapy Center
San Diego, CA
Services
Insurance evidence
4 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
ABA Autism Specialists
San Diego, CA
Services
Service information unknown
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Autism Society San Diego
San Diego, CA
Services
Service information unknown
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Communication Lab ABA + Family Services
San Diego, CA
Services
Service information unknown
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
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What is documented for this area
- Tracked provider locations
- 28 provider locations in San Diego, California are in our tracked dataset.
- Provider organizations
- 27 organizations operate those locations.
- Shown on this page
- 12 of the 28 tracked locations appear on this page. The rest continue on the following pages.
- Operators unique to this city
- 16 organizations appear only in this city across every California market we track.
- Therapy settings documented
- 15 tracked providers document In-home ABA therapy. 14 tracked providers document Early intervention ABA. 14 tracked providers document Parent and caregiver training. 13 tracked providers document Community-based ABA therapy.
- Payer mentions on provider websites
- 9 tracked providers mention Private pay. 7 tracked providers mention Aetna. 7 tracked providers mention TRICARE. 7 tracked providers mention UnitedHealthcare / Optum. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Tracked providers documenting it |
|---|---|
| In-home ABA therapy | 15 |
| Early intervention ABA | 14 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 14 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 13 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 11 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 8 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 6 |
| 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 2026-08-29 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 27 distinct organizations. Published evidence here names in-home ABA therapy, early intervention ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training. 16 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 providers listed serve autistic children first.
In-home and early intervention ABA therapy documented in San Diego
Of the tracked locations in San Diego, 15 tracked providers document in-home ABA therapy, 14 tracked providers document early intervention ABA therapy and 14 tracked providers 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 providers
Among tracked providers in San Diego, 9 tracked providers mention Private pay, 7 tracked providers mention Aetna, 7 tracked providers mention TRICARE and 7 tracked providers 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 providers 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 Chula Vista (5 tracked locations) are the next markets in California. Searching ABA therapy near me tends to surface advertising first; this page lists what providers 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.