Directory evidence
ABA Therapy Services in Jacksonville, FL
What clinics in Jacksonville, Florida document, when it was checked, and what is still unknown
Top ABA Therapy holds evidence on 29 clinic locations offering ABA therapy in Jacksonville, Florida.
At a glance: 29 tracked clinic locations run by 25 organizations serve Jacksonville, Florida. Documented settings include community-based ABA therapy and in-home ABA therapy. Insurers mentioned on clinic websites include Blue Cross Blue Shield and TRICARE; 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 Jacksonville, FL
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. Beacon Pediatric Behavioral Health
Documents telehealth ABA therapy. Mentions 11 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Lists private pay.
2. Proactive Life Skills/PLS Therapy & Learning Center
Documents 5 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, in-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training. Mentions 5 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Medicaid.
3. Brightstone Therapy
2 locations in Jacksonville. Documents center-based ABA therapy and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions 7 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
4. Sade Behavior Therapy, Inc.
Documents early intervention ABA. Mentions 7 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna. Lists private pay.
5. Shining Stars ABA
2 locations in Jacksonville. Documents center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA. Mentions 5 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna.
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.
Beacon Pediatric Behavioral Health
Jacksonville, FL
1 documented setting · mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and 10 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon) and 8 more insurers on its website.
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Brightstone Therapy
Jacksonville, FL
2 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and 5 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and 3 more insurers on its website.
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Mentions Medicaid, Private pay on its website.
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Limitless ABA
Jacksonville, FL
3 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Private pay and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Private pay, TRICARE on its website.
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Missing Piece Behavioral Solutions
Jacksonville, FL
2 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 3 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Private pay and 1 more insurer on its website.
Proactive Life Skills/PLS Therapy & Learning Center
Jacksonville, FL
5 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 3 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, TRICARE and 1 more insurer on its website.
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Sade Behavior Therapy, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
1 documented setting · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 6 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana and 4 more insurers on its website.
Shining Stars ABA
Jacksonville, FL
3 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 3 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, TRICARE and 1 more insurer on its website.
ZÖe Center for ABA and Development Services, LLC
Jacksonville, FL
6 documented settings · mentions Medicaid and Private pay
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Mentions Medicaid, Private pay on its website.
Brightstone Therapy
Jacksonville, FL
2 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and 5 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and 3 more insurers on its website.
Paper Airplane Behavioral Services, PA
Jacksonville, FL
3 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 3 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Private pay and 1 more insurer on its website.
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Shining Stars ABA
Jacksonville Beach, FL
3 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 3 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, TRICARE and 1 more insurer on its website.
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Florida Autism Center New Port Richey, a division of BlueSprig
Jacksonville, FL
Settings not yet documented
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Florida Autism Center New Port Richey, a division of BlueSprig
Jacksonville, FL
Settings not yet documented
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In-home and center-based ABA therapy services in Jacksonville, FL
Of the 29 tracked locations in Jacksonville, 12 document in-home ABA therapy and 10 document center-based ABA therapy.
No tracked location in Jacksonville mentions Medicaid on its website yet, so ask each clinic directly.
Other insurers named most often: Blue Cross Blue Shield (10), TRICARE (10) and Aetna (9).
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
- 29 clinic locations in Jacksonville, Florida are in our tracked dataset.
- Clinic organizations
- 25 organizations operate those locations.
- Operators unique to this city
- 18 organizations appear only in this city across every Florida market we track.
- Therapy settings documented
- 14 tracked clinics document Community-based ABA therapy. 12 tracked clinics document In-home ABA therapy. 10 tracked clinics document Center-based ABA therapy. 8 tracked clinics document Early intervention ABA.
- Insurers named on clinic websites
- 10 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield. 10 tracked clinics mention TRICARE. 9 tracked clinics mention Aetna. 8 tracked clinics mention Cigna. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Clinics that document it |
|---|---|
| Community-based ABA therapy | 14 |
| In-home ABA therapy | 12 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 10 |
| Early intervention ABA | 8 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 8 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 7 |
| Social skills groups | 3 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 1 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 10 |
| TRICARE | 10 |
| Aetna | 9 |
| Cigna | 8 |
| Medicaid | 7 |
| Private pay | 7 |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 5 |
| Amerigroup / WellCare | 3 |
| Humana | 2 |
| Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon) | 1 |
| Centene / Ambetter | 1 |
| Magellan Health | 1 |
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.
The settings on file include community-based ABA therapy, in-home ABA therapy and center-based ABA therapy. Tracked locations here resolve to 25 distinct organizations. Clinics in Jacksonville, Florida mostly serve autistic children, and an autism evaluation is normally the document that opens the door to funding.
Community-based and in-home ABA therapy across Jacksonville, Florida
Of the tracked locations in Jacksonville, 14 tracked clinics document community-based ABA therapy, 12 tracked clinics document in-home ABA therapy and 10 tracked clinics document center-based ABA therapy. Community-based work runs where the behavior actually happens rather than in a room set aside for it. 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. Ask directly which of these settings a location can start with, and when.
Smaller places served from this page
This page also carries the listings we track in Jacksonville Beach with 2 tracked locations. We keep those listings on the Jacksonville page because each place is nearby and below our own page floor; the town name never leaves the address.
Insurance mentions across Jacksonville, Florida
Among tracked clinics in Jacksonville, 10 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield, 10 tracked clinics mention TRICARE, 9 tracked clinics mention Aetna and 8 tracked clinics mention Cigna. A published plan name is not a statement about what your own policy funds. Ask what the clinic bills, what your plan authorizes, and what is left for you.
How to compare ABA clinics in Jacksonville
Nothing should be programmed before a functional behavior assessment has been done. Ask for the treatment plan in writing and read it for goals you would actually recognize. Ask who the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) on the case will be, and how often you will speak with them. 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. A Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) can carry part of the oversight on a larger caseload. Parent training should be on the calendar, not offered as an afterthought. If your child is preschool age, ask what the early intervention pathway looks like here. This is general guidance, not an assessment of any location on this page.
Before the first session in Jacksonville
Waitlist position is worth asking about in numbers rather than in adjectives. The paperwork requirement is where most delays start, so settle it early. A gap between recommended and delivered hours should have a named plan attached. Queue length varies market by market, so ask more than one.
The list above is the evidence we hold on ABA therapy in Jacksonville, Florida. These counts are where the published evidence stood in 2026. Orange Park (6 tracked locations) and Fleming Island (3 tracked locations) carry tracked locations too, if this market comes up short. This is what ABA therapy near me should mean in Jacksonville, Florida: tracked locations, documented settings, and the date each was checked. Shortlist two or three locations and take these questions to the first call.
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 Jacksonville, FL
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 Jacksonville, FL
What are the best ABA therapy clinics in Jacksonville, FL?
The best clinic is the one that fits your child. The top 5 list above orders Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville?
No tracked location in Jacksonville 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 Florida’s Medicaid program how it applies to ABA therapy.
Which insurers do ABA clinics in Jacksonville mention?
Jacksonville clinics name Blue Cross Blue Shield, TRICARE, Aetna and Cigna most often on their own websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan.
Do more ABA clinics in Jacksonville offer in-home or center-based therapy?
Of the 29 tracked locations in Jacksonville, 12 document in-home ABA therapy, 10 document center-based ABA therapy and 8 document early intervention ABA. More tracked clinics in Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville?
Of the 29 tracked locations in Jacksonville, 1 documents 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 Jacksonville?
7 of the 29 tracked locations in Jacksonville list private pay on their websites, and 8 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.