Directory evidence
ABA therapy providers in Minnesota
Provider evidence for Minnesota, reconciled from public records and dated
This page carries the 64 provider locations Top ABA Therapy tracks for ABA therapy in Minnesota.
Compare current provider evidence and known gaps
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Ability Avenues – ABA Therapy Center
Golden Valley, MN
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3 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Action Behavior Centers
Blaine, MN
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6 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Amoud Center Inc.
Fridley, MN
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Current insurance evidence unknown
Aspire Care Autism Center LLC
Bloomington, MN
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Current insurance evidence unknown
Autism Bright Start
St Paul, MN
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Current insurance evidence unknown
Behavior Frontiers
Minneapolis, MN
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8 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Bloomwell Autism Therapy
Bloomington, MN
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1 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Bright Light – Charleston ABA Therapy, Autism Services
Bloomington, MN
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Current insurance evidence unknown
Caring Hands Autism Center
West St Paul, MN
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2 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
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2 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Comfort Therapeutic Services
St Paul, MN
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6 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Dakota Autism Center
Minneapolis, MN
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6 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
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What is documented for this area
- Tracked provider locations
- 64 provider locations in Minnesota are in our tracked dataset.
- Provider organizations
- 48 organizations operate those locations.
- Shown on this page
- 12 of the 64 tracked locations appear on this page. The rest continue on the following pages.
- Cities with tracked providers
- 30 cities in Minnesota have at least one tracked provider location.
- Largest tracked markets
- St Paul, 10 locations. Minneapolis, 8 locations. Bloomington, 6 locations. Rochester, 5 locations. Mendota Heights, 3 locations.
- Therapy settings documented
- 35 tracked providers document Early intervention ABA. 34 tracked providers document Center-based ABA therapy. 33 tracked providers document In-home ABA therapy. 26 tracked providers document School-based ABA therapy.
- Payer mentions on provider websites
- 20 tracked providers mention Private pay. 18 tracked providers mention Blue Cross Blue Shield. 15 tracked providers mention Aetna. 14 tracked providers mention Cigna. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Tracked providers documenting it |
|---|---|
| Early intervention ABA | 35 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 34 |
| In-home ABA therapy | 33 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 26 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 23 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 23 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 23 |
| Social skills groups | 2 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Private pay | 20 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 18 |
| Aetna | 15 |
| Cigna | 14 |
| Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon) | 12 |
| Centene / Ambetter | 11 |
| Medicaid waiver programs | 8 |
| Medicaid | 3 |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 3 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 1 |
| TRICARE | 1 |
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.
Behind the listings sit 48 distinct organizations. Tracked provider locations reach 30 cities in Minnesota. What providers publish here includes early intervention ABA therapy, center-based ABA therapy and in-home ABA therapy. For autistic children in Minnesota, the path usually runs from evaluation to a provider shortlist, which is what this page is for.
Service settings in Minnesota: early intervention and center-based ABA therapy
Across Minnesota, 35 tracked providers document early intervention ABA therapy, 34 tracked providers document center-based ABA therapy, 33 tracked providers document in-home ABA therapy and 26 tracked providers document school-based ABA therapy. Early intervention work starts young, when a small shift in routine tends to carry the furthest. Center-based programs run in a clinic space set up for structured teaching and contact with peers. An in-home program puts the work in the rooms where the difficulty actually shows up. What a provider publishes and what it currently runs can differ, so confirm before you commit. Ask directly which of these settings a location can start with, and when.
ABA therapy across Minnesota
Within our index the heaviest tracked markets are St Paul with 10 tracked locations, Minneapolis with 8 tracked locations, Bloomington with 6 tracked locations, Rochester with 5 tracked locations and Mendota Heights with 3 tracked locations. A market missing from that list may simply have published less than the others.
Insurance questions in Minnesota
Across tracked Minnesota listings, 20 tracked providers mention Private pay, 18 tracked providers mention Blue Cross Blue Shield, 15 tracked providers mention Aetna and 14 tracked providers mention Cigna. None of that establishes benefits, network status, or eligibility for your family. Confirm billing with the provider and benefits with your plan administrator before the first session.
Two households in the same market can reach the same provider through completely different funding routes. Authorization is usually the slowest step, so ask who is driving it. Reauthorization dates are worth putting in a calendar the day a program starts. Ask the provider to state in writing what a lapse costs a family.
Working through a shortlist in Minnesota
The functional behavior assessment is where a serious team earns its first hour of your trust. Ask for the treatment plan in writing and read it for goals you would actually recognize. The clinician who owns the case is normally a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Ask how often the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) observes sessions directly. Ask how many hours a week a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) will be in the room.
Find out whether a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) is involved in your case. Ask how many supervision hours the program includes each month and who provides them. Parent training is what keeps progress alive between sessions, so ask how it is scheduled. For a younger child, ask whether the team runs an early intervention track and what the entry criteria are. Progress data you never see is progress data you cannot check. None of this is a judgment on any provider listed above; it is the ground a family walks on the first call.
Before the first session in Minnesota
Ask where a family sits on the waitlist and what actually moves anyone up it. 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 what happens if the hours offered come in below the ones recommended. Where the wait is long, the next market over is worth a call.
Frequently asked: ABA therapy in Minnesota
What should a family budget for ABA therapy in Minnesota?
Our index carries no prices and we will not estimate them. What decides the number is the funding route, the authorized weekly hours and the household share, so ask the provider for its billing position and the plan administrator for yours.
Are there waitlists for ABA therapy in Minnesota?
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 Minnesota have?
The count is 64 tracked provider locations in 30 cities. Read it as the reach of this index rather than as the size of the market.
Everything above is what we can currently evidence about ABA therapy in Minnesota. Listings reflect what each provider published as of 2026. This is what ABA therapy near me should mean in Minnesota: tracked locations, documented settings, and the date each was checked. Open two or three profiles, then call them with the questions above.
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 Minnesota, this directory tracks ABA therapy providers in North Dakota, ABA therapy providers in Iowa, ABA therapy providers in Wisconsin, ABA therapy providers in South Dakota, ABA therapy providers in Nebraska, ABA therapy providers in Illinois, ABA therapy providers in Kansas and ABA therapy providers in Missouri.
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.