Directory evidence
ABA Therapy Services in Minnesota
Clinic evidence for Minnesota, reconciled from public records and dated
This page carries the 89 clinic locations Top ABA Therapy tracks for ABA therapy in Minnesota.
Minnesota at a glance: 73 organizations operate 89 tracked clinic locations here. Documented settings include early intervention ABA therapy and center-based ABA therapy. Insurers mentioned on clinic websites include Private pay and Blue Cross Blue Shield; 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 Minnesota
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. Dakota Autism Center
Documents 6 settings, including 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. Lists private pay.
3. Action Behavior Centers
11 locations in Minnesota. Documents 5 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions 5 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon). Lists private pay.
4. Ability Avenues – ABA Therapy Center
Documents 6 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA. Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield and Medicaid waiver programs on its website. Lists private pay.
5. Comfort Therapeutic Services
Documents community-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions 5 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna. 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.
Ability Avenues – ABA Therapy Center
Golden Valley, MN
6 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid waiver programs and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid waiver programs, Private pay on its website.
Action Behavior Centers
Blaine, MN
5 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 4 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon), Centene / Ambetter and 2 more insurers on its website.
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Behavior Frontiers
Minneapolis, MN
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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Mentions Private pay on its website.
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Caring Hands Autism Center
West St Paul, MN
4 documented settings · mentions Medicaid waiver programs and Private pay
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Mentions Medicaid waiver programs, Private pay on its website.
Center for Speech, Language, and Learning, Inc.
Oakdale, MN
4 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield and Private pay
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Private pay on its website.
Comfort Therapeutic Services
St Paul, MN
3 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 4 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Medicaid waiver programs and 2 more insurers on its website.
Dakota Autism Center
Minneapolis, MN
6 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 4 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Medicaid waiver programs and 2 more insurers on its website.
In-home and center-based ABA therapy services in Minnesota
Of the 89 tracked locations in Minnesota, 34 document in-home ABA therapy and 34 document center-based ABA therapy.
No tracked location in Minnesota mentions Medicaid on its website yet, so ask each clinic directly.
Other insurers named most often: Blue Cross Blue Shield (18), Aetna (15) and Cigna (14).
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
- 89 clinic locations in Minnesota are in our tracked dataset.
- Clinic organizations
- 73 organizations operate those locations.
- Cities with tracked providers
- 17 cities in Minnesota have at least one tracked clinic location.
- Largest tracked markets
- St Paul, 19 locations. Bloomington, 12 locations. Minneapolis, 11 locations. Minnetonka, 7 locations. Golden Valley, 6 locations.
- Therapy settings documented
- 35 tracked clinics document Early intervention ABA. 34 tracked clinics document Center-based ABA therapy. 34 tracked clinics document In-home ABA therapy. 27 tracked clinics document School-based ABA therapy.
- Insurers named on clinic websites
- 21 tracked clinics mention Private pay. 18 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield. 15 tracked clinics mention Aetna. 14 tracked clinics mention Cigna. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Clinics that document it |
|---|---|
| Early intervention ABA | 35 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 34 |
| In-home ABA therapy | 34 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 27 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 24 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 24 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 23 |
| Social skills groups | 2 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Private pay | 21 |
| 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 2026-10-13 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.
Behind the listings sit 73 distinct organizations. Tracked clinic locations reach 17 cities in Minnesota. What clinics 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 clinic shortlist, which is what this page is for.
Service settings in Minnesota: early intervention and center-based ABA therapy
Across Minnesota, 35 tracked clinics document early intervention ABA therapy, 34 tracked clinics document center-based ABA therapy, 34 tracked clinics document in-home ABA therapy and 27 tracked clinics 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 clinic 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 19 tracked locations, Bloomington with 12 tracked locations, Minneapolis with 11 tracked locations, Minnetonka with 7 tracked locations and Golden Valley with 6 tracked locations. A market missing from that list may simply have published less than the others.
Insurance questions in Minnesota
Across tracked Minnesota listings, 21 tracked clinics mention Private pay, 18 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield, 15 tracked clinics mention Aetna and 14 tracked clinics mention Cigna. None of that establishes benefits, network status, or eligibility for your family. Confirm billing with the clinic and benefits with your plan administrator before the first session.
Two households in the same market can reach the same clinic 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 clinic 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 clinic 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.
Everything above is what we can currently evidence about ABA therapy in Minnesota. Listings reflect what each clinic 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 services in Iowa, ABA therapy services in Wisconsin, ABA therapy services in South Dakota, ABA therapy services in Nebraska, ABA therapy services in Illinois, ABA therapy services in Missouri, ABA therapy services in Kansas and ABA therapy services in Indiana.
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 Minnesota
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 Minnesota
What are the best ABA therapy clinics in Minnesota?
The best clinic is the one that fits your child. The top 5 list above orders Minnesota 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 Minnesota?
No tracked location in Minnesota 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 Minnesota’s Medicaid program how it applies to ABA therapy.
Which insurers do ABA clinics in Minnesota mention?
Minnesota clinics name Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna and Cigna most often on their own websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan.
Do more ABA clinics in Minnesota offer in-home or center-based therapy?
Of the 89 tracked locations in Minnesota, 34 document in-home ABA therapy, 34 document center-based ABA therapy and 35 document early intervention ABA. Tracked clinics in Minnesota document in-home and center-based care in equal numbers. 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 Minnesota?
Of the 89 tracked locations in Minnesota, 24 document telehealth ABA therapy and 27 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 Minnesota?
21 of the 89 tracked locations in Minnesota list private pay on their websites, and 23 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.
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 clinic 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 clinics does Minnesota have?
The count is 89 tracked clinic locations in 17 cities. Read it as the reach of this index rather than as the size of the market.
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.