Directory evidence
ABA Therapy Services in Montana
Dated, checkable clinic evidence for Montana, with unknowns left visible
This page carries the 14 clinic locations Top ABA Therapy tracks for ABA therapy in Montana.
At a glance: 14 tracked clinic locations run by 12 organizations serve Montana. Documented settings include community-based ABA therapy and in-home ABA therapy. Insurers mentioned on clinic websites include Aetna 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 Montana
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. Diversified Autism Clinical Services
Documents in-home ABA therapy. Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna on its website.
2. Aware Inc
Documents 4 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and in-home ABA therapy.
3. Family Outreach, Inc.
Documents community-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and social skills groups.
4. Peach Tree
2 locations in Montana. Documents community-based ABA therapy, in-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training.
5. Rising Phoenix Behavior Center
Documents community-based ABA therapy, in-home ABA therapy and school-based ABA therapy.
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.
Advanced Therapy Clinic: ABA, Occupational, Physical & Speech Therapy In Montana
Billings, MT
1 documented setting
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Diversified Autism Clinical Services
Billings, MT
1 documented setting · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna on its website.
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Mentions Private pay on its website.
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In-home and center-based ABA therapy services in Montana
Of the 14 tracked locations in Montana, 7 document in-home ABA therapy.
No tracked location in Montana mentions Medicaid on its website yet, so ask each clinic directly.
Other insurers named most often: Aetna (1), Blue Cross Blue Shield (1) and Cigna (1).
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
- 14 clinic locations in Montana are in our tracked dataset.
- Clinic organizations
- 12 organizations operate those locations.
- Cities with tracked providers
- 4 cities in Montana have at least one tracked clinic location.
- Largest tracked markets
- Billings, 5 locations. Bozeman, 5 locations. Missoula, 3 locations.
- Therapy settings documented
- 7 tracked clinics document Community-based ABA therapy. 7 tracked clinics document In-home ABA therapy. 5 tracked clinics document Parent and caregiver training. 3 tracked clinics document Early intervention ABA.
- Insurers named on clinic websites
- 1 tracked clinic mentions Aetna. 1 tracked clinic mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield. 1 tracked clinic mentions Cigna. 1 tracked clinic mentions Private pay. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Clinics that document it |
|---|---|
| Community-based ABA therapy | 7 |
| In-home ABA therapy | 7 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 5 |
| Early intervention ABA | 3 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 3 |
| Social skills groups | 1 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Aetna | 1 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 1 |
| Cigna | 1 |
| Private pay | 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.
Our Montana index touches 4 cities with at least one tracked location. Documented service settings include community-based ABA therapy, in-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training. The families searching here in Montana are almost always doing so after an autism evaluation, and most clinics listed serve autistic children first.
Community-based and in-home ABA therapy in Montana
Across Montana, 7 tracked clinics document community-based ABA therapy, 7 tracked clinics document in-home ABA therapy, 4 tracked clinics document parent and caregiver training and 3 tracked clinics document early intervention ABA therapy. Community-based sessions take the program into shops, parks and the other places a family already uses. In-home programs run where the family already lives, so the skills a child practices are the ones the household uses daily. Parent and caregiver training moves the method to the adults, which is what keeps gains alive between sessions. Setting is read from what each clinic publishes, so a location may offer more than the evidence shows. Ask each location which setting it actually runs today and for which ages.
The shape of ABA supply in Montana
Ranked by what we track, Billings with 5 tracked locations, Bozeman with 5 tracked locations and Missoula with 3 tracked locations sit at the top of the state. Our reach here follows published evidence, so it trails the market rather than anticipating it.
Which insurance Montana clinics mention
Among tracked clinics in Montana, 1 tracked clinic mentions Aetna, 1 tracked clinic mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, 1 tracked clinic mentions Cigna and 1 tracked clinic mentions Private pay. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility. Verify with your plan administrator rather than with any directory, including this one.
Plan type decides most of what the first month of admin looks like. Authorization is usually the slowest step, so ask who is driving it. Ask when the first reauthorization falls and what evidence it will need. Ask what happens to the schedule, and to the bill, if an authorization runs out.
Working through a shortlist in Montana
Ask to see how the functional behavior assessment turns into what happens on day one. Ask how often the treatment plan is revisited and who signs off on a change. The clinician who owns the case is normally a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) should be reachable by a parent, not only by staff. A Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) delivers the sessions under supervision.
Ask whether a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) sits in the team structure. Ask how many supervision hours the program includes each month and who provides them. Ask what parent training actually asks of you each week. Ask whether early intervention work is run by the same team or a separate one. 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.
Access and timing in Montana
Ask what the queue looks like this month, not what it usually looks like. 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. Widening the search by a short drive often changes the wait more than anything else.
This page is the current index view of ABA therapy in Montana. Listings reflect what each clinic published as of 2026. A near me search for ABA therapy in Montana rarely shows evidence dates; every listing above carries one. 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 Montana, this directory tracks ABA therapy services in Idaho, ABA therapy services in Utah, ABA therapy services in Colorado, ABA therapy services in Washington, ABA therapy services in Oregon, ABA therapy services in South Dakota and ABA therapy services in Nevada.
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 Montana
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 Montana
What are the best ABA therapy clinics in Montana?
The best clinic is the one that fits your child. The top 5 list above orders Montana 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 Montana?
No tracked location in Montana 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 Montana’s Medicaid program how it applies to ABA therapy.
Which insurers do ABA clinics in Montana mention?
Montana clinics name Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna most often on their own websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan.
Do more ABA clinics in Montana offer in-home or center-based therapy?
Of the 14 tracked locations in Montana, 7 document in-home ABA therapy, none document center-based ABA therapy and 3 document early intervention ABA. More tracked clinics in Montana 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 Montana?
Of the 14 tracked locations in Montana, none document telehealth ABA therapy and 3 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 Montana?
1 of the 14 tracked locations in Montana lists private pay on its website, and 4 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 Montana?
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.
How long is the wait for ABA therapy in Montana?
Waitlist length is not in our dataset. It varies by market, by weekly hours and by the time of year, so the only reliable read is to call several clinics in the same week and compare what they say.
How many ABA clinics does Montana have?
This page carries 14 tracked clinic locations across 4 cities. That is what our index can evidence, not a census of the state, and anything we cannot evidence stays off the page.
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.