Directory evidence
ABA Therapy Services in Cleveland, OH
What clinics in Cleveland, Ohio document, when it was checked, and what is still unknown
Our index records 11 clinic locations offering ABA therapy in Cleveland, Ohio.
In Cleveland, Ohio, the directory tracks 11 clinic locations across 11 organizations. Documented settings include in-home ABA therapy and community-based ABA therapy. Insurers mentioned on clinic websites include Aetna and Medicaid; 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 Cleveland, OH
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. Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center
Documents center-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA. Mentions 10 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
2. Daily Behavioral Health
Documents 7 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA.
3. Bellefaire JCB
Documents 4 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions Molina Healthcare and UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
4. Kids Thrive
Documents 5 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, in-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training.
5. Little Acorn ABA OH
Documents 4 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, in-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training. Mentions Medicaid on its website.
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.
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Bellefaire JCB
Cleveland, OH
4 documented settings · mentions Molina Healthcare and UnitedHealthcare / Optum
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Mentions Molina Healthcare, UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
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Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center
Cleveland, OH
2 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and 8 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Centene / Ambetter and 6 more insurers on its website.
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Mentions Medicaid on its website.
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Valley Bloom Therapy Group
Independence, OH
Settings not yet documented · mentions Aetna and Private pay
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Mentions Aetna, Private pay on its website.
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In-home and center-based ABA therapy services in Cleveland, OH
Of the 11 tracked locations in Cleveland, 6 document in-home ABA therapy.
2 of the 11 tracked locations in Cleveland mention Medicaid on their websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan.
Other insurers named most often: Aetna (2), Molina Healthcare (2) and UnitedHealthcare / Optum (2).
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
- 11 clinic locations in Cleveland, Ohio are in our tracked dataset.
- Clinic organizations
- 11 organizations operate those locations.
- Operators unique to this city
- 8 organizations appear only in this city across every Ohio market we track.
- Therapy settings documented
- 6 tracked clinics document In-home ABA therapy. 5 tracked clinics document Community-based ABA therapy. 5 tracked clinics document Early intervention ABA. 5 tracked clinics document Parent and caregiver training.
- Insurers named on clinic websites
- 2 tracked clinics mention Aetna. 2 tracked clinics mention Medicaid. 2 tracked clinics mention Molina Healthcare. 2 tracked clinics mention UnitedHealthcare / Optum. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Clinics that document it |
|---|---|
| In-home ABA therapy | 6 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 5 |
| Early intervention ABA | 5 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 5 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 5 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 4 |
| Social skills groups | 3 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 1 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Aetna | 2 |
| Medicaid | 2 |
| Molina Healthcare | 2 |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 2 |
| Amerigroup / WellCare | 1 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 1 |
| Centene / Ambetter | 1 |
| Cigna | 1 |
| Humana | 1 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 1 |
| Private pay | 1 |
Observed 2026-10-14 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 11 distinct organizations. What clinics publish here includes in-home ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA therapy. For autistic children in Cleveland, Ohio, the path usually runs from evaluation to a clinic shortlist, which is what this page is for.
In-home and community-based ABA therapy documented in Cleveland
In this market 6 tracked clinics document in-home ABA therapy, 5 tracked clinics document community-based ABA therapy and 5 tracked clinics document early intervention ABA therapy. An in-home program puts the work in the rooms where the difficulty actually shows up. Community-based delivery moves teaching into ordinary public settings. What a clinic publishes and what it currently runs can differ, so confirm before you commit. The setting a family needs is worth asking about on the first call.
Locations in nearby communities
Clinics we track in Independence with 2 tracked locations and Lakewood with 2 tracked locations are listed here as well. Rather than publish a near-empty page for each, we fold nearby places with few tracked locations into Cleveland and leave the town in the address line.
Insurance families ask about in Cleveland
Among tracked clinics in Cleveland, 2 tracked clinics mention Aetna, 2 tracked clinics mention Medicaid, 2 tracked clinics mention Molina Healthcare and 2 tracked clinics mention UnitedHealthcare / Optum. Treat a mention as a starting point for a phone call, never as a benefits decision. Ask what the clinic bills, what your plan authorizes, and what is left for you.
Choosing between ABA clinics in Cleveland, Ohio
Goals in the treatment plan should be specific enough to argue about. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) designs the program and supervises the people delivering it. 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). Larger teams sometimes add a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) to the layer above sessions. Get the monthly supervision hours in writing rather than as a reassurance on a call. Parent training should be on the calendar, not offered as an afterthought. For a younger child, ask whether the team runs an early intervention track and what the entry criteria are. Use these as a script for a first conversation rather than a scorecard for this list.
Access and timing in Cleveland
Waitlist position is worth asking about in numbers rather than in adjectives. Ask what the offered weekly hours are and whether they hold through the school year. Find out how a shortfall between recommended and available hours gets handled. 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 Cleveland, Ohio. The evidence behind these counts was published as of 2026. By tracked location count, University Heights (10 tracked locations) and South Euclid (6 tracked locations) are the next markets in Ohio. Treat this page as the near me search for Cleveland, Ohio that shows its working. 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.
How to choose the right ABA clinic for your child in Cleveland, OH
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 Cleveland, OH
What are the best ABA therapy clinics in Cleveland, OH?
The best clinic is the one that fits your child. The top 5 list above orders Cleveland 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 Cleveland?
2 of the 11 tracked locations in Cleveland mention Medicaid on their websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan. Under the federal EPSDT benefit, state Medicaid programs must provide medically necessary services to children under 21; ask Ohio’s Medicaid program how it applies to ABA therapy.
Which insurers do ABA clinics in Cleveland mention?
Cleveland clinics name Aetna, Medicaid, Molina Healthcare and UnitedHealthcare / Optum most often on their own websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan.
Do more ABA clinics in Cleveland offer in-home or center-based therapy?
Of the 11 tracked locations in Cleveland, 6 document in-home ABA therapy, 4 document center-based ABA therapy and 5 document early intervention ABA. More tracked clinics in Cleveland 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 Cleveland?
Of the 11 tracked locations in Cleveland, 1 documents telehealth ABA therapy and 5 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 Cleveland?
1 of the 11 tracked locations in Cleveland lists private pay on its website, and 5 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.