Directory evidence
ABA therapy providers in Tennessee
Every provider listed for Tennessee carries the date its evidence was checked
112 provider locations offering ABA therapy in Tennessee sit in the Top ABA Therapy index.
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Nicole M. Bichelman, MA, LBA, BCBA
Cordova, TN
Services
Service information unknown
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Spectrum Specialists, LLC
Knoxville, TN
Services
Service information unknown
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Tobenski Behavior Analysis Services Inc
Murfreesboro, TN
Services
Service information unknown
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Total Care ABA
Memphis, TN
Services
Service information unknown
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
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What is documented for this area
- Tracked provider locations
- 112 provider locations in Tennessee are in our tracked dataset.
- Provider organizations
- 78 organizations operate those locations.
- Shown on this page
- 4 of the 112 tracked locations appear on this page. The rest continue on the following pages.
- Cities with tracked providers
- 29 cities in Tennessee have at least one tracked provider location.
- Largest tracked markets
- Nashville, 18 locations. Memphis, 14 locations. Knoxville, 12 locations. Chattanooga, 10 locations. Clarksville, 8 locations.
- Therapy settings documented
- 64 tracked providers document In-home ABA therapy. 53 tracked providers document Center-based ABA therapy. 52 tracked providers document School-based ABA therapy. 48 tracked providers document Early intervention ABA.
- Payer mentions on provider websites
- 38 tracked providers mention Medicaid. 37 tracked providers mention UnitedHealthcare / Optum. 35 tracked providers mention Cigna. 33 tracked providers mention Aetna. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Tracked providers documenting it |
|---|---|
| In-home ABA therapy | 64 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 53 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 52 |
| Early intervention ABA | 48 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 47 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 24 |
| Social skills groups | 11 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 10 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Medicaid | 38 |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 37 |
| Cigna | 35 |
| Aetna | 33 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 32 |
| Amerigroup / WellCare | 21 |
| Centene / Ambetter | 19 |
| Private pay | 19 |
| Humana | 16 |
| TRICARE | 16 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 12 |
| Molina Healthcare | 11 |
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.
Tracked locations here resolve to 78 distinct organizations. Documented service settings include in-home ABA therapy, center-based ABA therapy and school-based ABA therapy. The families searching here in Tennessee are almost always doing so after an autism evaluation, and most providers listed serve autistic children first.
In-home and center-based ABA therapy documented in Tennessee
Of the tracked locations in Tennessee, 64 tracked providers document in-home ABA therapy, 53 tracked providers document center-based ABA therapy, 52 tracked providers document school-based ABA therapy and 48 tracked providers document early intervention ABA therapy. In-home delivery removes the commute and puts teaching into the family’s own routine. Center-based programs run in a clinic space set up for structured teaching and contact with peers. School-based support puts the program where the child already spends the day. What a provider publishes and what it currently runs can differ, so confirm before you commit. Put the setting question first when you call, because it decides everything after it.
ABA therapy across Tennessee
Tracked provider locations reach 29 cities in Tennessee. By tracked location count in our index, Nashville with 18 tracked locations, Memphis with 14 tracked locations, Knoxville with 12 tracked locations, Chattanooga with 10 tracked locations and Clarksville with 8 tracked locations carry the most. This describes what we can evidence in Tennessee, not everything operating in it.
Insurance names mentioned by Tennessee providers
Among tracked providers in Tennessee, 38 tracked providers mention Medicaid, 37 tracked providers mention UnitedHealthcare / Optum, 35 tracked providers mention Cigna and 33 tracked providers mention Aetna. A mention tells you a plan name appeared on a website, nothing more about your policy. Ask what the provider bills, what your plan authorizes, and what is left for you.
Plan type decides most of what the first month of admin looks like. Find out whether the provider files the authorization or expects the family to. Put the reauthorization cycle in writing before the first session, not after it. A lapse should have a stated answer about cost before it ever happens.
What to ask an ABA provider in Tennessee
Ask what the functional behavior assessment involves and how long it takes to complete. Goals in the treatment plan should be specific enough to argue about. Every program should be able to name the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) accountable for it. The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) should be reachable by a parent, not only by staff. Ask how many hours a week a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) will be in the room.
Ask whether a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) sits in the team structure. Supervision hours are the difference between a program and a babysitting rota. A program without parent training leaves the household holding nothing when the clinician leaves. Early intervention places are often the scarcest, so ask about the queue early. Progress data you never see is progress data you cannot check. This is general guidance, not an assessment of any location on this page.
Access and timing in Tennessee
A waitlist answer without a number is not an answer. Check which paperwork has to exist before an intake slot can be held. Ask how many hours a week the team can genuinely cover once a case opens. Find out how a shortfall between recommended and available hours gets handled. Two markets an hour apart can have entirely different queues.
ABA therapy in Tennessee: the recurring questions
Is ABA therapy expensive in Tennessee?
We hold no price data, so any figure on this page would be invented. Cost turns on the funding route, the weekly hours authorized and what a household pays outside them, which is why the provider and the plan administrator are the only two sources worth asking.
How quickly can a family start ABA therapy in Tennessee?
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.
What does this page actually cover in Tennessee?
The count is 112 tracked provider locations in 29 cities. Read it as the reach of this index rather than as the size of the market.
Our record of ABA therapy in Tennessee stops where the published evidence stops. What providers publish moves, and this is the 2026 position. This is what ABA therapy near me should mean in Tennessee: tracked locations, documented settings, and the date each was checked. Pick two or three, call them in one sitting, and compare the answers.
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 Tennessee, this directory tracks ABA therapy providers in Kentucky, ABA therapy providers in Alabama, ABA therapy providers in Georgia, ABA therapy providers in Mississippi, ABA therapy providers in Indiana, ABA therapy providers in Arkansas, ABA therapy providers in Missouri and ABA therapy providers in South Carolina.
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.