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ABA Therapy Services in Houston, TX
Compare 34 tracked clinic locations in Houston, Texas on dated evidence
ABA therapy in Houston, Texas is documented here across 34 tracked clinic locations.
At a glance: 34 tracked clinic locations run by 30 organizations serve Houston, Texas. Documented settings include in-home ABA therapy and school-based 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 Houston, TX
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. Elite Spectrum ABA
Documents 8 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA. Mentions 4 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and TRICARE. Lists private pay.
2. Action Behavior Centers
4 locations in Houston. 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.
3. Houston ABA Center – In Home ABA Therapy For Kids with Autism
Documents 5 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, in-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training. Mentions 5 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Centene / Ambetter.
4. SPACE Therapy & Gym
Documents 4 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions 6 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna.
5. Amenity Health Services PLLC
Documents 5 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions 4 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna.
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.
Action Behavior Centers
Houston, TX
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.
Action Behavior Centers
Houston, TX
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.
Action Behavior Centers
Houston, TX
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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Mentions Medicaid on its website.
Amenity Health Services PLLC
Houston, TX
5 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 2 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
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Elite Spectrum ABA
Houston, TX
8 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 3 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Private pay, TRICARE and 1 more insurer on its website.
Houston ABA Center – In Home ABA Therapy For Kids with Autism
Houston, TX
5 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 3 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Centene / Ambetter, Medicaid and 1 more insurer on its website.
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Mentions Private pay on its website.
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SPACE Therapy & Gym
Houston, TX
4 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 4 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana and 2 more insurers on its website.
Spectrum Empowered Autism Therapy
Houston, TX
2 documented settings · mentions Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield on its website.
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Action Behavior Centers
Houston, TX
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.
Autism Pediatric Therapy
Houston, TX
3 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 3 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Medicaid and 1 more insurer on its website.
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Mentions Private pay on its website.
Action Behavior Centers
Houston, TX
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.
Behavioral Innovations – ABA Therapy For Kids with Autism
Houston, TX
5 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 11 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon), Centene / Ambetter and 9 more insurers on its website.
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In-home and center-based ABA therapy services in Houston, TX
Of the 34 tracked locations in Houston, 24 document in-home ABA therapy and 21 document center-based ABA therapy.
No tracked location in Houston mentions Medicaid on its website yet, so ask each clinic directly.
Other insurers named most often: Aetna (12), Blue Cross Blue Shield (12) and Cigna (9).
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
- 34 clinic locations in Houston, Texas are in our tracked dataset.
- Clinic organizations
- 30 organizations operate those locations.
- Operators unique to this city
- 22 organizations appear only in this city across every Texas market we track.
- Therapy settings documented
- 24 tracked clinics document In-home ABA therapy. 24 tracked clinics document School-based ABA therapy. 21 tracked clinics document Center-based ABA therapy. 20 tracked clinics document Early intervention ABA.
- Insurers named on clinic websites
- 12 tracked clinics mention Aetna. 12 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield. 10 tracked clinics mention Private pay. 9 tracked clinics mention Cigna. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Clinics that document it |
|---|---|
| In-home ABA therapy | 24 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 24 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 21 |
| Early intervention ABA | 20 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 17 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 13 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 12 |
| Social skills groups | 7 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Aetna | 12 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 12 |
| Private pay | 10 |
| Cigna | 9 |
| Centene / Ambetter | 7 |
| Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon) | 6 |
| Medicaid | 5 |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 5 |
| Humana | 2 |
| Magellan Health | 2 |
| Molina Healthcare | 2 |
| TRICARE | 2 |
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.
The tracked locations belong to 30 distinct organizations. Across our tracked Texas markets, 22 of them appear only here. Published evidence here names in-home ABA therapy, school-based ABA therapy and center-based ABA therapy. Most ABA programs in Houston, Texas serve autistic children, usually after a formal autism evaluation.
What in-home and school-based ABA therapy looks like in Houston
Counting what clinics publish, 24 tracked clinics document in-home ABA therapy, 24 tracked clinics document school-based ABA therapy and 21 tracked clinics document center-based ABA therapy. In-home programs run where the family already lives, so the skills a child practices are the ones the household uses daily. School-based delivery works inside the classroom routine rather than around it. A clinic that publishes nothing about setting is simply absent from these counts, not excluded from the market. Ask directly which of these settings a location can start with, and when.
Insurance names mentioned by Houston clinics
Reading what clinics publish, 12 tracked clinics mention Aetna, 12 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield, 10 tracked clinics mention Private pay and 9 tracked clinics mention Cigna. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility. Ask the clinic which plans it bills, then ask your plan administrator what your policy funds.
How families narrow the list in Houston
Nothing should be programmed before a functional behavior assessment has been done. The treatment plan should state goals in language you can check against what you see at home. Ask who the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) on the case will be, and how often you will speak with them. Ask how much of the week the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is physically on site. Staff turnover among Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) roles is worth asking about directly. Supervision hours are the difference between a program and a babysitting rota. Ask how parent training is delivered and how many hours of it you should expect. Ask how an early intervention caseload differs from the rest of the program. Directory inclusion answers none of these questions, which is why they are worth asking.
Access and timing in Houston
Waitlist position is worth asking about in numbers rather than in adjectives. Check which paperwork has to exist before an intake slot can be held. Hours matter as much as the start date, so ask how many a week the program can staff. Ask what the team does when it cannot deliver the schedule it recommended.
This page is the current index view of ABA therapy in Houston, Texas. Treat the counts as a 2026 snapshot rather than a permanent picture. The nearest tracked alternatives in Texas are Bellaire (4 tracked locations) and Missouri City (10 tracked locations). This is what ABA therapy near me should mean in Houston, Texas: tracked locations, documented settings, and the date each was checked. 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 Houston, TX
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 Houston, TX
What are the best ABA therapy clinics in Houston, TX?
The best clinic is the one that fits your child. The top 5 list above orders Houston 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 Houston?
No tracked location in Houston 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 Texas’s Medicaid program how it applies to ABA therapy.
Which insurers do ABA clinics in Houston mention?
Houston 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 Houston offer in-home or center-based therapy?
Of the 34 tracked locations in Houston, 24 document in-home ABA therapy, 21 document center-based ABA therapy and 20 document early intervention ABA. More tracked clinics in Houston 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 Houston?
Of the 34 tracked locations in Houston, 12 document telehealth ABA therapy and 24 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 Houston?
10 of the 34 tracked locations in Houston list private pay on their websites, and 17 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.