Directory evidence
ABA Therapy Services in Washington
What clinics in Washington document, when it was checked, and what is still unknown
ABA therapy in Washington is documented here across 108 tracked clinic locations.
Washington at a glance: 97 organizations operate 108 tracked clinic locations here. Documented settings include in-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training. Insurers mentioned on clinic websites include Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aetna; 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 Washington
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. LEAPS and Beyond, Inc
2 locations in Washington. Documents 8 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA. Mentions 9 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Centene / Ambetter. Lists private pay.
2. Orchid Academy – Maple Street
Documents 8 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 Cigna.
3. Center for Social Dynamics
Documents 7 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions 4 insurers on its website, including Cigna, Medicaid and TRICARE. Lists private pay.
4. Connections Behavior Planning and Intervention, LLC
2 locations in Washington. Documents 4 settings, including in-home ABA therapy, parent and caregiver training and school-based ABA therapy. Mentions 8 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
5. DIMENSIONS ABA
Documents in-home ABA therapy, parent and caregiver training and school-based ABA therapy. Mentions 8 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.
Academy for Precision Learning
Seattle, WA
2 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield and Private pay
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Private pay on its website.
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Current insurance evidence unknown
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Mentions Medicaid on its website.
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Current insurance evidence unknown
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Center For Autism & Related Disorders
Vancouver, WA
5 documented settings · mentions Medicaid and UnitedHealthcare / Optum
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Mentions Medicaid, UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
Center For Autism & Related Disorders
Lynnwood, WA
5 documented settings · mentions Medicaid and UnitedHealthcare / Optum
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Mentions Medicaid, UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
Center For Autism & Related Disorders
Vancouver, WA
5 documented settings · mentions Medicaid and UnitedHealthcare / Optum
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Mentions Medicaid, UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
Center for Social Dynamics
Tumwater, WA
7 documented settings · mentions Cigna, Medicaid and 3 more insurers
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Mentions Cigna, Medicaid, Private pay, TRICARE and 1 more insurer on its website.
Connections Behavior Planning and Intervention, LLC
Kent, WA
4 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and 6 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and 4 more insurers on its website.
In-home and center-based ABA therapy services in Washington
Of the 108 tracked locations in Washington, 52 document in-home ABA therapy.
No tracked location in Washington mentions Medicaid on its website yet, so ask each clinic directly.
Other insurers named most often: Blue Cross Blue Shield (27), Aetna (21) and Kaiser Permanente (18).
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
- 108 clinic locations in Washington are in our tracked dataset.
- Clinic organizations
- 97 organizations operate those locations.
- Cities with tracked providers
- 19 cities in Washington have at least one tracked clinic location.
- Largest tracked markets
- Seattle, 16 locations. Kent, 12 locations. Bellevue, 8 locations. Spokane, 8 locations. Lakewood, 7 locations.
- Therapy settings documented
- 54 tracked clinics document In-home ABA therapy. 46 tracked clinics document Parent and caregiver training. 41 tracked clinics document School-based ABA therapy. 36 tracked clinics document Early intervention ABA.
- Insurers named on clinic websites
- 28 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield. 21 tracked clinics mention Aetna. 19 tracked clinics mention Kaiser Permanente. 18 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 | 54 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 46 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 41 |
| Early intervention ABA | 36 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 31 |
| Social skills groups | 29 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 26 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 17 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 28 |
| Aetna | 21 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 19 |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 18 |
| TRICARE | 17 |
| Molina Healthcare | 16 |
| Private pay | 16 |
| Cigna | 13 |
| Medicaid | 13 |
| Amerigroup / WellCare | 3 |
| Centene / Ambetter | 3 |
| Humana | 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.
Clinic listings here document in-home ABA therapy, parent and caregiver training and school-based ABA therapy. Behind the listings sit 97 distinct organizations. Clinics in Washington mostly serve autistic children, and an autism evaluation is normally the document that opens the door to funding.
In-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training documented in Washington
The published evidence in Washington shows that 52 tracked clinics document in-home ABA therapy, 44 tracked clinics document parent and caregiver training, 40 tracked clinics document school-based ABA therapy and 35 tracked clinics document early intervention ABA therapy. An in-home program puts the work in the rooms where the difficulty actually shows up. Caregiver training exists so the household can hold a strategy without the clinician present. School-based delivery works inside the classroom routine rather than around it. Setting is read from what each clinic publishes, so a location may offer more than the evidence shows. Ask directly which of these settings a location can start with, and when.
ABA therapy across Washington
Supply in Washington spreads across 19 cities we track. Counted by tracked locations in our index, the markets that carry the most are Seattle with 16 tracked locations, Kent with 12 tracked locations, Bellevue with 8 tracked locations, Spokane with 8 tracked locations and Lakewood with 7 tracked locations. Our reach here follows published evidence, so it trails the market rather than anticipating it.
Which insurance Washington clinics mention
Among tracked clinics in Washington, 27 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield, 21 tracked clinics mention Aetna, 18 tracked clinics mention Kaiser Permanente and 18 tracked clinics mention UnitedHealthcare / Optum. What a clinic names on a page and what your plan authorizes are two different questions. Ask the clinic which plans it bills, then ask your plan administrator what your policy funds.
Two households in the same market can reach the same clinic through completely different funding routes. Ask who owns the authorization paperwork, because an unowned form does not move. A missed reauthorization date stops a program more reliably than anything clinical. Ask what happens to the schedule, and to the bill, if an authorization runs out.
Working through a shortlist in Washington
Ask what the functional behavior assessment involves and how long it takes to complete. A treatment plan you cannot understand is a treatment plan you cannot hold anyone to. Find out which Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) holds the case before you sign anything. The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) should be reachable by a parent, not only by staff. Day to day sessions are usually run by a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT).
Some teams also place a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) between those two roles. Ask what happens to supervision hours when the caseload grows. Parent training should be on the calendar, not offered as an afterthought. Ask whether early intervention work is run by the same team or a separate one. Ask how progress data is collected and how often you get to see it. None of this is a judgment on any clinic listed above; it is the ground a family walks on the first call.
Getting started in Washington
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. Ask what the offered weekly hours are and whether they hold through the school year. Ask what happens if the hours offered come in below the ones recommended. Availability moves between markets, so a neighboring city sometimes starts sooner than the closest one.
The list above is the evidence we hold on ABA therapy in Washington. The evidence behind these counts was published as of 2026. Treat this page as the near me search for Washington that shows its working. Work down the list, shortlist a handful, and ask every one of them the same questions.
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 Washington, this directory tracks ABA therapy services in Oregon, ABA therapy services in Idaho, ABA therapy services in Montana, ABA therapy services in Utah, ABA therapy services in Nevada, ABA therapy services in California and ABA therapy services in Colorado.
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 Washington
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 Washington
What are the best ABA therapy clinics in Washington?
The best clinic is the one that fits your child. The top 5 list above orders Washington 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 Washington?
No tracked location in Washington 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 Washington’s Medicaid program how it applies to ABA therapy.
Which insurers do ABA clinics in Washington mention?
Washington clinics name Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Kaiser Permanente and UnitedHealthcare / Optum most often on their own websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan.
Do more ABA clinics in Washington offer in-home or center-based therapy?
Of the 108 tracked locations in Washington, 52 document in-home ABA therapy, 31 document center-based ABA therapy and 35 document early intervention ABA. More tracked clinics in Washington 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 Washington?
Of the 108 tracked locations in Washington, 17 document telehealth ABA therapy and 40 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 Washington?
16 of the 108 tracked locations in Washington list private pay on their websites, and 44 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 does ABA therapy cost in Washington?
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.
What is the waitlist like for ABA therapy in Washington?
We do not track waitlists, so this page cannot tell you. Queue length moves market by market and month by month, which is why asking two or three clinics in different markets gives a far better picture than asking one.
How many ABA clinics does Washington have?
Our index evidences 108 clinic locations spread across 19 cities. Clinics that publish nothing we can read are simply absent from the count rather than absent from the state.
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.