ABA Therapy Services for Children & Families
Personalized, strength-based ABA therapy designed around your child’s individual needs, abilities, and goals.
Guiding Stars ABA provides individualized services that support meaningful growth in communication, independence, social interaction, daily living skills, and participation in everyday life.
ABA Therapy Designed Around Your Child
Every child has unique strengths, needs, and goals. Our ABA therapy services are individualized to help children build meaningful skills across the environments where everyday life happens.
“Navigating the waves of growth together.”
Early Intervention ABA
Early intervention ABA therapy supports young children as they develop important foundational skills during the early years of life. At Guiding Stars ABA, services are individualized around your child’s strengths, needs, and developmental goals.
Through play, everyday routines, and meaningful interactions, we help children build skills they can use at home and throughout their community.
Early intervention may focus on:
Functional communication
Social interaction and engagement
Play and learning skills
Daily living and independence
Following routines and transitions
Reducing barriers that interfere with learning
In-Home ABA Therapy
In-home ABA therapy allows children to learn and practice meaningful skills in the environment where many everyday routines naturally occur. Working within the home also gives our team opportunities to individualize treatment around your child’s daily experiences and your family’s priorities.
Our therapists work collaboratively with families to help children build skills that can be used throughout their day and become part of everyday routines.
In-home ABA therapy may focus on:
Functional communication
Daily living and self-care skills
Following household routines
Independence and choice-making
Social and family interactions
Transitions and flexibility
Supporting behaviors that may interfere with daily life
Community-Based ABA Therapy
Community-based ABA therapy helps children practice and generalize skills in the places where everyday life happens. Sessions may take place in community settings based on your child’s individualized treatment goals and clinical needs.
By practicing skills in natural environments, children have opportunities to build greater independence, confidence, and participation in activities with their families and communities.
Community-based ABA therapy may focus on:
Communication in community settings
Safety and community awareness
Social interaction and participation
Participating in community activities and completing everyday tasks
Waiting, transitions, and flexibility
Independence in public environments
Generalizing skills learned during therapy
School-Based ABA Consultation
School-based ABA consultation helps support a child’s success in educational environments by collaborating with families, educators, and other members of the child’s support team.
When clinically appropriate and permitted by the school, our BCBAs can provide consultation and recommendations to help promote consistency across settings and support skills that are important for learning, participation, and independence.
School-based ABA consultation may include:
Collaboration with teachers and school staff
Classroom observations and recommendations
Support for communication and social skills
Strategies for transitions and classroom routines
Recommendations to promote independence
Supporting consistency between home and school
Collaboration with other providers when appropriate
Parent & Caregiver Training
Parents and caregivers are an important part of helping children use their skills beyond therapy sessions. Our parent and caregiver training provides practical strategies that families can use during everyday routines and activities.
Training is individualized to your child and family and focuses on helping caregivers understand treatment goals, respond consistently, encourage independence, and support meaningful progress across environments.
Parent & caregiver training may include:
Understanding your child’s ABA treatment goals
Learning strategies to support communication
Building independence during everyday routines
Supporting transitions and flexibility
Reinforcing skills learned during therapy
Responding consistently during challenging situations
Practicing strategies that fit your family’s routines
Not Sure Which Service Your Child Needs?
Every child and family is different. ABA therapy at Guiding Stars ABA begins with understanding your child’s individual strengths, needs, daily routines, and goals.
Following the initial assessment, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) develops individualized treatment recommendations based on your child’s needs and your family’s priorities. Services may take place across home, school, and community settings when clinically appropriate.
As your child grows and develops new skills, treatment goals and recommendations can be adjusted to continue supporting meaningful progress and greater independence.
You don’t have to know which ABA service your child needs before getting started. We’ll help guide you through the process.
Insurance & Coverage
We believe understanding your ABA therapy insurance benefits should be simple.
Guiding Stars ABA works with a variety of insurance plans to help families access medically necessary ABA therapy. Our team will verify your benefits and help you understand the next steps before services begin.
Insurance coverage, authorization requirements, and benefits vary by individual plan. Our team will verify your specific benefits and discuss coverage with you as part of the intake process.
We currently accept:
Virginia Medicaid Managed Care Organizations
Anthem Health Keepers Plus
Aetna Better Health of Virginia
Sentara Community Plan
Humana Healthy Horizons
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Additional Insurance Plans
TRICARE East
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Cigna
United Healthcare
Aetna
Sentara