Utah Guide
ABA Therapy in Utah
We list 87 ABA providers across 12 Utah counties, each checked to be a real practice with a working website. This covers how ABA gets paid for here, what the waitlists are actually like, and the questions worth asking before you commit your child to a course of it.
By Chris & Becky Fry — autism parents
Reviewed August 2026 · Sources: CDC, ED.gov, SSA, and state agencies — see below
The 30-second version
- 87 verified ABA providers in Utah, 65 of which state that they take Medicaid.
- Utah requires state-regulated health plans to cover autism treatment.
- Medicaid is the other route: DSPD Home and Community-Based Services Waiver. Typical wait: 3–7 years. Apply the week you get the diagnosis — the queue is the constraint, not eligibility.
- ABA is not the only option and not every family chooses it. Ask any provider how they handle a child who says no.
Who provides ABA in Utah
Every provider below is a named practice with a website that resolves — we removed a large number of listings in August 2026 that turned out not to describe real businesses, and these are what survived that. We do not rank them, take payment for placement, or claim to have assessed the quality of anyone’s clinical work. Verify licensure and current availability yourself before you commit.
Salt Lake County — 48 providers
- A.B.I. Learning Center — Draper · (801) 998-8428 · accepts Medicaid · ages Up to 18 years
- A.G.E.S. Learning Solutions — West Jordan · 1-866-375-2437 · accepts Medicaid · ages Up to 21 years
- ABA Achievers — Draper · (435) 375-5050 · accepts Medicaid · ages Up to 22 years
- ABA Cedar Tree · (801) 810-2896 · accepts Medicaid · ages All Ages
- ABA Golden Steps UT, LLC · (801) 653-3111 · accepts Medicaid · ages Up to 13 years
- ABA Skill Builders · (801) 448-6195 · accepts Medicaid · ages Up to 18 years
- ABA Total Care · (801) 210-0814 · accepts Medicaid · ages 2 to 12 years
- Above & Beyond Therapy · (801) 630-2040 · accepts Medicaid · ages 2 to 21 years
Utah County — 17 providers
- A Plus Gold Plus Therapy — Provo · (435) 503-8566 · accepts Medicaid · ages Up to 18 years
- ABA Blue Gems Therapy · (801) 466-2573 · accepts Medicaid · ages 2 to 15 years
- Achieving Abilities LLC — Payson · (801) 935-5796 · accepts Medicaid · ages Up to 18 years
- Behavior and Learning Strategies, Inc. · (801) 500-4248 · accepts Medicaid · ages Up to 18 years
- Behavioral Health Center For Children With Autism — Saratoga Springs · (801) 997-6839 · accepts Medicaid · ages Up to 18 years
- Beyond Care Therapy · (314) 312-2475 · accepts Medicaid · ages 2 to 18 years
- Centria Autism — Utah County — Orem · (877) 755-3227 · accepts Medicaid · ages 2–21
- Discovery ABA · (385) 354-5250 · accepts Medicaid · ages Up to 18 years
Weber County — 4 providers
- Limitless Potential, LLC — Roy · (385) 426-9644 · accepts Medicaid · ages All ages
- Manning Behavior Services · (801) 548-3091 · accepts Medicaid · ages 2 to 25 years
- AIM — Autism in Motion — Farr West · (801) 452-1940 · ages 0–18
- Catalyst Behavior Solutions (South Ogden) — South Ogden · (866) 569-7395
Cache County — 3 providers
- Utah State University's Sorenson Center for Clinical Excellence — Logan · (435) 797-3403 · ages All ages
- Opal Autism Centers - Logan — Logan · (888) 392-8642
- HeartWise Support — Logan — Logan · ages 0–18
Davis County — 3 providers
- ABA Kuska Autism Services — Bountiful · (801) 980-7970 · accepts Medicaid · ages Up to 21 years
- Nova Supports · (801) 335-9382 · accepts Medicaid · ages All ages
- Affinity Autism Services - Clearfield — Clearfield · (801) 506-6695
Box Elder County — 2 providers
- Bridgeway Integrated Healthcare Services (formerly Utah Behavior Services) - Brigham City Center — Brigham City · 801-255-5131 x8
- Rogue Behavior Services LLC — Ogden · 385-446-0733
Iron County — 2 providers
- Possibilities ABA — Cedar City — Cedar City · (435) 767-7929 · accepts Medicaid
- Crimson Heights — Cedar City — Cedar City · (435) 383-4535
Sevier County — 2 providers
- ABS Kids — Richfield · (801) 935-4171 · accepts Medicaid
- Utah Behavior Services (UTBS) — Richfield · (801) 255-5131 · accepts Medicaid
Tooele County — 2 providers
- BEE KIDS Utah — Tooele · 435-249-0934 · accepts Medicaid
- Little Champs ABA Therapy — Tooele — Tooele · ages 0–18
Washington County — 2 providers
- Ryse Behavior Therapy — Washington · (385) 549-5656 · accepts Medicaid · ages All ages
- Summit Behavior Services — St. George · (435) 275-8911 · accepts Medicaid · ages 3 to 18 years
Sanpete County — 1 provider
- Sandstone Autism Services — Salem · (801) 696-9779 · accepts Medicaid
Uintah County — 1 provider
- Lighthouse Youth & Family Therapy — Vernal · (435) 790-2757 · accepts Medicaid · ages All ages
How ABA gets paid for in Utah
There are three routes, and most families end up using more than one.
Private insurance
Utah requires state-regulated health plans to cover autism treatment. Ask your insurer to state the age and dollar limits in writing.
One caveat matters more than any other and applies in every state: if your employer’s plan is self-funded, federal ERISA law generally exempts it from the state mandate. Roughly six in ten covered workers are on such a plan. Ask HR which yours is before you assume the mandate protects you — this is the single most common reason a family is told the law does not apply to them.
Medicaid
Medicaid's EPSDT benefit requires coverage of medically necessary treatment for children under 21, and in most states that includes ABA. This route does not depend on your employer's plan. 65 of the 87 providers listed above state that they accept it.
The Medicaid waiver
Utah runs DSPD Home and Community-Based Services Waiver, and the typical wait is 3–7 years. How it works here, who administers it, and how to apply is on the Utah waiver page. The thing to know now: in most states the application date is what sets your place in the queue, so applying early costs nothing and waiting can cost years.
What to ask before you sign
ABA providers vary enormously — in hours demanded, in supervision, and in philosophy. These are the questions that actually separate them.
- How many hours are you recommending, and why that number? “Forty hours because that is what the research says” is a weak answer; the studies behind that figure are decades old and were not about every child.
- Who supervises, and how often will a BCBA actually be in the room? Ask for the name and check it on the BACB registry.
- What happens when my child refuses or is distressed? This is the question that most reveals a provider’s approach. You are listening for whether refusal is treated as information or as something to be overcome.
- Do you work on communication, including AAC? A program that treats a non-speaking child as having no way to communicate is not a good program.
- What is your current waitlist, in weeks? Ask for a number, and ask again in a month. For context, the Utah waiver itself typically runs 3–7 years, so a clinic quoting a shorter private-pay wait is not unusual.
- Will you bill my insurer directly, and what is my share? Get the answer in writing before the first session, not after.
- Do you take Utah Medicaid, and are you taking new Medicaid clients right now? Those are two different questions, and the second one is the one that decides whether you get seen. 65 of the providers above say they accept it.
About ABA itself
ABA is the most widely insured autism therapy in the United States and, for many families, the only intensive support an insurer will pay for. It is also genuinely contested. A significant number of autistic adults describe harm from compliance-based programs, particularly older ones that treated stimming or avoiding eye contact as behaviors to eliminate. Plenty of parents report their child thriving. Both of those things are true at once, and a directory that told you only one of them would not be worth much to you.
What follows from that is practical rather than ideological: providers differ, so ask the questions above, watch a session if you can, and treat your child’s distress as data rather than as resistance to be worked through. If ABA is not right for your family, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and developmental approaches such as DIR/Floortime and the Early Start Denver Model are real alternatives, though insurance coverage for them is patchier.
Who helps with this?
The law
Federal
Medicaid's EPSDT benefit requires states to cover medically necessary treatment for under-21s, which in practice is the strongest legal footing for ABA coverage in the country.
The system
Your state
Add your location above to see state-specific resources.
The people
Your area
Your state Parent Training and Information center helps with appeals and paperwork at no cost.
Set your county to see local help.
What to do next
- Utah insurance mandate in fullThe statute, the caps, the ERISA exemption, and how to complain when a plan ignores it.
- Utah Medicaid waiverHow the waiver works here, what the wait is, and how to apply.
- Choosing any therapy providerWaitlists, insurance, and what good looks like across ABA, OT and speech.
Primary sources — verify directly
- Medicaid EPSDT benefit — CMS— The federal basis for coverage of medically necessary treatment under 21.
- Behavior Analyst Certification Board — certificant registry— Check that a named BCBA holds a current certification.
This guide is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, medical, or financial advice. Laws and programs vary by state and change over time. Always verify current requirements with your state agency or a qualified professional.