In-Home ABA Therapy in Blacksburg, VA
Blacksburg is a university town of about 45,000 in the New River Valley, and Virginia Tech gives it diagnostic resources most regions this size never get: the VT Autism Clinic evaluates children and adults, and its Mobile Autism Clinic reaches communities across southwest Virginia. Ongoing ABA capacity here is thinner, and many families face travel or waiting after a diagnosis. Our clinicians come to your home instead, in town, in Christiansburg, and across the valley. We verify your insurance before therapy starts. In-network with Aetna and Anthem, including HealthKeepers Plus (Virginia Medicaid).
In-Home Care
A diagnosis is a lot. The next step doesn't have to be.
Most families find us right after a diagnosis, staring down a pile of acronyms: IEP, BCBA, RBT, prior authorization. Our team explains every piece in plain language, and through our interpreter service we can talk with parents in 334 languages, so whatever language your family speaks at home, we speak it with you. We verify your insurance benefits as soon as you reach out, so you know what is covered before you commit to anything, and we handle the back-and-forth with insurance to advocate for the services your child qualifies for. You focus on your kid. If you are still waiting on a diagnosis, start with our diagnosis page; our telehealth partner As You Are evaluates children across Virginia.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Blacksburg
About 45,000 people live in Blacksburg, a town in Montgomery County and home of Virginia Tech. Our clinicians work in homes across town and the New River Valley around it.
Why in-home
Why we come to you
Skills stick where they're learned Your therapist works in the rooms where your child actually lives: the kitchen, the playroom, the backyard. A skill practiced at your own dinner table transfers to real life far better than one practiced in a clinic across town.
Your BCBA sees real life The morning rush before school drop-off, the meltdown when a sibling gets home, how your child handles the dog or the doorbell. Seeing the real routine is what makes a treatment plan work outside the session.
Diagnosed at Tech; served at home The Virginia Tech Autism Clinic gives the New River Valley diagnostic depth most regions this size never get, but ongoing ABA capacity here is thin, and many families travel after the evaluation. In-home therapy closes that gap: our clinicians come to Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford, and the rural roads between.
Day to day
What a session looks like
One on one, built around your child A typical session runs a few hours of structured, play-based teaching using what your child already loves: blocks, books, snacks, the family dog. The goals are practical. Asking for what they want, riding out a transition, getting through a meal at the table.
A BCBA writes the plan, an RBT runs the sessions A Board Certified Behavior Analyst designs your child's program, watches the data, and adjusts goals. A Registered Behavior Technician runs the day-to-day sessions and is the person your child sees most. Both will know your kid's name, favorite toy, and the thing that always sets them off.
Parents stay in the loop You see the data, you hear what worked, and through parent and caregiver training you learn the same strategies, so progress doesn't stop when the session ends.
Our Services in Blacksburg
Every program is designed and supervised by a BCBA and built around your child.
In-Home ABA Therapy
One-on-one, play-based sessions in your own home, where skills are learned in the place they will actually be used. Learn more.
ABA Therapy for Kids
Early support for toddlers and elementary-age children. The earlier therapy starts, the more ground it can cover. Learn more.
ABA Therapy for Teens
Independence, social navigation, and executive skills for older kids, including the transitions middle school and high school bring. Learn more.
In-School ABA Support
Coordination with your child's school team, including school IEP and behavior plan meetings, so home and classroom pull in the same direction. Learn more.
Parent & Caregiver Training
We teach you the same strategies your child's therapist uses, so progress continues between sessions and after therapy ends. Learn more.
Free BCBA Consultation
Not sure where to start? Talk through your situation with a Board Certified Behavior Analyst at no cost and no obligation. Book a time.
Blacksburg Resources We Know Well
The people and programs Blacksburg families rely on most, in one place.
Montgomery County Public Schools
MCPS handles IEPs and evaluations through its Special Education Department on Imperial Street in Christiansburg ((540) 382-5114). Child find covers all children with disabilities residing in Montgomery County who may need special education and related services. Your BCBA can attend IEP meetings with you through our in-school ABA support.
Getting a diagnosis
The Virginia Tech Autism Clinic & Center for Autism Research on Prices Fork Road (540-231-8747) has served the New River Valley since 2005, with diagnostic evaluations from infants and toddlers through adults and a Mobile Autism Clinic that extends services into southwest Virginia communities. Our telehealth partner As You Are also evaluates children statewide; start on our diagnosis page.
Early intervention & the region's supports
For children under three, New River Valley Community Services runs the Infant & Toddler Connection of the NRV (540-831-7529), serving Montgomery, Floyd, Giles, and Pulaski counties and the City of Radford from its Blacksburg office. LewisGale Hospital Montgomery (540-951-1111) on South Main Street is the town's hospital, serving the valley for more than 50 years.
Town recreation
Blacksburg Parks and Recreation runs more than 20 parks across 1,000-plus acres and over 1,000 programs a year for all ages and abilities. The Aquatic Center (540-443-1120) reserves weekday morning Therapy Swim blocks, and the Community Center (540-443-1140) hosts programs year-round.
Most Blacksburg Families Pay Little or Nothing Out of Pocket
We are in-network with Aetna and Anthem, including Anthem HealthKeepers Plus, the Virginia Medicaid managed care plan. We are TRICARE-certified for military families, and we work with almost every other plan out of network. We verify your benefits before therapy starts and handle the paperwork, so you know exactly what to expect. See our insurance page for details, or call (571) 250-9442 and we will check your coverage for you.
1. Reach out
Call, text, or send the form. A real person answers, and a BCBA talks with you about your child, usually the same day.
2. We verify your benefits
We run a verification of benefits right away and tell you exactly what your plan covers before you commit to anything.
3. Assessment at home
Your BCBA meets your child where they are comfortable, builds the treatment plan, and walks you through every goal in plain language.
4. Therapy starts
Sessions begin on a schedule that fits your family: mornings, after school, or weekends. No long waitlist, no mountain of paperwork.
Places Worth Knowing About for Your Kid
A rail trail to Christiansburg, a pond in the national forest, and a quiet weekday swim window: the New River Valley keeps outings simple.
The Huckleberry Trail
A paved rail trail of almost 15 miles linking Blacksburg to Christiansburg, with six paved miles in town and its original trailhead on Draper Road next to the downtown library (town trail page). Flat, stroller-friendly, and easy to ride or walk in whatever-length pieces the day allows.
Pandapas Pond
An eight-acre pond in the Jefferson National Forest about three miles west of town off US 460, with an under-a-mile loop trail suitable for wheelchairs and strollers, boardwalks and bridges, and a recently expanded fishing platform; it is also the gateway to the Poverty Creek trail system.
Blacksburg Municipal Park
One of the largest play areas in town: playground and swings, soccer fields, lighted softball fields, tennis courts, a skate park, a roller hockey court, and picnic shelters with grills, all in one place.
Therapy Swim at the Aquatic Center
The town's indoor Aquatic Center (540-443-1120) reserves Therapy Swim blocks on weekday mornings, closed to the general public during those hours: a calm, predictable pool window that many families with sensory-sensitive kids appreciate.
Blacksburg FAQs
Most families get moving fast. We verify your insurance benefits right after you reach out, so you know what is covered before you commit to anything. If your child already has a diagnosis, we can usually begin without a long waitlist. If you are still waiting on one, the Virginia Tech Autism Clinic on Prices Fork Road and our telehealth partner As You Are are both good routes, and we can point you either way.
Yes. Your BCBA can attend IEP and behavior plan meetings with you, share session data with the school team, and keep home and classroom goals pulling in the same direction. That goes for Montgomery County Public Schools and, depending on your address, neighboring divisions too.
Yes. We are in-network with Anthem HealthKeepers Plus, a Virginia Medicaid managed care plan, along with Aetna and commercial Anthem plans. We are also TRICARE-certified and work with almost every other plan out of network. For many Blacksburg families, covered ABA therapy comes at no out-of-pocket cost, and we check your exact benefits before therapy starts.
All of it, and the valley around it. Our clinicians work in homes across Downtown, Hethwood, Foxridge, Terrace View, Prices Fork, and Toms Creek, plus Christiansburg next door and the wider New River Valley: Radford and the Giles, Floyd, and Pulaski county roads between. The region is rich in diagnostic expertise thanks to Virginia Tech, but ongoing in-home ABA has been the thin slice, and that is exactly what we bring. We serve families across the New River Valley and statewide.
Yes. A parent or caregiver needs to be home during in-home sessions. Many parents use the time to catch up on their own things in another room. When a specific goal calls for it, a session can also practice skills out in the community, always with you in the loop.
Then we'll use yours. Through our interpreter service we can communicate with parents in 334 languages. Every conversation about your child, from the first call to progress updates and insurance questions, can happen in the language you're most comfortable in.
Serving Families Across Blacksburg, VA
In-home ABA therapy throughout Blacksburg and the New River Valley, including Christiansburg, Radford, and the surrounding counties.
Nearby Service Areas
Somewhere else in Virginia? See everywhere we go. We reach parts of the state most providers don't.