In-Home ABA Therapy in Fairfax County, VA
We bring BCBA-led ABA therapy to homes across Fairfax County from our base in nearby Sterling. A BCBA walks you through what comes next, and we verify your insurance before therapy starts. In-network with Aetna and Anthem, including HealthKeepers Plus (Virginia Medicaid). TRICARE-certified.
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 Fairfax County
About 1.1 million people live in Fairfax County, more than anywhere else in Virginia. Our clinicians work in homes across all of it, including Vienna, Annandale, Burke, Centreville, and Chantilly.
Herndon
Downtown Herndon, Worldgate, Fox Mill, and the Route 28 corridor. We're based about ten minutes away in Sterling, so this is our backyard. Morning, after-school, and weekend sessions all work here.
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Reston
Lake Anne, Reston Town Center, South Lakes, and the neighborhoods along the W&OD Trail. Roughly fifteen minutes from our Sterling base, with Lake Fairfax Park nearby when an outdoor goal calls for it.
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McLean
McLean, Langley, and out Georgetown Pike toward Great Falls. Home of Clemyjontri Park, a fully accessible playground where kids of every ability play side by side.
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Fairfax
The City of Fairfax, Fairfax Circle, Mantua, and the George Mason area. The county seat and the crossroads of the county, reachable from every direction via I-66 and Route 50.
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Springfield
West Springfield, Franconia, Kingstowne, and Newington. The far end of the county from Sterling, so we staff this area with clinicians who live closer, not commuters.
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Centreville
Sully Station, Little Rocky Run, and Virginia Run along Route 28. Fairfax County's most populous community is a straight shot from our Sterling base.
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Burke
Burke Centre to Lake Braddock, with the lake park's miniature train and carousel as the weekend anchor. We bring the therapy to your house.
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Annandale
The region's Koreatown and the neighborhoods around it. Sessions in English, parent communication in 334 languages, including Korean.
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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.
No commutes on 66 or the Beltway Driving a tired kid to a clinic three or four times a week through Fairfax County traffic is a lot to ask of any family. We do the driving instead, and sessions flex around school, activities, and appointments.
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 Fairfax County
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 FCPS 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.
Fairfax County Resources We Know Well
The people and programs Fairfax County families rely on most, in one place.
Fairfax County Public Schools
FCPS's Department of Special Services (571-423-4101) handles IEPs, evaluations, and related services. The Family Resource Center (703-204-3941), now at the Pimmit Hills Center in Falls Church, offers free workshops and consultations for caregivers of students with disabilities. Your BCBA can attend IEP meetings with you and coordinate through our in-school ABA support.
Getting a diagnosis
The Inova Kellar Center in Fairfax (703-218-8500) runs comprehensive autism evaluations for ages 4 to 18, and Children's National has a Northern Virginia location for developmental evaluations. If waits are long, our telehealth partner As You Are evaluates children across Virginia; start on our diagnosis page.
Parent communities & advocacy
POAC-NoVA runs a free parent listserv, workshops, and family events for Northern Virginia autism families. The Autism Society of Northern Virginia (703-537-9487) hosts caregiver groups and teen programs, and The Arc of Northern Virginia publishes excellent lifespan transition guides. Foster, kinship, and adoptive families can also lean on Formed Families Forward.
Fort Belvoir & TRICARE families
Fort Belvoir sits in southeastern Fairfax County, and we are TRICARE-certified. TRICARE covers ABA through the Autism Care Demonstration; active-duty families enroll through EFMP and ECHO, and the Belvoir ACS-EFMP office (703-805-2967) can help with enrollment. We know the paperwork, so PCSing families can call before they arrive and usually have benefits verified by move-in day.
Most Fairfax County 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
Fairfax County has one of the best inclusive-recreation lineups in Virginia. A few favorites families tell us about.
Fully accessible play
Clemyjontri Park in McLean is a two-acre playground built so children of every ability play side by side, with a rubberized surface, adapted swings, and a carousel. Local parents mention it constantly.
Outdoor space that doesn't overstimulate
Burke Lake Park has calm lakeside trails and a miniature train. Lake Fairfax Park in Reston adds the Water Mine in summer, and Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon is a free working farm with animals. Weekday mornings are the quiet window at all three.
Sensory-friendly programming
George Mason's Center for the Arts in Fairfax offers designated sensory-friendly performances and sensory kits (accessibility line 703-993-8881), and the Smithsonian's Morning at the Museum program brings sensory-friendly early-entry mornings to the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly.
Library storytimes & adapted rec
Several Fairfax County Public Library branches run sensory storytimes with gentle lighting and small groups, and the Park Authority's adapted programs (703-324-8563) cover swimming, sports, nature, and dance with inclusion support.
Fairfax County 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 a diagnosis, our partner As You Are offers telehealth autism evaluations for Virginia families, and we can point you there.
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. FCPS's Department of Special Services and Family Resource Center are both good starting points, and we are happy to help you prepare for meetings.
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. We check your exact benefits before therapy starts, so there are no surprises.
Yes. Fort Belvoir sits in southeastern Fairfax County, and we are TRICARE-certified. TRICARE covers ABA through the Autism Care Demonstration, and active-duty families enroll through EFMP and ECHO. We know that paperwork well. If you are PCSing into the area, reach out before you arrive and we can usually have your benefits verified by the time you unpack.
All of it. Our clinicians work in homes from Reston, Herndon, and McLean to Vienna, Fairfax, Burke, Springfield, Annandale, Centreville, and Chantilly. We're based in Sterling, about ten minutes from Herndon, so western Fairfax County is home turf. We staff the rest of the county with clinicians who live nearby.
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, at a spot like Clemyjontri Park or a quiet library storytime, 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 Fairfax County, VA
In-home ABA therapy throughout Fairfax County, including Fairfax, Vienna, McLean, Reston, Herndon, Annandale, Burke, Springfield, Centreville, Chantilly, and the Fort Belvoir corridor.
Nearby Service Areas
Somewhere else in Virginia? See everywhere we go. We reach parts of the state most providers don't.