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Personalized autism therapy delivered where your child is most comfortable. Each service is led by a BCBA who designs a plan around your child's specific goals, from communication and social skills to daily living and emotional regulation.
In-school and in-daycare ABA: therapy integrated into your child's daily routine
Virtual ABA therapy: BCBA-coached telehealth sessions from home
Free autism evaluations: ADOS-2 assessments for children 18 months to 6 years
Parent training: twice-monthly Family Guidance sessions with your child's BCBA
Every therapist in Alpaca's network is an independent, Board Certified Behavior Analyst who chooses their own caseload and makes their own clinical decisions. No corporate quotas, no rotating staff. Your child builds a long-term relationship with one provider.
Gretchen Thompson
Accepted Insurance
28227
Mint Hill
North Carolina
- Reducing interfering behaviors
- School readiness
- Functional daily living skills
- Community outings
- Social skills
- Assent-based treatment
- Neurodiversity-affirming practices
Danielle Virnelson
Huntersville
North Carolina
- Caregiver training and parent coaching
- Neurodiversity-affirming ABA
- Assent-based clinical practice
- Early intervention
- Functional communication
- Emotional regulation and coping skills
- Daily living and adaptive skills
- School readiness and classroom participation
- Challenging behavior support
- Family-centered treatment planning
Lisa Drumb
North Carolina
- In-home ABA therapy
- Behavioral consulting
- Special education consulting
- Trauma-informed, compassionate care
- Data-driven treatment planning
- Clinical supervision and mentorship
Jessica Grossflam
Huntersville
North Carolina
- Early intervention
- Functional communication training
- Social and play skills
- Naturalistic teaching
- Reducing challenging behaviors
- Parent coaching and support
We accept most insurance providers and handle verification, prior authorization, and paperwork.
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How ABA Therapy Works Through Alpaca Health
Four simple steps from your first form to your first session. No waitlists, no phone tag, no guesswork.
1
Tell Us About Your Child
Start with our short intake form. You share the basics: your child's age, your availability, your insurance, and any autism diagnosis you already have. That is all we need to understand where your family is starting from.
2
We Verify Your Insurance
After you submit the form, we verify your insurance and follow up within one business day to confirm the details. No long waits, no phone tag.
3
Get Matched With the Right Provider
We match you with a licensed provider who has availability now, not months from now. Prefer someone specific? Tell us, and we will try to make it work. Either way, the fit is built around your child's needs and your family's schedule.
4
Start Care the Same Week
We introduce you directly to your provider, and they take it from there. Most families have their first meeting or assessment within the same week, whether that is in-home ABA therapy or a telehealth session.
Local programs and organizations that support families alongside ABA therapy.
Public school district serving families in North Carolina. Coordinates IEPs, classroom accommodations, and special education services for students with autism.
Free 24/7 phone, text, and chat support for anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Call or text 988.
North Carolina Local Management Entity / Managed Care Organization. Runs the NC Medicaid Tailored Plan and provides a 24/7 behavioral health crisis line for mental health, I/DD, and substance use emergencies.
Why Independent Clinics Matter
In-Home ABA That Fits Your Life
- The providers we work with bring therapy to you, wherever your child is most comfortable.
- That might mean home, daycare, school, or virtual sessions. Our flexible care model ensures that therapy integrates into your family’s daily routine, rather than disrupting it.
- Our network is made up of independent, local clinicians who prioritize collaboration, not control, so you stay in charge of your child’s care.
Support for the Full Pediatric Age Range
- Many ABA centers stop care when a child turns 8. Not us. We support the full pediatric age range, toddlers to age 21.
- Your child deserves more than short-term support. With Alpaca, they can build a long-term relationship with a provider who understands their growth over time and adapts care as their needs evolve.
- We also support your whole family with educational events and resources, including parent webinars, advocacy toolkits, and grant guides.
More Care. Less Wait.
- Waiting months for ABA shouldn’t be the norm. At Alpaca, we help families connect with the right provider in just a few days.
- We work exclusively with independent providers, which allows us to stay flexible and waitlist-free. That means faster assessments, quicker treatment starts, and the end of years-long waits.
- Ready to get started? We’ll handle the paperwork, help coordinate referrals, and walk you through every step.
