Alpaca Health matches Pueblo families with independent BCBAs. Get in-home ABA and autism therapy across Pueblo and Pueblo West, or telehealth anywhere in Colorado. We accept Health First Colorado (Medicaid) and private insurance, we do not run a waitlist, and we handle the prior authorization for you.
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Kayla Victoria Obamwonyi, M.A., M.S., BCBA, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and the founder of KVO Behavioral Consulting. She brings more than 12 years of experience and master's degrees in both Applied Behavior Analysis and Speech-Language Pathology to her work with children and caregivers.
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Irmelle I. Norvil, M.S., QBA, LBA, is the founder and owner of INN Behavioral Centers Inc., delivering individualized, culturally responsive ABA therapy and hands-on parent training for children ages 2 to 12 across North Carolina, Texas, and Colorado.
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Dr. Lisa Drumb, PhD, BCBA, LBA, is a clinical leader and educator with over a decade of experience in Applied Behavior Analysis and special education. She serves as Vice President of Clinical Operations and teaches ABA at Capella University, where she mentors future behavior analysts.
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Amari Major is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over five years of experience in ABA therapy, clinical program development, and team supervision across home, school, clinic, and telehealth settings.
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Dan Zaves is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who has worked with children on the autism spectrum and with developmental disabilities for 20 years.
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Jakeline Canales is a bilingual Board Certified Behavior Analyst and the founder of Heart of the Village ABA in Pueblo, Colorado.
Book a consultationView profileABA therapy options for Pueblo families
In-school and in-daycare ABA: therapy integrated into your child's daily routine
Virtual ABA therapy: BCBA-coached telehealth sessions from home
Autism evaluations: ADOS-2 diagnostic assessments, coverage verified first
Parent training: twice-monthly Family Guidance sessions with your child's BCBA
Which setting fits your family? Tell us during signup and we will say plainly what is available at your address. Most families start with in-home ABA therapy, and virtual ABA therapy reaches any Colorado address the same week.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
We accept most insurance providers and handle verification, prior authorization, and paperwork.
Don't see your plan? Check all accepted insurances
Alpaca Health accepts the plans shown above, and we confirm your exact benefits before you commit to anything.
What Alpaca Health's data shows about ABA care in Colorado
Every number below comes from the sessions, claims, and prior authorizations that partner clinics ran on Alpaca Health between August 2024 and August 2026. It describes families served by those clinics, not the ABA market in Colorado.
Families who owed nothing
94.5%
Share of Colorado families whose settled claims carried no patient responsibility. Health First Colorado covers patient responsibility by plan design, so this reflects how those plans are written.
Alpaca Health partner-clinic caseload, Aug 2024 to Aug 2026. 513 families across 34 clinics.
Median owed per hour of therapy, commercial plans
$0
Patient responsibility owed per delivered hour for Colorado families on commercial plans. Three in five owed nothing at all. Middle half of families: $0 to $5.10.
Alpaca Health partner-clinic caseload, Aug 2024 to Aug 2026. 67 families across 21 clinics.
On Health First Colorado
85.9%
Share of Colorado families at partner clinics whose primary payer is Colorado Medicaid. TRICARE West Region covers another 4.9 percent.
Alpaca Health partner-clinic caseload, Aug 2024 to Aug 2026. 531 families across 37 clinics.
Median days to a payer decision
18.5
Days from the moment a partner clinic submits a prior authorization to the moment the payer approves or denies it. More than half of decisions took longer than 14 days. Middle half of requests: 12 to 27 days.
Alpaca Health partner-clinic caseload, Aug 2024 to Aug 2026. 618 families across 37 clinics.
How Colorado prior authorizations ended
- Approved76.9%
- Withdrawn before a decision15%
- Still awaiting a decision4.4%
Share of prior authorization requests by outcome. Outcome groups with too few families behind them are not shown, so these shares do not add to 100. 501 families across 36 clinics.
Where therapy hours were delivered in Colorado
- At home57.2%
- In a clinic office18.7%
- By telehealth9.4%
- At school9%
- Other settings5.6%
Share of delivered therapy hours by the place of service billed on each signed session note. Alpaca Health partner-clinic caseload, Aug 2024 to Aug 2026.
Families who had at least one telehealth session
83.5%
Telehealth is a small share of total hours in Colorado, and most families used it at least once. It fills gaps around illness, weather, and travel rather than replacing in-person work.
Alpaca Health partner-clinic caseload, Aug 2024 to Aug 2026. 516 families across 36 clinics.
These figures describe clients of Alpaca Health partner ABA clinics, on the payers Alpaca Health contracts with. They are not measurements of the ABA market in Colorado. A figure appears only when at least 25 families from at least 3 clinics sit behind it.
Start ABA therapy nowGetting an autism diagnosis in Pueblo
Neither private insurance nor Health First Colorado will authorize ABA therapy until a doctor or psychologist has made a medical autism diagnosis, so this step comes before everything else.
Pueblo has fewer evaluation options than the Front Range cities, and the right route depends on your child's age, the plan on your card, and how far you are willing to drive. Some families finish the whole process in town. Others end up driving north for an appointment with a hospital team, so plan for that before you start making calls.
Start with Alpaca Health
Alpaca Health offers an ADOS-2 evaluation with no waitlist for children of all ages, the medical diagnosis private insurance and Health First Colorado require. We verify your coverage first.
Start your evaluationUnder age 3
Colorado Bluesky Enterprises runs Early Intervention for Pueblo children from birth to their third birthday. Its line is 719-546-0572, and the statewide Early Intervention Colorado line is 833-733-3734.
Age 3 and up
Pueblo Pioneer Psychology performs psychological evaluations for autism, ADHD, and learning disorders, accepts Medicaid, and books evenings and weekends. Its number is 719-299-4344.
Recent Colorado policy changes
The 2025 Early Intervention funding story
- The proposal: In early 2025 the Colorado Department of Early Childhood proposed temporary Early Intervention limits.
- The reversal: Public pushback paused the changes within days.
- The fix: SB25-227, signed April 28, 2025, reallocated funding for the program.
What this means for your family today
- Nothing was cut: The proposed limits were never implemented, and the free under-3 evaluation remains.
- ABA was not involved: Colorado's insurance mandate and the Health First Colorado ABA benefit were untouched.
- Plan ahead: Check current state guidance each year.
Local programs and organizations that support families alongside ABA therapy.
Early Intervention (IDEA Part C) evaluations and services for children birth to age 3 with developmental delays.
Public school district serving local families. Contact for IEP and special education accommodation support.
Free 24/7 phone, text, and chat support for anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Call or text 988.
Free 24/7 crisis and mental health support for Colorado residents, including mobile crisis response. Call or text 988.
Public school district serving Pueblo West, Mesa, Beulah, Rye, Colorado City, and Avondale. Contact Exceptional Student Services for IEP and Child Find support.
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 Health, 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 Health, 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.
Which Medicaid plan covers ABA therapy in Pueblo?
Health First Colorado is the plan, and in Pueblo County it comes with Rocky Mountain Health Plans as the regional organization that handles care coordination. Its member line is 800-421-6204, and that is the name to give a provider when you ask about contracts.
Most Pueblo families get stuck at the next step, which is finding a clinician with an opening. Alpaca Health files the authorization and tells you who is available, so start your match here.
Do you serve Pueblo West?
Yes. In-home ABA therapy covers the 81007 area, and telehealth reaches every Pueblo West address the same as it does inside the city. Pueblo West children attend Pueblo County School District 70, so your BCBA coordinates with the District 70 Exceptional Student Services team rather than District 60.
The Mesa and mountain communities in that same district work the same way, including Beulah, Rye, Colorado City, Avondale, and Vineland.
Who can diagnose autism in Pueblo?
Alpaca Health provides an ADOS-2 evaluation with no waitlist, and the result is the medical diagnosis insurance and Health First Colorado require.
In town, Pueblo Pioneer Psychology evaluates for autism and ADHD and accepts Medicaid, and the Children's Clinic of Pueblo can screen and refer. For children under 3, Colorado Bluesky Enterprises runs Early Intervention. Families who want a hospital team usually drive north to Children's Hospital Colorado.
