Budding Futures ABA comes to your home in Lakewood to work with your child. Our in-home ABA therapy helps children with autism spectrum disorder, from 18 months to 18 years, with talking, potty training, meltdowns and school.
Rachel Blackburn, BCBA, writes and reviews every treatment plan. Sessions run in your own living room, from Green Mountain to Belmar, with therapists local to the west metro.
Medicaid covered ABA therapy in Lakewood: we accept Health First Colorado, most families pay $0, we file the prior authorization, and there’s no waitlist right now. Aetna, Cigna, Anthem BCBS and most major plans too.
"Budding Futures ABA gives amazing in-home ABA therapy in Colorado. Would definitely recommend for anyone with children with autism."
Mindee Meyer, verified Google review| Where we work | In your home, and at school, daycare or preschool when the setting allows it |
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| Ages | 18 months to 18 years, from toddlers to teens, Level 1 to Level 3 |
| Who writes the plan | Rachel Blackburn, BCBA, Clinical Director |
| BCBA oversight | About 20% of therapy hours. The BACB minimum is 5%. |
| Parent and caregiver coaching | 10 to 20% of hours in an evidence-based ABA plan, built into every plan |
| Schedule | Weekdays, evenings until 8 PM and weekends. See part-time ABA therapy. |
| Wait to start | No waitlist right now |
| Cost with Health First Colorado | Usually $0 for eligible children under 21 |
| Cost with insurance | Often $0 to $500 out of pocket |
| Private pay | About $120 to $150 per hour |
| Lakewood schools | Lakewood kids attend Jeffco Public Schools. Each school decides on access. How school-based ABA works |
In-home ABA therapy in Lakewood with Health First Colorado (Medicaid), no waitlist right now. Most families pay $0, and we file the prior authorization (PAR) with the state for you; each approval lasts up to six months. Your child does not need an autism diagnosis first: the state covers behavioral therapy for eligible children when a doctor says it is medically necessary.
Jefferson County is served by Colorado Community Health Alliance (CCHA), the Region 3 Regional Accountable Entity for Health First Colorado. The state’s provider list names 57 ABA providers for Lakewood or Jefferson County, 50 of which come to the home (our count, October 18, 2026). Early intervention for children under three runs through Developmental Disabilities Resource Center (DDRC).
How approval works, what it costs, and what to do if a request is denied: Medicaid covered ABA therapy in Colorado.
In-home ABA therapy is pediatric behavior therapy that comes to you. A trained ABA therapist works one-on-one with your child at home, so skills get taught right where your child uses them, like asking for breakfast at your own table or potty training in your own bathroom.
It starts with an assessment at home. A BCBA watches how your child plays, communicates and learns, then builds a personalized ABA therapy program. We individualize every plan from VB-MAPP and ABLLS-R baselines, because every child starts from a different place.
After that, your child works with the same registered behavior technician, not a rotating cast. Therapy sessions work on communication, social skills, daily living skills, feeding and sleep. Brothers and sisters can join in.
Our ABA techniques are play-based. We use Natural Environment Teaching (NET) and positive reinforcement, so your child stays engaged instead of being pushed through compliance drills.
You are part of every plan. Budding Futures ABA coaches you in the same strategies we use, so progress keeps going after the session ends.
We work with children on the autism spectrum from 18 months, with therapy built into guided play, through teens building independence, and with every support level from Level 1 to Level 3 autism.
served in your own home, from young toddlers through teens
of hours in an evidence-based ABA plan go to parent and caregiver coaching
of therapy hours are supervised by a BCBA, four times the BACB minimum
Budding Futures offers three kinds of ABA therapy for Lakewood families. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) writes the plan for each one.
One-on-one sessions in your home, built around your child's real routines. Most families start here. You are on this page.
Play-based ABA for toddlers from 18 months, with parent coaching built in.
Support at school when the school allows an outside provider. We reach out to the school for you.
Looking for a different city? See every Colorado ABA therapy location.
Your child works with one registered behavior technician, guided by a licensed behavior analyst (BCBA). Here is how Budding Futures ABA trains and supervises that team in Lakewood.
Budding Futures ABA provides ABA therapy for children across Lakewood, with a trained behavior technician coming to your home or school. You see your child's progress in weekly data, not vague updates. With no assessment waitlist, effective ABA therapy can start within days.
She writes and reviews every treatment plan, and supervises the therapists who work in your home.
Read Rachel's profile
He founded Budding Futures and runs the day to day, from a family's first phone call onward.
Read Mark's profileMost families with Health First Colorado pay $0, because Medicaid covers ABA therapy in full for eligible kids under 21.
Commercial insurance plans usually land somewhere between $0 and $500 out of pocket, depending on your deductible.
Private pay runs about $120 to $150 per hour. See the full Colorado cost breakdown.
Budding Futures ABA is enrolled with Health First Colorado under Provider Types 83 and 84, handles the prior authorization and never balance-bills families. We also work with the plans below.
Not sure whether your plan will cover ABA therapy? We verify your exact benefits for free before the first session, and we never balance-bill. See Medicaid ABA therapy in Colorado.
Real Google reviews from the Colorado families we work with.
"My son loves his RBT Dani, she is a super star. As well as Mark and Rachel always keeping in check and checking in."
BadBry 48, verified Google review"Wonderful in-home therapy provider in Denver. Thank you so much!"
Ariel Becker, verified Google review"Budding Futures ABA gives amazing in-home ABA therapy in Colorado. Would definitely recommend for anyone with children with autism."
Mindee Meyer, verified Google review"The support they bring to the families is insane. You'll feel so supported and valued. They truly do care for these kids and I couldn't feel better anywhere else."
Bella Calvillo, verified Google review"This is a company that truly supports their clients, clients' families, and staff members in a way I've never seen."
KyRa Lee, verified Google review"Mark and the team at Budding Futures are truly the type of team I want to work with my child. Compassionate, driven, and they strive for excellence."
David Brody, verified Google review
Our therapists drive to homes across Lakewood and the west metro, from Green Mountain to Belmar.
Don’t see your neighborhood? Call us, we probably cover it. We also serve Denver, Arvada, Littleton, and all of Colorado.
If you already know the problem you need help with, start here.
The verified list of local practices that diagnose autism, with ages, payment and published waits.
Parent support groups, sensory-friendly places, Child Find and IEP contacts, and waiver and funding help for Lakewood families.
For accidents, bathroom refusal, toileting routines, and parent coaching at home.
1:1 support in class, behavior plans, IEP and teacher collaboration, and how outside-provider access works in Lakewood schools.
For hitting, biting, head banging, unsafe outbursts, triggers, and safety planning.
About 28% of autistic children also meet the criteria for ADHD (Simonoff et al., 2008). We work on focus, impulsivity, waiting, and daily routines.
In one study, 65% of kids with autism who eloped had close calls with traffic. We build safety and prevention plans at home.
For screaming, drop-to-the-floor moments, and hard switches between activities, taught step by step.
Turn taking, joining play, and making friends, practiced in real settings instead of a clinic room.
Just got the diagnosis? Start with our next steps for Lakewood families.
Read what trauma-informed ABA therapy means before you compare providers.
Families in Lakewood work with Sophie Revitch, M.A., BCBA, LBA, who focuses on communication, independence and individualized treatment planning.
1. Call (720) 613-8837 or send the short form.
2. We verify your Medicaid or insurance benefits, free.
3. A BCBA assesses your child at home, and sessions begin.
West metro families shouldn’t have to cross town for good ABA. We come to you.
Prefer to listen? Our parent podcast covers in-home ABA therapy in Lakewood and five other Colorado cities in about four minutes.
Looking beyond therapy? See our guide to autism resources in Lakewood for local support groups, school and Child Find help, Medicaid guidance, and parent communities.
