Mark Hirsch

Background

• He founded Budding Futures ABA and built it around in-home care, so therapy happens in the rooms where a child actually struggles.
• He works out of Denver. The practice is based at 7900 East Union Ave, Suite 1100.
• He keeps the practice deliberately small. Caseloads stay intentionally lower, and families are not passed from therapist to therapist.
• The mission he built it on is short: empowering children, supporting families, building futures.

Approach

• He treats insurance as the agency's problem to solve. Benefits get verified up front, so a family knows what to expect before therapy starts.
• He staffs for consistency, because a child does better with a therapist who already knows them.
• He holds caseloads down on purpose. That is what keeps BCBA supervision time high rather than nominal.
• He answers plainly about cost and coverage. Benefits get checked before treatment, and nobody quotes a number the plan has not confirmed.

What Mark does

• He oversees daily operations and intake, so a family's first call gets a real answer.
• He owns the payer side. Budding Futures is enrolled with Health First Colorado under Provider Types 83 and 84, and works with major commercial carriers.
• He sets the hiring bar. Behavior technicians complete 40 hours of training and pass a competency assessment before meeting a child, and staff clear enhanced background checks with fingerprinting.
• He protects scheduling, which is why families can currently start without joining a waitlist.
• He is reachable directly at (720) 613-8837 and mark@buddingfuturesaba.com.

What happens on your first call

1. You talk with someone about your child, their age, and what is hardest right now.
2. We check your Medicaid or private insurance and explain what it covers.
3. We look at in-home scheduling and give you a clear next step.