ABA therapy for kids with autism
ABA therapy that begins with understanding your child.
A BCBA-owned practice serving New Jersey families, with select services in New York.
Direct ABA therapy
One-to-one in-home ABA therapy and school-based skill development, overseen by a named BCBA.
Family training
Structured coaching for parents and caregivers so the strategies your child learns in session hold up at home.
School support
FBAs, IEP development support, and program consultation with districts throughout New Jersey and select areas of New York.
- BCBA-owned & operated
- NJ DOE-approved vendor
- Home · School · Community
- Aetna · BCBS · United Healthcare
Founded and led by Lauren Bacotti, BCBA.
Centered Solutions was started by Lauren Bacotti, M.S.Ed, BCBA, after more than 20 years in the field. She remains the practice's Clinical Director, knows every clinician on the team personally, and stays involved in every case the practice takes on.
Larger practices route you to intake coordinators. Here, you can ask Lauren your questions yourself. Just mention “founder call” when you reach out.
Lauren Bacotti, Founder & BCBA
Learn more about usWhat working with a small practice actually gives you.
A few specifics about how we work, and what care with us feels like day to day.
100+
families served since inception
Each with a named BCBA who stays close to the case. Not a rotating queue.
60+
clinicians placed
Matched to cases by people who know the region, the case, and the clinician.
6+
years of steady growth
Built by referral and word of mouth, not by acquisition.
For families
Care driven entirely by what your child needs.
Lauren Bacotti, BCBA, knows every clinician on our team by name. Your child's plan comes from a fresh assessment, not a template. We work with families in homes and schools in towns like Wayne, Clifton, Park Ridge, Cresskill, and Jersey City.
Apply for services →For clinicians
Do the work you trained to do.
Cases in Bergen and Passaic counties and Westchester. A BCBA who knows your cases and picks up the phone. Paid bi-weekly, on time.
Learn more about working with usThe clinicians who will know your child.
Our BCBAs bring decades of combined experience across early intervention, school-based services, and family training.
Lauren Bacotti
M.S.Ed, BCBA, Founder & Clinical Director
Dr. Mark Lampert
Psy.D, BCBA, NYS-LBA
Kathy Vuoncino
M.Ed, BCBA
Marissa Zito
M.S.Ed, BCBA, NYS-LBA
Elizabeth Apollo
M.S.Ed, BCBA
Christina Benaquista
M.S.Ed, BCBA
Matthew Dunn
M.A, BCBA
Tracy Barron
MSeD, BCBA
Rebecca Brenkert
M.S.Ed., BCBA
Everything we offer, in one place.
Insurance-based and private-pay behavioral support, delivered in person or by telehealth. At home, in school, or in the community.
Learn how our in-home ABA therapy fits into everyday family routines.
Insurance or private pay
Covered by Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and United Healthcare.
Direct ABA therapy
One-to-one skill development and behavior support in the home or school, overseen by a named BCBA.
Family training
Structured coaching for parents and caregivers so the strategies your child learns in session hold up at home.
Private pay only
10% of all private-pay fees is donated to a charity of your choosing from givewell.org.
ADHD & executive functioning coaching
Practical strategies for planning, flexibility, and follow-through, for personal and school goals.
Home behavior support
Help managing and changing ongoing challenging behavior in the place it actually happens.
Functional behavior assessments
Understand the function behind a behavior and leave with an individualized action plan.
IEP development
IEP development support in partnership with families and their district teams. We can attend IEP meetings with you.
School program review
Professional evaluation of your child's school placement.
Yoga
Movement sessions that unite body and mind, adapted for each child.
What individualized care actually looks like.
A short, honest comparison. It is not a knock on larger providers. Different models suit different families.
Who designs the program
A template adapted to your child.
A program built from a fresh assessment of your child.
Who you talk to
An intake coordinator, then a rotating team.
The same BCBA from intake through care, who calls you back.
Hours recommendation
Often anchored to insurance maximums.
Based on what your child needs, even when that means fewer hours.
Where care happens
Often clinic-only or single-setting.
Home, school, and community. Wherever your child needs care.
From first conversation to first session.
No black box. Here's exactly what happens after you reach out, and roughly when.
- 01
Reach out
Share a little about your child. A clinician replies, not a script.
- 02
Intro conversation
30 minutes with a BCBA to understand fit and answer real questions.
- 03
Insurance & intake
We help you navigate authorization without making it your job.
- 04
Assessment
A fresh, individualized clinical assessment, not a default plan.
- 05
Thoughtful matching
Clinician matched on availability, geography, and working style.
- 06
Care begins
Sessions begin with active BCBA oversight from day one.
Insurance coverage for ABA therapy in New Jersey.
We work with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and United Healthcare. We'll walk you through authorization rather than leaving it to you.
Apply for services for your child.
Tell us a little about what you're looking for, and a member of our team will follow up.
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