In-Home ABA Therapy, Owned and Led by a BCBA
Believing is Achieving delivers every session in your home — never in a clinic. We're independently owned by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, not a corporation or a private equity firm. That means no waitlists, no inflated hour recommendations, and you choose your child's therapist.
Serving 36 Chicagoland communities · Aetna · Blue Cross Blue Shield · UnitedHealthcare · Optum
Four things that are different here
Your provider is a BCBA, not an investor.
Mariah Biscan founded Believing is Achieving after a decade as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst — including time as a clinical director at a large Chicagoland ABA organization. She left because clinical decisions were being made around growth and revenue. Here, the person who owns the company is the person accountable for your child's care.
What BCBA ownership meansEvery session happens at home.
Not "we also offer in-home." Only in-home. Skills learned at the kitchen table, during the bedtime routine, and in the backyard are skills that stick — because that's where your child actually lives. In-home ABA isn't easier and it isn't more profitable. It produces better outcomes, and that's the only metric we optimize for.
Why in-home ABA worksNo waitlists.
Families across Illinois wait six to twelve months for ABA services. We don't run a waitlist. When you reach out, we respond, and we begin when you're ready.
How we do it without a waitlistYou choose your child's therapist.
Most companies assign one. We introduce you to candidates and let you decide who comes into your home and works with your child. It's your family.
How therapist selection worksWhat is ABA therapy?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a personalized, evidence-based approach to helping children build meaningful life skills. At its core, ABA is about understanding why behaviors happen and using positive, respectful strategies to teach new skills that support independence, communication, and confidence.
ABA is recognized as a leading treatment approach for autism by the CDC and the U.S. Surgeon General, backed by decades of research.
At Believing is Achieving, ABA is never rigid or robotic. Therapy is individualized, relationship-based, and designed to work within your child's real life — not to force your child to fit a system.
How it works
Build a meaningful connection.
You meet with Mariah — the founder and owner — to talk about where your child is right now and what you're hoping for. She'll share her approach and her honest professional read on whether we're the right fit. No pressure, no script.
Complete an in-home assessment.
Mariah or one of her BCBAs comes to your home for a comprehensive, direct assessment, then walks you through the findings and recommends individualized goals.
Choose your therapist and begin.
Weekly in-home sessions start with your Registered Behavior Technician, supervised throughout by your BCBA. You're part of choosing who that therapist is.
How we can support your family
In-Home ABA Therapy
One-to-one sessions focused on communication, daily living skills, and behavior support, tailored to your child's learning style.
Learn moreParent & Caregiver Coaching
Practical tools you can actually use, taught in your home, in your routines.
Learn moreBCBA Supervision & Program Oversight
Consistent clinical oversight so goals evolve as your child grows.
Learn moreSchool Collaboration & IEP Support
We review IEPs, advise, advocate, and will attend IEP meetings in person with you.
Learn moreInsurance
Most Illinois families are covered.
We're in-network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare, and Optum. Illinois law requires state-regulated plans to cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism, including ABA — and a 2022 amendment clarified that insurers cannot deny covered services based on where they're delivered, with home-based services explicitly included.
We verify your benefits, explain your coverage in plain language, and handle authorizations for you.
Where we serve
We serve 36 communities across Cook, DuPage, Kane, Will, Kendall, and McHenry counties. If you don't see your town, call us — we'll tell you honestly whether we can reach you.
See all 36 communitiesMeet the team
With decades of combined experience as clinicians and teachers, our leadership team leads with compassion and heart. None of us come from business or finance. We're people who've spent our careers supporting children and families, and that purpose guides every decision we make.
Free parent trainings and community events
Our services happen in your home, but our support goes further. Join us for monthly community events and free remote parent trainings over Zoom — open to any family, whether or not you're a client.
Not sure where to start? Neither were most of the families we work with.
Schedule a free, no-pressure consultation with Mariah. You'll get straight answers about ABA, your insurance, and whether in-home therapy is right for your child.