Smilestones ABA
Clinic-based ABA therapy for children in Houston.
The founders
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The company
Smilestones ABA is a Houston-based provider of clinic-based Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for children, teens and young adults aged 1 to 21. It builds individualised, evidence-based treatment plans delivered across its Houston centre plus in-home, in-school and in-daycare settings, spanning one-on-one and group therapy, early intervention and parent coaching.
Demand for ABA and autism services keeps rising, but access is often gated by cost and complex insurance. Smilestones handles verification and authorisation up front and accepts most major plans — including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna and Texas Children's — to make coverage clearer before therapy starts.
The company launched in 2026, founded by Mark Schik and owned and operated by a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst — a clinical foundation the company says shapes its focus on quality and individualised care.
Being BCBA-owned means the person running the business is the person accountable for clinical standards, which is a meaningful signal in a fragmented ABA market. Beyond that founder detail, the wider team's pedigree isn't yet public.
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