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Intercare Early
Focused, foundation-building therapy for our youngest learners. Goals center on communication, joint attention, play skills, and early learning behaviors.
Learn more →In-center and in-home applied behavior analysis for children and teens across the South Bay. BCBA-led. Family-founded in 1979.
aba-therapy-torrance-clinic-therapy-room.jpgAt our Torrance clinic, ABA therapy means one-on-one sessions with a Registered Behavior Technician working under the daily supervision of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Every program is built around your child's individual goals — communication, daily living skills, social interaction, emotional regulation, school readiness — and progress is tracked session by session with real data, not impressions.
Intercare Therapy isn't new to this work. The practice was founded by Naomi Heller in 1979 as a speech pathology clinic, then transitioned to applied behavior analysis in 1990 when the evidence base for autism intervention solidified. That's more than three decades of ABA experience under one continuously family-owned organization — longer than most of the names you'll see when you search for ABA therapy in Torrance.
Four programs run out of the Hamilton Avenue center, plus diagnostic evaluations. Most families combine two or more.
Focused, foundation-building therapy for our youngest learners. Goals center on communication, joint attention, play skills, and early learning behaviors.
Learn more →For kids in elementary school through high school. Programs address emotional regulation, social skills, academic support, and daily living skills.
Learn more →For families in Torrance and the South Bay who prefer therapy at home, or who need it before or after the school day. Caregiver training included.
Learn more →Case-by-case classroom support and IEP coordination. Direct contract with LAUSD for school-based ABA services for eligible students.
Learn more →Gold-standard autism evaluations for families seeking a diagnosis or a second opinion. Conducted by trained, ADOS-certified clinicians.
Learn more →A 20-minute intake call sorts it out. We listen, screen for fit, and verify benefits — no commitment.
Book intake →Easy reach from the 110 and 405 freeways. Walk-in welcome for paperwork — clinical sessions by appointment.
We're in-network with most major commercial and behavioral health plans serving the South Bay.
If your plan isn't listed, call us — we can usually verify coverage within 1–2 business days. California's behavioral health treatment mandate (SB 946) requires most state-regulated health plans to cover ABA therapy for children with autism, but specifics — copays, prior authorization rules, session limits — vary widely. Our intake team handles the verification and authorization paperwork directly.
Understanding your ABA benefits →Most school collaboration is handled case-by-case. Our BCBAs can observe in the classroom, attend IEP meetings, and align home- and school-based goals when a family invites us in.
If your child has an upcoming IEP, our IEP guide for parents walks through what to ask for and what to expect.
Intercare contracts directly with the Los Angeles Unified School District to provide school-based ABA services for eligible students — simplifying coordination significantly for families on LAUSD campuses.
From first call to first session — here's the path.
A 20-minute conversation about your child, your goals, and your plan. We verify benefits and request authorization.
Your assigned BCBA conducts a Functional Behavior Assessment, observes your child, and meets with you to map priorities.
You review the proposed goals, hours, and schedule. Nothing starts until you've signed off.
Direct 1:1 sessions begin. Caregivers are trained in parallel. The BCBA reviews data every two weeks and adjusts the plan.
We accept referrals from 18 months through age 18. Early intervention — typically before age six — has the strongest evidence base, but ABA is effective across childhood and adolescence.
That depends on the BCBA's assessment. Comprehensive programs for young children often run 25–40 hours per week. Focused programs for older kids working on specific goals can run as few as 10–15 hours per week. The treatment plan you review in week four will spell this out.
For most children with an autism diagnosis, yes. California's SB 946 requires state-regulated commercial plans to cover behavioral health treatment for autism. Self-funded employer plans, Medicare, and Tricare have separate rules. Our intake team verifies coverage at no cost before therapy begins.
Yes. Many of our Torrance families combine in-home ABA with classroom support, and we coordinate goals across both settings so the work stacks rather than duplicates.
Book an intake online or call (888) 428-3223. Most families have their first BCBA assessment scheduled within two weeks of the initial call.
Family-founded in 1979. BCBA-led. Serving the South Bay since the 1990s.
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