Telehealth ABA Therapy · Southeast Florida
Sunshine Behavioral Health Services provides telehealth ABA therapy and parent training to families across Southeast Florida — including Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Monroe Counties. No commute. No waitlists. BCBA-supervised sessions delivered securely through video, including full services for Florida Keys families.
Available
All 4 Counties
Including the Florida Keys
100%
BCBA-Supervised
Every session, every case
4
Counties Served
Miami-Dade · Broward · Palm Beach · Monroe
What Is All 4 Counties ABA Therapy?
Telehealth ABA therapy is Applied Behavior Analysis delivered through secure video sessions, rather than in person at your home or at a clinical facility. Your child’s therapist connects with your family via video, and sessions take place in the comfort of your own home. This window of time is when the brain is most flexible and most responsive to learning. Research consistently shows that children who begin intensive ABA therapy during these years make the largest and most lasting gains — in communication, social skills, adaptive behavior, and daily living.
Telehealth ABA therapy is especially valuable for parent training, BCBA consultations, behavior plan reviews, and social skill coaching. Research conducted since 2020 has demonstrated that telehealth-delivered ABA therapy and parent training produce comparable outcomes to in-person delivery for many goals — particularly when the parent is actively involved in the session.
At Sunshine Behavioral Health Services, our telehealth program is supervised by a board-certified BCBA throughout. Sessions are delivered through a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform. No app downloads are required for most sessions — a stable internet connection and a device with a camera is all your family needs. All telehealth goals are tracked with data, reviewed regularly, and adjusted based on your child’s progress.
What telehealth ABA therapy covers
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Parent training — the most effective telehealth ABA service
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BCBA consultations and treatment plan reviews
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Behavior plan coaching for parents and caregivers
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Home routine and daily living skill coaching
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Social skills coaching for older children and teens
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Generalization of skills from in-person to home setting
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IEP meeting preparation and school coordination
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Transition planning for teens and young adults
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Full in-person programs for Florida Keys families where travel is a barrier
All telehealth sessions are led or supervised by a BCBA and tracked with objective data. Programs begin with a thorough Functional Behavior Assessment and reviewed regularly by your child’s BCBA.
Why Telehealth Works
Telehealth ABA therapy removes barriers that prevent consistent participation. Here is why families across Southeast Florida choose our telehealth program.
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Telehealth removes one of the biggest barriers to consistent ABA therapy — travel. For families in the Florida Keys, families with multiple children, and working parents who cannot take hours off for weekly appointments, telehealth makes consistent participation possible.
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Because telehealth requires no travel time, scheduling is more flexible and services can often begin faster. For families waiting on in-person availability, telehealth parent training and BCBA consultation can begin immediately — so the therapeutic process starts without delay.
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Families in Key West, Marathon, Key Largo, Islamorada, and Big Pine Key have historically had limited access to in-person ABA therapy services. Our telehealth program eliminates that barrier — delivering full BCBA-supervised sessions and parent training throughout Monroe County without requiring families to travel to the mainland. ABA therapy in the Florida Keys →
How Our Program Works
Our telehealth program starts with a thorough Functional Behavior Assessment by a BCBA. The assessment evaluates your child’s current communication, play, social, and adaptive skills. It also looks at any challenging behaviors to understand what is maintaining them. This assessment is the foundation of everything that follows.
Once the assessment is complete, your child’s BCBA designs a telehealth-specific treatment plan. Goals are set collaboratively with your family. For telehealth delivery, parent training is especially central — you are the therapist’s eyes and hands during the session, so your skill and confidence directly impacts your child’s progress.
Sessions take place via secure video on a laptop, tablet, or phone. Your BCBA or therapist connects with your family at the scheduled time and guides the session in real time. For parent training sessions, your child is in the room and you practice techniques with live coaching and feedback from the BCBA. For direct skill sessions, the therapist coaches you through activities as you work with your child.
Telehealth sessions are structured, purposeful, and supervised. Your BCBA uses video to observe your child’s behavior, coach your use of ABA techniques, and provide real-time feedback. This format has been shown to be especially effective for parent training because parents practice skills in their actual home environment — where the skills need to work.
Every telehealth session is tracked with objective data. Your BCBA reviews progress regularly and adjusts the plan based on what the numbers show. Families receive regular progress reports and are included in every major clinical decision. Learn about treatment planning → Parent training is built into every early intervention program.
Telehealth program structure
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Flexible scheduling — morning, afternoon, and evening slots
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Delivered via secure HIPAA-compliant video platform
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BCBA designs and supervises all treatment plans
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BCBA-led parent training and direct coaching sessions
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Parent training is the core of every telehealth program
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Data collected every session
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Treatment plan reviewed every 3 to 6 months
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Progress reports provided to families regularly
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School and IEP coordination available via telehealth
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Bilingual services in English and Spanish available
Most insurance plans cover telehealth ABA therapy
Florida law requires most plans to cover ABA therapy for children with an autism diagnosis. Telehealth delivery is covered by most major Florida plans including Medicaid. Verify your coverage →
Best For
Telehealth ABA therapy works best for specific situations. Here are the three groups of families who benefit most from our telehealth program.
Florida Keys Families
Families in Key West, Marathon, Key Largo, Islamorada, and Big Pine Key have historically had limited access to quality ABA therapy. Our telehealth program delivers full BCBA-supervised parent training and skill coaching throughout Monroe County — with no drive to the mainland required. Learn more about Keys services → Read our toddler ABA guide →
Families With Transportation Challenges
For families without reliable transportation, with multiple children, or with work schedules that make weekly in-person appointments difficult, telehealth removes the biggest barrier to consistent therapy participation. Consistency is one of the strongest predictors of ABA outcomes — and telehealth makes consistency achievable.
Supplementing In-Person ABA Therapy
Many families use telehealth parent training alongside an in-person ABA therapy program. Telehealth sessions give parents more frequent BCBA coaching and feedback without requiring additional in-person appointments. The combination of in-person therapy and telehealth parent training consistently produces faster generalization of skills into daily life. Learn about parent training → Read our preschool ABA guide →
Telehealth vs In-Person ABA
Many families wait too long before starting ABA therapy — often because they are told to “wait and see” or because they are not sure what they are looking for. These are some of the signs that suggest your child could benefit from an early intervention evaluation.
Many families receive both telehealth and in-person services simultaneously. Your child might attend in-person therapy three days a week while you receive telehealth parent training coaching twice a week. Your BCBA coordinates both. Contact us to discuss the right combination for your family → Read our full guide on signs to watch for →
Telehealth ABA works especially well for:
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Parent training and caregiver coaching
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Families in the Florida Keys or rural areas
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Supplementing an existing in-person ABA program
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Families with transportation or scheduling barriers
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BCBA consultations and treatment plan reviews
In-person ABA is typically better for:
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Young children under 3 who need direct hands-on therapy
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Children with significant challenging behaviors requiring physical support
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High-intensity programs (25+ hours per week)
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Children who need direct peer interaction and group skill practice
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Children whose primary goals require in-person observation and intervention
Not sure which is right for your family? Contact us for a free consultation and we will recommend the right delivery approach for your child’s specific goals.
Telehealth ABA therapy is Applied Behavior Analysis delivered through a secure video platform instead of in person. Sessions take place at home on a laptop, tablet, or smartphone. For most telehealth sessions, the BCBA coaches the parent directly — guiding them through ABA techniques in real time while the parent works with their child. All telehealth sessions are supervised by a board-certified BCBA and tracked with objective data.
A typical telehealth ABA session connects the BCBA or therapist with your family via video. The parent or caregiver is in the room with the child. The BCBA observes your child’s behavior through the video feed, coaches you through ABA techniques, provides real-time feedback, and collects data on goals. Sessions are purposeful and structured — not passive video calls. Most parents report that telehealth parent training sessions significantly build their confidence and skill in supporting their child.
Yes. Most major insurance plans in Florida cover telehealth ABA therapy and parent training for children with an autism diagnosis. This includes Florida Medicaid, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, United Healthcare, Cigna, and others. Our team verifies your telehealth benefits at no cost before your first session. Verify your insurance →
For some children and some goals, yes. Direct skill coaching via telehealth works well for older children and teens who can engage with a screen, for specific behavioral coaching goals, and for social skills practice. For younger children or children who need significant hands-on support, telehealth is best used for parent training and BCBA coaching rather than direct child therapy. Your BCBA will recommend the right combination for your child after the initial assessment.
Yes. Telehealth is our primary delivery option for families in Monroe County — Key West, Marathon, Key Largo, Islamorada, and Big Pine Key. Families in the Keys have historically had limited access to quality ABA therapy services. Our telehealth program brings full BCBA-supervised services directly to families throughout the Keys without requiring travel to the mainland. We also coordinate in-home visits where feasible.
Yes, and this combination is very common. Many families receive in-person ABA therapy at home or school several days per week, and supplement it with telehealth parent training sessions. The telehealth sessions give parents more frequent BCBA coaching without adding in-person appointments. Your BCBA coordinates goals across both delivery formats so progress carries over seamlessly. Contact us to discuss the right approach →
Related Services
Telehealth ABA therapy works best as part of a broader program. These services are commonly combined with our telehealth offering.
Parent training is the most effective use of telehealth ABA therapy. Your BCBA coaches you through ABA techniques in real time as you work with your child — building your confidence and consistency at home.
Initial assessments are typically conducted in person. Follow-up FBAs and plan reviews can often be completed via telehealth, saving your family a trip to the office.
Many families pair telehealth parent training with in-home ABA therapy. In-person sessions deliver hands-on direct therapy. Telehealth sessions add parent coaching between appointments.
BCBA consultations and IEP meeting preparation can be handled via telehealth. We coordinate with school teams remotely for families across all four counties.
Where We Serve
We provide telehealth ABA therapy and parent training to families across all major cities in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Monroe Counties — including the Florida Keys where in-person services can be harder to access.
