ABA Therapy.
Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Services. Sourcing the BCBAs, Clinical Directors, and operational leaders who scale your clinics and protect your clinical quality.
ABA operations are defined by the supply of qualified BCBAs.
ABA therapy is a high-growth sector under severe workforce pressure. A clinic's ability to admit children and build case files is directly limited by the number of Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) on staff. Because demand far outstrips supply, active BCBAs receive multiple recruiter messages weekly. Attracting them requires a structured message, a competitive package, and a professional recruiting partner who understands clinical quality and caseload boundaries.
We map local and remote BCBAs. We run targeted, persistent outreach to passive BCBAs and Clinical Directors. Our headhunters verify BACB certification status, state license standing, and clinical-methodology alignment before presenting any candidates.
We serve private-equity-backed ABA platforms, regional clinic groups, non-profit autism centers, and school-district service providers.
Why Platforms Choose Engaged Search
Where the search lives.
Senior leadership and niche-headhunter roles. The recruiter assigned to your search has spent a decade in this segment.
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ABA Therapy, specifically.
The questions hiring operators send in the first call.
What ABA roles do you recruit for?
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Operational leadership (CEO, COO, Regional VP, Clinic Manager), clinical leadership (Clinical Director, Lead BCBA), and clinical staff (BCBA, RBT, Intake Coordinator).
How do you source BCBAs in highly competitive markets?
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We map all licensed BCBAs in the target geography and run personalized outreach. We don't use generic emails; we speak to their clinical interests, caseload preferences, supervisor-to-student ratios, and professional growth goals.
Do you verify BACB certification status?
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Yes. Every BCBA candidate we present is verified directly through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) registry for active status and any history of disciplinary action.
What is the difference between a BCBA and a Clinical Director?
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A BCBA manages a direct caseload of clients, designs behavior plans, and supervises RBTs. A Clinical Director (also a BCBA) oversees all clinical operations of a clinic, manages other BCBAs, ensures QA compliance, and reports to the regional operations lead.
Do you place Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs)?
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Yes, but on a volume-staffing model. High RBT turnover can derail a clinic. Our staffing division provides dedicated pipelines for RBT hiring to ensure your clinics remain fully operational.
Three paths from here.
You are looking to hire a Clinical Director to run a new or expanding clinic.
We launch an engaged search to target senior clinical leaders in the market who can manage both case quality and supervisor teams.
Book the Clinical Director scoping call →You need a steady pipeline of BCBAs to clear your student waiting list.
We run a clinical sourcing campaign to map local passive BCBAs and recruit them directly to your organization.
Request BCBA candidate sourcing →You are designing the bonus structure and compensation packages for your BCBAs.
Our salary guide features current market benchmarks for BCBAs and Clinical Directors across key metros.
See BCBA salary benchmarks →Tell us the clinic, the student waiting list, the seat.
We connect you with credentialed, active BCBAs and clinical directors who align with your caseload standards and clinical quality metrics. We deliver verified shortlists in 30 days.