Real supervision
Small caseloads mean the BCBA running your child's program knows your child, your goals, and what changed this week.
About Animate Behavior
Care that answers to families — not investors.
We're a boutique ABA practice in Emeryville, owned and run by Board Certified Behavior Analysts who still see clients. Small by design, so every child gets the supervision and attention they deserve.
Why we started Animate
Too many families told us the same story: a great BCBA they rarely saw, a rotating cast of technicians, and decisions made by a corporate office a thousand miles away.
We built Animate Behavior to be the opposite. Here, the analyst designing your child's program actually runs it — and actually knows your child. We keep caseloads small on purpose, so supervision is real, not a signature on a form.
Because we're owned and operated by clinicians, every decision — how long sessions run, which goals we prioritize, when to change course — is made by people who answer to families. That's the whole point of staying boutique.
The boutique difference
Small on purpose.
The numbers families notice first — and the ones that shape every program we run.
BCBA-led
Every program designed & overseen by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst from day one.
< 1 day
Our clinical team responds to new families within one business day.
EN / ES
Bilingual, culturally diverse care in both English and Spanish.
2 settings
In-home and in our Emeryville center — change as your child grows.
What we believe
The principles behind every program.
Ethical, individualized ABA — built around your child's interests, assent, and goals.
Truly individualized
No canned curricula. Programs are built from scratch by your BCBA, reviewed with you, and revised as your child grows.
Assent-based
We follow your child's lead and teach through play and their own interests — looking for willing participation, not forced compliance.
Family partnership
You review goals with your BCBA and get caregiver coaching, so progress in session carries over to everyday life at home.
Cultural humility
Our clinicians reflect the communities we serve. We adapt programs to fit your family's home, culture, and routines.
Ethical ABA
ABA is the most-studied intervention for autism — when it's practiced ethically. That standard guides everything we do.
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If something isn't working for your child, we change it. That's a promise we can only keep by staying small.
Our clinical philosophyAnimate Behavior · BCBA-owned & operated
The people behind the work
Every program has a name and a face.
Your child's care is designed and overseen by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who actually knows them — not a rotating cast managed from a corporate office. Meet the clinicians who make Animate, Animate.
Meet the full team →
Let's build a program that fits your child.
Reach out today. A real clinician will get back to you within one business day.
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