In-home ABA therapy across Iredell County

From the lake to Statesville, therapy comes to you

Iredell County runs north from Lake Norman along I-77. Mooresville in the south feels like part of the Charlotte area, while Statesville, further north, has its own pace and its own crossroads at I-40. With a county this long, a regular trip to a clinic can mean a lot of miles. In-home ABA means those miles are ours, not yours.

Your child’s care is planned by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). At the first home visit, the BCBA meets your child, sees how they handle familiar tasks, and asks what you’d most like to see change. You might mention communication, sleep routines, toilet training or managing frustration. The BCBA turns that conversation into a written plan with clear, trackable goals.

Sessions themselves are led by a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), one on one, at home. The RBT teaches during real activities, like setting the table, playing in the yard or taking turns with a sibling. Your BCBA supervises, studies the data from each session, and updates goals as your child makes progress.

Parents are coached throughout. When you know the same strategies the RBT uses, your child gets consistent support all week, not just during scheduled hours. The number of hours is set per child, usually between 10 and 25 a week, based on need and insurance authorization.

Lake life can bring goals of its own. Families near the water often want their child to understand boundaries around docks and driveways, or to cope with a boat ride or a busy summer weekend. Your BCBA can include safety and community goals like these, practiced at home first and then in the places your family actually goes.

Iredell County towns we serve

Our Charlotte team provides in-home ABA therapy in:

• Mooresville
• Statesville
• Troutman

Mooresville, on the lake, has grown quickly, with neighborhoods that keep spreading out from the water. Troutman sits in the middle of the county, between Lake Norman and Statesville. Statesville, the county seat, anchors the north. Getting from Mooresville to Statesville and back several times a week is a real commitment. Home-based therapy removes it.

Lake Norman State Park near Troutman is a favorite for picnics and easy walks, Mooresville’s racing heritage shows up all over town, and downtown Statesville hosts community events through the year. Any of these can turn into therapy goals, from following a short trail with a parent to coping with engine noise and crowds.

Live somewhere else in Iredell County? Call (704) 981-2343 to check whether we serve your address.

Medicaid and insurance in Iredell County

NC Medicaid covers ABA therapy for children under 21 through EPSDT, where it is billed as Research-Based Behavioral Health Treatment (RB-BHT). In Iredell County, that coverage comes through the Partners Health Tailored Plan or a Medicaid Standard Plan. North Carolina’s autism insurance law (SB 676) also requires many commercial health plans to cover ABA.

Iredell County’s Medicaid Tailored Plan is managed by Partners Health Management, which also covers Cabarrus and Gaston counties. Empire ABA accepts Partners, the NC Medicaid Standard Plans and the commercial plans below.

Every plan treats ABA a bit differently. Our office does the checking for you, so you know what’s covered before the first session.

NC Medicaid plans we accept:

• Alliance Health
• AmeriHealth Caritas
• Carolina Complete Health
• Healthy Blue
• Partners Health
• Vaya Health
• WellCare
• Trillium Health Resources
• UnitedHealthcare Community Plan

Commercial insurance we accept:

• BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina
• Aetna
• Cigna Healthcare

Beginning ABA in Iredell County

1. Call or fill out the form. Tell our Charlotte team about your child.
2. Insurance check. We verify your benefits and submit the authorization.
3. BCBA assessment. Your Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) meets your child at home and builds an individualized plan with you.
4. Therapy begins. Your Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) starts sessions on a schedule that fits your family.

Your Iredell County care team

Iredell County families are served by our Charlotte team. Your child is paired with a BCBA, who handles the assessment, the plan, supervision and your coaching, and with an RBT, who provides the hands-on sessions at home. Office staff handle scheduling, benefits and authorizations.

Our approach is neurodiversity-affirming: we don’t force eye contact, we don’t try to stop stimming that causes no harm, and we work toward goals that your family sets.

Iredell schools, Mooresville schools and referrals

Iredell County has two public school districts: Iredell-Statesville Schools, which covers most of the county, and the Mooresville Graded School District in Mooresville. When school-based support is approved, we coordinate with your child’s teachers and IEP team, whichever district they attend. Sessions at home can be scheduled outside school hours.

Before paying for ABA, insurance usually needs to see an autism diagnosis. If your pediatrician or another clinician has recommended ABA, they can refer your child to us by emailing info@empireaba.com or faxing (910) 807-3380. Waiting for an evaluation? It’s still worth calling now, so you’re ready when the diagnosis comes.

Statesville and Mooresville each have their own medical practices, and some Iredell families also see specialists in Charlotte or Winston-Salem. It doesn’t matter where the diagnosis came from. As long as the report is in hand, our office can use it to request authorization, and your child’s BCBA will read it closely before the first home visit so the assessment builds on what the evaluator already found.

Medicaid Tailored Plan

Partners Health

Public schools

Iredell-Statesville Schools and Mooresville Graded School District

Questions from Iredell County families