Grow your ABA practice. Let Expa handle the sourcing
Tell Expa which role you need and where, whether it is a BCBA to open more caseload or an RBT to deliver the hours. Expa finds the certified people near you, reaches out, screens the ones who reply and books your interviews.
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Ten minutes, three steps
What happens after you hit start
Describe the role
Paste a job description or say it in plain English. No boolean strings, no filters to learn, no sourcing skill required.
Approve the shortlist & outreach
Expa finds the clinicians, contacts them, follows up, and screens the ones who reply. You approve or reject.
Take the interviews
Approved candidates land in your calendar. That is the whole job on your side.
In plain terms
How Expa sources BCBAs and RBTs for ABA providers
Expa is an AI-powered healthcare recruiting and clinician sourcing platform. It identifies licensed clinicians who are in-market, verifies their contact details, runs outreach over email, SMS and LinkedIn until they reply, screens the ones who respond, and books interviews with the candidates you approve.
ABA providers tend to be limited by hiring, not by demand. Families are usually waiting, so the question is almost always how fast you can bring on a board certified behavior analyst who is licensed in your state and willing to carry a caseload. Without that analyst to write and oversee the plans, you cannot open more hours, which is why a single BCBA hire often unlocks a whole block of new clients. Expa searches for BCBAs specifically, filtered by certification, state licensure, years of experience and distance from your location, so the shortlist is made of people who can actually start.
The analyst and the technician have to grow together. A registered behavior technician works under the clinical direction of a BCBA, so hiring one without the other leaves hours either unsupervised or undelivered, and RBT roles turn over often enough that the search rarely closes for good. Expa runs both searches at once and keeps the technician pipeline warm, reaching out over email, SMS and LinkedIn, following up and screening as people reply. It also sources the speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and, where a plan calls for one, physical therapists that many of your clients see alongside their ABA.
Why ABA and autism roles stay open
Growth is capped by how fast you can hire BCBAs, not by demand
Families are usually waiting, and the waitlist is rarely the problem. The limit is finding a board certified behavior analyst who is licensed in your state and willing to take on a caseload, because without a BCBA to write and oversee the plans you cannot open more hours.
Every RBT needs a BCBA above them
A registered behavior technician works under the clinical direction of a BCBA, so the two roles have to grow together. Hire technicians without the analyst to supervise them and the hours sit unbilled; hire an analyst with no technicians and the caseload has no one to deliver it.
Technician turnover keeps the search running
RBT roles turn over often, since the work is demanding and the people doing it are frequently early in their careers or studying toward their own certification. That means the real task is not filling one technician seat but keeping a pipeline warm for the seats you know will reopen.
Roles Expa fills in ABA and autism services
The certified and licensed roles ABA providers struggle to fill, and the pages that go deeper on the therapy roles.
Candidate examples
Austin, TX · 9 miles
7 years in ABA, supervises a team of RBTs
Round Rock, TX · 14 miles
3 years · in-home and clinic sessions
Cedar Park, TX · 17 miles
Runs a center, leads BCBA supervision
Questions
Why is it so hard to hire a BCBA?
Because demand for ABA services has grown faster than the number of board certified behavior analysts entering the field, and a BCBA has to be licensed or authorized to practice in your state before they can carry a caseload. Most of the analysts you want are already employed somewhere, so a posting on its own rarely reaches them. It takes direct outreach that names the setting, the caseload and the supervision structure to get a reply.
Can I hire RBTs without a BCBA on staff?
Not really, and not in a way that bills. A registered behavior technician delivers services under the clinical direction and supervision of a BCBA, so the analyst has to be in place first or alongside. That is why most ABA providers end up hiring the two roles together, and why Expa can run both searches at once, filtered by certification and distance from your location.
Does Expa search by certification?
Yes. Expa filters on the actual credential, whether that is a BCBA, a BCBA-D, or an RBT, along with years of experience, setting history such as in-home versus center-based, and distance from your location. You describe the role and Expa finds the certified people in your market rather than returning everyone who happens to list ABA on a profile.
Can Expa help a center hiring across several locations?
Yes. Expa searches around each location separately, so the shortlist for one center does not pull in analysts who live too far to make the drive. If you are hiring for six or more roles across your centers, the roles selector sends you to book a demo so we can set the searches up across your footprint.
What about turnover on the technician side?
It is one of the main reasons the search never fully closes. RBT roles turn over often, so the practical goal is a steady pipeline rather than a one-time fill. Expa keeps reaching out, following up and screening as technicians reply, which means you are not starting from a cold search every time a seat reopens.
Do you also source speech and occupational therapists for our clients?
Yes. Many children in ABA also see a speech-language pathologist or an occupational therapist, and some plans call for a physical therapist. Expa sources those clinicians too, filtered by license, setting experience and schedule, so a provider that offers more than ABA can staff the whole service from one place.
Do I have to do the sourcing myself?
No. You describe the role and approve a shortlist. Expa does the searching, the outreach, the follow-up and the screening, then books interviews with the candidates you approve. It takes about ten minutes of your time.
How fast will I see candidates?
A slate of interested, contactable clinicians within 48 hours of starting, often within 24. Time to hire from there depends on your interview process.
How much does Expa cost?
You can start free. For ongoing hiring, Expa pilots start at $6,000 for three months and cover all your open roles, with no per-placement fees. For comparison, a contingency agency placing a single clinician typically charges 15% to 22% of first-year salary.
Start staffing your practice in about ten minutes
Describe the role, approve a shortlist, take the interviews.