A Balanced Child, PLLC
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At A Balanced Child, we value a comprehensive approach.  We customize a therapeutic plan that includes all of the areas of development as well as the therapies needed to help your child meet their milestones.  We work towards integrating our therapists' collaborative training with those of other disciplines.  This comprehensive approach allows us to address your child’s needs in an individualized balanced plan.


We currently offer Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Classroom- Academic Program, Group Play, and Parent/Professional Training. 

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a systematic approach to modify behavior, improving social interaction and facilitating learning.  Many children learn from their environment, others benefit from a structured setting with 1:1 opportunities to acquire fundamental skills.


There is no standard "cut and paste" ABA program.  In fact, you should immediately walk away from any service provider suggesting it!  As thoroughly documented in decades of field analysis in Journal of Applied Analysis, such an approach can be dangerous.  At A Balanced Child, we carefully monitor and adjust these techniques based on your child's specific learning needs and responses.


In keeping with this, our Curriculum is extensive.  Among the basic procedures used in ABA learning programs: 


  • Shaping
  • Prompting
  • Differential reinforcement
  • Errorless teaching
  • Extinction
  • Generalization


Through a system of coordinated services during your child's critical learning years, we provide indispensable early intervention.  Our Balanced Plans link multiple community resources such as ECI and Any Baby Can to ensure your child's development and achievement of their highest potential.  


The components and pace of each child's plan are meticulously cultivated during in-depth consultation over a 12-week period.  This allows for prudent monitoring of the child's progress and implementation of each of the components in the Balanced Plan...a plan whose curriculum will include: 


  • ABA Therapy
  • Group Play
  • Parent Training
  • Case Management


Accepting the following insurance providers:

  • Aetna   
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield 
  • Cigna            
  • Community First Health Plans (University Health Plan)   
  • Magellan
  • Optum (United Behavioral Health (UBH) and others managed by Optum)
  • TRICARE
  • TMHP Medicaid 

                        Community First Medicaid

                        AETNA Medicaid

Speech Therapy (ST)

Speech Therapy treats communication challenges, expressive & receptive, and includes both parent and child goals.


Accepting the following insurance providers:        

  • Community First Health Plans (University Health Plan)   

Occupational Therapy (OT)

Occupational Therapy (OT) is a branch of health care that addresses physical, sensory, or cognitive challenges. OT therapy is tailored to a child's specific needs and can help address barriers that affect emotional, social and physical needs. 


OT therapy helps to improve fine and gross motor skills, hand-eye coordination, visual perception, motor planning, and sensory processing tasks designed to improve overall performance and independence. 


In addition to boosting self-esteem and sense of accomplishment, OT therapy improves school performance and aids in daily activities such as the following: 

  • Develop fine motor skills like grasping and releasing toys, or developing good handwriting and computer skills 
  • Improve eye-hand coordination which helps with play and school skills
  • Mastering basic life skills such as bathing, getting dressed, brushing teeth, and self-feeding
  • Learning positive behaviors and social skills by practicing anger and frustration management


Accepting the following insurance providers: 

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield 
  • Community First Health Plans   
  • Optum (United Behavioral Health (UBH) and others managed by Optum)
  • TMHP Medicaid

Classroom Program - Academic Studies

At A Balanced Child, we understand the importance of academic goals.  Our Classroom Program focuses on academic studies.  It structures the classroom to guide and support the lessons.  We review current Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goals and map our the skills necessary to achieve them.  Our certified special education teacher creates a schedule inclusive of the varying abilities in the class and fosters each student's academic pace.  The academic subjects studied include the fundamental standards required for Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).  You can read more about Unique Learning at www.n2y.com. 


Program Hours: Monday - Thursday from 2:30pm - 5:30pm

Ratio: 1:6 (teacher:child)

Ages: 3 yrs - 8 yrs

Group Play

We believe every child is unique and their success and growth will come from encouragement and praise.  We nurture your child's natural strengths and guide them in achieving developmental milestones.  Through play a child sees the world with wonder and awe.  However, on occasion, encouraging that natural curiosity first requires guidance in a structured setting.  


So, our Group Play focuses on instruction, practice, and reinforcement of social skills through play in a structured inclusive setting.  Children learn the social skills needed to play with other children in all situations.  


Our small ratios (at times 1:1) allow us to work with youngsters (18mos to 7yrs 11mos) during the four-hour Group Play session.  Each child gets a developmental portfolio that includes their current strengths and developmental milestones to meet.  As your child develops new skills and master's new activities, the classroom in modified.  Much like a preschool classroom, this allows your child to work on the skills needed for success in future class settings.


Program Hours:  Monday - Friday from 9:00am - 1:00pm

Ratio: 1:4 (teacher:child)

Ages: 18 mos - 7yrs


Additional Group Play sessions for children up to 10yrs of age include Holiday Play (November & December) and our Summer Sessions.

Parent and Professional Training

At A Balanced Child we strive to provide the best treatment for children and their families.  We help youngsters acquire the tools necessary to aid in modifying behavior, improving social interaction, facilitate learning...tools that will help make them more successful each day.  A Balanced Child offers professional consulting at your facility.  Parent trainings are scheduled both in home and at our location. 

2023 Parent & Professional Training:  

San Antonio

April 15th (Topic TBD) In-Person and Virtual

July 1st (Topic TBD) In-Person and Virtual

September 9th (Topic TBD) In-Person and Virtual


McAllen

April 8th (Topic TBD) In-Person and Virtual

July 8th (Topic TBD) In-Person and Virtual

September 16th (Topic TBD) In-Person and Virtual


Please contact by phone 210.979.0244 or email team@abalancedchild.org with questions about our trainings.


Files coming soon.

Employment Opportunities

A Balanced Child is a small, yet growing, privately owned pediatric clinic. Due to our continued to growth, we are seeking proactive caregivers with a positive “team player” attitude to fill the following positions: 

     - Full-Time Behavior Technician/Registered Behavior Technician

     - Part-Time Occupational Therapist

     - Part-Time Preschool Teacher

     - Speech Therapist

     - Occupational Therapist

Please email your resume to: team@abalancedchild.org

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