ABLE Applied Behavioral Learning Experiences - South Lakeland

Brightside ABA stands out in Florida for its highly individualized, data-driven approach to treatment that’s tailored to each child’s unique strengths, needs, and developmental goals. Our team emphasizes collaboration with families and uses evidence-based ABA strategies focused on meaningful skill-building, communication, and independence. With a strong focus on creating supportive, clinic-based environments and measurable progress.

This is ABLE north Lakeland clinic on US Highway 98 North, which opened in March 2025 and is the newer of the organization two Lakeland sites. Services are applied behavior analysis delivered in clinic and also in schools and homes. Families in north Lakeland and toward Polk City will find this closer than the Pipkin Road location on the south side.

Acorn Health Lakeland is at 600 Lake Hollingsworth Drive, open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and we offer center-based and in-home ABA therapy. Our BCBAs start with skills assessments and functional behavior assessments, then share a custom therapy plan with parents. We focus first on communication, social skills, and daily living, including mealtime challenges and intensive toilet training, and family training is part of every plan. Our Lakeland clinical director, Megan Henderson, has worked in ABA since 2014 and takes a trauma-informed, assent-based approach. For our early intervention program, families can meet with a clinical team member for a free consultation within 10 days of reaching admissions. We accept most health insurance plans, which require a doctor's referral and an autism diagnosis for ABA.