Personalized therapy that grows with your child, delivered by licensed behavior analysts in the comfort of your Grapevine, Southlake, or Colleyville home
Four pillars of exceptional ABA therapy in the DFW area
In-home ABA brings therapy into your child's everyday environment, making learning natural, comfortable, and easier to carry over into real life. With parents actively involved, progress extends beyond sessions and into daily routines. We provide therapy in the community where children may need support, such as doctors office, toy stores.
Most clinics use RBTs (an entry-level position) to implement and run a child's goals. At Little Steps, a licensed behavior analyst conducts the assessment, writes the treatment plan, provides caregiver coaching, and directly implements care with the client.
Our treatment is designed based on each child's specific needs, strengths, and areas of growth. We prioritize the client's experience to ensure maximum fun and engagement while minimizing discomfort.
We emphasize rapid skill acquisition and family empowerment for long-term independence. By providing services directly, BCBAs are able to provide constant protocol modification and ensure that clients are making the maximum amount of progress.
Two powerful components working together for your child's success
We utilize the VB-MAPP to determine skill deficits and unlike other clinics that use that as a roadmap to build their interventions, we strictly use it as a tool to measure our progress, not a template for treatment.
Once the assessment is complete, we will create an individualized curriculum to minimize skill deficits and treat functional replacement skills.
We believe that behaviors occur for a reason and treat them as communication. It is our goal to understand the "Why" behind the behavior.
We teach replacement behaviors so that children can get what they need in a socially appropriate way.
Click each skill to learn more about how we help your child grow
The ability to express wants, needs, thoughts, and feelings to others—through words, gestures, signs, or devices. Examples: Requesting with vocalizations, ASL, AAC device. Labeling reinforcers, emotions, observations, etc. Having reciprocal conversations, and more.
The ability to understand and follow directions or respond appropriately when someone speaks. This includes skills like identifying objects, answering questions, or following multi-step instructions.
Everyday self-help skills that allow individuals to function independently. These include dressing, toileting, feeding, personal hygiene, and safety awareness.
The behaviors that help individuals interact successfully with others such as sharing, taking turns, making eye contact, reading social cues, and forming relationships.
A set of strategies used to reduce challenging behaviors and teach positive alternatives. The goal is to support emotional regulation, increase desirable behaviors, and to teach kiddos to get the things they need in an appropriate way.
Feeding, Sleeping, Imitation, LRFFC, math, reading, writing, and so much more tailored to your child's unique needs.
Rooted in compassion, focused on meaningful growth
We believe that joy in learning begins with compassion in care. We prioritize each child's emotional experience above all else. When a treatment goal conflicts with how a child is feeling, we adjust our approach to ensure progress happens in a way that feels safe, respectful, and collaborative.
We treat behaviors as communication and a deficit in skills, rather than a problem that needs to be fixed. By focusing on the specific deficits that may be causing the behavior, we can decrease the challenging behavior in a way that increases client joy and the development of socially appropriate skills.
Typical ABA programs focus on implementing extinction-based procedures in combination with reinforcement, which can be aversive to clients, may increase the intensity and frequency of problem behaviors, and are oftentimes used ineffectively. We believe that all aspects of treatment should implement the least restrictive measures and include the child's agreement as well.
Behavior management should be consistent and understood by the learner. By providing predictable responses to behavior, access to reinforcement, and boundaries, the child is able to understand and agree to participate in treatment. When conflicts between assent and safety occur, prioritize safety while still honoring the child's voice.
Respecting your child's voice every step of the way
Assent in ABA therapy means respecting a child's ongoing agreement to participate in treatment. It's not a single "yes" but a continuous process. If the child withdraws assent—through behavior, words, or body language—we pause, adjust, and ensure therapy feels collaborative.
Children often can't verbally express discomfort or disagreement, but their actions speak volumes. By respecting assent, we prioritize emotional safety, reduce stress, and create an environment where real, joyful learning can happen.
"No," shutting down, avoiding eye contact, or spikes in behavior can signal withdrawal. We pause, reduce demands, shift activities, and repair so the child can re-engage.
Respecting assent builds trust, improves learning, reduces escape behavior, and strengthens the child's voice. With trust, kids lean in and progress accelerates.
Professional credentials and community commitment you can count on across Grapevine and the DFW metroplex
We're licensed as a Professional Limited Liability Company (PLLC), which means we're always owned and operated by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Unlike other practices that may sell to corporations, we're committed to staying independently owned so we can always put your child's needs first.
All of our providers are credentialed by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) and licensed by the Texas State Board. This ensures you're working with highly trained professionals who meet the highest national standards in behavior analysis.
We're proud members of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce, deeply rooted in the DFW community. We're not just a business—we're your neighbors, committed to supporting families right here in Grapevine, Southlake, and Colleyville.
Every intervention we use is backed by decades of scientific research. We stay current with the latest evidence-based practices to ensure your child receives the most effective, compassionate care available in the field of ABA therapy.
At Little Steps, we believe trust is earned through transparency, consistency, and results. Every family deserves to know their child is receiving care from qualified professionals who genuinely care about their progress. That's why we maintain the highest standards, stay actively involved in our local community, and never lose sight of what matters most—your child's joy and growth.
Let's talk about how we can support your family in Grapevine, Southlake, Colleyville, or nearby DFW areas