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The BCBA shortage is real. Your hiring shouldn't make it worse.

A focused practice for ABA networks, autism therapy providers, and behavioral health platforms. Multi-state credentialing-aware. PE-timeline-aware. Built for clinical and operational hires that need to land in months, not seasons.

The problems most firms don't see.

The BCBA shortage

Demand has outpaced board-certified supply for years. Competing on comp alone doesn't move the needle — sourcing has to reach BCBAs who aren't on the open market and won't respond to a generic recruiter.

Clinical-grade turnover

First-year turnover for clinical staff in ABA can hit 50–60% in some markets. The cost isn't just the rehire — it's the family cycling through three therapists in eighteen months.

Multi-state credentialing

Every state has its own licensure rules, payer contracts, and supervision requirements. A search that works in Texas doesn't translate to Massachusetts without rework.

PE timelines on a clinical bench

Sponsor-backed platforms need senior clinical operators on board to hit the value-creation plan. The sourcing pool is narrow; the timeline is tight; the wrong hire stalls the whole thesis.

Clinical leadership, operations, and platform roles.

01

Clinical leadership

Chief Clinical Officers, VPs of Clinical Operations, Regional Clinical Directors, BCBA-D-level oversight roles.

02

BCBAs & supervision

Senior BCBAs for high-acuity sites, clinical supervisors, RBT training and quality leadership.

03

Operations & growth

Regional and multi-site operators, Heads of Intake, Heads of Payer Relations, RCM leadership.

04

Executive & PE-backed CXO

CEOs, COOs, CFOs, and integration leadership for sponsor-backed ABA platforms and behavioral health networks.

Numbers that matter to a clinical operator.

93%
Average retention at 18 months across clinical placements
28 days
Median time to BCBA placement for active searches
15+
States we've placed clinical and operations leaders in

The role's been open six weeks. Let's close it.

Tell us the role and the territory. We'll come back with how we'd run it — and a sense of timeline before you commit.