aba therapist

occupational therapist

speech therapist

speech language pathologist

board certified behavior analyst

Manhattan Behavioral Center

I’ve worked at a few therapy clinics before, and Manhattan Behavioral Center really stands out. The people here genuinely care not just about the kids and families, but about the staff too. I’ve always felt supported, and there’s a real team vibe across the board.

They do so many little things that make a big difference, like free coffee, early dismissals, team events, PTO, raffles, perfect attendance rewards, and even a stipend for professional development. It’s way more than I’ve seen offered at other places. I also love that a lot of my coworkers came from the same university as me, so it feels like I already had a community here when I started.

There’s also a ton of opportunity to grow. I’ve been able to learn a lot, take on more responsibility, and actually enjoy coming to work each day. If you’re looking for a therapy job where you’re supported, valued, and part of a great team, I’d definitely recommend this place.


The company is investing in a larger building, upgraded signage, staff lounges, and an improved physical space over the last year. This has been great! MBC continues to expand services to reach more children in need -especially important given limited DOE availability.
It's rewarding to be part of a company that helps close that support gap. We can work with a wide range of learners, providing many clinical experiences and professional growth. This is key as we are all BCBA track! Directors and managers seam accessible, hold regular group supervisions, and host open office hours with the training team-something my other jobs did not offer. We also get opportunities to be updated, with all-staff meetings in a town hall-style format, and stay in the loop with regular updates. This has been helpful with recent changes.
The newer addition of music and art to the program brings a refreshing take on the day to day. The company offers generous time off and frequent early dismissals to help prevent burnout and maintain work-life balance.

Staff call-outs can create stress when sessions need to be covered unexpectedly. With expansion comes a lot of change-adapting to change quickly can be tough for some of us. While MBC fills a gap, the DOE's limited support options still impact families-and sometimes that weight is felt by staff trying to do more with less.

This place with a stressful atmosphere will work you to your core with no support  for long sessions and not acknowledge any of your work 
That is typical
This place is short staffed daily and your schedule will change because of it and also cause  burnt out 
That also is typical   
This place will give you a difficult time for school and your hours 
That too is typical 
This place will give you some greasy food on Fridays and pretend they care about your mental health and staff appreciation when they just care about money 
That is another typical thing 
Supervisors  for all disciplines are not supportive 
The lack of support is typical 
The admin , director, management, everyone in high power positions  will obviously be positive when sharing opinions dontt let that sway you from all the negative because them gaslighting is very typical 





Saddened to see negativity on my companies page. Working with this population can be challenging and it’s certainly not for everyone but this center provides excellent training to staff. 

Not everyone has the bandwidth to work with difficult cases but this center doesn’t shy away from helping families who need it and really gets the notion that happy staff provide excellent care, which I can say we certainly provide the best care in the industry.

My direct leadership has an open door policy for concerns and helps me strategize if I need adjust and pivot. 

The benefit package is some of the best in the industry, I felt fully supported and didn’t miss a paycheck when undergoing medical treatments.

Looking forward to seeing this organization expand, especially as they promote growth from within.

This workplace presents with several challenges that impact our typical day.  In high-pressure situations involving student crises, I find the working conditions to be difficult and lacking the support needed to manage safely and effectively. Additionally, the physical work environment is not well-suited to the demands of the role, with limited space and resources provided for staff as well as critters crawling around. In my experience, there is a noticeable imbalance in flexibility and resources between administrative and on-site roles. Prospective applicants seeking a highly collaborative and well-supported team environment may want to carefully consider whether this setting aligns with their needs and expectations.


My experience here has been negative due to persistent understaffing and unrealistic workloads. We are frequently short-staffed, which places immense pressure on remaining employees to pick up the slack without additional support or recognition and chronic overwork, low morale, and a culture where burnout is normalized. There is little effort from management to address the root issues or provide meaningful solutions. The environment is unsustainable, and many talented coworkers have left because of administration inability to take feedback and improve upon our concerns. I hope the company takes current employee well-being seriously over expanding. 


A lot of things are questionable here. 
Administration ignores significant issues that are brought up by staff constantly.and 
HR needs constant reminders to respond to employee email concerns and and participates in the gaslighting when responses are received much later. 
No 401K matchthey don’t offer this significant benefit
Very high turnover rate fr staff and  lost  a lot of related service providers who were strong team members. Usually short staffed and schedule is always a disaster with error after error made by administration who are remote. Children with significant behaviors dont get enough support staff doesnt get the support either 

Lack of communication and transparency  which leads to  a host of problems. Employees are burnout and overworked. Minimal breaks/paperwork time are imbedded in the day.  ABA therapists are often required to work on other teams on a moments notice. There are scheduling errors and conflicts DAILY.  High rate of call-outs, with no repercussions for those who abuse it. There has been a high turnover rate with the company losing 9-10 employees since September. A budling crumbles when the foundation is unstable and nobody in the hierarchy of the company applies the feedback they are given after exit interviews.  Those in administration care more about profit than they do the wellbeing of their employees. 

Agree with majority of the reviews on this site. There is very high turn over due to significant burn out and managements inability to listen to your feedback and instead gaslight you. There are high numbers of daily call outs that will leave you working with highly behavioral children with little support for hours on end.
There are scheduling errors constantly that will leave you flustered. 
You can very long hours yet it is difficult to accrue hours. You work in tight spaces with children and staff office is in an apartment building that we are piled up on top of each other. 

Long work hours, not flexible or accommodating if you are running late or need to leave early. Ask us to make up 7 minutes of missed time due to commuting delays! 
Therapists are cliquey and some are close with supervisors which gives them an advantage when working. We do not get paid out for unused PTO and we are encouraged not to call out, which is confusing. Cannot leave our desk during preps even to quickly pick up a water or coffee on the corner if we are thirsty even if we do our work. Micromanaging culture. Speech therapists are great and I learn a lot from them and the children make the atmosphere better.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Aba therapist 9 salaries reported	$54,444 per year
Occupational therapist 5 salaries reported	$85,000 per year
Speech therapist 3 salaries reported	$85,000 per year
Speech language pathologist 1 salary reported	$110 per hour
Board certified behavior analyst 2 salaries reported	$90,000 per year

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