registered behavior technician

board certified behavior analyst

speech language pathologist

behavior technician

clinical director

Therapy and Beyond

What is the best part of working at the company?
The collaboration both on and off the floor of the supervisors and front desk staff was great. Everyone in that office is a little bit weird but that is perfect for me. If there was a question anyone on the floor couldn't answer, we had contact with everyone in the organization to ask questions to and get advice from. There is always a sense of really caring for each other and wanting your cohorts to succeed. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Huge caseloads. Since I passed my exam I routinely had 150+ hours assigned to me, sometimes  having more authorized hours than I could physically do in a month. The billing and authorization teams are a hot mess a lot of the time, which annoys the clients' parents and can drive a wedge into the working relationship. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I really like the culture most of the time. There is a sense of just general acceptance of whatever you come in with. As long as you come in ready to work and do your job well, no one really cares what your background is. We do have clique problems from time to time, but that's normal with bigger offices I think. We try to weed them out by encouraging staff to speak up when they see anything uncomfortable and I think it has helped a lot. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Come in, get coffee, check the scheduling app they made which may or may not be functional. Decide that the schedule it created for me won't work, make my own schedule. Attempt to go out on the floor and bill for the clients on my new schedule. Get called into a problem behavior, end up not following the schedule at all.  I may have between 1-4 parent meetings in a day ranging between 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on the client. Eat lunch on the floor while billing to make up for the time I lost doing something nonbillable. At 3:30 most of the clients go home so we may or may not have anyone with hours left to bill, but we still have to hang out until end of day. 5:30 the clients go home, someone locks up and I make sure all of my timesheets are in. Often the supervisors stay and chitchat after for a little bit while we finish up some task or another. Throughout the day we are asked questions, helping with problem behavior and explaining/modeling programs, cleaning, fixing, problem solving, troubleshooting etc.

This wasn’t the most horrible job, but this wasn’t the best job either you do not have consistent hours at all your hours do fluctuate depending on what’s going on that particular day and even while you’re there, they can tell you to go home. The clinic isn’t that big so be expected to run into coworkers and children. It is chaotic. That is the honest truth. The job itself wasn’t bad. The only thing that made it bad was management. They talk about you and your work ethic  but only one person will possibly come tell you what they think you might need to change and that’s not even management. That’s a BACBA. You will feel uncomfortable in many instances you will. It’s hard to sometimes ask for help depending on which BACBA is there because sometimes you’ll get the help and sometimes you won’t.  Do not go in there thinking you can make friends because you will get talked about and I’m not just saying this for my own experience. I’m saying this from what I’ve seen from different coworkers that doesn’t matter if you’re a good worker or a bad worker, you will get talked about. If you go in the job, thinking some of your coworkers seem a little distant or weird. Don’t take it personal. Because you will eventually see why they are like that. Keep in mind when you are going into this job the kids are solely dependent on you. You take care of these kids which is a lot of responsibility so keep that in mind. Not only are you are dealing with the children you are also dealing with how to help the parents at home because a lot of parents don’t exactly know what to do at home. Keep that in mind as well. Also keep in mind that you may have kids that you have to potty train during your sessions so not every session you’ll be successful in getting what you need to get out because that child may be on a certain interval schedule. If after reading all of this, you are still looking to go forward with the job. My best advice do not and I mean do not let anybody bully you out of that job. Stay quiet do your work if you need help ask for it and keep tabs on every single thing that happens. And if anything happens that you feel should not be happening. Do not go to management go straight to the source, which is HR go directly to HR.

My biggest concern was not with work life balance. It was with the leadership. One director told me she wasn't sure I was a good fit for the position and that I should go for something better because I am well educated. If leadership doesn't have faith in its staff than how do you expect them do their job. Training is only two weeks, when these clients have different types of diagnosis and your expecting staff to go by the seat of their pants on what to do. The BCBA were nice a gave good feedback, but very difficult to get one to help you when they were under staffed. They loved the kids. However, there was a lot favoritism in the workplace and at times it made for a toxic environment for staff. If you don't know much about ABA that's ok, but be prepared to study on your own, take thorough notes on everything and know that some of your questions may not be answered when you need them answered. A lot of the head RBT are in school either getting there Bachelors or Masters, some even a Doctorate. They are consumed with work, so getting help is difficult at times. Usually it will be someone who is an RBT at your level helping even though they've never been with client. One big drawback is that you have to be working a straight 36 hours for 6 weeks to get Health insurance benefits and at times you don't get that time because the clients cancel or something comes up where your hours are cut due to some situation. Management does care about your health and well-being. However, things change quickly within Management. New rules are brought up sometimes last minute and you're left with little room to try make sure you follow it. It really is a good company to work for. Just needs some work in some areas. 

This company has dedicated clinicians and staff who genuinely care about their clients, but the overall experience was significantly impacted by inconsistent systems, high turnover, and poor communication across departments. BCBAs were often expected to manage large and frequently changing caseloads while also navigating backdated documentation requirements, shifting expectations, and operational disorganization.

One of the biggest challenges was the lack of consistency and structure, which created unnecessary stress for both staff and clients. Communication between administrative and clinical teams was often unclear, leading to confusion surrounding responsibilities, scheduling, resources, and workflow expectations. Many employees were consistently overwhelmed, and burnout was a issue.

Compensation could also feel inconsistent due to structures tied heavily to fluctuating client hours, cancellations, staffing shortages, and scheduling changes despite the ongoing workload and clinical responsibilities expected of BCBAs.

The clients and direct clinical work were the most rewarding aspects of the position, and there are many hardworking people trying their best within difficult circumstances. However, stronger operational systems, clearer leadership, improved communication, and better long-term staff support would greatly improve the overall experience for both employees and families.

I worked at Therapy and Beyond for a while, and during that time, I experienced a lot of ups and downs. When I first got there, we had a lot of shifts, like all our BCBAs quitting as well as our operational manager. One good thing that you'll find is the coworkers here are truly passionate about working with the kids, and that makes the day-to-day work fulfilling and fun.

My issue was with corporate and higher-ups at the company. If you had any questions and shot them a message, they literally left you on read. They also created their own software for taking data, which sucks, honestly. They expect you to carry a client's backpack, AAC/PECs board, and clipboard to take data and write about the client's day and hold a work phone ALL while dealing with problem behavior all day. 

If you're in your master's program and expect to get unrestricted hours, you won't. They'll mainly have you training new hires. And you don't even get an increase in pay. They have an RBT tier system for who gets paid more. Also, even if you voice your opinion, don't expect to be heard. BCBAs and management go on their personal phones, but we get yelled at for just sitting in the shade with our client. There's a lot of passive aggressiveness from management. 

The scheduling team is another pain. Just expect to be on call. Schedules can change at the last minute, and employees are expected to constantly refresh their schedule throughout the day. If you're marked off the schedule temporarily, you're still expected to stay available for the full duration of your availability in case you’re added back. 

Overall, just find a better clinic.

ABA is a very rewarding field to be in due to the clients and amazing growth that you see and are able to be a part of! This is not the company to continue with though! Management had a track record of praising new hires and making it staff feel supported until around 8 months to a year in, then the clinical director would tend to start calling people out on small things and expecting you to pretty much cover every lunch shift (with around 5-10 kids to one person although they bill clients the same rate as one on one therapy). The BCBAs definitely try to support staff and clients, but are often pushed to write very cookie cutter goals and not take an appropriate full child approach due to his staff turn over and large caseloads. 

The other therapists are always supportive and friendly to each other so it's a nice place to make friends, but unfortunately a lot of people end up running goals that they don't understand the implications to half the time because they are not trained well by the company. They also tend to over use punishment strategies and a freaking solitary room!

There are some huge ethical concerns at this company due to bad training, and bad higher banagement.

I would recomend the field of ABA, the clients make it so rewarding! I do not working at T&B for an extended amount of time, go somewhere that you are valued by management and receive much better training.

I was told to come to this site after a meeting to leave a review. So here goes... This company has no true management structure and is ran like a Mom & Pops outfit. Despite having the education or years of experience your voice will not be heard as their overall mission is to gaslight you. So if you are the type of individual how enjoys to be in the dark, not valued and consitently disrespected this is the place for you. The management team displays zero leadership and each of the members lack any true education especially the ownership.  Since my three years here leadership is quick to call you out of compliance on unwritten rules and non-existent policies. Most of the people at the corporate office lacks the skill or knowledge to do their job and are quick to blame you for their shortcomings. The owners are both clueless about how staff truly think of them and what they say about them behind their backs. I have seen some amazing team members get fired for little or no reason or just simple quit because if how petty the owners behave. There is no culture here and to be brutally honest it is because the company has build a us against them and kindness is not a core value. Not sure how much longer I would remain here as the future doesn't seem to be very bright. There is no advancement structure here. So if you get hired there is no real career potential. My advice is to stay long enough to get the training you need and move to an organization which has real structure. 

This company is very operations heavy. If you have seen how ABA has changed over time, you know exactly what I mean. This company is more likely to give you a raise if you're the most billable employee over having great experience. At my specific location the operation manager ran the clinic, and they never let us forget the power they had over our schedules or raises. This person had zero experience with ABA. 

Lets not forget to mention that because they have had a hard time keeping BCBA's, there's no ensuring quality of care for the clients. There's not growth opportunities here for RBT's. There's absolutely zero structure for interns but they will make you one and utilize your skills. There isn't even structure for new BCBA's. They remind their OT's and speech therapist just how irreplaceable and unnecessary they are, yet will advertise their services. They have even handed out roles to several employees and took them away very suddenly. Oh, and because they are so critical about billable time, they won't invest time to train you because every moment you are there needs to be billable. This means EVERYONE will be on the schedule. Well, except the Operations Manager. 

I hate to have to be so frank about it but I can't let promising young BCBA's, RBT's or even BT's go there without knowing what they are walking into. You will just be going in circles, having meeting after meeting about changes they won't really make. So sad cause this clinic did have amazing potential.


I worked with therapy and beyond earlier during the year. I was there for about a month before covid came and all the shutdowns started happening. My biggest issue was the lack of training there was for the therapists. I am an experienced RBT and have been for years, and during my first couple of days they had non-experienced, non-RBT certified therapists training me. Of course, I didn’t want to seem pretentious so I just went along with it. The training system is not thorough at all. It’s pretty much two days of pairing and then boom you’re running programs. That’s fine for someone who’s done ABA before, but when there are some people who come in with literally ZERO experience, that’s not enough time. Another issue for me was the inappropriate conversations that were held in front of the kids by both therapists and bcba’s. Data for kids was inconsistent due to lack of training for the therapists. The culture was very immature, which if you’re fresh out of college, then it may not seem that way for you. But for someone who’s a little older, I was often off to myself. Which, that didn’t bother me really that much. I was furloughed due to covid for two months, and by the time it was time to return, I had realized this company was not a good fit for me. Oh and everyone gets paid the same rate starting out, whether you have experience or not. This was told to me by the center administrator herself. 

Company pressures current employees to leave positive reviews on websites like this, so be sure to take overly positive reviews with a grain of salt. This company is not a good or accurate example of what ABA therapy is.

A few problems include:
-Places staff with physically dangerous clients without training in restraint or deescalation 
-Requests for additional training and supervision are ignored
-Supervisors do not take or implement feedback from staff
-Center is consistently extremely dirty and unsanitary 
-Insufficient and inconsistent supervision- RBTs struggle to get their competencies signed so they can take the RBT exam (giving them a raise), BCBA students struggle to get the hours they were contractually promised
-No one who was working towards their BCBA completed it in the time I worked there- all pursuing their BCBA quit/left the company 
-BIPs and data sheets rarely updated, lack critical information, and contain numerous errors
-BIPs are highly dependent on punishment, very little reinforcement
-Supervisors consistently unavailable and/or “forget” about meetings
-Schedule sent out by admin is consistently wrong, and staff are not paid when it’s discovered admin scheduled staff for a session that a client cancelled days or weeks in advanced
-Inconsistent hours 
-Staff scolded for asking questions 
-Company policies (tuition reimbursement) completely revoked without notifying staff

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Registered behavior technician 91 salaries reported	$19.87 per hour
Board certified behavior analyst 86 salaries reported	$90,698 per year
Speech language pathologist 46 salaries reported	$75,000 per year
Behavior technician 5 salaries reported	$19.30 per hour
Clinical director 13 salaries reported	$100,000 per year

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