What Touchstone Center does

Touchstone Center, operating as Touchstone ABA, is a Louisiana-based for-profit LLC founded in March 2014 by Dr. Grant Gautreaux. The company delivers Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) clinical services, educational and school consulting, and Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) business consulting across South Louisiana. Clinical services target children and adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, learning and language differences, ADHD, and other behavioral challenges; educational work serves public, private, and charter schools with consultative ABA, staff development, and direct student services; OBM work targets businesses and organizations seeking improvements in safety, productivity, retention, and efficiency.

The company's underlying technology and methodology is the CABAS® (Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to Schooling) model — a research-driven, systematic framework originally developed for school settings and adapted here to clinical, educational, and organizational contexts. Service delivery is multi-modal: seven clinic locations along the I-10/I-12 corridor (Thibodaux, Houma, Hammond, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, Northshore, New Orleans), home-based and community-based services, school-based contracts, and a telehealth channel added during COVID-19. Supporting assets include a Parent Portal providing daily progress data and formal research partnerships with Nicholls State University and the broader CABAS® scientist-teacher network.

Revenue is generated through insurance, Medicaid, and private-pay arrangements for clinical ABA; professional-services contracts for school consultation, parent education, and staff training; and OBM consulting fees for business clients. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the firm accepts both third-party pay and private pay. The company is privately held with no disclosed external investment, operating with 11–50 employees from its Thibodaux headquarters.

Name

Touchstone Center

Legal name

The Touchstone Center LLC

Website

https://touchstoneaba.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Touchstone Center (dba Touchstone ABA) is a Louisiana-based ABA services provider operating seven clinics across South Louisiana, delivering individualized ABA therapy, school consultation, and Organizational Behavior Management consulting using the research-driven CABAS® model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

ABA Therapy Providers (Clinic-Based) (EDAKAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parent/Caregiver Training & Family Consultation (ABA) (EDAKAHAG), ABA Supervision, Clinical Oversight & BCBA Consulting (EDAKAHAH), Telehealth/Remote ABA & Digital Behavior Coaching (EDAKAHAL), ABA Staff Training & RBT/Paraprofessional Support Services (EDAKAHAI), Assistive Technology (AT) Access & AAC Access Support (OT-Led) (EDAKAFAG)

Keywords

• Applied behavior analysis
• Autism therapy services
• Behavioral health consulting
• Educational tutoring services
• Organizational behavior management

Headquarters

HQ city

Hammond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Clinical ABA Services: Medically-necessary Applied Behavior Analysis services for children and adults with autism, learning differences, and behavioral challenges. Services include assessment, individualized programming, and therapy delivery across multiple settings (center-based, home-based, school-based). Revenue generated through insurance, Medicaid, and private pay arrangements.
2. Educational Services and Consulting: Academic tutoring, parent education sessions, and school consultation services. Includes direct and consultative ABA services to public, private, and charter schools and school districts with staff development and training packages.
3. Organizational Behavior Management (OBM): Business consulting services helping organizations achieve goals such as increasing safety, satisfaction, efficiency, and productivity. Touchstone uses positive reinforcement and point systems for compensation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Touchstone Center (DBA Touchstone ABA) delivers Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to children and adults with autism spectrum disorder, learning and language differences, and behavioral challenges, delivered in-clinic, at home, in schools, in community settings, and via telehealth. The company also provides Educational Services and Consulting (academic tutoring, parent education, school staff development) and Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) consulting that applies behavioral principles to improve workplace safety, efficiency, and productivity for businesses. All services are organized around the CABAS® research-driven methodology framework.

Product overview

Touchstone ABA is an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) service provider offering a unified suite of behavioral health services organized around three core offerings: Clinical ABA Services (individualized ABA therapy for autism and developmental disabilities), Educational Services and Consulting (academic tutoring, parent education, and school consultation), and Organizational Behavior Management (business consulting). All services are delivered using the CABAS methodology framework. The company operates multiple clinic locations across South Louisiana and provides telehealth services for remote delivery. A parent portal enables families to track client progress and access payment options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical ABA Services Comprehensive Applied Behavior Analysis services for children and adults diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), learning and language differences, and behavioral challenges. Services include individualized treatment plans, 1:1 and group sessions, and assessments using the Pre-School Inventory of Repertoires for Kindergarteners (C-PIRK) and Verbal Behavior Developmental Assessment (VBDA). Funded through insurance, Medicaid, and private pay.
• Educational Services and Consulting Academic tutoring (small group, 1:1, social skills), parent education sessions on ABA principles, and comprehensive school consultation services including ABA consultation, capacity building, academic consultation, and in-school direct services for students. Includes staff development and training packages for schools and districts.
• Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) Application of behavioral principles in business and industry to help organizations achieve goals such as increasing safety, satisfaction, efficiency, and productivity. Services include employee retention, performance appraisal, incentive programs, customer retention, workplace health and safety, and systems training.
• Telehealth Services Online delivery of ABA services via audio-visual platforms (Zoom, FaceTime, phone calls) enabling remote parent coaching, behavioral assessments, and support during in-person service disruptions. Available throughout Louisiana for clinical services and nationally for consulting services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Children reach goals 4 to 7 times faster using CABAS® methodology compared to traditional approaches
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nicholls State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTouchstone maintains an active research partnership with Nicholls State University. Staff engage in collaborative research with university faculty. Dr. Dolleen-Day Keohane serves as adjunct professor at Nicholls since 2009, mentoring students in the program. Research collaborations have included studies on observational learning, imitation/emulation tasks, and rule governed algorithms presented at professional conferences.
• CABAS® (Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to Schooling)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTouchstone is an integral part of the CABAS® ecosystem, utilizing the research-based model developed by Dr. Greer. The company participates in the CABAS® support-system of scientists and teachers dedicated to improving the science of teaching. Touchstone staff conduct and share research with the greater CABAS community and implement the entire body of CABAS to ensure best programming and interventions.
• World Behavior Analysis Day AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTouchstone ABA serves as Champion Sponsor of World Behavior Analysis Day, collaborating with the international alliance to share information worldwide about the science and practice of behavior analysis. The celebration runs March 14-20 annually, with Touchstone actively participating in promoting behavior analysis awareness.
• Organization Behavior Management NetworkminorOthersTouchstone professional staff members are part of the Organization Behavior Management Network, connecting with other OBM practitioners and accessing resources for business consulting services.
• Louisiana Behavior Analysis Association (LaBAA)minorOthersLouisiana state affiliated chapter of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). LaBAA is a professional organization whose members include practitioners, students, and affiliates working to advance behavior analysis in Louisiana.
• Louisiana Coalition for Access to Autism Services (LCAAS)minorOthersLCAAS exists to remove barriers to timely access to evidence-based treatment and sustainable community-based services. The organization advocates for greater access and sustainable funding models for autism services, having contributed to establishing Louisiana's ABA licensing board and insurance/Medicaid coverage.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BlueSprig Pediatrics: BlueSprig is one of the largest US operators of clinic-based ABA therapy centers serving children with autism, with multi-site delivery and insurance/Medicaid billing — directly comparable to Touchstone's clinical ABA model, though at significantly greater national scale.
• Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers: Hopebridge operates a multi-state network of ABA therapy clinics with integrated diagnostic, occupational therapy, and speech services for children with autism, mirroring Touchstone's clinic-based, multi-disciplinary delivery model.
• LEARN Behavioral: LEARN Behavioral is a national provider of ABA, speech, and occupational therapy services for children with autism, operating across multiple states with a clinic and home-based model analogous to Touchstone's.
• Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD): CARD is one of the largest US organizations providing ABA therapy and autism services across clinics, homes, and schools — directly overlapping Touchstone's clinical ABA and school consultation offerings.
• ACES (Autism Comprehensive Educational Services): ACES provides clinic, home, school, and community-based ABA services for individuals with autism across multiple US regions, sharing Touchstone's multi-setting delivery and school district consulting approach.
• Behavior Frontiers: Behavior Frontiers is a multi-state provider of ABA and behavioral health services for children with autism and special needs, with a comparable clinic and home-based delivery model and payer mix.

Regional players

• Behavior Analysis Solutions for Kids (BASK): BASK is a regional ABA provider offering clinic and home-based services with a similar focus on evidence-based practice; comparable to Touchstone in service mix though operating in different geographies.
• Therapy 2000: Therapy 2000 provides pediatric home health and ABA services across Texas and surrounding states, sharing Touchstone's home- and community-based ABA delivery but operating in a different region.

Others

• Autism Speaks: Autism Speaks is a leading autism advocacy and research organization, not a direct clinical competitor, but comparable in shaping the autism services ecosystem, funding priorities, and state-level policy that affect providers like Touchstone.

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic Children's ABA / Behavioral Health: Large academic health systems like Cleveland Clinic offer ABA and behavioral health services as part of broader pediatric and developmental medicine portfolios — overlapping with Touchstone clinically but at much larger institutional scale and with different referral dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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