Behavioral Therapies

Behavior Change Institute is premier provider of Applied Behavior Analytic (ABA) treatment. They aim to inspire hope and improve the health and wellbeing of individuals. They facilitate, provide, and improve access to high-quality treatment options for individuals and families in rural and traditionally underserved communities. Services include ABA Services, Family Peer Support Services, support for Educators and the Military supports.

The Guidance Center of Lea County provides the only comprehensive, leading and sustainable essential mental health services in southeastern New Mexico. This continuum is created by providing services supported by the Division of Mental Health, the Behavioral Health Services Division of Substance Abuse, and the Children, Youth and Families Department, and is augmented by services funded by local sources.

Bridges is a behavioral healthcare provider serving individuals with Autism. Clients can learn functional skills, such as social, communication, cognitive, and behavioral skills in their homes, in Bridges' ABA Center, therapists’ offices, schools, and communities. Individuals on the spectrum are supported with ABA, Behavior Therapy, and/or Speech Therapy. Their parents, caregivers, and families are supported through Parent Training and Family Guidance, and Individual and Family Counseling. Bridges' ABA Center provides children with individualized and group instruction, preparing them with classroom-readiness skills. A secure outdoor playground provides children with the physical movement and an indoor play area is offered for sensory and play activities. Autism Diagnostic Evaluations are also provided.

Aprendamos Intervention Team is a therapist-run organization that serves children and families’ needs through early intervention. Team services include speech-language, occupational, physical, and family therapists. A nurse, nutritionist, family services coordinators, developmental instructions, infant massage therapists, and pediatric specialists are also available. Mental health clinicians specializing in play therapy interventions, MDMR, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and more. The Autism program has 16 Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) and about 50 Registered Behavior Therapists (RBT).

MECA Therapies, LLC is a NM Family Infant Toddler (FIT) Early Intervention provider, serving children birth to 3 years old. They also provide children's outpatient therapy for ages 3 to 21 (not available in Clovis); Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for children ages 2 to 21; and several home visiting programs for prenatal to 3 years old. Bilingual services are also provided. They have offices in Las Cruces, Hobbs, Clovis, and Roswell. They accept a variety of private and Medicaid-based insurance plans. All MECA therapies services can be conducted via in-person or telehealth visits as of April 2022.

Sandia Neuropsychology offers assessment, treatment and forensic evaluations for children and adults. Neuropsychological evaluation can be very effective in the documentation of the effects of treatment on specific deficits over time. Comparisons made between evaluations can also help to clarify the progression and course of changes in cognitive functioning (i.e., improvement or decline), which can be of interest for certain disorders.

Bilingual Multicultural Services, Inc. (BMSI) provides therapists that diagnose and treat individuals of all ages who are impacted by mentally, physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabling conditions. Various programs for all ages, providing occupational, physical, speech and language, psychological, social work, professional development and consulting, and birth-3 (FIT) services. BMSI special project include Project CIERA, Project TALES, Project BRIDGE, Project PLAY and promoting early literacy in young children.