Finding a pediatric therapist shouldn't feel like a second job.
Care Connect Kids matches your child with the right therapist — based on your location, insurance, availability, and how long you can wait. No more dead ends.
Whether this is your first therapy recommendation or your fifth clinic — we get it.
Pediatric therapy is hard to navigate no matter where you are in the journey. If you just got a recommendation from your pediatrician or school and don't know where to start, you're not alone — most parents don't realize waitlists can stretch six months to a year until they're already on one. And if you've been doing this for years, you know the search never really gets easier. New therapist, new clinic, new paperwork — starting over is exhausting.
Care Connect Kids was built for both of you.
You just got the recommendation. Now what?
A wall of unclear results.
You search “pediatric speech therapist near me” and get overwhelmed — you click through site after site and still aren't sure which ones take your insurance or who has openings before next year.
Phone tag with no payoff.
You leave voicemails at five clinics. Two call back. One doesn't take your insurance. The other has a six-month waitlist. Start over. (And once someone does call back, how do you know they're the right fit? Our guide to choosing a pediatric therapy clinic covers what to ask.)
Insurance mystery.
The clinic website says “we accept most major insurance” — but does that include yours? You won't know until you call, wait on hold, and ask. Multiply by every clinic on your list. (When insurance falls short, our guide to paying for your child's therapy covers superbills, HSA/FSA, and Medicaid.)
Waitlist limbo.
You put your name on a waitlist three months ago. Are you next or 40th? No one tells you. You don't know whether to keep waiting or start calling other clinics. (Our pediatric therapy waitlist survival guide is the playbook.)
The commute you didn't plan for.
A clinic 8 miles away sounds close — until you're sitting in 4:30pm traffic on Mopac realizing you're going to be late, and the cancellation policy is $125 with 24 hours' notice.
There's a better way.
How It Works
Just tell us what you need — in your own words.
The Care Connect Kids Concierge walks you through it. Describe your child's needs, your insurance, your schedule. No jargon, no complicated forms. It finds clinics that actually fit.
We match you with the clinics that actually fit.
Get a curated shortlist with parent referral counts, insurance match confirmation, and waitlist estimates — so you can compare at a glance.
One tap and you're on their radar.
Submit your inquiry directly to the clinic.* No phone tag, no leaving voicemails, no starting over. You're in.
*Applies to Verified Care Connect Kids clinics.
How it works depends on the clinic.
All verified clinics on Care Connect Kids have been confirmed as real pediatric therapy practices. What you can do with them depends on how they are set up.
Verified clinics
Verified clinics are partnered with Care Connect Kids. The Concierge surfaces them based on your child's needs, your insurance, and your schedule. Submit a one-tap inquiry and the clinic reaches out to you directly via email or phone — no phone tag, no starting from scratch.
- Concierge surfaces matching clinics — no searching required
- Save to favorites
- One-tap inquiry submission
- Verified crimson check on profile — confirmed real practice
Not yet verified
This clinic hasn't joined Care Connect Kids yet. The Concierge still surfaces them if they match your needs, and you can save them to favorites so you don't lose track. You'll reach out directly using the contact info on their profile.
- Concierge surfaces matching clinics — no searching required
- Save to favorites
- Access contact information
- Reach out directly
We're adding verified clinics across Central Texas as practices come on board.
One search. All the options.
Many therapy providers offer services at physical locations and in your home — but you'd never know that from a Google search. Care Connect Kids connects the dots so you see the full picture in one place.
What's the difference between center-based and in-clinic therapy?
Nothing — same idea, different terminology. ABA providers typically say “center-based.” Speech, OT, and PT providers typically say “in-clinic.” (For what ABA is and how Texas families pay for it, see ABA therapy in Austin.)
- Structured therapy environment
- On-site staff and equipment
- Consistent location for your child
- Often has multiple therapists on staff
What is in-home pediatric therapy?
A therapist comes to you — at home, at school, or in your community.
- No commute for your family
- Therapy in your child's natural environment
- Often shorter waitlists than center-based
- Same company, different availability — we surface both
What is pediatric teletherapy?
Remote therapy via video — particularly common for speech therapy.
- No travel required
- Flexible scheduling
- Available where local options are limited
- Filter for telehealth-only or include alongside in-person results
What is hospital outpatient pediatric therapy?
Pediatric therapy programs within hospital systems — often well-covered by insurance.
- Integrated with medical care teams
- Strong insurance acceptance
- Familiar clinical environment
- Included in Care Connect Kids search results
When you search on Care Connect Kids, you see all of these — filtered to what works for your child, your schedule, and your insurance. No repetitive searches. No starting from scratch.
No black boxes.
When the Concierge recommends a clinic, you can see exactly why — therapy types they offer, insurance they accept, current availability, distance from you, and what other parents have said. No mysterious algorithm, no hidden filters. You decide who to reach out to with the full picture in front of you.
Recommended by parents who've been there.
The best therapist recommendations don't come from Google — they come from parents who've walked the same path. Care Connect Kids surfaces parent referrals as trust signals so you can see which clinics other families vouch for. And when you find a great therapist, your anonymous referral helps the next parent. It takes 10 seconds.
Your information. Your call.
We built Care Connect Kids to match your child with the right clinic — not to build a file on your family. Here's exactly how that works.
You control what gets shared.
When you submit an inquiry, the clinic only sees what they need to reach you — your name, contact info, and the type of therapy you're looking for. Nothing about your child's diagnosis, history, or what you discussed with the Concierge. You confirm before we route it.
Private and temporary.
Your Concierge chat is private and short-lived. Messages are deleted automatically after 72 hours, and you can clear your history any time in your profile settings. We never build a clinical profile of your child.
Not a medical records system.
Clinical notes, diagnoses, therapy progress, and session details stay between your family and your care team — where they belong. We only handle what's needed to connect you with the right clinic.
Free for parents. Always.
Care Connect Kids is completely free for families. No subscription, no hidden fees, no premium tier. Clinics pay for the platform — you get the full experience at no cost.
Guides for the road ahead
Plain-language guides written by a parent who's been through it — no clinic names, no medical advice, just something you'd want an experienced peer to tell you about.
- Where do you start? Proximity, availability, insurance — and why it’s unlikely you’ll get all three
Every pediatric therapy search runs on three questions — how far, how long the wait, do they take our insurance — and you rarely get all three. How to decide which one to give on, and the order to search in.
- How to choose a pediatric therapy clinic (and how to tell it’s working)
You can’t grade the therapy, but you can judge fit: five questions to ask before you commit, what good communication looks like, and when it’s time to switch.
- The pediatric therapy waitlist survival guide
Why pediatric speech, OT, PT, and ABA waitlists are so long, why being on several at once is normal, what to ask when you join, and what to do while you wait.
- Paying for your child’s therapy when insurance falls short
Paying for pediatric speech, OT, PT, and ABA therapy when insurance falls short — self-pay, HSA/FSA, superbills, Medicaid, waivers, ECI, and nonprofit help.
- The therapy-terminology decoder: what all those letters actually mean
A plain-English decoder for pediatric therapy words — ST, OT, PT, ABA, the credentials, center-based vs. in-home, and Texas school terms: ECI, IEP, ARD, FIE.
Ready to stop searching and start finding?
Check your zip code first — if we cover you, create your free account and start today. If we're not in your area yet, the waitlist is how you'll hear first.
Currently serving families across the Austin, Texas metro.
Not sure if that includes you? Check your zip code.