A Caregiver-Led Approach That Puts Your Family First
Serving families in San Leandro, Hayward, Castro Valley, and throughout the East Bay.
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Finding the Right ABA Provider Shouldn't Feel This Hard
If you're a family in San Leandro navigating an autism diagnosis for the first time, the process can feel completely overwhelming. Unfamiliar terms, insurance paperwork, Regional Center authorizations โ and trying to figure out what "good ABA" even looks like.
And if you've already been through one ABA provider and it didn't feel right โ you're not alone, and you're not wrong for wanting something better.
Your child had a different behavior technician every few weeks, making it hard to build any real trust or momentum.
Your BCBA was hard to reach โ more like a distant supervisor than a clinician truly present in your child's care.
You sat in the other room during sessions with no real understanding of what was happening or how to carry it forward at home.
A Different Kind of ABA Therapy in the East Bay
At Social Potential ABA, we do things differently โ and intentionally. Our practice is built around a caregiver-led ABA model, which means you are an active, informed part of your child's therapy from day one.
BCBA-Direct Sessions
Your child works directly with a qualified behavior analyst every session โ not a rotating cast of new faces cycling through your home. That consistency matters for trust, for progress, and for your peace of mind.
Caregiver Training Built In
You will not be sitting in the other room. Real caregiver involvement is woven into every session โ because the skills your child learns in therapy need to carry over into real life, at home and in the community.
Individualized Treatment Plans
Your child's goals are shaped around their strengths, your family's priorities, and the outcomes that matter most to you โ not a one-size-fits-all checklist.
Multilingual Services
We proudly serve families in English, Cantonese, and Vietnamese โ making our care more accessible to the diverse communities of the East Bay.
Written by Tiffany Nguyen, MS, BCBA
Tiffany is the Owner and Lead BCBA of Social Potential (SoPo Behavior), serving families across Alameda County including San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Hayward, Castro Valley, and Union City. With over a decade in the ABA field and a deep commitment to culturally responsive, caregiver-led care, Tiffany built SoPo around the belief that families deserve to feel empowered, not sidelined. She is multilingual in English, Cantonese, and Vietnamese.
Serving Families Across San Leandro and the East Bay
We offer home-based and community sessions so therapy fits naturally into your family's environment โ not the other way around. Whether your child was recently diagnosed or you are looking for a provider who will actually show up for your family, we would love to connect.
Areas We Serve
Funding & Insurance
We are an approved Regional Center of the East Bay (RCEB) vendor and a proud partner in California's Self-Determination Program (SDP), working with your family's FMS provider of choice.
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Serving San Leandro, Hayward, Castro Valley, & Union City