We accept most major insurance plans:
This fall, Gracent Pediatric Therapy opens in St. Charles — bringing ABA, speech, occupational therapy, and school-readiness support to families close to home. We meet each child where they are, then build the path forward.
Great ABA is playful, connected, and shaped by your child's voice, and that's the standard we're known for. Our clinicians collaborate across disciplines, tailor every goal to your child's strengths, and create sessions that feel engaging, meaningful, and genuinely supportive. It's an approach that helps children connect, participate, and feel truly understood. We're enrolling for our St. Charles center now — and your child can begin right away at a nearby Gracent center, then move to St. Charles the day it opens, so there's no delay.
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Answers bring relief and direction. Our team uses gentle, play-based assessments that help you finally understand what’s happening and what to do next.
Children Under 5:
Assessments can be scheduled within two weeks in our Naperville, Deerfield, and Arlington Heights centers.
Children 5 & Up:
We are currently booking appointments 6-8 weeks into the future.
Our School Readiness program bridges the gap between therapy and school. Children learn in a small-classroom environment while receiving individualized, clinically-guided support, so skills generalize where they matter most. We know parents want more than milestones — they want progress that shows up in real life. Our half-day School Readiness program in St. Charles, IL helps children build the skills needed for classroom participation.
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Our speech-language pathologists support children at every stage of communication, from first words to clearer speech, stronger understanding, and more confident expression.
We focus on skills that show up in real life — asking for help, joining conversations, expressing feelings, and being understood by peers and adults.
Therapy is playful, purposeful, and personalized, helping children feel heard and understood wherever they go.
From morning routines to playground adventures, our OTs help children build comfort, confidence, and coordination — so daily life feels easier for everyone.
Occupational therapy supports skills like dressing, eating, handwriting, emotional regulation, and sensory processing. We help children feel more comfortable in their bodies, more regulated in their emotions, and more confident navigating everyday tasks at home, school, and play.
At Gracent, your child's ABA, speech, and occupational therapists don't work in silos — they work side by side, on one plan.
Identifies the patterns behind behavior and builds a plan to support communication, regulation, and learning.
Provides the words, gestures, or tools to express feelings, needs, and ideas.
Supports regulation, motor skills, and sensory needs so their body feels calm, capable, and ready to try again.
And one day, you'll see it: a smooth transition, the right words, or proudly doing something that once felt out of reach. That's not a single moment, it's the result of connected care, designed for your child.
Book a Free Consultation →409 Illinois Avenue, Suite 1A
St. Charles, IL 60174
Our St. Charles center will be at 409 Illinois Avenue, just off Main Street (Route 64) near the Fox River — easy to reach for families across town and from neighboring Geneva, Batavia, South Elgin, and Campton Hills. When it opens, getting your child to consistent, weekly therapy won't mean a long drive.
We work hand-in-hand with the schools your kids actually attend. That means coordinating with St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 on IEP goals, evaluations, and the language that shows up in your child's school day. You'll see support that lines up with what their teachers and therapists are already doing, not generic recommendations.
And because St. Charles is built for families — Pottawatomie Park and the Fox River Trail, the downtown Riverwalk, and Mount St. Mary Park — we focus on the real-world skills that let your child take part: regulating in a busy park, joining a team, ordering for themselves on a Saturday outing. Therapy that travels off the mat and into their actual life here.
Opening Fall 2026
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) helps children with autism build communication, social, and daily-living skills. At our St. Charles center it will be playful, connected, and led by your child's strengths — because if every kid gets the same plan, it's not a plan.
Our St. Charles center opens in Fall 2026, offering ABA therapy for autism alongside speech therapy, occupational therapy, and our school-readiness program — one interdisciplinary team under one roof. And you don't have to wait to start: we're enrolling now and can begin your child at a nearby Gracent center, then transition them to St. Charles when it opens.
Early autism evaluations are available now through our nearby Gracent centers in Naperville, Deerfield, and Arlington Heights, with immediate availability — so you don't have to wait for our St. Charles center to open to get answers. Once St. Charles opens, therapy can continue right here.
We support children from as young as 18 months through the school years. Our early autism testing focuses on 18 months to 4 years, where early support makes the biggest difference — but we also serve older children and teens.
We accept most major insurance plans and will run a benefits check with you before your child starts, so you have a clear picture of coverage and any out-of-pocket costs before day one.
Our St. Charles center is at 409 Illinois Avenue, Suite 1A, St. Charles, IL 60174 and opens in Fall 2026. You can start now, though — we'll begin your child at a nearby Gracent center and move them to St. Charles when it opens, so there's no delay. Call 888-981-8182 or join the interest list.
One team, one plan. Your child's ABA, speech, occupational-therapy, mental-health, and neuropsychology providers work together and share a single plan — so you're not left coordinating disconnected providers. Every plan is built around your child's individual needs, never cookie-cutter hours, and our school-readiness program bridges therapy and the classroom.
For most families, ABA therapy is covered by insurance. We accept most major Illinois plans and verify your benefits before your child starts — so you'll know your coverage, co-pays, and any out-of-pocket costs up front, with no surprises.
It looks like play. Our BCBAs follow your child's lead, building communication, social, and daily-living skills through the games and routines they already love, in warm one-on-one sessions — connected across their whole team and shaped by your child, never a set number of hours to fill.
Yes — early ABA is one of the things we do best. We welcome children as young as 18 months, and starting early helps skills carry into preschool, kindergarten, and everyday family life. Every plan is paced for a young child.
You don't have to wait for our St. Charles center to open. We're enrolling now — and your child can start ABA at a nearby Gracent center right away, then transition to St. Charles as soon as it opens, so there's no delay in getting the support they need. Call 888-981-8182 or join the interest list to get started.
Tell us about your child. We’ll listen, ask questions, and help you understand next steps based on your needs and availability.
Meet the team, see the space, and talk through how we’d support your child, so you can feel confident before moving forward.
We’ll help you get started quickly and smoothly, with a plan built around your child.
Gracent Pediatric Therapy — formerly Pine Cone Therapies in Texas and includes three North Shore Pediatric Therapy centers in Illinois — is part of the Gracent network and a sister company to North Shore Pediatric Therapy. Together, we’re creating connected, compassionate care for children and families across every stage of growth.
Services at North Shore Pediatric Therapy and Gracent Pediatric Therapy centers are provided by affiliated professional corporations.
