St. Laurent ABA Therapy & Services - The Portia Learning Centre

Since 2006, Portia Learning Centre has grown alongside the communities in Ottawa, providing personalized therapy rooted in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA).

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We offer personalized ABA therapy services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), developmental delays, and behavioural challenges. Our team also provides comprehensive funding navigation support to help families access OAP funding, insurance benefits, and other available resources.

Our approach is naturalistic, play-based, and designed to help your child reach their full potential in a supportive environment.

ABA Programs
- Comprehensive ABA
- Focused ABA
- Small Group ABA
Consultative Services
- Jump Start Program
- In-Home Caregiver Training
- Behavioural Assessment Services
- School and Professional Collaboration

Family Stories

See how we’re making a difference in families’ lives.

That is a true testament that ABA works if you have a good team and an engaged family.

I feel extremely happy to have chosen Portia Learning Center over other institutions and to have got this incredibly hardworking Senior Therapist.

We trusted that they would take care of our little man and quickly realized that they weren’t just therapists, but part of our family.

I was pleasantly surprised at how much my son has learned over the past couple of months at Portia. I really appreciate the support and communication we have with the school.

Our Process

Initial Contact and Free Screening

We start by learning about your child’s needs and goals. Our free screening helps determine whether our ABA services are the right fit for your family.

Customized Program Development

Building on the assessment, we develop a program that fits your child’s unique goals, whether improving communication, developing social skills, mastering daily routines, or other areas of development.

Ongoing Support & Progress

We track progress, adjust goals, and collaborate with parents regularly. We use Portia ABA Clinic Software for our program development, data collection and reporting which enhances visibility into your child’s progress and allows us to provide timely, hands-on support.

Assessment & Planning

A thorough assessment helps us better understand your child’s strengths and areas of growth and identify priorities for a personalized plan.

Therapy and Skill Building

Our caring, highly-trained professionals work with your child, using proven ABA techniques to support learning and growth.

Our Methodology

When a child enrolls in our program, they receive a comprehensive skill and function based assessment. This detailed evaluation helps us understand your child’s unique strengths and areas for growth across all developmental domains.

Our approach is rooted in naturalistic, play-based ABA techniques that make learning engaging and meaningful rather than repetitive or rigid. We use your child’s natural interests and motivations to create learning opportunities, embedding skill-building into activities they already enjoy.

Every program is individualized to address your child’s specific needs, whether that’s developing communication skills, improving social interactions, building daily living skills, or reducing challenging behaviours. Progress is tracked through our custom Portia ABA Clinic Software, giving you real-time visibility into your child’s development.