Arkansas Psychiatric Clinic

What Arkansas Psychiatric Clinic does

Arkansas Psychiatric Clinic (APC), founded in 1969 and headquartered at 4 Executive Center Court in Little Rock, is the longest-serving psychiatric clinic in Arkansas and self-described largest provider of outpatient psychiatric services in the state. The practice operates with 11-50 employees and delivers comprehensive outpatient mental health care to adults and adolescents across Arkansas, including in-person visits at its Little Rock clinic, telepsychiatry, and ECT procedures performed under general anesthesia at partner facility The BridgeWay Hospital in North Little Rock. The clinical team comprises board-certified psychiatrists (including Ivanjo Aldea, Robert Jarvis, Jeff Palmer, James O. Davis IV, and Leigh Anne Bennett), psychiatric nurse practitioners, and licensed clinical social workers, supported by evidence-based protocols from the American Psychiatric Association and American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

APC's service portfolio is unusually broad for an independent outpatient clinic. Core offerings include medication management and psychotherapy modalities (CBT, DBT, EMDR, ART, CPT, Person-Centered, and Animal-Assisted Therapy with therapy bunny Gussy). The practice has invested heavily in advanced neuromodulation and interventional psychiatry: TMS using the Apollo TMS chair since 2016 (over 15,000 sessions completed), FDA-approved Spravato esketamine nasal spray on a structured twice-weekly protocol, ketamine infusion therapy for treatment-resistant depression, and ECT for severe depression, bipolar disorder, and psychosis.

The business model is professional-services billing through in-network contracts with Aetna, Tricare, UnitedHealthcare, and VA Provider, supplemented by self-pay for non-covered services such as ketamine. Patient acquisition runs through provider referrals, direct intake via website and phone, self-referrals, and social media presence on Instagram and Facebook. APC operates as part of the Beacon Behavioral Partners network, a nationwide organization of physician-led psychiatric practices providing operational and growth infrastructure. Reported treatment outcomes include 88% of patients reporting significant symptom relief within 24 hours of first Spravato dose, up to 70% response rates with Spravato and ketamine, and a cumulative 15,000+ TMS sessions delivered since 2016.

Name

Arkansas Psychiatric Clinic

Legal name

Arkansas Psychiatric Clinic

Website

https://apclr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arkansas Psychiatric Clinic is the longest-serving outpatient psychiatric clinic in Arkansas, offering medication management, psychotherapy, and advanced neuromodulation treatments (TMS, Spravato, ECT, ketamine) to adults and adolescents across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outpatient Psychiatric Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Psychiatry & Medication Management Platforms (HLALAEAB), Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL)

Keywords

• Outpatient psychiatric care
• Mental health services
• Depression treatment
• TMS therapy
• Psychiatric medication management

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Outpatient Psychiatric Services: The clinic generates revenue through outpatient psychiatric consultations, medication management, psychotherapy sessions, and advanced treatment procedures (TMS, Spravato, Ketamine, ECT). Services are billed to insurance or self-pay.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arkansas Psychiatric Clinic provides outpatient psychiatric care to adults and adolescents across Arkansas, delivering medication management, multiple psychotherapy modalities, and advanced neuromodulation and pharmacological treatments (TMS via the Apollo TMS system, Spravato, ketamine infusions, and ECT at partner facility The BridgeWay Hospital). Services are billed to insurance (Aetna, Tricare, UnitedHealthcare, VA Provider) and self-pay, with telepsychiatry available in addition to in-person visits at the Little Rock clinic.

Product overview

Arkansas Psychiatric Clinic (APC) is the longest-serving psychiatric clinic in Arkansas, operating as a comprehensive outpatient mental health service provider rather than a software product company. The clinic offers an integrated suite of psychiatric treatments centered around medication management, psychotherapy, and advanced neuromodulation therapies. The core treatment portfolio includes: medication management guided by APA and AACAP evidence-based protocols; psychotherapy using multiple modalities (CBT, DBT, EMDR, ART, CPT); Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) using the Apollo TMS system; Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT); Ketamine infusion therapy; Spravato (FDA-approved esketamine nasal spray); and EMDR and trauma-focused therapies. Services serve adults and adolescents throughout Arkansas, with a collaborative team-based approach involving psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and licensed clinical social workers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medication Management Evidence-based psychiatric medication management for adults and adolescents with mental health conditions, following treatment guidelines from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). Billed to insurance or self-pay.
• Psychotherapy Individual therapy services offering multiple evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Person-Centered Therapy, trauma-focused therapies such as EMDR, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Exposure/Response Prevention, Gender-Affirming Therapy, and Animal-Assisted Therapy. Treats depression, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, and other mental health conditions.
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Therapy

Quantifiable outcome

• 88% of patients report significant symptom relief within 24 hours of first SPRAVATO dose
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The BridgeWay HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) procedures are performed at The BridgeWay Hospital in North Little Rock. Dr. Robert Jarvis serves as Medical Director and Director of ECT services at the hospital. APC coordinates patient care including medical clearance, medication adjustments, and progress tracking for ECT treatments.
• Apollo TMS Therapy (NeuroCare Group)coreTechnology or IntegrationAPC partners with Apollo TMS Therapy to provide advanced transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment using Apollo's magnetic coil technology. The Apollo system is selected for its advanced technology and patient-focused design for treating depression.
• Beacon Behavioral PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPC is part of the Beacon Behavioral Partners network, a nationwide organization of physician-led psychiatric practices focused on growth and innovation in behavioral healthcare. Beacon drives the network supporting APC's operations.
• Insurance Networks (Aetna, Tricare, UnitedHealthcare, VA Provider)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAPC is in-network with major insurance providers including Aetna, Tricare, UnitedHealthcare, and VA Provider, enabling access to psychiatric services for insured patients.
• Arkansas Families FirstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Ivanjo Aldea spends professional time at Arkansas Families First in North Little Rock and Access Schools, providing psychiatric services to children and adolescents.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Talkspace: Online therapy platform connecting users with licensed therapists and psychiatrists for virtual sessions. Partial overlap in outpatient mental health services, particularly telepsychiatry, which APC offers alongside in-clinic care.
• Cerebral: Telehealth mental health company providing online psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and therapy. Comparable as an outpatient psychiatry provider, though Cerebral focuses on online delivery rather than in-clinic advanced treatments like TMS, Spravato, or ECT.
• PsychPlus: Outpatient psychiatric practice combining in-person and telepsychiatry delivery with multiple locations. Comparable outpatient psychiatry model serving similar patient populations with insurance billing.

Direct peers

• Talkiatry: Online psychiatric practice staffed by board-certified psychiatrists offering medication management and therapy in a virtual setting. Direct peer in outpatient psychiatry delivery model and in-network insurance positioning, competing for the same patient need.
• Brightside Health: Telepsychiatry provider specializing in anxiety and depression treatment including medication management and therapy. Directly competitive with APC's telepsychiatry channel for outpatient psychiatric care delivery.
• Rogers Behavioral Health: Specialty behavioral health provider offering inpatient, residential, and outpatient psychiatric services including ECT and intensive therapy programs. Direct peer in advanced psychiatric treatment delivery with similar modality-mix philosophy.
• Penn Psychiatric Center: Private outpatient psychiatric clinic offering medication management and psychotherapy. Comparable small-scale specialty practice model with similar physician-led delivery of outpatient psychiatric services, though in a different regional market.
• Greenbrook TMS: Network of TMS-focused treatment centers providing transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression and other disorders. Directly comparable specialty outpatient neurology/psychiatry services with insurance billing for TMS, similar to APC's Apollo TMS program.

Broad incumbents

• LifeStance Health: Large publicly-traded outpatient mental health platform operating hundreds of clinics across the US. Overlap with APC in psychiatry-led, in-network outpatient care, but at vastly greater scale and multi-state reach, making it a broad incumbent.

Others

• Headway: Mental health network and credentialing platform helping therapists and psychiatrists accept insurance and grow practices. Adjacent ecosystem participant that, if scaled, could disintermediate independent clinics like APC or serve as a partnership channel for them.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/arkansaspsychiatricclinic
• Instagraminstagram.com/arkansaspsychiatricclinic
• Xx.com/tms_arkansas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arkansas-psychiatric-clinic-p.a.

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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