Anchor Counseling Center

What Anchor Counseling Center does

Anchor Counseling Center, Inc. is a privately held outpatient mental health clinic group headquartered in Lincoln, Rhode Island, founded around 2009 and operating four physical offices across the state in Lincoln, Cranston, East Providence, and East Greenwich. The firm delivers a full continuum of behavioral health services to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families — including individual therapy, couples/marriage counseling, family therapy, child and adolescent counseling, addiction counseling, anger management, co-parenting programs, grief and loss support, neuropsychological testing (Cranston), and child/adolescent psychiatric medication management (Lincoln). The clinical model is built around a single multi-specialty team delivering evidence-based modalities (CBT, DBT, EMDR, Gottman Method, trauma-focused therapy) under one practice, positioned as a 'one-stop-shop' for therapy, psychiatric consults, and psychological testing.

The technology stack is intentionally lean: clinical documentation and patient records run on the third-party Carepaths EHR, with patient and staff login portals embedded in the Anchor website. No proprietary platform, mobile app, API, or AI tooling is operated in-house. Distribution is primarily direct-to-consumer via phone-based scheduling, the website, and directory listings (Psychology Today, Google Reviews), supplemented by teletherapy constrained by clinician multi-state licensure.

The business model combines three revenue streams: (1) insurance billing across eight accepted carriers (Aetna, BCBS, Harvard Pilgrim, Health Plans, Neighborhood Health, Tufts, UMR, United Healthcare), (2) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) referrals paid through employer-sponsored benefits, and (3) self-pay at published session rates of $90-$180 plus cancellation and retainers. Pricing is per-session unit-based with no subscription, outcomes-based, or capitated components. The ownership structure is founder/management-led (CEO Shawna Figueira, Clinical Director Marissa Bain), with no disclosed institutional backing, funding rounds, M&A activity, or parent company.

Name

Anchor Counseling Center

Legal name

Anchor Counseling Center, Inc.

Website

https://anchorcounselingcenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Anchor Counseling Center is a privately held Rhode Island mental health clinic group operating four offices (Lincoln, Cranston, East Providence, East Greenwich) that delivers therapy, psychiatric, and neuropsychological services to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families via insurance, EAP, and self-pay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), 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

Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC), Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL)

Keywords

• Mental health counseling
• Psychotherapy services
• Family therapy
• Couples counseling
• Psychological testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Insurance Billing: Anchor Counseling Center accepts multiple insurance plans including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim, Health Plans, Neighborhood Health, Tufts Health Plan, UMR, and United Healthcare. Services are billed to insurance, with patients responsible for co-pays at time of service.
2. Out-of-Pocket Payments: Self-pay patients can access services using cash, Apple Pay, American Express, Discover, Visa, or MasterCard. Out-of-pocket rates include $130 for initial appointments, $90 for 45-minute follow-ups, $110 for family/couple sessions and 55-minute sessions.
3. Employee Assistance Program (EAP): The center accepts EAP referrals, where employers provide counseling benefits to employees which are billed through the EAP program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Anchor Counseling Center is a multi-location mental health counseling practice in Rhode Island that delivers individual, couples, family, child, and adolescent psychotherapy, along with addiction counseling, anger management, grief and loss support, co-parenting programs, neuropsychological testing, and child/adolescent psychiatric medication management. Services are provided by licensed clinicians across four physical offices in Lincoln, Cranston, East Providence, and East Greenwich, supplemented by teletherapy for licensed-state patients.

Product overview

Anchor Counseling Center is a multi-location mental health practice in Rhode Island offering a unified portfolio of counseling and therapy services across four physical locations (Lincoln, Cranston, East Greenwich, East Providence). The core offering consists of clinical therapy services including Individual Counseling, Marriage/Couples Counseling, Family Counseling, Child Counseling, Adolescent Counseling, Addiction Counseling, Anger Management, Grief and Loss support, and specialized programs such as Co-Parenting and Neuropsychological Testing. A companion Child/Adolescent Medication Management service provides psychiatric medication oversight. The center also provides a digital resource called the Virtual Calming Room, offering guided wellness content including meditation, yoga, and relaxation tools. All clinical services are delivered by licensed mental health professionals using evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and other modalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Counseling
• Marriage or Couples Counseling
• Family Counseling
• Child Counseling
• Adolescent Counseling
• Addiction Counseling
• Anger Management
• Co-Parenting Program
• Child/Adolescent Medication Management
• Neuropsychological Testing
• Virtual Calming Room

Quantifiable outcome

• Services provided to all ages from children through elderly

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CarepathscoreTechnology or IntegrationCarepaths is an external third-party software provider that Anchor Counseling Center uses to document, manage, and store their clients' Electronic Health Records. The Carepaths patient and staff login portals are integrated into the Anchor Counseling Center website, allowing secure access to health records. All patient records are stored in this electronic medical record system.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Eleanor Health: Outpatient mental health and addiction provider delivering integrated therapy, psychiatry, and case management across multiple states; mirrors Anchor's combined therapy-plus-medication-management model scaled to a multi-state footprint.
• Charlie Health: Virtual outpatient mental health provider focused on teens, young adults, and families with intensive therapy programs; overlaps with Anchor's adolescent and family therapy services in a virtual-first model.
• Lyra Health: Employer-sponsored mental health benefits provider delivering therapy and psychiatry through EAP-style contracts; directly comparable to Anchor's EAP revenue stream and a likely buyer of employer-channel relationships Anchor could scale.

Broad incumbents

• Talkspace: National telehealth therapy and psychiatry platform serving individuals, couples, and teens through subscription pricing; competes for Anchor's outpatient therapy volume and psychiatric consult demand at national scale.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: National addiction and co-occurring mental health treatment provider with outpatient, intensive outpatient, and residential programs; comparable to Anchor's addiction counseling line but at much larger scale and broader service intensity.
• BetterHelp: Largest online therapy marketplace offering individual, couples, and teen counseling; competes with Anchor for self-pay and out-of-network individual therapy demand and has dramatically lower delivery costs.

Direct peers

• Brightside Health: Online psychiatry and therapy platform combining medication management with therapy, in-network with major insurers; mirrors Anchor's combined therapy-plus-psychiatry offering and competes for the same adult and adolescent populations.
• Thriveworks Counseling: Multi-site outpatient mental health counseling chain offering individual, couples, family, and child therapy across many states with both in-person and telehealth — directly comparable in service mix, multi-office operating model, and insurance-based revenue.

Regional players

• Gateway Healthcare: Lifespan-affiliated behavioral health network serving Rhode Island with outpatient mental health, substance use, and child/adolescent services; directly competes with Anchor for in-network Rhode Island referrals and EAP contracts.
• Seven Hills Behavioral Health: Rhode Island and Massachusetts-based behavioral health provider offering outpatient mental health, addiction, and family services in the same geographic footprint as Anchor; competes for the same regional referral pools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ACCRI
• Facebookfacebook.com/AnchorCounselingCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anchor-counseling-center-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/anchorcounselingcenter

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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