ITM Group

What ITM Group does

ITM Group (The ITM Group LLC, dba ITM Florida) is a privately held, founder-owned outpatient mental health practice founded in 1997 and headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, operating 15 locations statewide spanning north-central Florida and the Metro Orlando corridor. The company delivers four interconnected service lines: (1) general therapy — one-on-one, marriage, and family counseling for depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, career issues, eating disorders, grief, and stress; (2) court-related and forensic programs — adult sexual offender treatment, mental health programs for court-ordered individuals, and outpatient competency restoration under Florida Statute provisions; (3) juvenile programs — specialized treatment for youth with sexual behavior problems and substance abuse across Lake, Sumter, Marion, Citrus, and Hernando Counties; and (4) psychological and psychosexual evaluations — comprehensive assessments conducted by Licensed Psychologists, including substance abuse, parenting, and domestic violence components. The clinical model is built on evidence-based modalities (CBT, Positive Psychology, DBT, CPT, SFBT) and is anchored by a credentialed bench of over a dozen licensed therapists with advanced degrees and typically 10+ years of experience, including ATSA members, Certified Clinical Trauma Professionals, and Florida Board Qualified Practitioners.

Revenue is generated through a mix of insurance-accepted therapy, cash-pay private clients, unit-priced psychological and psychosexual evaluations, and government-funded referrals from the Florida Department of Corrections, Florida State Courts, Department of Juvenile Justice, and Department of Children and Families. All appointments are routed through the Gainesville main office, and intake is primarily referral-driven (private, court/corrections, and evaluation referrals). The company displays no evidence of external institutional capital, no active funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity; ownership and operating control rest with partners Alvin Butler (LMHC) and Harry Spears (LMHC). The technology footprint is minimal: a WordPress-based marketing site, a Facebook page, downloadable PDF intake forms, and human-delivered clinical services — there are no AI, API, or software product components. The defensible position is built on regulatory standing, clinical specialization, and institutional referral relationships rather than technology or scale.

From an investment lens, ITM Group is a stable, mid-sized regional mental health services franchise with deep forensic specialization and recurring government revenue, but without venture-style growth optionality. Note: the input data includes a partnership with Carnival Corporation and Hutchison Ports ECV for a $26 million cruise terminal development in Ensenada, Mexico; this appears to be a data conflation with a homonymous entity and is not consistent with ITM Group's documented mental health practice profile.

Name

ITM Group

Legal name

The ITM Group LLC

Website

https://itmflorida.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ITM Group is a privately held, founder-owned outpatient mental health practice operating 15 locations across Florida, providing therapy, psychological evaluations, and court-ordered forensic programs for adults and juveniles referred by state agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mental Health Therapy Services: One-on-one, marriage, and family counseling services. Revenue generated through insurance claims and cash payments. Therapists accept various insurance plans and offer cash pricing for self-pay clients.
2. Psychological and Psychosexual Evaluations: Comprehensive evaluations for clinical, personality, and psychosexual assessments. Includes substance abuse assessments, parenting and domestic violence components as add-ons.
3. Court-Mandated Treatment Programs: Specialized treatment for court-ordered individuals including sexual offender programs, substance abuse programs, and competency restoration. Funded through Department of Corrections referrals and legal system channels.
4. Juvenile Treatment Programs: Specialized services for youth with sexual behavior problems and substance abuse issues. Includes extensive assessment, therapy groups, mentoring groups, and individual and family therapy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ITM Group provides outpatient mental health therapy, evidence-based treatment, and psychological/psychosexual assessment services for adults, adolescents, and juveniles across 15 Florida locations. The practice delivers court-ordered programs including sex offender treatment, competency restoration, and juvenile intervention, alongside private counseling for individuals, couples, and families. Services are accessed through direct private intake, government referrals, and legal-system referrals.

Product overview

ITM Group is a mental health services practice providing outpatient therapy and assessment services across Florida. The company operates a network of 15 locations with its main office in Gainesville. Services include General Therapy Services (one-on-one, marriage, and family counseling), Treatment Services (individual and group therapy using CBT and Positive Psychology approaches), Assessment Services (psychological, psychosexual, mental health, and intelligence evaluations), Juvenile Programs (for youth with sexual behavior problems and substance abuse), Adult Court Related Programs (sexual offender treatment and mental health), and Competency Restoration. The portfolio consists of interconnected clinical services where assessments inform treatment planning, and various programs serve different populations including juveniles, adults, and court-involved individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Therapy Services
• Treatment Services (Individual and Group Therapy)
• Assessment Services (Psychological, Psychosexual, Mental Health, Intelligence)
• Juvenile Programs
• Adult Court Related Programs
• Competency Restoration Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Strength-based individualized treatment plans targeting and reducing cognitive and behavioral risk factors to reduce recidivism

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship.

• Carnival CorporationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2025Carnival Corporation partnered with ITM Group and Hutchison Ports ECV to develop Ensenada Bay Village, a new shoreside destination at the Ensenada Cruise Terminal in Baja California, Mexico. The project represents an investment of over $26 million and is expected to welcome up to 9,000 visitors per day, creating approximately 350 direct and 800 indirect jobs and delivering more than $120 million in annual economic impact. Construction timeline is approximately 24 months.
• Hutchison Ports ECVflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2025Hutchison Ports ECV partnered with ITM Group and Carnival Corporation to develop Ensenada Bay Village, a new shoreside destination at the Ensenada Cruise Terminal in Baja California, Mexico. The project is developed collaboratively under a concession from the Government of Mexico and aims to boost cruise tourism in the region with attractions including zip lines, boat rides, thermal springs, and local gastronomy experiences.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Universal Health Services (UHS): Major diversified hospital and behavioral health operator with a sizeable behavioral health segment offering acute psychiatric and outpatient services. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the mental health services market, though ITM Group is far more specialized in forensic/court-ordered work.
• Centene Corporation: Large managed care company with extensive Medicaid and behavioral health offerings, including significant investments in mental health service delivery. Relevant as a payer and broad incumbent in the Medicaid-funded mental health ecosystem that ITM Group serves.
• Acadia Healthcare: Large publicly traded behavioral health operator with a national network of inpatient facilities, residential treatment centers, and outpatient clinics. Serves as a broad incumbent comparable to ITM Group's specialty mental health focus, though it operates at significantly greater scale across many service lines.

Regional players

• BayCare Health System: Large not-for-profit health system based in Tampa Bay, Florida, that operates behavioral health services within the same state. Regional peer with overlapping mental health service delivery footprint in Florida, though it is a much broader health system rather than a forensic specialist.

Direct peers

• Sequel Youth and Family Services: Operates residential and community-based programs for youth with behavioral health needs, including juvenile justice-involved youth. Comparable to ITM Group's juvenile programs covering sexual behavior problems and substance abuse across Florida counties.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: One of the largest nonprofit providers of behavioral healthcare in the U.S., operating residential and community-based programs for children, adolescents, and adults with emotional and behavioral disorders. Highly comparable to ITM Group's juvenile and adult court-related treatment programs, including services for youth with sexual behavior problems.
• Liberty Healthcare Corporation: Provides specialized behavioral health, forensic mental health, and competency restoration services for state correctional and judicial systems. Direct functional overlap with ITM Group's competency restoration, court-ordered treatment, and sex offender programs.
• COR Enterprise: Provides outpatient and community-based behavioral health services for justice-involved individuals, including competency restoration and sex offender treatment. Operates state- and county-contracted programs analogous to ITM Group's DOC and court-referred services.

Emerging players

• Talkiatry: Tech-enabled outpatient psychiatry practice providing in-network psychiatric care across multiple states. Comparable to ITM Group's outpatient therapy and assessment services but with a virtual-first, technology-led model that contrasts with ITM's traditional in-person, multi-location clinical model.
• Charlie Health: Virtual and hybrid intensive outpatient program provider for adolescents and young adults with mental health and substance use issues. Comparable to ITM Group's juvenile mental health and substance abuse programs, though delivered primarily through a digital/telehealth model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/intensive-treatment-modalities

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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