Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle

What Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle does

Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle (EBTCS), founded in 2002 as the DBT Center of Seattle, is a privately held specialty mental health practice operating as a Professional Limited Liability Company in Washington State. The organization is structured as a network of four specialty centers (DBT, Adult Anxiety, Child Anxiety, and Eating Disorders) supported by psychiatry services, multiple Intensive Outpatient Programs (in-person, virtual, and hybrid), a postdoctoral training program, a practice-based research program, and a clinical consultation practice. Core service delivery is grounded in evidence-based modalities including CBT, DBT, exposure-based therapies, and Family-Based Treatment, with the DBT Center certified by the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification.

The business model is primarily fee-for-service outpatient psychotherapy billed at time of service on an out-of-network basis, with patients seeking reimbursement through their insurance out-of-network benefits; psychiatry services are in-network only with Regence and Premera. Revenue is diversified across therapy sessions (CPT codes 90791, 90834, 90837, 90853), IOP programs, medication management, postdoctoral training salaries funded through the practice, community workshops, and professional consultation. Distribution relies on healthcare-provider referrals, a HIPAA-compliant online referral portal, professional reputation built through 50+ peer-reviewed publications and 30+ national conference presentations, and digital channels (website, newsletter, Instagram).

The practice is owned by four founder-operators (Jennifer Sayrs, David Lischner, Travis Osborne, and Jennifer Tininenko), with no external institutional investment, and operates a single headquarters in downtown Seattle while extending geographic reach through PSYPACT-certified telehealth to participating states. Technology infrastructure is limited to third-party administrative tools (Valant patient portal, IntakeQ intake forms); there is no disclosed AI/ML capability. The postdoctoral training program, active since 2003, functions as both a talent pipeline and a soft moat in clinician recruitment.

Name

Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle

Legal name

Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle, PLLC

Website

https://ebtseattle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle is a privately held specialty mental health practice operating four centers (DBT, adult anxiety, child anxiety, eating disorders) in Seattle, delivering evidence-based outpatient therapy, intensive outpatient programs, psychiatry, postdoctoral training, and practice-based research, with telehealth reach across PSYPACT states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outpatient Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC)

Keywords

• Outpatient mental health services
• Evidence-based psychotherapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Anxiety disorder treatment
• Eating disorder treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Outpatient Therapy Services: Fee-for-service outpatient psychotherapy for anxiety, eating disorders, DBT, and related conditions. Services billed at time of service with out-of-network reimbursement model. CBT session codes: 90791 (initial eval), 90834 (38-52 min), 90837 (53-60 min), 90853 (DBT group)
2. Intensive Outpatient Services: Higher intensity treatment programs for adolescents and adults with severe symptoms, consolidated session format beyond standard outpatient
3. Psychiatry/Medication Management: Medication management services with in-network status for Regence and Premera insurance plans, courtesy billing for covered appointments
4. Postdoctoral Training Program: Postdoctoral fellowship positions with salary support ($60,000-$80,000/year pre/post-licensure), funded training positions
5. Community Education Workshops: Parent-focused workshops on parenting topics (e.g., $50/person for Parenting in Digital Age workshop)
6. Consultation Services: Clinical consultation to other mental health professionals and individuals seeking care guidance

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EBTCS delivers evidence-based outpatient psychological treatment across four specialty centers: the DBT Center (DBT-Linehan Board certified), the Anxiety Center, the Child Anxiety Center, and the Eating Disorders Center, supplemented by Psychiatry services and Intensive Outpatient Programs. Treatment modalities include CBT, DBT, exposure-based therapies, Family-Based Treatment, and CBT-E, delivered in person in Seattle and via PSYPACT-certified telehealth across participating states.

Product overview

Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle (EBTCS) is a network of four specialty mental health centers offering evidence-based psychological treatment with compassion. The organization operates as a platform-plus-modules structure with four core treatment centers (DBT Center, Anxiety Center, Child Anxiety Center, and Eating Disorders Center) supplemented by intensive outpatient programs (IOP), virtual services, and a psychiatry department. Additional offerings include postdoctoral training and a practice-based research program. All centers are united by a mission to deliver state-of-the-art, evidence-based treatment with services available both in-person and via telehealth, with many clinicians PSYPACT-certified for interjurisdictional practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DBT Center: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Center providing comprehensive DBT treatment for adults and adolescents
• Anxiety Center
• Child Anxiety Center
• Eating Disorders Center

Products and services

• DBT Center Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Center providing comprehensive DBT for adults and adolescents including individual therapy, skills training groups, phone coaching, and therapist consultation teams. The center is certified by the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification. Targeted at individuals with borderline personality disorder, emotion dysregulation, self-harm, and suicidality.
• Anxiety Center Adult anxiety treatment center providing evidence-based treatment for anxiety disorders, OCD, and related conditions including panic disorder, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, phobias, PTSD, hoarding, and body-focused repetitive behaviors. Targeted at adults with anxiety and related disorders.
• Child Anxiety Center Specialized treatment center for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders, OCD, selective mutism, school refusal behavior, tic disorders, and related conditions using cognitive behavioral therapy and behavioral interventions. Targeted at children and adolescents with anxiety and their families.
• Eating Disorders Center Evidence-based treatment for eating disorders including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and body image concerns, utilizing Family-Based Treatment (FBT), DBT, and Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E). Targeted at adolescents and adults with eating disorders across the lifespan.
• Psychiatry Services Medication management services for adults through PSYPACT-certified providers offering telepsychiatry options for current and prospective clients. In-network with Regence and Premera insurance plans. Targeted at adults requiring psychiatric evaluation and medication management.
• Intensive Outpatient Services (IOP) Higher intensity treatment services including DBT IOP, Child Anxiety IOP, Adult Anxiety IOP, and Hybrid IOP programs for when standard outpatient therapy is insufficient or symptoms are severe. Targeted at adolescents and adults requiring more than weekly outpatient care.
• Virtual IOP Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program providing evidence-based treatments remotely for clients outside the Seattle area or in PSYPACT participating states, including virtual services for OCD, anxiety disorders, school refusal, DBT, and co-occurring conditions.
• Hybrid IOP Hybrid intensive outpatient program combining in-person and virtual services for clients with co-occurring problems such as eating disorders, emotion dysregulation, and anxiety disorders.
• DBT-STOP Skills Training Only Program Standalone DBT skills group for adults not in comprehensive DBT, designed for those waiting to begin DBT treatment or seeking to learn emotion regulation and interpersonal skills. Meets weekly via video conference with a six-month commitment.
• Postdoctoral Training Program Specialty postdoctoral fellowship training program offering advanced evidence-based treatment training across four centers (Adult Anxiety, Child Anxiety, DBT, Eating Disorders) with paid positions starting Fall 2026 and a 2-year commitment. Salaries of $60,000-$80,000/year pre/post-licensure with potential $110,000 in second year as training staff. Targeted at doctoral-level psychology graduates seeking specialty postdoctoral training.
• Practice-Based Research Program Research program fostering bidirectional relationship between psychological science and clinical practice, examining what interventions work, how, for whom, and under what conditions. Part of the Behavioral Health Research Collective (BHRC). Contributes to scientific literature and informs clinical care.
• Clinical Consultation Services Consultation services for mental health professionals and individuals seeking care, covering all specialty areas including anxiety, eating disorders, DBT, emotion dysregulation, self-harm, and suicide behaviors. Available one-time or recurring for providers; available for prospective clients seeking care guidance.

Quantifiable outcome

• DBT is the most researched treatment for borderline personality disorder with solid evidence base
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Behavioral Health Research Collective (BHRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHRC is a non-profit organization that sponsors an Institutional Review Board (IRB) providing ethical review and oversight for practice-based mental health research. Staff at EBTCS were involved in founding this organization and serve as BHRC IRB committee members. This partnership enables EBTCS to conduct practice-based research while maintaining ethical oversight.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Charlie Health: Virtual intensive outpatient program for adolescents and young adults with mental health and substance use conditions, directly overlapping EBTCS's Child Anxiety IOP and Virtual IOP offerings.
• Brightside Health: Telehealth psychiatry and therapy provider focused on anxiety and depression, directly overlapping EBTCS's anxiety treatment and telepsychiatry services nationally.

Broad incumbents

• Lyra Health: Enterprise mental health benefits platform delivering in-person and virtual therapy, including DBT and CBT modalities, competing for employer-sponsored referrals and broader patient demand.
• Eating Recovery Center: National network of eating disorders treatment centers including outpatient, IOP, and residential programs, directly comparable to EBTCS's Eating Disorders Center but with broader geography and acuity levels.
• Newport Healthcare: Mental health treatment provider offering outpatient, IOP, and residential programs for adolescents and adults with anxiety, mood, and eating disorders, comparable in multi-level-of-care structure to EBTCS's IOP portfolio.

Direct peers

• Two Chairs: Specialized outpatient therapy practice using a matching model to deliver evidence-based therapy across multiple locations and via telehealth, comparable to EBTCS in positioning as a premium, specialized provider.
• Portland DBT Institute: Portland-based outpatient mental health clinic providing comprehensive DBT, CBT, and evidence-based therapies in a regional Pacific Northwest market directly overlapping EBTCS's service area and modalities.

Others

• Behavioral Tech Institute: DBT training and dissemination organization founded by Marsha Linehan, closely connected to EBTCS through co-authorship and shared DBT-Linehan Board ecosystem, comparable as a DBT-focused clinical enterprise.
• Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA): National professional organization promoting evidence-based treatment for anxiety and related disorders; overlaps with EBTCS's research positioning and referral network for anxiety treatment.

Regional players

• Seattle Children's Hospital Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine: Regional academic pediatric behavioral health provider offering anxiety, OCD, and eating disorder treatment; competes directly with EBTCS's Child Anxiety Center for Seattle-area pediatric referrals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ebtcs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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