Behavioral Health Services

What Behavioral Health Services does

Behavioral Health Services (BHSI) is a clinician-owned, private outpatient mental health practice founded in 1983 and headquartered in the Twin Cities metro area of Minnesota. The company operates five brick-and-mortar clinic locations — Brooklyn Center, Eagan, Golden Valley, North St. Paul, and Shakopee — delivering individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, therapy for children and adolescents, psychiatric medication management, and psychological testing. BHSI employs approximately 65 licensed clinicians across disciplines including psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, physician assistants, and advanced practice nurses, with evidence-based modalities spanning CBT, DBT, and EMDR.

BHSI is a services business rather than a technology company. Its underlying technology stack is minimal and operational: telehealth video consultations are delivered through the third-party Doxy.me platform, patient intake forms and record requests run through ChartRequest, and marketing is driven by a content blog, Facebook, Instagram, and the bhsiclinics.com website. There is no proprietary software, no API surface, no mobile app, and no evidence of internal AI/ML tooling.

The revenue model is fee-for-service outpatient behavioral healthcare billed through commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, MinnesotaCare, and Tricare, with co-pays collected at each visit. BHSI's customer base is highly fragmented individual consumers rather than enterprise accounts, and the company self-identifies as "clinician-owned and operated" with no external institutional or private equity ownership. The practice is a member of the Midwest Independent Practice Association (MIPA), a network of independent Minnesota physician practices.

Name

Behavioral Health Services

Legal name

Behavioral Health Services

Website

https://bhsiclinics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Behavioral Health Services (BHSI) is a clinician-owned outpatient mental health practice operating five Twin Cities metro clinics in Minnesota plus telehealth, serving individuals, couples, families, and children with therapy, psychiatric medication management, and psychological testing.

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 Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

Keywords

• Outpatient mental health
• Psychotherapy services
• Psychiatric medication management
• Telehealth therapy
• Behavioral health clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Outpatient Mental Health Services: BHSI generates revenue through fee-for-service outpatient mental health care including therapy sessions, psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and psychological testing. Services are billed to insurance or paid via co-pays by patients. The practice accepts a wide range of insurance plans including commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and MinnesotaCare.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BHSI is a clinician-owned outpatient mental health practice operating five Minnesota clinic locations and telehealth services. The practice delivers psychotherapy (individual, couples, family, child, teen, adult, LGBTQIA+ affirming), psychiatric medication management with an injection clinic for long-acting medications, and comprehensive psychological testing. Evidence-based modalities include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), serving patients across all ages and conditions including anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD and trauma, OCD, and perinatal and BIPOC mental health needs.

Product overview

BHSI (Behavioral Health Services) operates as a clinician-led mental health practice offering a comprehensive suite of outpatient behavioral health services through five Minnesota clinic locations (Brooklyn Center, Eagan, Golden Valley, North St. Paul, and Shakopee) plus telehealth. The core offering combines psychotherapy services (individual, couples, family, child, teen, and adult therapy) with psychiatric medication management and psychological testing. Evidence-based therapeutic modalities include CBT, DBT, and EMDR, with specialty services for ADHD, anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, bipolar disorder, and LGBTQIA+ affirming care. Services are delivered both in-person and via telehealth video platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Therapy One-on-one psychotherapy sessions providing personalized mental health treatment for individuals dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and other behavioral health concerns.
• Couples Therapy Therapeutic services for couples addressing relationship issues, communication problems, and partnership challenges.
• Family Therapy Therapy sessions involving family members to address relational dynamics, family conflicts, and systemic issues affecting family wellbeing.
• Therapy for Children and Teens Age-appropriate therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents addressing behavioral, emotional, and developmental concerns, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and life transitions.
• LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy Affirming mental health services specifically designed for LGBTQIA+ individuals with cultural competency and inclusive care.
• Perinatal Mental Health Services Mental health services for women throughout the perinatal period including PMADs, addressing pregnancy and postpartum mental health challenges.
• BIPOC Mental Health Services Mental health services for BIPOC communities including culturally sensitive care from providers who understand their experiences and backgrounds.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Evidence-based therapy approach helping clients identify and change negative thought patterns and behaviors.
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills-based therapy approach focusing on emotional regulation, mindfulness, and coping strategies for intense emotions.
• EMDR Therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy for treating trauma, PTSD, and distressing memories.
• Medication Management Psychiatric medication evaluation, prescribing, and monitoring services provided by psychiatrists, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, including an injection clinic for long-acting medications.
• Psychological Testing Comprehensive psychological assessments evaluating cognitive abilities, personality traits, emotional functioning, intellectual functioning, and diagnostic clarification for ADHD, autism, and other conditions.
• Telehealth / Online Therapy Remote therapy and medication management sessions via the Doxy.me video platform, allowing patients in Minnesota to receive care from their homes with copays equivalent to in-person visits.

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Midwest Independent Practice Association (MIPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHSI is a member of the Midwest Independent Practice Association, which provides access to highly qualified primary care and specialist physicians in the area through the association network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Thriveworks: Multi-state outpatient mental health and counseling network with in-person and telehealth delivery. Directly comparable as a therapy + psychiatry practice model; differs in national footprint and heavier emphasis on telehealth compared to BHSI's clinic-anchored approach.
• Talkiatry: Insurance-accepting virtual psychiatry platform offering medication management and therapy across multiple US states. Closely comparable to BHSI's medication management / psychiatric services component, differentiated by virtual-first delivery and national scale.
• BetterHelp: Large virtual-first therapy platform owned by Teladoc. Adjacent competitor to BHSI's telehealth arm — both deliver outpatient mental health to Minnesota residents, but BetterHelp operates purely online and at much greater scale, posing direct online substitution risk.

Direct peers

• PrairieCare: Minnesota-based psychiatric and mental health organization offering therapy, medication management and specialized programs for children, adolescents and adults. Closely overlaps with BHSI's outpatient therapy and psychiatric services portfolio in the same regional market.
• Fraser: Minnesota-headquartered mental health provider offering therapy, psychological testing, and specialty services for children, teens and families. Comparable to BHSI's outpatient mental health, family/child therapy, and psychological testing offerings, particularly for pediatric populations.
• Nystrom & Associates: Minnesota-based outpatient mental health practice with multiple clinic locations across the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota. Directly comparable as a multi-site, insurance-accepting outpatient mental health provider serving similar patient populations in the same geographic market.

Broad incumbents

• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Minnesota-headquartered behavioral health organization offering inpatient, outpatient and addiction services nationally. Comparable at the outpatient mental health and substance use level, though its primary brand identity is residential/addiction treatment at much larger scale.
• North Memorial Health: Twin Cities health system providing behavioral health services including outpatient therapy and psychiatry. Comparable on the outpatient mental health services overlap, but a much broader incumbent across primary, specialty and hospital care.
• LifeStance Health: Publicly traded outpatient mental health platform with in-person and virtual therapy and psychiatric services across many US states. Comparable as an insurance-accepting, multi-modality outpatient mental health provider, though far larger and broader geographically than BHSI.
• Allina Health: Large integrated health system serving the Twin Cities metro with broad mental and behavioral health services across its clinics, hospitals and outpatient sites. Overlaps with BHSI's outpatient therapy and psychiatric services but operates at far greater scale and breadth across multiple care settings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BHSI-1209188555879260
• Instagraminstagram.com/bhsimentalhealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bhsi-llc

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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