Hannah’s House

What Hannah’s House does

Hannah's House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit mental health resource center founded in 2011 and headquartered in Waitsfield, Vermont, with a second office in Waterbury. The organization provides counseling, neurofeedback training, alternative therapies, and community mental health education to children, teens, adults, and families across Central Vermont—particularly the rural Mad River Valley and Waterbury corridor, where it operates as the only dedicated mental health nonprofit of its kind. It employs 11-50 staff and affiliated licensed therapists, and in fiscal 2023-2024 delivered 3,580 individual therapeutic sessions plus 88 additional donated therapist hours.

Its core service portfolio spans individual, teen, family, and child counseling delivered through modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), play therapy, and group therapy. A differentiated technical offering is the NeurOptimal (Zengar) neurofeedback brain training system—a third-party, non-invasive EEG-based device that monitors brain wave activity in real time and interrupts calming music when the brain departs from a balanced state, with a typical course of 10 sessions over eight weeks. Complementary alternative therapies include equine therapy, art therapy, yoga, drumming, meditation, light therapy, and canine-assisted therapy delivered via an in-house therapy dog (Moose) that has logged approximately 2,000 hours over six years. Digital self-serve resources include a 10-day anxiety relief toolkit course, EFT tapping modules, curated calming music, and a YouTube workshop video archive.

The business model is entirely donation-funded: Hannah's House charges no fees to end users, receives no federal or state funding, and raises operating capital from individuals, corporations, and foundation grants. Originally reliant on the Mad Marathon fundraiser from 2011-2020, the organization pivoted in 2020 to direct annual fundraising campaigns. Go-to-market is community-led: affiliated therapists are embedded in six local schools (Harwood Union High School, Crossett Brook Middle School, Moretown Elementary, Brookside Primary, Fayston, Waitsfield Elementary), with school counselors and Washington County Mental Health Services serving as primary referral channels. Marketing relies on organic social media, quarterly email newsletters, free community workshops, and word-of-mouth rather than paid acquisition.

Name

Hannah’s House

Legal name

Hannah’s House, Inc.

Website

https://www.hannahshousevt.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hannah’s House is a mental health resource center that promotes mental health for children, teens, adults, and families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Mental health services
• Counseling therapy
• Neurofeedback training
• Community mental health
• Mental health education

Headquarters

HQ city

Waitsfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Hannah's House is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization funded entirely by donations from individuals, corporations, and foundation grants. No federal or state funding. Donations support therapist affiliations, office operations, financial assistance for clients, and community programming.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hannah's House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit mental health resource center founded in 2011 that provides free counseling, neurofeedback, community outreach, financial assistance, and alternative therapies to children, teens, adults, and families in Central Vermont. Services are donor-funded and offered at no cost to clients, with additional support extended to schools and the broader community through education and partnerships.

Product overview

Hannah's House is a nonprofit mental health resource center offering a portfolio of mental health services centered around three pillars: access to therapy, education, and alternative therapies. The core services include counseling (individual, teen, family, and child), Neurofeedback brain training using the NeurOptimal system, community outreach, and financial assistance. The organization provides alternative therapies such as yoga, meditation, art therapy, equine therapy, and canine therapy. Educational offerings include workshops, assemblies, Youth Mental Health First Aid certification, and Conscious Parenting series. Additionally, Hannah's House offers free anxiety relief resources including a 10-day toolkit course, music, and tapping (EFT) techniques accessible through their website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Counseling One-on-one mental health counseling provided free of charge to children, teens, adults, and families in Central Vermont, with in-person and telehealth delivery options.
• Neurofeedback Training Neurofeedback sessions delivered using the NeurOptimal (Zengar) system as a non-pharmaceutical alternative therapy for clients seeking mental health support.
• Financial Assistance Program Donor-funded financial assistance program that helps clients access mental health services and related supports at no cost.
• Community Outreach and Education Community presentations, events, and educational programming delivered to schools, organizations, and the public to raise mental health awareness.
• Mental Health First Aid Training Youth Mental Health First Aid training program delivered to schools, staff, and community members to build mental health response capacity locally.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,580 individual therapeutic sessions provided in 2023–2024
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Washington County Mental Health ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWashington County Mental Health Services is a key crisis partner and referral destination. Hannah's House connects callers to WCMHS when its own therapists reach capacity, and references WCMHS as the primary 24/7 crisis line (802-229-0591) for community members in distress. The relationship ensures no one is without mental health support in the region.
• Local Schools (Harwood Union High School, Crossett Brook Middle School, Moretown Elementary, Brookside Primary, Fayston School, Waitsfield Elementary)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHannah's House partners with all major schools in the Mad River Valley and Waterbury region to provide on-campus counseling, therapy dog visits, wellness workshops (drumming, yoga, mindfulness), teacher professional development, and crisis support. These school partnerships are the primary channel for youth mental health services.
• Kahm Center for Eating DisordersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHannah's House co-sponsored a Diet Culture, Body Image, & Social Media workshop with the Kahm Center for Eating Disorders, providing free community education on eating disorders and body image.
• Mad River TelevisionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMad River Television films Hannah's House workshops and assemblies for local broadcast and YouTube, extending the reach of educational content beyond in-person attendees.
• Vermont Arts CouncilminorOthersThe Vermont Arts Council provided a grant supporting the creation of WELLSPRING: Centering Chant for Uncertain Times, a collection of 25 chants by Kathy Wonson Eddy, referenced on Hannah's House's music-based anxiety relief resources page.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) VermontminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHannah's House sponsors NAMI Family-to-Family classes, an 8-week evidence-based program for family members of people living with mental health conditions. Hannah's House promotes NAMI VT classes and connects community members to these resources.
• Cambridge Eating Disorder CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHannah's House provides referrals and scholarships for community members to access the Cambridge Eating Disorder clinic, complementing its own eating disorder workshops and awareness programming.
• Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHannah's House has featured iBme's Executive Director Jessica Morey in mindfulness workshops for teens and families, promoting teen mindfulness education in the community.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Washington County Mental Health Services: Designated community mental health agency serving Washington County, Vermont — Hannah's House's home region. Operates the 24/7 crisis line that Hannah's House refers overflow to, and serves an overlapping client population of children, teens, adults, and families with comparable counseling and crisis services.
• Howard Center: Vermont's largest community mental health provider, based in Burlington, offering outpatient counseling, crisis services, and residential programs. Operates in the same state under Vermont's designated community mental health agency framework with overlapping service modalities (individual therapy, alternative programming, school-linked services).
• Counseling Service of Addison County (CSAC): Community mental health agency serving Addison County, Vermont, providing outpatient counseling, school-based services, and community education. Closely comparable to Hannah's House in scope (all ages, school partnerships, rural Vermont catchment) and nonprofit operating model.
• Northeast Kingdom Human Services (NKHS): Designated community mental health agency serving Vermont's rural Northeast Kingdom. Comparable rural-community footprint, multi-site service delivery, and reliance on a mix of state funding and donations to deliver counseling, school programs, and crisis support.
• Vermont Care Partners: Network of Vermont's 15 designated community mental health agencies, of which Hannah's House operates alongside as a community-based provider. The network shapes policy, funding, and standards for the same service model Hannah's House delivers at smaller scale.
• NAMI Vermont: Statewide affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, offering Family-to-Family classes and peer support that Hannah's House actively promotes and co-hosts. Directly comparable mission focus on mental health education, family support, and stigma reduction in Vermont.

Broad incumbents

• JED Foundation: National nonprofit focused on teen and young adult mental health, particularly in school and university settings. Comparable in its emphasis on school-based emotional wellness programming and youth suicide prevention, but operates nationally at significantly larger scale.
• The Trevor Project: National nonprofit providing crisis intervention and mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth, including school-based programming. Comparable youth mental health mission and school partnership model, though nationally scoped and crisis-line focused versus Hannah's House's local counseling model.

Regional players

• Brattleboro Retreat: Vermont-based psychiatric hospital providing inpatient and residential mental health treatment across the state and broader New England. Geographically adjacent and thematically aligned with Hannah's House's mental health mission, though operates a residential/acute-care model rather than outpatient community-based services.

Emerging players

• BetterHelp: Large online counseling platform offering subscription-based individual therapy nationwide. Competes with Hannah's House for adult and teen clients comfortable with remote services, particularly on convenience and price-discovery dimensions, though it lacks Hannah's House's in-person community and school-embedded model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@hhinc2010
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hannahs-house

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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