Georgia Counseling

What Georgia Counseling does

Georgia Counseling, Inc. is a privately held, founder-led mental health counseling practice headquartered at 245 Country Club Dr. Bldg 100A in Stockbridge, Georgia. Founded by Tamika Summers (LMFT), the firm has operated since 2015 and serves individuals, couples, and families across approximately 21 Georgia cities, including Stockbridge, Hampton, Griffin, Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Conyers, and College Park. The clinical team of 11-50 staff and graduate interns delivers individual, couples, and family therapy for conditions including anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, severe persistent mental illness, childhood behavioral issues, and domestic violence, alongside parental fitness and substance abuse assessments.

Beyond core therapy, the practice operates two regulated service lines: a State of Georgia-licensed DUI School (Certification #10394) offering the mandated 20-hour Risk Reduction course in-person and via teleconference, and DOT Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) evaluations for safety-sensitive employees. The technology stack is built on commodity SaaS — Ritten.io for patient portal and intake, Thryv for online scheduling, and Stripe for billing — with services delivered through both in-person office visits and telehealth video sessions. The firm accepts 23+ insurance plans and offers sliding-scale pricing, with a no-copay arrangement for Kaiser Permanente Georgia members via a partnership launched in October 2023.

The business model combines recurring therapy session revenue with transactional compliance-driven fees (DUI School, DOT SAP) and referral-based community linkages. Distribution is regional, relying on the practice website, blog content, organic social (Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram), a dedicated referral page, and institutional channels such as the Kaiser Permanente contract. The practice is privately held with no disclosed institutional investment, no recorded funding rounds, and no M&A activity, indicating a lifestyle-scale operation rather than a venture-backed growth business.

Name

Georgia Counseling

Legal name

Georgia Counseling, Inc.

Website

https://georgiacounseling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Georgia Counseling is a Stockbridge, Georgia-based mental health counseling practice delivering individual, couples, and family therapy alongside state-licensed DUI School and DOT SAP evaluations across 21 Georgia communities via telehealth and in-person sessions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Counseling Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (62133)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

Keywords

• Mental health counseling
• Family therapy services
• DUI risk reduction
• DOT SAP evaluations
• Telehealth therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockbridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mental Health Counseling Services: Individual, couples, and family therapy sessions for clients of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Services include clinical counseling, assessments (mental health, substance abuse, parental fitness, domestic violence, home evaluations), and community resource referrals.
2. DUI School: State-licensed DUI School (Certification #10394) offering 20-hour Risk Reduction courses. Available in-person or remotely via teleconference. Revenue generated through course fees.
3. DOT SAP Evaluations: Substance Abuse Professional evaluations for employees who have violated DOT drug and alcohol regulations. SAP evaluations are available by appointment within the week, as mandated by Department of Transportation regulations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Georgia Counseling is a private mental health counseling practice providing individual, couples, and family therapy services delivered by licensed clinicians (LMFT, LPC, LAPC). The practice also delivers ancillary regulated services including a state-licensed DUI School (20-hour Risk Reduction program) and DOT Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) evaluations, available in-person at the Stockbridge, GA office and remotely via telehealth/teleconference.

Product overview

Georgia Counseling offers a unified mental health counseling practice providing therapeutic services through multiple delivery modes. The core offering is clinical counseling services for individuals, couples, and families, supplemented by specialized programs including DUI School (20-hour risk reduction), DOT SAP evaluations, and community resource linkage. Services are available both in-person at their Stockbridge, GA office and via telehealth (online therapy). The company operates through a patient portal (Ritten), processes payments via Stripe, and offers online scheduling through Thryv.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Counseling Services Individual, couples, and family therapy services delivered by licensed clinicians (LMFT, LPC, LAPC) addressing anxiety, depression, childhood behavioral issues, domestic violence, trauma-informed care, PTSD, and severe persistent mental illness. Available in-person in Stockbridge, GA and via telehealth.
• Mental Health Assessments

Quantifiable outcome

• Telehealth eliminates commute and scheduling barriers for mental health appointments

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Kaiser PermanentecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Georgia Counseling offers discounted mental health services with no copay for Kaiser Permanente members in Georgia. Services are provided via telehealth. This partnership aims to improve mental health access and reduce financial barriers for Kaiser Permanente community members in Georgia.
• Ritten.iocoreTechnology or IntegrationRitten.io provides the patient/client portal for Georgia Counseling, enabling new client enrollment and appointment requests. The portal is used as the primary digital intake system for managing client communications and scheduling.
• ThryvsupportingTechnology or IntegrationThryv provides online scheduling functionality for DOT SAP services, allowing clients to book appointments directly through Georgia Counseling's scheduling system.
• Georgia DDS (Department of Driver Services)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeorgia Counseling is licensed by the State of Georgia (Certification #10394) to provide DUI School services. The Georgia DDS authorized remote course completion via teleconference starting March 16th, 2020.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Talkspace: Talkspace provides online therapy and psychiatry services to individuals, couples, and teens via subscription, including B2B partnerships with health plans and employers. Directly comparable to Georgia Counseling's telehealth therapy and Kaiser-style payer arrangement.
• BetterHelp: BetterHelp is the largest direct-to-consumer online therapy platform, offering individual, couples, and teen counseling via telehealth. It competes head-on with Georgia Counseling for self-pay and insured Georgia residents seeking remote counseling.
• Thriveworks: Thriveworks operates a multi-state network of in-person and online counseling and psychiatry offices offering individual, couples, and family therapy. Closely comparable to Georgia Counseling's hybrid in-person + telehealth, multi-service-line community practice model.

Emerging players

• Brightside Health: Brightside Health is a telehealth mental health provider combining therapy and medication management for anxiety and depression. Comparable online therapy delivery model, though Brightside leans more heavily into prescribing and tech-enabled care.
• Two Chairs: Two Chairs is a hybrid in-person and teletherapy practice with a matched-therapist model, operating primarily in California and select states. Closely comparable therapy service model and clinical approach to Georgia Counseling.
• Cerebral: Cerebral is a telehealth mental health provider focused on anxiety, depression, and ADHD treatment including medication management. Comparable to Georgia Counseling's outpatient mental health service line, though Cerebral operates at a national scale and offers prescribing.
• Mantra Health: Mantra Health is a telehealth mental health provider focused on college students and young adults, partnering with universities and health plans. Adjacent peer — overlaps on Georgia-adjacent populations and telehealth delivery, though Mantra specializes in a narrower demographic and B2B university channel.
• Geode Health: Geode Health is a multi-site outpatient mental health practice combining in-person and virtual care with psychiatry and therapy across multiple U.S. markets. Comparable hybrid outpatient therapy + psychiatry model and growth-via-de-novo-clinics strategy relevant to Georgia Counseling.
• Charlie Health: Charlie Health provides virtual intensive outpatient (IOP) mental health and substance use treatment for adolescents and young adults. Adjacent peer — overlaps on telehealth therapy, family involvement, and Southeast market expansion, but focused on higher-acuity IOP rather than outpatient individual therapy.

Broad incumbents

• Pacific Clinics: Pacific Clinics is a large, established community behavioral health provider offering outpatient mental health, substance use, and family services across California. Comparable to Georgia Counseling's outpatient mental health and family services, but at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GACounseling
• Facebookfacebook.com/georgiacounselinginc
• Instagraminstagram.com/georgiacounseling

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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