What Next Level Consulting does

Next Level Consulting, LLC is a founder-owned professional services firm headquartered at 249 Central Park Avenue in the Gather building at Town Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia. The company provides advisory services to prospective entrepreneurs seeking to become licensed providers through the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) licensing process. It specializes across roughly eleven DBHDS service types, including DD Group Homes, Mental Health Skill Building, MH Crisis Stabilization, Intensive In-Home, Psychosocial Rehab, DD Day Support, In-Home Supports, Sponsor Residential, Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP).

The firm's offerings are structured into three tiers: "All Inclusive Packages" that provide end-to-end support from LLC formation, EIN, business license, certificate of occupancy, licensing packet completion, policy and procedure development, staff recruitment, office setup, onsite readiness visits, and insurance credentialing (priced as one-time fees from roughly $3,000 to $7,000 by service type); "Individual Packages" for standalone document creation such as Policies & Procedures and Human Rights Policies (priced $300 to $2,500); and Hourly Consulting on a pay-as-you-go basis ($50 per hour up to 3 hours, $250 for 4 hours, $350 for 6 hours). Payment plans are offered. The business is a pure professional-services model with no proprietary technology, software platform, application, or API.

Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: prospective clients engage via the website, phone (347-228-2665), email ([email protected]), and in-person consultations, supplemented by client referrals/testimonials and planned free informational seminars. The company is a small, private, bootstrapped LLC (1-10 employees) apparently led by founder T. Copeland, with no disclosed outside funding, subsidiaries, or parent. Its customer base is concentrated on Virginia-based startup entrepreneurs, with referenced clients including Families United, Ignited Families, Shands Therapeutic Solutions LLC, Renewed Living Homes LLC, MHSS, and Breakthrough Therapeutic Supportive Services LLC.

Name

Next Level Consulting

Legal name

Next Level Consulting, LLC

Website

https://nextlevelconsultingllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Next Level Consulting is a Virginia Beach advisory firm helping prospective entrepreneurs navigate the Virginia DBHDS licensing process to establish behavioral health and developmental-disability service businesses, offering end-to-end and individual consulting packages plus hourly support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Regulatory Licensing Consulting

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

Keywords

• Healthcare licensing consulting
• Behavioral health licensing
• Developmental services consulting
• DBHDS licensing support
• Regulatory compliance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Virginia Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. All Inclusive Consulting Packages: Comprehensive consulting packages that include assistance with LLC formation, EIN, business license, certificate of occupancy, completion of licensing packet, creation of policies and procedures, recruitment, staffing, office setup, onsite readiness visits, and credentialing. Packages are priced per service type (DD Group Home, Mental Health Skill Building, etc.) and represent one-time fees ranging from $3,000 to $7,000.
2. Individual Consulting Services: Standalone services for clients who need specific components of the licensing process. Services include Policy & Procedures creation, Human Rights Policies, and revisions. Priced from $300 to $2,500 per service.
3. Hourly Consulting: Pay-as-you-go consulting by the hour for ongoing support, with pricing tiers: 1 hour at $50, 4 hours at $250, and 6 hours at $350.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Next Level Consulting provides consulting services to individuals and organizations seeking Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) licensing. The firm guides prospective entrepreneurs through the full lifecycle of opening a licensed behavioral health or developmental services business, covering LLC formation, licensing packet completion, policy and procedure development, recruitment, office setup, onsite readiness visits, and insurance credentialing.

Product overview

Next Level Consulting offers a portfolio of consulting services focused on helping entrepreneurs obtain Virginia DBHDS (Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services) licensing for various behavioral health and developmental disability service providers. Their core offerings are structured as All Inclusive Packages that provide end-to-end support from business formation through licensure, complemented by Individual Packages for specific document creation needs and Hourly Consulting for ongoing advisory support. The All Inclusive Packages cover eleven different service types: DD Group Home, Mental Health Skill Building, Outpatient/Crisis Stabilization, Intensive In-Home, Psychosocial Rehab, DD Day Support, Community Engagement, Supportive In-Home, Sponsor Residential, Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• All Inclusive Consulting Package End-to-end consulting package for prospective Virginia entrepreneurs pursuing DBHDS licensure, covering business formation through operational readiness and credentialing. Pricing ranges from $3,000 (Intensive In-Home, Community Engagement) to $7,000 (DD Group Home), with per-service-type unit pricing.
• Policy & Procedures Development Services Standalone consulting services for clients who only need specific documentation components of the licensing process, including Policy & Procedures with Revisions and Human Rights ($2,500), Policy & Procedures without Revisions and Human Rights ($1,500), Policy & Procedures Only ($1,200), and Human Rights Policies Only ($300).
• Hourly Consulting Ongoing advisory support delivered by the hour, available as single hours up to 3 hours ($50/hr), a 4-hour block ($250), or a 6-hour block ($350), for clients needing flexible or supplemental consulting beyond fixed packages.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple successful client businesses established including DD Group Homes, Mental Health Skill Building agencies, and Intensive In-Home services across Virginia

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Streamline Verify: Specialized credentialing, licensing, and compliance verification firm for healthcare and behavioral health providers. Directly comparable in assisting providers with initial state licensing and ongoing credentialing tasks that mirror Next Level's insurance credentialing and licensing packet offering.
• The Corridor Group: Healthcare compliance, licensing, and revenue cycle consulting firm targeting behavioral health, post-acute, and human services providers - the same vertical Next Level serves. Overlaps in licensing packet preparation, survey readiness, and ongoing compliance support.
• The Greeley Company: Healthcare consultancy that helps providers navigate complex regulatory, licensing, accreditation, and compliance requirements - directly analogous to Next Level's DBHDS licensing support but for hospitals, ambulatory, and post-acute providers nationally. Comparable service model (expert advisory for healthcare regulatory entry and ongoing compliance).

Broad incumbents

• CentralReach: Software and services platform for ABA and developmental disability providers, including practice startup resources and compliance tools. Targets Next Level's core DD Group Home and intensive-in-home provider segment.
• Health Management Associates (HMA): Healthcare policy and operations consulting firm with deep expertise in state Medicaid programs, behavioral health, and developmental services - the same regulatory environment as Virginia DBHDS. Serves state agencies, providers, and plans on licensing, rate-setting, and program design.
• ECG Management Consultants: National healthcare management consulting firm advising providers on operations, strategy, and organizational performance. Comparable to Next Level in providing end-to-end operational setup and process-improvement advisory, though serving larger provider systems.
• Netsmart Technologies: Major EHR and tech-enabled services vendor for behavioral health and human services providers, including licensing and regulatory expertise embedded in its consulting practice. Adjacent peer because Next Level's clients (e.g., DD Group Home operators) are typical Netsmart end-customers.
• OPEN MINDS: The largest U.S. management consultancy dedicated to the behavioral health and developmental services market, serving provider organizations with strategy, operations, and technology advisory. Highly comparable customer base (behavioral health providers and state systems) and overlapping service themes (operations, licensing, and compliance support), though OPEN MINDS operates at significantly greater scale and breadth than Next Level.

Emerging players

• Valant: EHR and practice management platform purpose-built for behavioral health providers, often bundled with onboarding and compliance resources for new practices. Adjacent to Next Level in helping mental health and behavioral health startups operationalize their services.
• AZZLY Rize: Behavioral health and addiction treatment EHR with practice startup, licensing, and credentialing support services. Comparable end-customer (small behavioral health operators) and overlap in licensing-to-operations onboarding support.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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