TherapyTravelers

What TherapyTravelers does

TherapyTravelers, operating under the legal name Epic Special Education Staffing, is a U.S. private staffing and talent solutions firm founded in 2012 that connects public and private school districts with qualified special education professionals. The firm recruits across the full range of K–12 special education disciplines, including Speech Language Pathologists (and Assistants), Occupational and Physical Therapists (and Assistants), BCBAs and Registered Behavior Technicians, School Psychologists, Social Workers, Special Education Teachers (including DHH and Adaptive PE), School Nurses, and special education administrators such as IEP-Compliance Coordinators and Directors of Special Education. It operates a two-sided marketplace: districts are served by dedicated Relationship Managers who provide temporary, contract-to-hire, and permanent placement, while clinicians and educators apply through a self-serve job-search portal and access a Salesforce-based Member Portal (the TherapyTravelers community site) for assignment management.

The underlying technology footprint is modest: a public-facing careers and knowledge-center website, a self-serve job search portal (jobs.epicspecialeducationstaffing.com), and a Member Portal running on Salesforce Experience Cloud (therapytravelers.my.site.com). There is no mention of proprietary matching algorithms, AI/ML models, or a data flywheel; candidate-district matching is described as a hands-on vetting process conducted by Relationship Managers. Supporting products include a Refer-a-Friend program with completion bonuses up to $2,000 across SLPs, Special Education Teachers, BCBAs, and School Psychologists.

The revenue model is professional-services staffing: the firm earns placement fees, contract mark-ups, or bill-pay spreads on temporary and permanent placements billed to school districts. Specific B2B fee structures are not publicly disclosed. Distribution combines enterprise direct sales (Relationship Managers targeting school districts), inside sales (1-888-223-8002 contact center), self-serve job search for candidates, and content marketing across blog, social, email, and ClearlyRated-earned PR. Customer-reported outcomes include 97% client retention, 95% staff retention, and 95% therapist satisfaction, alongside Best of Staffing recognition from ClearlyRated for both Client and Talent satisfaction.

Name

TherapyTravelers

Legal name

Epic Special Education Staffing

Website

https://therapytravelers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

TherapyTravelers (Epic Special Education Staffing) is a U.S. national staffing firm that places Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational and Physical Therapists, BCBAs, School Psychologists, Special Education Teachers, School Nurses, and administrators with public and private K–12 school districts via dedicated Relationship Managers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

El Segundo

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Staffing Placement Services: Places qualified special education professionals (SLPs, OTs, PTs, BCBAs, School Psychologists, Special Education Teachers, etc.) with school districts on a temporary or permanent basis. Revenue generated through placement fees charged to school districts seeking staffing support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TherapyTravelers (legally Epic Special Education Staffing) is a national special education talent and staffing solutions firm that connects public and private K-12 school districts with qualified special education professionals — including Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, BCBAs, School Psychologists, Social Workers, Special Education Teachers, DHH Teachers, Adaptive PE Teachers, School Nurses, and Administrators — for temporary, contract-to-hire, and permanent placements. Engagements are routed through dedicated Relationship Managers who provide customized local and travel contract packages (full-time, part-time, on-site, remote, hybrid) spanning short-term to long-term durations.

Product overview

Epic Special Education Staffing (doing business as TherapyTravelers) is a national special education talent and staffing solutions firm operating as a single unified platform. The company connects school districts with qualified special education professionals through its core staffing services, which include job placement for Speech Language Pathologists (SLP), School Psychologists, Special Education Teachers, Occupational Therapists (OT), Physical Therapists (PT), and behavioral/clinical roles. The platform consists of a job search portal for candidate self-service, a member portal for placed professionals, and a referral program. For school districts, the company provides customized staffing solutions including temporary and permanent placement options, supported by dedicated Relationship Managers who ensure continuity throughout contract assignments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Special Education Staffing Services Placement service connecting K-12 school districts with qualified special education professionals — Speech Language Pathologists, School Psychologists, Special Education Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, BCBAs, Social Workers, School Nurses, and special education administrators — on temporary and permanent assignments. Provided to public and private school districts nationwide.
• School District Staffing Solutions Customized staffing solutions for K-12 school districts including permanent placement, temporary staffing, and contract-to-hire options, supported by dedicated Relationship Managers to address staffing challenges and ensure classroom continuity. Targets Directors of Special Education, Special Education Administrators, IEP-Compliance Coordinators, and Special Education Coordinators.
• Job Search Portal Online portal at epicspecialeducationstaffing.com/job-search/ and jobs.epicspecialeducationstaffing.com enabling clinicians and educators to search and apply for local and travel special education positions across the United States, filter by discipline and location, and submit a Quick Apply.
• Member Portal Self-service portal (therapytravelers.my.site.com) for placed professionals to manage their assignments, access documents, and communicate with their Relationship Manager during the course of their contract.

Quantifiable outcome

• School district client retention rate of 97%
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AMN Healthcare: AMN Healthcare is one of the largest U.S. healthcare staffing companies with a school services division. While it spans nursing, physician, and allied health staffing nationally, its education segment directly overlaps with TherapyTravelers' school-based therapy placements.
• Supplemental Health Care: Supplemental Health Care is a national healthcare staffing firm placing nurses, therapists, and school professionals. Its education services arm competes with TherapyTravelers in placing therapists and special education staff in K-12 settings.
• Cross Country Healthcare: Cross Country Healthcare is a large diversified staffing firm with education and healthcare divisions. It places allied health professionals including in school settings, competing for the same therapy and education professional pools.
• Maxim Healthcare Staffing: Maxim Healthcare provides home healthcare, medical staffing, and school-based services across the U.S. Its school services division competes with TherapyTravelers for special education and therapy placements at school districts.

Direct peers

• Soliant Health: Soliant Health is a national healthcare and education staffing firm placing therapy, nursing, and education professionals in school-based settings. It is the most direct competitor to TherapyTravelers, operating across the same SLP, OT, PT, and special education disciplines with a similar relationship-driven model.
• ProCare Therapy: ProCare Therapy is a school-based therapy staffing firm specializing in placing SLPs, OTs, PTs, school psychologists, and special education teachers. It competes head-to-head with TherapyTravelers for the same district customers and clinician pool.
• Aureus Medical Group: Aureus Medical is a healthcare staffing firm with a dedicated education division placing therapy professionals in school settings. It overlaps with TherapyTravelers on therapy disciplines and travel placement models.
• The Stepping Stones Group: The Stepping Stones Group is a national provider of therapy, special education, and behavioral health staffing for schools. It competes directly with TherapyTravelers across virtually the same discipline mix and district customer base.
• EBS Healthcare: EBS Healthcare provides school-based therapy and special education staffing, including teletherapy and on-site placements. It is a direct competitor in the K-12 special education clinician placement market with overlapping service offerings.

Emerging players

• Aequor Technologies: Aequor Technologies provides staffing and workforce solutions across healthcare, education, and technology, including placements in school-based therapy and special education roles. It is a smaller but growing competitor with overlapping service offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TherapyTraveler
• Facebookfacebook.com/GoTherapyTravelers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/therapytravelers
• Instagraminstagram.com/EpicSpecialEducationStaffing

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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