Family Psychological Services

What Family Psychological Services does

Family Psychological Services, Inc. (FPSCA) is a founder-owned, multi-disciplinary mental health diagnosis and treatment clinic headquartered in Agoura Hills, California, with a second clinic in Ventura and telehealth coverage spanning 25+ Southern California cities. Founded in 1978 and led continuously by Dr. Kim B. Barrus, Ph.D. as CEO and Owner, the clinic delivers a comprehensive service portfolio built around four core pillars — psychotherapy, psychological and neuropsychological testing, neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback), and psychiatric medication management — and has layered in advanced interventional treatments including FDA-approved Spravato (esketamine) ketamine therapy, multiple TMS modalities (Apollo TMS, PrTMS personalized protocols, and dTMS), and neurotechnology wellness devices (BrainTap, Vielight). The clinic serves patients aged 5 to 99 presenting with depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, and other behavioral health conditions, with care delivered by 30+ clinical staff including clinical psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, and a board-certified psychiatrist serving as Medical Director.

The business model is direct-to-consumer: patients self-refer via phone, email, or website forms for in-person or telehealth appointments, with revenue generated through fee-for-service clinical encounters billed to insurance or paid out-of-pocket. The clinic is in-network with most major commercial and government payers (Aetna, Anthem, Blue Shield, Cigna, Medicare, Medi-cal, Tricare West, United Healthcare), reducing patient out-of-pocket friction and supporting broader patient access. A strategic adjacent offering, the Lifestyle Med Spa partnership (founded by Dr. Barrus with Dr. Michael Rankin as Medical Director), extends the platform into GLP-1 weight management (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound), IV hydration, Hydrafacials, and plasma fibroblast skin treatments, positioning FPSCA as an integrated mental-health-plus-wellness ecosystem under common founder ownership. The practice is privately held, founder-owned, and operates without disclosed venture capital or private equity backing, relying on a multi-channel organic acquisition engine (website, blog content marketing, Facebook, Instagram, Google Business Profile, and insurance network listings) rather than paid performance marketing at scale.

Name

Family Psychological Services

Legal name

Family Psychological Services, Inc.

Website

https://fpsca.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Family Psychological Services is a founder-owned mental health clinic in Agoura Hills, California offering psychotherapy, psychological testing, neurofeedback, medication management, and advanced treatments like TMS and Spravato to patients aged 5–99 across Southern California via in-person and telehealth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Other Individual and Family Services (62419), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLALAEAG

Couples & Family Therapy Teletherapy Platforms

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Telehealth Platforms/Behavioral & Mental Health Teletherapy Platforms

Keywords

• Mental health services
• Psychological testing
• Neurofeedback therapy
• Psychiatric medication management
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Agoura Hills

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Mental Health Clinical Services: Revenue generated from psychotherapy, psychological testing, neurofeedback, psychiatric medication management, and TMS/ketamine therapies. Services billed to insurance or paid out-of-pocket.
2. Insurance Reimbursement: In-network provider with most major insurance carriers including Aetna, Anthem, Blue Shield, Cigna, Medicare, Medi-cal, Tricare West, United Healthcare, and others. Services covered include psychological testing, psychotherapy, neurofeedback, and psychiatric medication management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Family Psychological Services is an outpatient mental health practice that provides psychotherapy, psychological testing, and neurofeedback to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. It also offers psychiatric medication management, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy, and Spravato (esketamine) treatment, and partners with a Lifestyle Med Spa for adjunct wellness services.

Product overview

Family Psychological Services is a comprehensive mental health clinic providing a unified platform of clinical services through multiple delivery modes (in-person at two California locations and via telehealth statewide). The core portfolio consists of psychotherapy, psychological testing, neurofeedback, and psychiatric medication management. Advanced treatment offerings include FDA-approved ketamine therapy (Spravato), TMS therapies (Apollo TMS, PrTMS personalized protocols, and dTMS), and wellness technologies (BrainTap, Vielight). A partner service, Lifestyle Med Spa, extends the offering into weight management and aesthetic treatments. The company is led by Dr. Kim B. Barrus (CEO) and serves patients aged 5-99 across Southern California, accepting most major insurance carriers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lifestyle Med Spa: Partner wellness service offering weight loss programs with GLP-1 medications, IV hydration therapy, hydrafacials, plasma fibroblast skin treatments, and probiotics.

Products and services

• Psychotherapy

Quantifiable outcome

• Google rating 4.6/5 based on 43 reviews
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lifestyle Med SpaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLifestyle Med Spa is a trusted partner offering wellness services including GLP-1 weight loss programs (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound), IV hydration therapy, Hydrafacials, and plasma fibroblast skin treatments. Founded by Dr. Kim Barrus, FPSCA's CEO, with Dr. Michael Rankin as Medical Director. The partnership extends mental health services to include physical wellness and aesthetic treatments.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Alma: Therapist network and clinical platform enabling independent mental health providers with insurance billing, EHR, and referrals — a potential supply-side peer whose clinicians compete with FPSCA for in-network patients.

Broad incumbents

• Talkspace: Public, scaled telehealth therapy platform serving insured and cash-pay patients nationally, including California — directly competing for FPSCA's telehealth therapy segment.
• Spring Health: Global mental health benefits provider delivering therapy, coaching, and psychiatry through a hybrid care model — competes for the same insured patient base with employer-sponsored contracts.
• Lyra Health: Large, well-capitalized mental health benefits platform combining in-person clinics with teletherapy, serving employers and insured populations — overlapping FPSCA's insurance-reimbursed therapy model at significantly greater scale.
• Cerebral: Telehealth platform focused on therapy combined with medication management for anxiety, depression, and ADHD — directly overlapping FPSCA's psychiatric medication management and therapy offerings.
• BetterHelp: Largest consumer telehealth therapy platform, marketing aggressively to California consumers and competing on convenience and price for cash-pay and insurance-billed virtual therapy.

Direct peers

• Brightside Health: Telehealth mental health provider combining therapy and psychiatric medication management with insurance contracting, focused on anxiety and depression — comparable service mix to FPSCA's core offering.
• Octave: Multi-site outpatient mental health practice offering therapy, psychiatry, and couples/family counseling with insurance contracting — directly comparable to FPSCA's full-service clinical offering in California.
• Two Chairs: Hybrid in-person + teletherapy mental health clinic operating across California (including Los Angeles) and other states, matching FPSCA's hybrid model of licensed therapists plus technology-enabled care.

Emerging players

• Charlie Health: Higher-acuity virtual and hybrid mental health provider specializing in teens, young adults, and treatment-resistant cases — competing for some of FPSCA's adolescent and intensive-treatment segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fpsca
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/family-psychological-services-fpsca
• Instagraminstagram.com/familypsychologicalservices

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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