Mental Health Consultants

What Mental Health Consultants does

Mental Health Consultants Inc. (MHC) is a privately held, Pennsylvania-incorporated workplace behavioral healthcare firm founded in 1980 and headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, PA. The company delivers Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), behavioral health carve-out benefit management, work-life services, organizational services (HR consultation, SAP services, health fairs), absence management, and intensive case management to unions, self-insured ERISA plans, multi-employer Health & Welfare Funds, and employers. Underlying the service is a behavioral health claims adjudication and care management operation: licensed Care Managers run a 24/7 phone intake and referral process, claims are submitted electronically by providers through the Change Healthcare (formerly Emdeon) clearinghouse using Payer ID 37050 in HIPAA-compliant 837P/837I formats, and MHC adjudicates and forwards claims to Health & Welfare Funds for reimbursement with a stated turnaround of approximately 6 weeks. MHC maintains a curated national provider network credentialed and recredentiallyed every three years, supporting both in-person and telehealth delivery.

Revenue mechanics are primarily subscription/managed-services: PEPM or per-session EAP contracts with plan sponsors, administrative and per-claim fees for behavioral health carve-out management, and provider reimbursement flows that pass through MHC's adjudication layer. Go-to-market is a combination of direct enterprise sales to HR decision-makers and union benefit administrators, and a broker/agent channel for mid-market distribution. Named customers include Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters Funds, SEIU Local 32BJ, and UFCW Local 1776 Keystone State, illustrating heavy reliance on the labor/union vertical. The firm operates with 1-10 employees, is HIPAA-compliant, and does not publicly disclose pricing or financials; leadership is concentrated in founder/owner Brendan J. Young (President/CEO), Executive Director Valerie Salico, and Clinical Director Morghan H. Terry.

Name

Mental Health Consultants

Legal name

Mental Health Consultants Inc.

Website

https://mhconsultants.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mental Health Consultants Inc. is a privately held workplace behavioral healthcare firm delivering EAP, behavioral health carve-out management, work-life services, and absence management to unions, multi-employer Health & Welfare Funds, and employers across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral & Mental Health Virtual Care (EAP/Teletherapy) (HLALADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA), Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC)

Keywords

• Employee assistance programs
• Behavioral health services
• EAP management
• Workplace behavioral health
• Behavioral health carve-out

Headquarters

HQ city

North Wales

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. EAP Program Management: MHC provides Employee Assistance Programs to employers and unions, including short-term counseling, resource referrals, case management, and organizational services. Revenue is generated through per-employee-per-month (PEPM) fees or per-session pricing models contracted with plan sponsors.
2. Behavioral Health Carve-Out Management: MHC manages behavioral health benefits for self-insured ERISA Healthcare Plans and multi-employer plans. Services include utilization management, pre-certification, provider network access, and claims adjudication. Revenue derived from administrative fees and per-claim processing.
3. Provider Network Reimbursement: MHC processes claims from contracted behavioral health providers and reimburses them according to fee schedules. The company adjudicates claims and sends them to Health & Welfare Funds for payment. Providers submit claims within one year of service delivery.
4. Work-Life Services: MHC provides work-life services including legal assist, financial assist, child and elder care resources, and online seminars. Offered as standalone or bundled with EAP programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mental Health Consultants (MHC) delivers workplace behavioral healthcare services centered on Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) and behavioral health carve-out benefit management for unions, employers, and health & welfare funds. Services include short-term counseling, utilization management, 24-hour pre-certification, claims adjudication, work-life services, organizational consulting, and access to a curated national provider network for in-person and telehealth delivery.

Product overview

MHC offers a unified behavioral health and employee assistance platform centered on its EAP and Behavioral Health Carve-Out Programs. The core offerings include Employee Assistance Programs (available in 3-session, 5-session, and other configurations) and comprehensive Work-Life Services (with full resource referral or web-only access). These integrate with Organizational Services (HR consultations, SAP services, health fairs) and Absence Management capabilities (disability management, fitness for duty evaluations, IME). The platform is supported by a national provider network and intensive case management services. MHC serves unions, employers, and brokers across the United States and worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• MHC demonstrates ROI through EAP effectiveness studies showing significant productivity improvements in employees using services
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Change Healthcare (formerly Emdeon)coreTechnology or IntegrationMHC contracts with Change Healthcare clearinghouse to accept electronic Behavioral Health Claims (Professional 837P and Institutional 837I files). Change Healthcare validates and forwards claims to MHC for processing. Providers use Payer ID 37050 for electronic submission. This partnership enables HIPAA-compliant electronic claims processing for MHC's behavioral health network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Spring Health: Precision mental health platform combining EAP, therapy, and medication management for employers and health plans; an emerging digital EAP competitor increasingly winning large employer RFPs.
• Modern Health: Global mental health platform offering therapy, coaching, and EAP-style benefits to employers worldwide; competing primarily against MHC on digital-first EAP mandates at large enterprises.
• Lyra Health: Venture-backed digital mental health platform providing on-demand teletherapy, coaching, and EAP-like services to employers; competes with MHC on enterprise EAP RFPs but with a fully digital experience.

Direct peers

• CuraLinc Healthcare: Provider of EAP, mental health, and substance use services to employers, higher education, and government agencies with a national telehealth-enabled provider network; directly comparable to MHC in delivery model and target buyer.
• E4 Health: Independent EAP and behavioral health management company offering utilization management, carve-out administration, and integrated wellbeing services to employers and health plans; competes head-to-head with MHC in the mid-to-large employer carve-out segment.
• ACI Specialty Benefits: Specialty EAP and behavioral health carve-out administrator serving employers, insurers, and Taft-Hartley/multi-employer plans — overlapping with MHC's core union and employer segments.
• ComPsych: Largest independent EAP and behavioral health carve-out provider in the U.S., serving employers, unions, and health plans with PEPM-based programs and a national provider network — directly comparable model to MHC at larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Magellan Health: Large managed behavioral health organization providing EAP, carve-out behavioral health, and specialty managed care to health plans, employers, and government programs; broader portfolio but overlaps MHC's carve-out administration business.
• Beacon Health Options (now Carelon Behavioral Health): National behavioral health managed care company offering EAP, utilization management, and carve-out services to employers, Medicaid, and commercial plans — incumbent competitor with overlapping capabilities to MHC.
• Optum Behavioral Health: Behavioral health arm of UnitedHealth Group providing EAP, managed behavioral health, and carve-out services at massive scale to employer, payer, and government clients — incumbent competitor across MHC's core segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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