Center for Mindful Psychotherapy

What Center for Mindful Psychotherapy does

Center for Mindful Psychotherapy is a private non-profit collective of approximately 125 Associate Marriage and Family Therapists founded in 2013 and led by Director and Founder Scott Balderson, LMFT. The organization delivers holistic, mindful psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, children, and adolescents across the San Francisco Bay Area in person and throughout California via secure video telehealth. The clinical offering is organized around an integrative model spanning 15+ therapeutic modalities across seven categories: somatic therapies (including EMDR, Brainspotting, Somatic Experiencing, and Hakomi), mindfulness and mind-body therapies (including Polyvagal-informed work and Safe and Sound Protocol), cognitive and behavioral therapies (CBT, DBT, ACT), relational/attachment/systems therapies (IFS, EFT, PACT), humanistic and existential therapies, psychodynamic and analytic therapies, and specialized therapies such as expressive arts, narrative therapy, sex therapy, and harm reduction. Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy is offered by select trained practitioners. Identity-affirming care for LGBTQ+, BIPOC, immigrant, and neurodivergent clients is positioned as a core service line rather than a niche add-on.

The business operates on a direct-to-consumer fee-for-service model. Prospective clients access the practice through a searchable online therapist directory with filters for location, specialty, and modality, or via a contact form that routes them to a human-assisted match. The marketing stack is organic and low-cost: SEO on the directory, presence on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and a Substack newsletter, plus an extensive content library. There is no proprietary technology platform, mobile app, or public API; the "platform" is a WordPress-based directory and standard secure video tooling for telehealth. The associate therapists work under the supervision of licensed clinical professionals, and the non-profit, supervised-collective structure functions as the value proposition's trust and accessibility anchor, particularly for clients seeking affordable care from supervised trainees.

Name

Center for Mindful Psychotherapy

Legal name

Center for Mindful Psychotherapy

Website

https://mindfulcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Center for Mindful Psychotherapy is a San Francisco-based non-profit collective of approximately 125 Associate Marriage and Family Therapists delivering integrative, mindful psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and youth in the Bay Area and statewide California via telehealth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychotherapy and Mental Health Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Mental Health Therapy Platforms (Talk Therapy) (HLALAEAA)

Keywords

• Psychotherapy services
• Marriage and family therapy
• Couples counseling
• Telehealth therapy
• Identity affirming therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Therapy Sessions: Fee-for-service therapy sessions charged to clients for individual psychotherapy, the primary service format offered by the collective's associate therapists.
2. Couples and Relationship Therapy: Therapy sessions for couples and partners working on their relationships, typically charged at similar session rates to individual therapy.
3. Family Therapy: Sessions involving multiple family members working with a single therapist to address family dynamics and systemic patterns.
4. Group Therapy: Periodic group therapy offerings on specific topics, typically offered at lower per-session cost than individual therapy.
5. Telehealth Services: Video therapy sessions for clients throughout California, expanding geographic reach beyond the Bay Area physical locations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Center for Mindful Psychotherapy operates a non-profit therapy collective of approximately 125 Associate Marriage and Family Therapists delivering individual, couples, family, child, teen, group, and identity-affirming psychotherapy in-person across the San Francisco Bay Area and via telehealth throughout California. Services are delivered using an integrative approach drawing from somatic, mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral, relational/attachment, humanistic, psychodynamic, and specialized modalities, with all work overseen by licensed clinical supervisors.

Product overview

Center for Mindful Psychotherapy is a non-profit collective of approximately 125 Associate Marriage and Family Therapists offering holistic, mindful psychotherapy throughout the San Francisco Bay Area (in-person) and California (telehealth). The organization operates as a unified practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core service offerings include Individual Therapy, Couples and Relationship Therapy, Family Therapy, Child Therapy, Teen Therapy, Group Therapy, and Identity-Affirming Therapy, all delivered through in-person sessions at Bay Area locations and secure video telehealth across California. These services are supported by an integrative approach drawing from 15+ therapeutic modalities organized into seven categories: Somatic Therapies (EMDR, Brainspotting, Somatic Experiencing, Hakomi, Relational Somatic Healing, Dance Movement Therapy), Mindfulness and Mind-Body Therapies (Polyvagal, ANS Regulation, Safe and Sound Protocol), Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (CBT, DBT, ACT), Relational/Attachment/Systems Therapies (IFS, EFT, PACT, Attachment-Based), Humanistic and Existential Therapies (Gestalt, AEDP, Formative), Psychodynamic/Analytic Therapies (Jungian, Object Relations), and Specialized Therapies (Expressive Arts, Narrative, Sex Therapy, Harm Reduction, Buddhist/Shamanic Spiritual Counseling, Transpersonal, Equine Assisted). Specialized offerings such as Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy are also available from trained practitioners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Therapy One-on-one psychotherapy between a single client and a Center for Mindful Psychotherapy therapist, addressing personal challenges, acute distress, anxiety, depression, trauma, identity exploration, and quieter concerns such as feeling stuck or seeking self-understanding. Available to adult clients in the San Francisco Bay Area in person and statewide California via telehealth.
• Couples and Relationship Therapy Therapy for partners and couples working on communication, emotional or physical distance, infidelity, transitions, or relational dynamics, including non-monogamous and polyamorous relationships. Delivered by clinicians trained in modalities such as EFT, PACT, and attachment-based therapy.
• Family Therapy Therapy bringing multiple family members together with a single therapist to address systemic dynamics, conflict, blended family adjustment, grief, transitions, or intergenerational patterns.
• Child Therapy Therapy for children (up to approximately age 12) using play, art, storytelling, and other developmentally appropriate modalities to help children express and process experiences they cannot articulate verbally.
• Teen Therapy Therapy structured for adolescents dealing with anxiety, depression, identity formation, social stress, family conflict, or technology-related pressures, structured with appropriate confidentiality and autonomy.
• Group Therapy Periodic group therapy sessions on specific topics offering peer connection, perspective, skill-building, and support, typically at a lower per-session cost than individual therapy.
• Identity-Affirming Therapy Therapy that centers identity context for LGBTQ+, BIPOC, immigrant, and neurodivergent clients, delivered by practitioners with specific training and lived experience to provide genuinely affirming rather than merely tolerant care.
• Telehealth Therapy Video therapy sessions conducted via secure platform for any California resident, extending service delivery beyond the Bay Area physical locations.
• Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Specialized therapy incorporating ketamine treatment, offered by select Center for Mindful Psychotherapy therapists who have been trained in this modality for eligible clients.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Headspace Care (formerly Ginger): Headspace Care combines on-demand coaching, therapy, and psychiatry through a B2B2C model. Overlaps with CMP in the talk-therapy layer but bundles services into enterprise mental health benefits.
• Modern Health: Modern Health is a global mental health platform providing therapy, coaching, and self-serve tools to employers worldwide. Overlaps with CMP in the therapy delivery layer but sells primarily through B2B benefits channels.
• Lyra Health: Lyra is a venture-backed mental health benefits platform that contracts with employers and offers therapy, coaching, and medication management. It competes for the same client demand CMP addresses but delivers via an enterprise/B2B motion rather than direct-to-consumer.
• Talkspace: Talkspace is a publicly-traded online therapy and psychiatry platform accepting insurance and serving both consumers and B2B customers. Competes with CMP for the same California telehealth demand.
• BetterHelp: BetterHelp is the largest consumer online therapy marketplace, offering video, phone, and chat therapy with a national therapist network. Competes directly with CMP for California telehealth clients seeking self-serve online therapy.

Direct peers

• Alma: Alma is a network platform that helps independent therapists (including pre-licensed associates) run insurance-accepting practices, supplying the directory, billing, and matching layer that CMP provides its associates. Highly comparable in target user (therapists) and matching/collective model.
• Grow Therapy: Grow Therapy is a national therapist network offering insurance billing, marketing, and matching infrastructure to independent and group practices, competing for the same associate and licensed therapists CMP relies on.
• Octave: Octave runs a brick-and-mortar + hybrid therapy practice with a large clinician network and outcome measurement focus, directly comparable to CMP's in-person Bay Area and California telehealth model.
• Two Chairs: Two Chairs operates multi-location outpatient therapy practices in California and other states with a matching-based model similar to CMP's therapist directory, serving individuals and couples in person and via telehealth. It is the most structurally comparable peer, though venture-backed.

Emerging players

• Open Path Psychotherapy Collective: Open Path is a non-profit national collective of therapists offering sessions at $30–$80 for uninsured and underinsured clients. The closest mission-aligned peer to CMP's non-profit collective model, though with a national rather than California-only footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mindfulcenterSF
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/the-center-for-mindful-psychotherapy-a767a5143
• Instagraminstagram.com/mindfulcentersf
• Pinterestpinterest.com/thecenterformindfulpsychothera
• Xx.com/MindfulCenterSF

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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