Nebraska Mental Health Centers

What Nebraska Mental Health Centers does

Nebraska Mental Health Centers (NMHC) is a privately held outpatient mental health practice headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, operating since 2011. It delivers psychological and psychiatric care to individuals, couples, families, and groups across Nebraska through both in-person office visits and a telehealth channel. Core services include individual therapy, marital/couples counseling, family counseling, group therapy, psychiatric medication management (provided by a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner for clients aged 12 and older), and psychological assessment. The practice also runs an Internship and a Residency program to train emerging clinicians, and operates an online intake workflow through a third-party patient portal (ritten.io).

The business operates on a fee-for-service professional services revenue model, accepting standard healthcare payment mechanisms including insurance and self-pay, with Good Faith Estimate disclosures consistent with CMS No Surprises Act requirements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: client acquisition flows through the company website, a published phone line (402-483-6990), and online new-client forms, supplemented by a blog with educational content on mental health topics. No partnerships, enterprise contracts, or institutional customer relationships were disclosed, and the customer base is a long tail of individual consumers.

Operationally, NMHC is a small group practice with 11-50 employees, anchored by a team of licensed therapists and at least one PMHNP. Technology infrastructure is lightweight and largely off-the-shelf: a Squarespace-hosted website, the ritten.io patient portal for intake and paperwork, and a telehealth platform for remote sessions. There is no disclosed proprietary technology, AI/ML capability, funding history, or M&A activity, making NMHC a regionally focused, organically grown clinical services business.

Name

Nebraska Mental Health Centers

Legal name

Nebraska Mental Health Centers

Website

https://nmhc-clinics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nebraska Mental Health Centers is a privately held outpatient mental health practice in Lincoln, Nebraska, providing individual, couples, family, and group therapy plus psychiatric medication management to Nebraska residents via in-person and telehealth delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

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 industries

Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC), Behavioral Health & Cognitive Support Coordination (Dementia, Depression, SUD) (HSABAIAF)

Keywords

• Mental health counseling
• Psychiatric services
• Telehealth therapy
• Family counseling
• Couples therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mental Health Counseling Services: Fee-for-service mental health counseling and psychiatric services provided to individuals, couples, families, and groups. Services include individual therapy, marital/couples counseling, family therapy, and group therapy sessions. The practice accepts clients and provides care, with billing handled through standard healthcare payment mechanisms including insurance and self-pay.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nebraska Mental Health Centers is a private mental health practice that sells individual therapy, marital/couples counseling, family counseling, group therapy, psychological assessment, and psychiatric medication management services to children (12+), adolescents, adults, couples, and families across Nebraska. Services are delivered both in-person at the Lincoln office and remotely via telehealth, with intake handled through an online portal and billing through insurance or self-pay under standard healthcare practices.

Product overview

Nebraska Mental Health Centers is a mental health practice offering a comprehensive suite of services including Individual Therapy, Marital/Couples Counseling, Family Counseling, and Group Therapy as core counseling programs. The practice also provides Psychiatric Services (including medication management by psychiatric nurse practitioners), Psychological Services, and Telehealth Services as delivery channels. Educational programs include Internship and Residency opportunities for mental health professionals. The practice emphasizes evidence-based, compassionate care delivered by a team of therapists and psychiatric providers across Nebraska.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Therapy One-on-one counseling providing personalized mental health support for individuals addressing personal challenges, anxiety, depression, stress, and emotional well-being; available to adults and adolescents.
• Marital/Couples Counseling Therapeutic services for couples and partners to improve communication, resolve conflicts, and strengthen relationships.
• Family Counseling Counseling services that address family dynamics, improve relationships, and help families navigate transitions and challenges together.
• Group Therapy Therapeutic sessions with multiple participants, providing peer support and shared learning experiences for shared mental health challenges and social isolation.
• Telehealth Services Remote mental health services delivered via video conferencing, allowing clients across Nebraska to access counseling and psychiatric care from their preferred location.
• Psychiatric Services Psychiatric evaluation and medication management services delivered by Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners for children (12+), adolescents, and adults requiring medication for mental health conditions.
• Psychological Services Comprehensive psychological assessment and evaluation services supporting diagnosis and treatment planning for clients across age groups.
• Internship Program Supervised clinical training program offering emerging mental health professionals hands-on internship experience within the practice.
• Residency Program Advanced clinical training program for mental health professionals seeking specialized supervised experience at the practice.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Charlie Health: Charlie Health provides intensive outpatient (IOP) and virtual mental health programs for adolescents and young adults. Adjacent competitor for higher-acuity patients in NMHC's service area who need more than weekly outpatient therapy.
• Two Chairs: Two Chairs is a tech-enabled outpatient therapy practice operating in select US metros with in-person and telehealth therapy, focused on measured clinical outcomes. Comparable as a scaled therapy practice emphasizing evidence-based, outcomes-oriented care with a similar high-touch model.
• Cerebral: Cerebral is a telehealth mental health provider emphasizing psychiatric medication management and counseling for anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Partial overlap with NMHC's psychiatric services, with a stronger emphasis on pharmacologic treatment delivered remotely.
• Lyra Health: Lyra Health is a mental health benefits platform offering therapy, coaching, and medication management to employers and their employees. Comparable as it offers the same combined therapy + psychiatry model as NMHC, though accessed through employer contracts rather than direct-to-consumer.

Direct peers

• Talkspace: Talkspace is a publicly traded telehealth therapy and psychiatry provider offering individual therapy, couples therapy, and psychiatric medication management via app and video. Overlaps with NMHC's full service mix (therapy + medication management) and serves patients across the US, including Nebraska.
• Mindpath Health: Mindpath Health is a multi-state outpatient mental health practice group offering therapy, psychiatry, and telehealth across clinics in the western and southern US. Closely comparable as a clinician-led outpatient mental health group practice with integrated therapy and medication management.
• BetterHelp: BetterHelp is the largest direct-to-consumer telehealth therapy platform in the US, offering individual, couples, and teen therapy on a subscription model. It directly competes with NMHC for Nebraska patients seeking therapy remotely and competes for clinicians via per-session payment structures.

Regional players

• Bryan Health (Bryan Telemedicine & Behavioral Health): Bryan Health is a Lincoln, Nebraska-based integrated health system with behavioral health and telepsychiatry services that overlap with NMHC's service lines within the same local market. Direct local competitor for outpatient mental health referrals in Lincoln.

Broad incumbents

• Acadia Healthcare: Acadia Healthcare is one of the largest US behavioral health operators, running inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment, and outpatient programs across many states. Broad incumbent comparable in that it operates psychiatric facilities treating similar populations, though at much higher acuity.

Others

• Headway: Headway is a platform that helps therapists accept insurance by handling credentialing, billing, and marketing. Functions as a potential partner or competitive threat to NMHC by helping independent Nebraska therapists build in-network practices outside the clinic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nebraskamentalhealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nebraska-mental-health-centers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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