ACTS Consulting

What ACTS Consulting does

ACTS Consulting, Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned addiction counseling education company founded in 2008 by Dr. Diane Sherman and headquartered in Marietta, Georgia. The company delivers continuing education and certification preparation for addiction professionals through three integrated channels: live in-person classes held on Saturdays at The Extension in Marietta, GA; live virtual classroom sessions via Zoom; and a self-paced Online School of Addiction Studies hosted on Thinkific. All courses carry approvals from the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia (ADACBGa) and from NAADAC, the national Association for Addiction Professionals, supporting credentialing pathways for CADC-T, CADC-I, CADC-II, and CAADC certifications. Course pricing is transactional, with single classes priced at $57 for 6 contact hours and a 10% bundle discount for combined sessions, and registration is handled through vcita.

The product portfolio extends beyond live classes to include 'Facilitated Growth: Experiential Activities for Recovery and Wellness,' a co-authored book published through Kendall Hunt that underpins a proprietary experiential-activities training methodology offered to agencies on a custom basis. The technology stack is composed entirely of third-party SaaS platforms — Thinkific for course hosting, Zoom for live virtual delivery, vcita for scheduling and registration, and Wix for the marketing site — with no proprietary software, mobile app, or AI component. The business is bootstrapped with no external funding, no parent company, and no disclosed institutional customers; monetization is entirely from individual learner fees and book sales.

The go-to-market motion is community-led: ACTS relies on organic content marketing via its blog covering industry topics (telehealth, Medicare IOP coverage, motivational interviewing), a Facebook page, and professional networks in the Georgia recovery community to attract aspiring and practicing addiction counselors. Customers are segmented horizontally into aspiring addiction counselors seeking initial certification, practicing professionals pursuing re-certification continuing education, and (on a non-primary basis) recovery and wellness organizations seeking experiential-activities training for their staff.

Name

ACTS Consulting

Legal name

ACTS Consulting, Inc.

Website

https://actsconsultinginc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ACTS Consulting, Inc. is a founder-led, Marietta, Georgia-based education company that delivers ADACBGa- and NAADAC-approved addiction counseling certification courses via in-person classes, Zoom, and a Thinkific online school, serving aspiring and practicing addiction professionals across the U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Counseling Education & Training

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAALAD

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

SECONDARYEDAAAHAL

Substance Use Prevention & Recovery Lifestyle Education (Non-clinical)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Health, Wellness & Lifestyle Education (Nutrition, Fitness, Mindfulness)

SECONDARYHLAFACAN

Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Behavioral Health & Substance Use Treatment

Keywords

• Addiction counseling education
• Professional certification training
• Continuing education hours
• Behavioral health training
• Recovery and wellness

Headquarters

HQ city

Marietta

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. Addiction Counseling Classes: In-person and virtual classroom courses providing contact hours for addiction professional certification. Classes offered on specific dates with registration for individual sessions or bundled packages. Single classes range from $57 for 6 contact hours to $105 for 10-hour bundled weekend programs.
2. Online School of Addiction Studies: Self-paced independent study courses through Thinkific platform, approved for initial certification and re-certification continuing education hours.
3. Book Sales - Facilitated Growth: Sale of published book 'Facilitated Growth: Experiential Activities for Recovery and Wellness' by Cummings, Pimsler and Sherman. Book available through Kendall Hunt publishing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ACTS Consulting provides education and consulting for addiction professionals, delivering approved contact hour courses that prepare students for Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor credentials (CADC-T, CADC, CADC-I, CADC-II) and the Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) credential in Georgia. Offerings are delivered through three integrated channels: live in-person classes at The Extension in Marietta, GA; live Zoom virtual classrooms; and a self-paced Online School of Addiction Studies hosted on Thinkific. The company also distributes the published book "Facilitated Growth: Experiential Activities for Recovery and Wellness" and offers agency-level experiential training.

Product overview

ACTS Consulting is an addiction counseling education company offering a multi-modal learning ecosystem with three integrated delivery channels: (1) In-person and Zoom-based live addiction counseling classes at The Extension in Marietta, GA; (2) Online School of Addiction Studies via Thinkific for self-paced independent study; and (3) the published book 'Facilitated Growth: Experiential Activities for Recovery and Wellness.' The School of Addiction Counseling provides education and supervision for certification pathways including CADC-T, CADC-I, CADC-II, and CAADC credentials in Georgia, with all courses approved by ADACBGa and NAADAC.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Addiction Counseling Classes (School of Addiction Counseling) Live addiction counseling education classes delivered in-person at The Extension in Marietta, GA and via Zoom, approved by ADACBGa and NAADAC for contact hours. Topics include Documentation and Record Keeping Practices, Addressing Unique Needs of Men in Treatment, and other substance abuse education topics. The program prepares students for Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor credentials (CADC-T, CADC, CADC-I, CADC-II) and the CAADC credential in Georgia.
• Online School of Addiction Studies Self-paced virtual classroom for independent study courses, hosted on the Thinkific platform. Approved for initial certification and re-certification continuing education hours for addiction professionals, offering flexible online learning for gaining addiction professional credentials. Accessible globally through Thinkific.
• Facilitated Growth: Experiential Activities for Recovery and Wellness Book authored by Cummings, Pimsler and Sherman providing experiential activities for recovery and wellness. Designed for coaches, peer support specialists, counselors, and facilitators working with people in recovery. Available for purchase through Kendall Hunt publisher.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of students launched into certified addiction professional careers since 2008

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

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 4 Winds RecoveryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClasses co-hosted with 4 Winds Recovery. Cody Davis, CADC serves as co-host for addiction counseling training sessions, expanding reach into the recovery community and providing collaborative education opportunities.
• The ExtensioncoreOthersVenue partner for in-person classes held on Saturdays in Marietta, GA. Provides physical classroom space for ACTS Consulting's face-to-face educational programs.
• ThinkificcoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline learning platform host for ACTS Consulting's School of Addiction Counseling independent study courses. Platform enables course delivery, student enrollment, and certification tracking for distance learning programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Caron Treatment Centers: Major addiction treatment provider with associated professional education and training programs for counselors. Similar customer base (addiction professionals) and mission alignment, but operates at treatment-system scale rather than as a small education practice.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: One of the largest U.S. addiction treatment and education organizations, publishing curricula and training materials for counselors. Compares to ACTS as an established addiction-education brand, but with far broader scope including treatment delivery and publishing.
• NetCE: Large online continuing education platform offering accredited CE across nursing, behavioral health, and addiction counseling. Overlaps with ACTS on NAADAC-approved addiction counselor CE, but at significantly broader scale and with a multi-discipline catalog.

Direct peers

• CEUfast: Online continuing education provider for nurses and allied behavioral health professionals, including addiction-related courses. Comparable to ACTS in online CE delivery to licensed professionals, though at a much larger catalog scale.
• Professional Development Resources (PDR): Online continuing education provider specializing in mental health, addiction counseling, and behavioral health CE. Direct overlap with ACTS in delivering approved CE hours to practicing addiction professionals via an online catalog.
• Ce-Classes.com: Online continuing education platform offering accredited courses for counselors, social workers, and addiction professionals. Closely matches ACTS in format (online CE catalog) and target customer (credentialed addiction counselors maintaining licensure).
• AllCEUs: Online continuing education platform focused on behavioral health, counseling, and addiction professional CE. Direct match for ACTS's core online-school offering of approved addiction counselor CE hours.
• The Change Companies: Publisher of evidence-based curricula and training for behavioral health, justice, and addiction treatment professionals. Comparable to ACTS as a content-and-training provider serving counselors and recovery program staff.
• Train for Change: Continuing education and training provider focused on social workers, counselors, and behavioral health professionals. Comparable to ACTS in delivering approved CE hours and certification prep to addiction and behavioral health practitioners.
• Elite Healthcare (Elite CME): Online continuing education provider serving counselors, nurses, and behavioral health professionals. Overlaps with ACTS on CE delivery to addiction counselors, but with a broader healthcare catalog and national footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/actsconsultinginc
• Xx.com/inc_acts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acts-consulting-international-inc

Compliance2 records

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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