Carey Counseling Center

What Carey Counseling Center does

Carey Counseling Center, Inc. is a non-profit community behavioral health organization founded in 1970 and headquartered in Paris, Tennessee. It delivers outpatient mental health and substance use treatment, residential recovery, housing and homeless services, mobile crisis intervention, peer support, and specialized programs (including court, DCS, and school-based liaisons) across seven counties in Northwest Tennessee. Services are provided through seven outpatient offices, four residential facilities totaling 62 beds, and 24/7 mobile crisis response teams, generating approximately 82,000 patient encounters per year. The clinical staff includes psychiatrists, LCSWs, LPCs, and master's-level therapists practicing evidence-based modalities such as Trauma Focused CBT.

The underlying service delivery model combines facility-based outpatient and residential care with mobile community-based teams and school-site clinicians, creating a layered catchment that is institutionally embedded with the Tennessee court system, the Department of Children's Services, and local school districts. Operating infrastructure is purpose-built for low-density rural demand, with peer support and housing programs acting as low-acuity front doors into the higher-acuity clinical services.

The business model is a multi-payer community health funding stack rather than a commercial revenue engine. Primary inflows are government contracts and grants from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, SAMHSA (including PATH-funded homeless outreach), HUD, and THDA, supplemented by insurance reimbursements from Medicaid (TennCare), Medicare, CHIP, and private carriers, and a sliding fee scale plus Behavioral Health Safety Net for uninsured and underinsured clients. Pricing is set administratively by payer fee schedules and state contract terms, and patient/customer volume is the principal scaling lever rather than price or margin expansion.

Name

Carey Counseling Center

Legal name

Carey Counseling Center, Inc.

Website

https://careycounselingcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Carey Counseling Center is a non-profit community behavioral health organization founded in 1970 in Paris, Tennessee, serving seven Northwest Tennessee counties through seven outpatient offices, four residential facilities (62 beds), and mobile crisis teams delivering roughly 82,000 patient encounters per year.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC), Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN), Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI), Mental Health Counseling & Psychotherapy Services (EDALAFAB)

Keywords

• Community mental health services
• Behavioral health counseling
• Residential psychiatric care
• Crisis intervention services
• Substance abuse treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts and Grants: Carey Counseling Center operates as a not-for-profit community behavioral health center established in 1970, funded through agreements with the State of Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Tennessee Housing Development Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Rural Housing and Economic Development, Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, and SAMHSA PATH grants.
2. Insurance Payments: Accepts most insurance plans including Medicaid, Medicare, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), TNCare, and some Private Insurances. Payments due at time of service.
3. Sliding Fee Scale: Offers sliding fee scale based on household size and total household income to help cover costs for those who qualify. Discounts for essential services offered depending on family size and income.
4. Behavioral Health Safety Net: Grant through State of Tennessee Department of Mental Health covering services for those denied TNCare and without insurance. Additional Behavioral Health Safety Net for Children program provides outpatient behavioral health services to uninsured or underinsured Tennessee children ages 3-17.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Carey Counseling Center delivers a continuum of community-based behavioral health services across Northwest Tennessee, including outpatient counseling and psychiatric care, 24/7 residential supportive living for adults with severe mental illness, mobile crisis response, housing and homeless services, and a portfolio of specialized programs such as school-based behavioral health liaisons, juvenile justice reform, supported employment (IPS), and early psychosis intervention (OnTrackTN). Approximately 82,000 clinical encounters per year are delivered through seven outpatient offices and four residential facilities by licensed clinical staff including psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, LCSWs, LPCs, and master's-level therapists.

Product overview

Carey Counseling Center operates as a not-for-profit community behavioral health center established in 1970, serving Northwest Tennessee with a comprehensive suite of behavioral health services. The organization functions as a single integrated platform of interconnected programs rather than a standalone software product. Its core services include Outpatient Services (counseling, psychiatric evaluations, medication management), Residential Services (supportive living and medically fragile housing facilities), Housing & Homeless Services, and Mobile Crisis Services available 24/7. These are complemented by a portfolio of Specialized Programs including OnTrackTN (early intervention for adolescents experiencing unusual thoughts/behaviors), Nurturing Parenting Classes (virtual), Juvenile Justice Reform, Individualized Placement and Support (supported employment), School-Based Behavioral Health Liaison, Project BASIC (elementary school prevention), Student Assistance Program, Behavioral Health Safety Net for Children, Criminal Justice Behavioral Health Liaison, Mental Health First Aid training, Alcohol and Drug Services, and DUI School. The programs are coordinated across seven outpatient centers and four residential properties in a seven-county region, handling approximately 82,000 encounters per year with children, adolescents, and adults.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outpatient Services Counseling services for mental health concerns including individual therapy for adults, children, and adolescents; group therapy; initial psychiatric evaluations; medication management; alcohol and drug treatment/evaluations; and 24-hour adult crisis response. Delivered by licensed clinical staff at seven outpatient offices across Northwest Tennessee.
• Residential Services

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vocational RehabilitationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Vocational Rehabilitation for Individualized Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment program, providing benefits planning, integrated services, systematic job development and rapid job search for adults seeking employment.
• School Districts (Gibson County, Humphreys County, Huntingdon, South Carroll, Henry County, Weakley County)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school districts for Student Assistance Program (SAP) providing assessments, brief therapy sessions and referrals for students experiencing emotional, behavioral, family or alcohol and drug problems.
• Juvenile Courts (Weakley, Obion, Benton, Carroll and Henry County)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJuvenile Justice Reform program accepts referrals from juvenile court judges, juvenile court staff, and school resource officers. Provides preventative support to youth in justice system.
• Tennessee Department of Children's ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDCS referrals accepted for Juvenile Justice Reform program and coordination of services for children and families.
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network of over 200 local crisis centers. Carey Counseling Center is proud to be a part of this network providing 988 suicide and crisis hotline services.
• Mental Health First AidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide Mental Health First Aid eight-hour certification courses teaching participants how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Helen Ross McNabb Center: Knoxville-based nonprofit community mental health center with outpatient, residential, crisis, school-based, and juvenile justice programs. Same Tennessee CMHC operating model with comparable state contract base.
• Centerstone: Largest nonprofit community mental health provider in Tennessee and the broader mid-South, offering outpatient, residential, crisis, and school-based services under a similar community behavioral health center model. Directly comparable in mission, funding mix (federal/state grants + Medicaid), and continuum-of-care structure.
• Mental Health Cooperative: Nashville-area community mental health center providing outpatient mental health, substance use, case management, and crisis services to TennCare members. Directly comparable as a Tennessee nonprofit CMHC competing for similar state contracts.
• Frontier Health: Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia community mental health center providing outpatient, residential, crisis, and substance use services. Comparable nonprofit CMHC model with similar government contract dependence and rural footprint.
• Volunteer Behavioral Health Care Services: Tennessee community mental health center serving 32 counties with outpatient, crisis, residential, and recovery services. Closely mirrors Carey's CMHC structure, Tennessee DMHSAS funding model, and rural service delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Acadia Healthcare: Large publicly traded behavioral health provider operating inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, and outpatient programs nationally. Sets the scale benchmark for behavioral health service delivery but with a for-profit, equity-funded capital structure absent at Carey.
• Cherokee Health Systems: Tennessee Federally Qualified Health Center that integrates behavioral health with primary care across East Tennessee. Broader scope (primary care + BH) but comparable Tennessee nonprofit, integrated care, and government-funded model.

Regional players

• Aspell Recovery Center: Tennessee-based residential and outpatient substance use and behavioral health provider with multiple campuses. Overlaps with Carey's residential and SUD treatment lines but focused on addiction recovery rather than full community mental health continuum.
• Park Center: Nashville-based nonprofit community mental health provider offering outpatient, supported housing, and recovery services. Comparable Tennessee nonprofit BH model but geographically concentrated in Davidson County rather than rural Northwest Tennessee.
• Omni Community Health: Tennessee-based behavioral health and substance use provider operating residential and outpatient programs. Comparable residential BH service line but serves different Tennessee counties and is structured as a for-profit entity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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