SCPC

What SCPC does

Southern California Psychology Centers, APC (SCPC) is a private professional corporation headquartered at 8775 Aero Dr., Suite 238, San Diego, California, operating a multi-specialty outpatient behavioral health group practice founded in 2014. The firm employs 11–50 staff including a clinical team of 20+ licensed mental health professionals — board-certified adult and pediatric psychiatrists, clinical psychologists (Ph.D., Psy.D.), licensed clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and pre-licensed clinicians — covering therapy, psychiatric medication evaluation and management, psychological testing and assessment, child psychiatry, opioid addiction treatment via Suboxone maintenance, eating disorder treatment, and psychological evaluations for uniformed services personnel (police, fire, military, Sheriff's Office, Border Patrol). Adjacent service lines include divorce mediation, a co-parenting program, and 'The Anchor Program,' an online coaching offering for food and body image issues.

Service delivery combines in-person visits at the San Diego clinic with telehealth via Zoom and telephone, with appointment availability advertised within 24–48 hours. Underlying technology is light-weight: a Squarespace-hosted website, a third-party patient portal (SCPCintouch.insynchcs.com) for billing and scheduling, and Zoom/telephone for remote sessions; no proprietary platform, AI/ML capabilities, or mobile app is in use.

SCPC generates revenue through direct billing to accepted health insurance plans — including Blue Shield (including Federal Employee Program and Medicare), Aetna, Cigna, Medicare, United Healthcare, Molina, Humana, Magellan, Sharp Health Plan, Scripps Health Plan, Healthnet/MHN, TriCare/TriWest, and Blue Shield Promise — with patient co-pay/cost-share collected after insurer adjudication, plus self-pay for uninsured or out-of-network patients. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is driven by contracted in-network status with four medical groups/IPAs (Mercy Physicians Medical Group, Optum Care Network North County IPA, Optum Care Network–San Diego Physicians Medical Group, Perlman Medical Group), a Lyra Health provider relationship, an online enrollment portal, and phone-based patient care liaisons. Geographic scope is regional (San Diego County), and ownership appears to remain with founding clinicians (notably CEO Dr. Carolyn Ross and Training Director Dr. Dushyant 'Shawn' Makadia), with no disclosed outside equity investment.

Name

SCPC

Legal name

Southern California Psychology Centers, APC

Website

https://socalpsychology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Southern California Psychology Centers (SCPC) is a San Diego-based outpatient behavioral health group practice of 20+ licensed clinicians delivering therapy, psychiatric medication management, psychological testing, addiction treatment, and eating-disorder services to individuals and families, billed primarily through major commercial and government insurance plans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Insurance Billing: Direct billing to accepted health insurance plans including Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, Medicare, United Healthcare, and others. Collects co-pay and cost-share amounts after insurance claim is processed.
2. Self-Pay/Out-of-Pocket: Self-pay rates available for patients without accepted insurance coverage or those choosing to pay directly.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SCPC is a behavioral health clinic that delivers outpatient therapy, psychological testing and assessment, and psychiatric medication management across specialties including child psychiatry, addiction/suboxone treatment, eating disorders, uniformed services psychological testing, and divorce/co-parenting services. Care is provided in-person at the San Diego clinic and remotely via telehealth, with billing handled through insurance networks or self-pay.

Product overview

Southern California Psychology Centers (SCPC) operates as a behavioral health care provider offering a unified platform of mental health services through multiple integrated service lines. The core offerings include Therapy (individual, group, family, and marriage counseling), Testing/Assessment Services (comprehensive psychological evaluations), and Medication Evaluation and Management (adult and child psychiatry). Specialized services include Addictions/Suboxone Maintenance, Eating Disorders Treatment, and Uniformed Services Testing. Additional offerings include Divorce Mediation and a Co-Parenting Program. Services are delivered both in-person and via Telehealth channels. SCPC accepts numerous insurance plans and maintains contracted relationships with medical groups and IPAs for network participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual and Group Psychotherapy Outpatient talk therapy for adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families delivered by a team of 20-plus clinicians across multiple therapeutic orientations and specialties.
• Psychological Testing and Assessment Formal psychological and neuropsychological evaluation for ADHD, learning disabilities, autism spectrum, mood, personality, and IQ assessments, including specialized uniformed services psychological testing for law enforcement, fire, and military candidates.
• Psychiatric Medication Management Prescription and medication monitoring services by psychiatrists, including child psychiatry and addiction/suboxone treatment for patients requiring pharmacological intervention alongside therapy.
• Eating Disorder Treatment Specialty outpatient care for anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder, integrating therapy and medical monitoring by clinicians trained in eating disorder treatment.
• Divorce Mediation and Co-Parenting Program Structured mediation and family coordination services to support divorcing or separating parents, including child-centered co-parenting planning.
• Telehealth Therapy Remote therapy and consultation sessions delivered via secure video and telephone so patients across California can access the practice's clinicians without traveling to the San Diego office.

Quantifiable outcome

• Appointment availability within 24-48 hours
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mercy Physicians Medical GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContracted medical group for behavioral health services. SCPC provides mental health services to members of this health plan network.
• Optum Care Network North County IPAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContracted IPA for behavioral health services. SCPC is part of their provider network for mental health care.
• Optum Care Network, San Diego Physicians Medical GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContracted medical group for behavioral health services. SCPC provides mental health services to members of this provider network.
• Perlman Medical GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContracted medical group for behavioral health services. SCPC is an in-network provider for their patients.
• Lyra Health (Select Providers)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSelected as an in-network provider for Lyra Health's behavioral health benefit program. Lyra provides mental health benefits to employers and their employees.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Talkspace: National online therapy and psychiatry platform accepting major insurance plans. Direct competitor for SCPC's telehealth therapy patients and payer-contracted psychiatric medication management services.
• Grow Therapy: Network/platform enabling mental health clinicians to operate group practices with insurance billing, telehealth delivery, and referral infrastructure. Comparable to SCPC's insurance-based group practice with contracted-payor workflows and rapid-appointment funnel.
• Brightside Health: Telehealth psychiatry and therapy platform with insurance coverage and medication management focus. Comparable to SCPC's tele-psychiatry service line and acceptance of major insurance plans for medication evaluation and management.
• Octave: Group mental health practice providing therapy and psychiatric services across multiple states with in-network insurance coverage. Directly comparable to SCPC in outpatient model, insurance billing, and multi-disciplinary clinician team structure.
• Cerebral: Telehealth mental health provider offering therapy and medication management with insurance billing, focused on anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Comparable to SCPC in tele-psychiatry delivery model and insurance-reimbursed mental health services.
• Thriveworks: Large national mental health group practice delivering therapy, psychiatry, and counseling in-person and via telehealth with broad insurance acceptance. Comparable to SCPC in its multi-clinician, multi-specialty, insurance-based outpatient model with rapid-availability positioning.
• Two Chairs: Tech-enabled group therapy practice offering in-person and virtual mental health services across multiple states with insurance accepted. Closest analog to SCPC: multi-clinician group practice combining therapy, psychiatry, and measurement-based care with insurance reimbursement.

Emerging players

• Charlie Health: Specialty outpatient mental health program for adolescents and young adults delivering intensive therapy and family treatment. Adjacent comparable to SCPC's child and adolescent psychiatry service line and family-based treatment approach.

Broad incumbents

• Mindpath Health: Multi-state outpatient mental health group practice combining psychiatry, therapy, and TMS across numerous clinic locations. Comparable to SCPC as a larger-scale group mental health practice with similar service mix and insurance-network operating model.
• Lyra Health: Enterprise mental health benefits platform serving employers with in-person and virtual care; SCPC is itself an in-network Lyra provider for select clinicians. Comparable as the broader payer-channel partner routing patients into SCPC's practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Southern-California-Psychology-Centers-100066981696768
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southern-california-psychology-centers-apc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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