The Telos Project

What The Telos Project does

The Telos Project is a Texas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation headquartered at 7801 Oakmont Blvd, Fort Worth, that delivers outpatient mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, families, and elderly persons across the state. Founded in 2016, the organization operates a single physical office and serves patients via in-person sessions and virtual intake appointments conducted over Google Meet. Its clinical team of roughly eleven licensed professionals provides individual therapy, family and couples therapy, group therapy, support groups, classes, parent coaching, and psychological, psycho-educational, and neuropsychological assessments, applying evidence-based modalities including CBT, EMDR, TF-CBT, DBT, Play Therapy, Geek Therapy, and trauma-informed approaches.

The service portfolio also includes differentiated programs such as Dungeons and Dragons Therapy Groups led by Certified Therapeutic Game Masters, forensic and court-ordered evaluations, and a training pipeline offering practicum, internship, and post-doctoral placements. Technology use is limited to commodity tools (Google Meet, PayPal donation processing, a Squarespace-hosted website); there are no proprietary software platforms, mobile applications, or AI/ML systems disclosed.

Revenue is generated through a three-stream model: (1) insurance reimbursements across multiple in-network panels, (2) discounted self-pay rates for uninsured clients, with Medicaid recipients exempt from cancellation fees, and (3) tax-deductible donations supporting low-cost or free programming. Pricing is per-session, with ancillary fees of $100 for late cancellations or no-shows and $375 for missed psychological assessments. The go-to-market motion is community-led: the organization positions itself around reducing barriers to care for populations facing stigma, poverty, or geographic isolation, and is bilingual (English/Spanish) to serve Texas's diverse populations.

Name

The Telos Project

Legal name

The Telos Project

Website

https://thetelosproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Telos Project is a Fort Worth-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit mental health center providing individual, family, group therapy and psychological assessments to children, adolescents, adults, and families across Texas, funded through insurance reimbursements, self-pay, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Mental Health Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Teletherapy Platforms (HLALAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Couples & Family Therapy Teletherapy Platforms (HLALAEAG), Grief, Trauma & PTSD-Focused Teletherapy Platforms (HLALAEAL)

Keywords

• Community mental health
• Psychological assessment
• Family therapy services
• Trauma-informed counseling
• Clinical psychology training

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Worth

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Insurance Reimbursement: The Telos Project accepts multiple insurance panels and is in-network with various providers. Services covered include therapy and psychological assessments.
2. Self-Pay: Discounted self-pay rates available for clients not using insurance, aligned with mission to reduce barriers to care.
3. Donations: As a federal nonprofit 501(c)(3), The Telos Project accepts tax-deductible donations to fund special projects such as group therapy, classes, and community outreach.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Telos Project delivers outpatient mental health services in Texas, including individual, family, and couples therapy, group therapy, psychological and neuropsychological assessments, parent coaching, and support groups/classes. It also runs supervised practicum, internship, and post-doctoral training for developing psychologists, with a focus on serving clients facing stigma, poverty, or geographic barriers to care.

Product overview

The Telos Project is a nonprofit mental health organization providing a comprehensive suite of therapeutic and assessment services in Texas. The core offerings include Individual, Family, Couples Therapy, Group Therapy, Support Groups, and Classes, supported by Psychological Assessment services (psychological, psycho-educational, and neuropsychological). Unique specialized programs include Parent Coaching and Dungeons and Dragons Therapy Groups led by Certified Therapeutic Game Masters. The organization also operates training programs for psychology students including Practicum, Internship, and Post-Doctoral Training opportunities. The services work together to provide accessible mental health care targeting conditions such as anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, ADHD, autism, and various behavioral and emotional disorders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual, Family, and Couples Therapy Psychological treatment that helps clients reassess and reframe personal history and future approaches, developing new coping and self-assessment strategies for interacting with family members and others.
• Psychological Assessment Standardized assessments using measures, interviews, questionnaires, observations, and record reviews to evaluate social, emotional, intellectual, academic, cognitive, and behavioral functioning for ADHD, learning disorders, autism, intellectual disabilities, and forensic/custody matters.
• Group Therapy Treatment involving a therapist and multiple clients collectively working on a specific issue, with each group having a defined theme and confidential therapist-client relationships.
• Support Groups Peer-led gatherings of people with a common issue or situation who provide comfort and encouragement to one another, with confidential relationships among members.
• Classes

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 13 years of experience among some team members in working with children, teens, families and adults

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Headway: Platform that helps therapists accept insurance by credentialing, billing, and scheduling on their behalf. Directly relevant as an alternative growth path for practices like Telos that want to scale insurance-accepting panel capacity without internal infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Talkspace: Online therapy and psychiatry platform serving individuals, couples, and teens via in-network insurance and direct pay. Closely comparable to Telos in targeting therapy-seeking clients across modalities (CBT, EMDR-related) with insurance and self-pay options, though delivered virtually at national scale.
• Brightside Health: Telehealth psychiatry and therapy platform for anxiety and depression including pharmacotherapy. Comparable to Telos in evidence-based modality focus (CBT) and broad-insurance acceptance, though delivered virtually and at venture-funded scale.
• Charlie Health: Intensive outpatient and virtual mental health provider specializing in adolescents, teens, and young adults with depression, anxiety, and trauma—directly overlapping with Telos's child/adolescent and trauma focus, but operating as a hybrid virtual program with multi-state reach.
• Two Chairs: Therapy practice combining in-person clinics with virtual care, focused on measurement-based outcomes and matched client-therapist pairing. Closely comparable to Telos in service mix (individual, couples, family therapy) and outcome orientation, with multi-city physical presence.

Emerging players

• Lyra Health: Mental health benefits platform for employers offering therapy, coaching, and medication management. Overlaps with Telos in evidence-based therapy modalities (CBT, EMDR) and insurance-billed delivery, but anchored in employer-sponsored access rather than community referral.
• Cerebral: Telehealth mental health provider offering therapy and medication management for anxiety, depression, and ADHD—overlapping with Telos's adult mood/anxiety focus and emphasis on evidence-based care, though delivered asynchronously and via subscription.

Broad incumbents

• BetterHelp: Largest online therapy platform connecting users with licensed counselors via subscription. Directly comparable to Telos in addressing anxiety, depression, and family/relationship concerns, but operates as a scaled, venture-backed digital incumbent rather than a community-based in-person nonprofit.

Regional players

• Gulf Coast Center (or comparable Texas LMHA): Local mental health authority providing outpatient therapy, crisis services, and case management in a defined Texas region—closely comparable to Telos as another nonprofit community mental health provider serving under-resourced Texas populations, though publicly funded and broader in scope.
• Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute: Texas-based independent nonprofit focused on mental health policy, research, and system improvement rather than direct service. Adjacent comparator given overlapping Texas mental health mission and community-improvement focus, though operating as a policy/advocacy rather than therapy provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Telos_Project
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-telos-project

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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