Boston Behavioral Medicine

Name

Boston Behavioral Medicine

Legal name

Boston Behavioral Medicine LLC

Website

https://bostonbmed.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Boston Behavioral Medicine is a Brookline, MA integrative psychotherapy practice delivering individual, couples, family, and group mental health care — supplemented by licensed-clinician training, hypnosis/biofeedback certification, and a 2025-launched continuing education series.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral 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-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health Counseling & Psychotherapy Services (EDALAFAB)

Keywords

• Integrative psychotherapy services
• Behavioral medicine practice
• DBT skills training
• Clinical hypnosis certification
• Continuing mental health education

Headquarters

HQ city

Brookline

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Psychotherapy Services: Fee-for-service psychotherapy revenue through accepted insurance plans (most major health insurance accepted) and self-pay/private pay arrangements. Superbills provided for out-of-network reimbursement.
2. Training Program Fees: Licensed Clinician Certificate Program in behavioral medicine ($2,500 per participant). Includes seminar hours, mentoring, and clinical practice requirements.
3. Hypnosis & Biofeedback Training: Intensive certification training courses: Introductory Hypnosis ($625 regular), Intermediate Hypnosis ($625), General Biofeedback ($995). Discounts for certificate program participants.
4. DBT Group Therapy: Self-pay DBT skills groups: $350/month for 4 months ($1,400 total) or $1,300 upfront for 14-week program. Lyra Health EAP coverage accepted for some groups.
5. Continuing Education Credits: Single-session CE workshops (4 CE credits each) and multi-day intensive trainings offered to licensed healthcare professionals for professional development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Boston Behavioral Medicine is an integrative psychotherapy and behavioral medicine practice delivering individual, couples, family, and group therapy (including DBT skills training) for mental health and stress-related medical conditions, along with clinical hypnosis and biofeedback. The practice also functions as a training institution, offering a Licensed Clinician Certificate Program, hypnosis and biofeedback certification intensives, psychology practicum and post-doctoral training, a social work fellowship, and continuing education workshops for licensed healthcare professionals.

Product overview

Boston Behavioral Medicine is an integrative psychotherapy practice offering a comprehensive suite of mental health services centered around individual, group, couples, and family therapy. The practice operates as both a clinical service provider and a training institution, offering multiple training programs including a Licensed Clinician Certificate Program, Psychology Training Program (advanced practicum and post-doctoral fellowship), Social Work Fellowship Program, and Hypnosis & Biofeedback Certification Training. Additional offerings include a Continuing Education Series for mental health professionals and educational resources through Ask Dr. BBM.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Psychotherapy Relationally based integrative psychotherapy for individuals (children, teens, adults) using psychodynamic, CBT, ACT, DBT, and mindfulness modalities, with emphasis on the therapeutic relationship as the primary agent of change.
• DBT Skills Group Therapy Structured Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills training delivered virtually via Zoom, teaching emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, and mindfulness to adult participants enrolled in individual therapy.
• Couples & Families Therapy Therapy addressing couple conflict, family dynamics, communication issues, intimacy concerns, and dysfunctional patterns using multiple therapeutic models for couples and families.
• Behavioral Health Consultation Services In-service training, needs assessment, program development, and organizational consultation for healthcare providers and organizations covering behavioral health integration, stress management, and mind-body techniques.
• Licensed Clinician Certificate Program in Behavioral Medicine Certificate training program for licensed mental health professionals in behavioral medicine covering relaxation, diaphragmatic breathing, autogenic training, mindfulness meditation, CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, and specialized interventions across medical and mental health disorders.
• Hypnosis & Biofeedback Certification Training Intensive certification training programs in Clinical Hypnosis Levels 1 and 2 (ASCH-aligned, providing 40 hours of didactic-practical training) and General Biofeedback (BCIA-aligned, providing 32 of 42 required hours) for licensed clinicians pursuing professional certification.
• Psychology Training Program (Advanced Practicum & Post-Doctoral Fellowship) Behavioral medicine and integrative psychotherapy training for doctoral psychology students in advanced practicum and for post-doctoral fellows, including specialty training in clinical hypnosis, biofeedback, mindfulness, and collaborative care with medical providers.
• Social Work Fellowship Program Post-licensure clinical social work training program meeting LCSW-to-LICSW licensure requirements, emphasizing behavioral medicine techniques and integrative psychotherapy skills for social work fellows.
• Continuing Education Series for Licensed Clinicians Single-session and multi-day continuing education workshops offering CE credits to licensed healthcare professionals across topics including behavioral medicine interventions for stress management, clinical hypnosis, CBT for insomnia, psychopharmacology, OCD treatment, DBT skills, mindfulness, and ACT/values-based work.

Quantifiable outcome

• Accepts most health insurance plans and offers sliding fee scale for accessibility
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Charles River Community Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Amaro Laria founded and served as former director of Behavioral Medicine Services at this federally qualified health center in Allston and Waltham, MA. This partnership reflects BBM's commitment to integrating behavioral health into community health settings.
• Harvard Vanguard Medical AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Katharine Larsson served as former Assistant Director of the Behavioral Medicine Program in the Internal Medicine Department. This Harvard-affiliated organization represents a key professional relationship in the Boston medical community.
• Cambridge Health AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple BBM clinicians hold faculty appointments through Cambridge Health Alliance's Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Larsson was a former supervisor in the Behavioral Medicine Program. Dr. Laria holds current faculty appointment as Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School through this affiliation.
• American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBBM's hypnosis training programs (L1 and L2) meet criteria for certification training by ASCH. The combined introductory and intermediate workshops provide required 40 hours of didactic-practical training for ASCH certification.
• Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBBM's General Biofeedback Intensive 4-day course follows the didactic blueprint for certification requirement by BCIA, providing 32 of the required 42 hours for general biofeedback (non-EEG) certification.
• Franklin & Marshall CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Kim Faris founded and consults for 'Mindfulness at F&M' program, a mindfulness program for students, faculty, and staff at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, offering stress-management workshops and retreats.
• McGill University Student Wellness HubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated supervisor Dr. Joanne Cyr works as consultation liaison professional at McGill University Student Wellness Hub in Montreal, Quebec, supporting students with chronic conditions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Octave: Octave is a therapist-led behavioral health practice offering in-person and virtual individual, couples, and group therapy with employed licensed clinicians, directly comparable to BBM's multidisciplinary, insurance-accepting practice model.
• Charlie Health: Charlie Health provides intensive outpatient and group-based mental health programs with a strong DBT skills emphasis, comparable to BBM's DBT Skills Groups offering and integrative psychotherapy approach to higher-acuity clients.
• Two Chairs: Two Chairs operates a multi-city in-person and virtual therapy practice with employed clinicians and a brand-forward patient experience, directly comparable to BBM's clinician-staffed model but at significantly larger scale across major U.S. metros.

Emerging players

• Headway: Headway provides credentialing, billing, and network tools that help independent mental health providers join insurance panels, directly comparable to BBM's hybrid in-network/insurance-supported practice model for solo and group clinicians.
• Alma: Alma operates a membership-based platform that helps independent therapists accept insurance and run practices; comparable to BBM as a private-pay/insurance therapist community, though Alma is a software-and-network layer rather than a clinical practice itself.

Broad incumbents

• Talkspace: Talkspace is a publicly traded virtual therapy platform accepting commercial insurance and EAP contracts, broadly comparable to BBM's telehealth arm and insurance-accepting clinical model but at national scale.
• Lyra Health: Lyra Health is a global mental health benefits platform that contracts with employer clients and a network of therapists; BBM already accepts Lyra EAP referrals, making Lyra a relevant channel partner and partial comparator for the insurance/employer go-to-market.
• Spring Health: Spring Health is a global employer-focused mental health benefits provider with a provider network and digital tools, comparable to BBM's employer/insurance-referred patient pipeline and growing CE/training franchise.
• McLean Hospital Outpatient Services: McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, runs outpatient behavioral medicine and psychotherapy services in the Boston area comparable to BBM's Harvard-affiliated, integrative psychotherapy positioning.
• Cambridge Health Alliance Behavioral Health: Cambridge Health Alliance operates a Department of Psychiatry with integrative behavioral medicine programs where BBM's co-founders trained and hold faculty appointments, making it a direct peer on clinical approach and local market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bostonbmed
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boston-behavioral-medicine-llc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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