Anastasi Counseling Services

What Anastasi Counseling Services does

Anastasi Counseling Services is a privately held, single-location mental health counseling practice headquartered at 1520 6th St SW, Mason City, Iowa, founded in 1977 by James O. Anastasi. The practice provides evidence-based psychotherapy across eight service lines — marriage/relationship therapy, children/adolescent therapy, mental health (depression/anxiety) therapy, stress management, grief/loss counseling, substance use/abuse counseling, play therapy, and EMDR therapy — delivered through systemic, CBT, DBT, solution-focused, multidimensional family therapy, PCIT, and play therapy modalities. It serves individuals, couples, families, and children across North-Central Iowa communities including Mason City, Charles City, Clear Lake, Hampton, Forest City, and Osage.

The practice operates a direct-to-consumer go-to-market: prospective clients reach the practice primarily by phone (641-423-4180) and via the anastasicounseling.com website, with in-person sessions at the Mason City office and telehealth virtual sessions as alternative delivery channels. The clinical team of six therapists (founder James O. Anastasi plus Christopher Hager, Alicia Tannahill, Dorothy, Jill Kreimeyer, and Tonya Davis) holds a diversified credential mix spanning LMHC, LMFT, IADC, and certifications in EMDR, PCIT, and Play Therapy; a dedicated office manager (Amy Siefken, in role since 2004) handles scheduling, insurance filing, and billing.

The business model is fee-for-service professional services revenue, billed through insurance claims and/or self-pay at undisclosed rates. Marketing is conducted primarily through local SEO on the practice website, direct phone outreach, and occasional community seminars on personal/interpersonal growth and therapy topics delivered across Iowa. There is no disclosed funding, no parent entity, no subsidiaries, and no public financial reporting; the practice operates as a standalone independent private practice with single-office geographic concentration.

Name

Anastasi Counseling Services

Legal name

Anastasi Counseling Services

Website

https://anastasicounseling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Anastasi Counseling Services is a privately held, single-location mental health counseling practice in Mason City, Iowa, founded in 1977, serving individuals, couples, families, and children across North-Central Iowa via in-person and telehealth therapy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Counseling Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health Counseling & Psychotherapy Services (EDALAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGAEAH)

Keywords

• Mental health counseling
• Marriage therapy
• Adolescent therapy
• Grief counseling
• Substance abuse counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Mason City

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

Revenue model

1. Mental Health Counseling Services: Fee-for-service mental health counseling provided to individuals, couples, families, and children. Services billed through insurance claims (office manager Amy Siefken handles insurance filing and billing) or potentially self-pay. The practice offers initial intake forms and patient forms for new clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Anastasi Counseling Services is a mental health counseling practice founded in 1977 and based in Mason City, Iowa. It provides individual, couples, family, and adolescent therapy services delivered by licensed counselors, including specialty modalities such as Play Therapy and EMDR Therapy.

Product overview

Anastasi Counseling Services is a mental health therapy practice offering eight distinct counseling services for individuals, couples, families, and children. The services include Marriage/Relationship Therapy using systemic therapy approaches, Children/Adolescent Therapy, Mental Health Therapy for depression and anxiety, Stress Management, Grief/Loss Counseling, Substance Use/Abuse counseling, Play Therapy for young children, and EMDR Therapy for trauma processing. The practice serves North-Central Iowa from its Mason City location, providing both in-person counseling and telehealth options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marriage/Relationship Therapy Counseling for couples and partners experiencing relationship conflict, communication breakdown, or marital distress.
• Children/Adolescent Therapy Therapy services for children and teenagers addressing behavioral, emotional, and developmental concerns.
• Mental Health Therapy General outpatient psychotherapy for adults experiencing depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions.
• Stress Management Counseling Counseling focused on helping clients identify, manage, and reduce sources of stress in their lives.
• Grief/Loss Counseling Bereavement counseling for individuals and families coping with loss and grief.
• Substance Use/Abuse Counseling Counseling for clients dealing with substance use, dependency, or addiction-related issues.
• Play Therapy A developmentally appropriate therapeutic modality primarily used with young children, employing play as the medium for emotional expression and processing.
• EMDR Therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a structured therapy used to treat trauma, PTSD, and other distressing life experiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Therapists help clients develop coping skills, improve relationships, and achieve personal growth goals as evidenced by client testimonials about life-changing impacts

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Talkiatry: Psychiatry and therapy practice providing outpatient mental health services with in-network insurance coverage. Comparable insurance-based, multi-clinician practice model serving general mental health patient populations.
• BetterHelp: Largest online therapy platform providing virtual counseling for individuals, couples, and teens. Competes directly with Anastasi's telehealth offering on convenience and price, and targets the same general-population mental health segment in rural markets.
• Two Chairs: Therapy practice operating hybrid in-person and virtual clinics with a multi-clinician model and insurance contracting. Highly comparable service delivery model combining in-person and telehealth for individuals and couples.
• Octave: Mental health practice offering therapy and psychiatry services through in-person clinics and virtual care. Comparable multi-modality mental health practice model with evidence-based treatment approach.
• Talkspace: Online therapy and psychiatry platform offering virtual sessions with licensed therapists via subscription. Direct competitor for telehealth mental health services across individual, couples, and adolescent use cases.
• Cerebral: Telehealth mental health company providing therapy and medication management for anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Competes in the same outpatient mental health space with broader geographic reach and digital-first delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Lyra Health: Mental health benefits platform offering therapy and coaching through employer-sponsored plans. Operates as a broad incumbent in the mental health services space with a multi-clinician network model comparable in structure though vastly larger in scale.
• Spring Health: Enterprise mental health benefits provider delivering therapy, coaching, and psychiatry through employer partnerships. Comparable mental health service delivery model but accessed primarily through B2B channels rather than consumer-direct.
• Headspace Health: Large-scale digital mental health platform combining therapy, coaching, and self-guided content via B2B employer partnerships and consumer subscriptions. Adjacent to Anastasi's therapy services but with a technology-enabled, self-serve model rather than 1:1 clinician delivery.

Emerging players

• Alma: Therapist network and practice platform providing credentialing, insurance billing, and referral infrastructure to independent clinicians. Comparable in serving individual licensed therapists but operates as a network/tech layer rather than a practice itself.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anastasi-counseling-svc

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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