Growth Central

What Growth Central does

Growth Central Training (DBA: Growth Central Training) is a Greer, South Carolina-based private professional certification and continuing education company serving mental health professionals, educators, first responders, and behavioral health specialists. Founded in 1997 and operating with 1-10 employees, the company delivers live Zoom-based certification courses covering anger management, crisis intervention, domestic violence intervention, and parent training, with credentials issued through a core partnership with the National Anger Management Association (NAMA).

The product portfolio is anchored on four certification programs priced between $599 and $799 as one-time fees for lifetime credentials: Certified Anger Management Specialist (CAMS) I & II, Certified Crisis Intervention Specialist (CCIS) I & II featuring the proprietary EDGE De-escalation methodology, Certified Domestic Violence Specialist (CDVS), and Certified Parent Training Specialist (CPTS) I & II. Content is instructor-led and incorporates current frameworks including Polyvagal Theory applied to crisis response. The company has extended its catalog with supplementary books and licensing resources and a Kids Programs collection targeting youth emotional intelligence. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer through a Shopify-based storefront, with marketing concentrated on Facebook, LinkedIn, email newsletters, and customer testimonials.

Revenue mechanics are entirely transactional: one-time certification fees with no recurring subscriptions or renewal revenue, and ongoing supervision services for alumni. The company complements its core DTC model with strategic partnerships, including a collaboration with the University of Washington and BHCORE on crisis intervention training that was featured in the Seattle Times, and serves an international participant base spanning the United States, Malaysia, and Israel.

Name

Growth Central

Legal name

Growth Central Training

Website

https://growthcentral.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Growth Central Training is a Greer, South Carolina-based private professional certification company delivering live Zoom certification courses in anger management, crisis intervention, domestic violence, and parent training, awarding lifetime NAMA credentials to mental health professionals, educators, and first responders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Certification Training (Mental Health / Behavioral Health)

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE) (EDAAALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) & Emotional Regulation Programs (EDAMAIAC)

Keywords

• Professional certification training
• Anger management training
• Crisis intervention training
• Behavioral health education
• De-escalation training

Headquarters

HQ city

Greer

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Certification Training Programs: One-time fee training programs that lead to lifetime professional credentials from the National Anger Management Association (NAMA). Programs include Anger Management Specialist, Crisis Intervention Specialist, Domestic Violence Specialist, and Parent Training Specialist certifications at various price points.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Growth Central Training sells live, instructor-led certification training programs delivered via Zoom in anger management, crisis intervention, domestic violence intervention, and parent training. Successful completion leads to lifetime credentials from the National Anger Management Association (NAMA), including Certified Anger Management Specialist (CAMS), Certified Crisis Intervention Specialist (CCIS), Certified Domestic Violence Specialist (CDVS), and Certified Parent Training Specialist (CPTS) certifications priced between $599 and $799. Programs are purchased directly through a Shopify-based e-commerce website and serve mental health professionals, educators, first responders, and behavioral health agencies.

Product overview

Growth Central Training is a professional certification and continuing education company offering a portfolio of training programs in anger management, crisis intervention, domestic violence, and parent training. The core offering consists of live Zoom-based certification courses (CCIS-II Crisis Intervention, Domestic Violence Specialist, Anger Management Specialist, and Parent Training Specialist) that lead to lifetime credentials from the National Anger Management Association (NAMA). Programs are delivered through scheduled trainings with certified instructors and are designed for mental health professionals, educators, first responders, and behavioral health specialists. The company also offers supplementary resources including books and licenses, as well as specialized Kids programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Certified Anger Management Specialist I & II Training

Quantifiable outcome

• Participants report feeling prepared to lead their first training within days of completing certification
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Anger Management Association (NAMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAMA is the certifying body for anger management professionals. Growth Central Training is an authorized training provider whose certification programs lead to lifetime credentials recognized by NAMA. This partnership provides the accreditation backbone for all of Growth Central's certification offerings including CAMS, CCIS, CDVS, and CPTS credentials.
• University of WashingtonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrowth Central Training collaborated with the University of Washington and BHCORE on crisis intervention training initiatives. This collaboration was featured in the Seattle Times, highlighting the company's involvement in academic partnerships for crisis intervention research and training.
• BHCOREminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHCORE (Behavioral Health Core) partnered with Growth Central Training and the University of Washington on crisis intervention training initiatives. This collaboration focuses on improving crisis intervention training for professionals and was featured in the Seattle Times.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• QPR Institute: QPR Institute offers gatekeeper training for suicide prevention and crisis intervention, widely used by first responders, educators, and behavioral health providers. It is a direct adjacency to Growth Central's CCIS offerings in the crisis intervention certification space.
• Love and Logic Institute: Love and Logic provides parent training and family coaching curricula adopted by educators, counselors, and social workers. It competes directly with Growth Central's CPTS certification for the same parental education specialist persona.
• Active Parenting Publishers: Active Parenting Publishers delivers parent education and family training programs used by family service professionals. It is a direct peer to Growth Central's Certified Parent Training Specialist (CPTS) offering, serving the same professional buyer.
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI): CPI provides de-escalation and crisis intervention training programs for healthcare, education, and human services professionals. It is a direct peer to Growth Central's CCIS EDGE De-escalation certification, competing for the same institutional buyers with a broader portfolio and deeper enterprise sales motion.
• Living Works: Living Works delivers internationally recognized suicide intervention and crisis response training (e.g., ASIST). It overlaps directly with Growth Central's crisis intervention certification use case for first responders, educators, and behavioral health professionals.

Others

• National Anger Management Association (NAMA): NAMA is the credentialing body that issues the CAMS, CCIS, CDVS, and CPTS certifications Growth Central's training leads to. It is simultaneously a partner and an ecosystem coordinator; other NAMA-authorized training providers are indirect peers in the same certification ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Mental Health First Aid USA (National Council for Mental Wellbeing): Mental Health First Aid is a widely adopted mental health crisis response training program for laypeople and professionals. It competes with Growth Central for the same mental health and education professional audience, with significantly broader brand recognition and institutional reach.

Emerging players

• Youth Change Consultants: Youth Change Consultants offers training and resources for serving children and adolescents with behavioral and anger management challenges. It overlaps with Growth Central's Kids programs and parent training portfolio, with a stronger emphasis on youth-serving professionals.
• BHCORE (Behavioral Health Core): BHCORE is a behavioral health training organization that partnered with Growth Central and the University of Washington on crisis intervention training. It is an emerging peer in the same content and audience category, with growing credibility in the field.
• Transforming Lives Institute: Transforming Lives Institute offers anger management and family intervention training for professionals and agencies. It is an emerging peer targeting the same counselor, educator, and first responder customer base as Growth Central's core certifications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/growthcentralangermanagement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/growth-central

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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