The Stone Foundation

What The Stone Foundation does

The Stone Foundation is a Maryland-licensed mental health counseling practice founded in 2005 by CEO Samara Stone and headquartered in Towson, Maryland. Operating as a single-entity LLC, it delivers outpatient counseling for adults, adolescents, children (ages 7+), couples, and families, supplemented by psychiatric services for medication management. The practice reports having served approximately 3,000 individuals and families in the Baltimore/Metropolitan area, with most insurance plans accepted alongside self-pay options.

The technology footprint is comparatively modest and third-party: a telehealth platform is used for remote sessions, backed by the Theranest EHR for documentation and virtual client connectivity, and the Therabook client portal for payments, intake, and account management. Day-to-day clinical delivery is not supported by any proprietary or AI-driven tooling, and compliance is anchored by HIPAA and HITECH adherence.

Commercially, the practice runs a 1099 contractor model in which licensed therapists (LMSW, LCSW-C, LCPC, Psy.D.) provide clinical services while the organization handles billing, credentialing, eligibility verification, scheduling, and office management. Therapists also gain access to a referral network and an internal incubator/coaching program ('Perfected Practice') aimed at helping clinicians build and scale their own private practices. Distribution mixes direct-to-consumer intake (phone and online forms) with referral channels anchored by Baltimore municipal agencies (Department of Recreation and Parks, public school system, HEBCAC), the Baltimore Mayor's Office of Employment and Development, the US Department of Labor, and Baltimore Mental Health Systems. The firm holds an MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) Certification as part of its positioning.

Name

The Stone Foundation

Legal name

The Stone Foundation LLC

Website

https://thestonefoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Stone Foundation is a Towson, Maryland mental health counseling practice founded in 2005 that provides outpatient therapy and psychiatric services to adults, adolescents, children, families, and couples via telehealth and in-person delivery, primarily in the Baltimore Metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Counseling Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (62133), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFACAA

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Behavioral Health & Substance Use Treatment

SECONDARYHLALAEAG

Couples & Family Therapy Teletherapy Platforms

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Telehealth Platforms/Behavioral & Mental Health Teletherapy Platforms

Keywords

• Mental health counseling
• Individual therapy services
• Adolescent therapy
• Telehealth counseling
• Psychiatric services

Headquarters

HQ city

Towson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Counseling Services: Mental health counseling services billed to insurance or paid out-of-pocket by clients. Services include individual therapy for adults, adolescents (teens), and children ages 7 and up, as well as couples and family counseling. The practice accepts most insurance plans.
2. Therapist Contractor Model: 1099 contractor position for licensed therapists. Reimbursement rate based on licensure and years in field. The organization handles billing, credentialing, and office management on behalf of contractors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Stone Foundation is a mental health counseling practice that provides individual therapy to adults, adolescents/teens, and children ages 7 and up, along with couples and family counseling, delivered through in-person sessions at its Towson, Maryland office and via a 100% virtual telehealth platform. The practice also offers psychiatry services including medication management following an intake evaluation. On the supply side, the practice operates a 1099 independent contractor model that supports licensed Maryland therapists with in-house billing, credentialing, office management, a referral network, and an incubator/coaching program for clinicians building private practices.

Product overview

The Stone Foundation is a mental health counseling practice founded in 2005, operating as a multi-dimensional, multi-cultural mental health agency. The organization provides a unified platform of mental health services centered around core counseling offerings for adults, teens, and families. Services are delivered through a combination of in-person and telehealth modalities. The practice operates with integrated support services including an in-house billing and credentialing system, client portal (via Therabook), and practice management tools (via Theranest EHR). The organization also offers professional development through its Incubator Program for therapists building private practices and provides access to psychiatric services for clients requiring medication management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adults Counseling Individual counseling for adults addressing mental health challenges, life transitions, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns; delivered via telehealth and in-person sessions to clients in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
• Teens Counseling Counseling services for adolescents and children ages 7 and up, addressing developmental changes, peer relationships, self-identity, emotional regulation, and behavioral challenges through individual, family, and group therapy modalities.
• Psychiatry Services Psychiatric services including medication management for clients who complete an initial intake evaluation with a clinician before scheduling psychiatrist appointments; initial appointment is one hour with subsequent monthly visits of 30 minutes.
• Incubator Program Professional development program for licensed therapists that supports growing and scaling a private practice, defining a clinical niche, building expertise, learning infrastructure and systems, and enhancing money mindset.
• Perfected Practice Clinician Coaching Program Coaching program available to clinicians at a reduced rate, designed to help therapists perfect their clinical practice as part of The Stone Foundation's contractor offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 3,000 individuals and families served since founding in 2005

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Baltimore City Department of Recreation and ParksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership through The Stone Foundation's MBE Certification, providing mental health services and support to community members.
• Baltimore City Public School SystemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership providing mental health services to students and families within the school system.
• HEBCACminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Housing Authority of Baltimore City providing mental health support services.
• Baltimore Mayor's Office of Employment and DevelopmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development partnership supporting employment and development programs.
• US Department of LaborminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal workforce development partnership through employment and training programs.
• Baltimore Mental Health SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal mental health systems partnership for coordinated behavioral health services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lyra Health: Enterprise-focused mental health benefits platform providing therapy, coaching, and psychiatry to employees and their families. Comparable in therapy and psychiatry service mix; differs in employer-channel GTM versus The Stone Foundation's community/referral channels.
• LifeStance Health: Large national outpatient mental health platform providing in-person and virtual psychiatric and therapy services. Comparable in service mix (counseling, psychiatry, multi-age patients) but operates at vastly larger scale than The Stone Foundation.
• Headspace Health: Digital mental health and meditation platform serving consumers and employers with therapy and self-guided content. Adjacent peer given shared mental health category and multi-modal (self-help + clinician) delivery.

Emerging players

• Cerebral: Telehealth platform focused on mental health and medication management for anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Comparable in telehealth delivery and psychiatry integration, though Cerebral's model is subscription-based and largely asynchronous/medication-led.
• Brightside Health: Online mental health provider combining therapy and psychiatry for anxiety and depression. Comparable in telehealth therapy + psychiatry service mix, though Brightside is technology-led and national in scope.

Direct peers

• Talkspace: Online therapy and psychiatry platform delivering telehealth-based behavioral health to adults and adolescents. Directly comparable to The Stone Foundation's telehealth delivery model, though Talkspace operates at national scale and is publicly listed.
• Two Chairs: Therapy practice model combining in-person and virtual sessions with an employed clinician model. Closely comparable to The Stone Foundation's hybrid delivery and clinician-support infrastructure (training, admin support, matching).
• Grow Therapy: Therapist-centered telehealth platform providing billing, credentialing, and referral infrastructure to independent clinicians - functionally analogous to The Stone Foundation's incubator and in-house billing model, but at platform scale.
• BetterHelp: Largest direct-to-consumer online counseling platform offering individual, couples, and teen therapy via subscription. Overlaps with The Stone Foundation's individual/couples/teen service mix and telehealth delivery, though without regional or community-based positioning.
• Thriveworks: Multi-location outpatient counseling and psychiatry practice with in-person and telehealth services across the U.S. Closely comparable to The Stone Foundation in offering therapy, psychiatry, flexible scheduling, and insurance billing for adults, teens, couples, and families.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iamsamarastone
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-stone-foundation

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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