Arbor Hills Psychological Services

What Arbor Hills Psychological Services does

Arbor Hills Psychological Services is a Jackson, Michigan-based outpatient mental health practice founded in 2001 by Dr. Brent R. Smith, PsyD. The firm delivers individual therapy, couples counseling, child-centered play therapy for ages 3-13, psychological evaluations, and telehealth services across three locations (main office on Spring Arbor Road, a Downtown Jackson site, and a Hillsdale office), with select clinicians operating telehealth-only.

The practice is staffed by 11-50 employees, including multiple licensed psychologists and master's-level clinicians with multi-decade tenures, several of whom are not currently accepting new patients. Revenue is generated through fee-for-service clinical care (intake sessions priced at $220, follow-ups at $175, psychological evaluations at $800-$1,200) and through contracted billing with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Care Network, HAP, Priority Health, Aetna, and select Medicaid plans. The firm is privately held and founder-owned, with no disclosed outside funding or institutional investors.

The practice maintains formal affiliations with Seeds to Sprouts (a preschool) and The Growing Tree (an ABA/OT provider), creating a pediatric mental health referral pipeline and a small service ecosystem. Growth has been incremental and capacity-led rather than technology-led, with no disclosed AI, software platform, or technology differentiation beyond standard telehealth delivery.

Name

Arbor Hills Psychological Services

Legal name

Arbor Hills Psychological Services

Website

https://arborhillsps.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arbor Hills Psychological Services is a Jackson, Michigan outpatient mental health practice founded in 2001 that delivers therapy, psychological evaluations, and telehealth to individuals, couples, and children across three regional locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Neurodevelopmental & Behavioral Therapy Platforms (ADHD/Autism/Behavioral Coaching) (HLALAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL)

Keywords

• Mental health services
• Individual therapy
• Couples counseling
• Psychological evaluations
• Telehealth therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Therapy Sessions: Professional counseling services billed per session. Initial intake appointment is $220.00, and all following sessions are billed at $175.00. Copayments, deductibles, and coinsurance are due on each date of service. Insurance is billed on behalf of clients.
2. Psychological Evaluations: Diagnostic evaluations for mental health conditions including ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and personality disorders, as well as adult guardianship assessments. Typically runs $800-$1,200 depending on complexity. Five procedure codes are billed: 96791, 96130, 96131, 96136, and 96137.
3. Missed Appointment Fees: $80.00 fee for cancellations or appointments missed without 24-hour notice. Must be paid at or before next appointment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Arbor Hills Psychological Services is a mental health practice that delivers individual therapy for children, teens, and adults, couples counseling, child-centered play therapy, and diagnostic psychological evaluations for ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, personality disorders, and adult guardianship. Services are provided by licensed clinicians through in-person sessions at offices in Jackson and Hillsdale, Michigan, and remotely via telehealth (telephone or online video).

Product overview

Arbor Hills Psychological Services offers a unified suite of mental health and psychological services centered around individual, couples, and play therapy for clients across the lifespan. The practice provides diagnostic psychological evaluations for conditions such as ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and personality disorders, as well as adult guardianship assessments. Services are delivered through in-person sessions at their Jackson, MI offices or via telehealth (telephone or video). The organization operates alongside affiliated companies including Seeds to Sprouts (nature-based preschool) and The Growing Tree (collaborative pediatric therapy offering ABA and Occupational Therapies), allowing for referrals to complementary services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 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

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Seeds to SproutsminorOthersNature-based preschool affiliated with the broader company ecosystem. Provides complementary early childhood education services for families also receiving mental health services.
• The Growing TreeminorOthersCollaborative Pediatric Therapy offering ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) and Occupational Therapies. Affiliated through the broader company ecosystem, providing integrated care for children with developmental needs.
• Blue Cross Blue ShieldcoreOthersAccepted insurance provider for therapy sessions and psychological evaluations
• Blue Care NetworkcoreOthersAccepted insurance provider for therapy sessions and psychological evaluations
• HAP (Health Alliance Plan)coreOthersAccepted insurance provider for psychological evaluations specifically
• Priority HealthcoreOthersAccepted insurance provider for psychological evaluations specifically
• AetnaminorOthersAccepted insurance provider for therapy sessions
• Michigan Medicaid ProductsminorOthersSome Medicaid products accepted for therapy sessions

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Brightside Health: Online mental health provider offering therapy and psychiatry, including ADHD and depression treatment, with insurance-based billing. Comparable to Arbor Hills on outpatient mental health delivery, insurance reimbursement, and a focus on common conditions such as ADHD and anxiety/depression.
• Behavioral Health Works: Provider of ABA therapy and behavioral health services for children with autism and developmental needs. Comparable to Arbor Hills through its affiliated Growing Tree entity on ABA/OT service delivery for the pediatric neurodevelopmental population that AHPS also evaluates.

Broad incumbents

• LifeStance Health: Large publicly-traded outpatient mental health platform operating clinics across the U.S. Directly comparable to Arbor Hills because both deliver in-person and telehealth psychotherapy and psychiatric evaluations to children, teens, and adults on a per-session/insurance-reimbursed basis; LifeStance is the scaled version of AHPS's model.
• Mindpath Health: Outpatient mental health practice group with clinics across multiple U.S. states offering therapy, psychiatric evaluations, and telehealth services. Comparable to Arbor Hills as a multi-clinician group psychology practice offering therapy, evaluations, and telehealth on an in-network insurance basis.
• Lyra Health: Mental health benefits platform working with employers to deliver therapy and coaching to employees and their families. Comparable to Arbor Hills on therapy delivery model and insurance/benefits-based reimbursement, though it operates at much greater scale and serves an employer-sponsored client base.

Direct peers

• Two Chairs: Outpatient therapy practice employing licensed therapists, with a focus on therapist-client matching and in-person + telehealth delivery. Comparable to Arbor Hills because both operate as group therapy practices offering individualized matching, in-network insurance billing, and a mix of modalities including telehealth.
• Octave: Outpatient behavioral health practice operating clinic locations with therapists and psychologists providing individual and couples therapy, often in-network. Comparable to Arbor Hills on group-practice structure, insurance-based billing, multi-modality therapy, and in-person plus virtual session delivery.
• Talkiatry: Telepsychiatry and therapy practice employing licensed clinicians who deliver in-network outpatient mental health care via telehealth and in-person visits. Closely comparable to Arbor Hills on service mix (individual therapy, evaluations), insurance-based revenue model, and licensed-psychologist staffing model.

Regional players

• Family Psychology of South Bend: Regional group psychology practice in the South Bend, Indiana area offering individual, couples, child, and family therapy plus psychological testing. Comparable as a regional multi-clinician psychology practice delivering therapy and evaluations on an insurance-reimbursed basis, similar in scale and service mix to Arbor Hills.
• Psychology Specialists of Michigan: Michigan-based group psychology practice providing therapy and psychological testing services. Most directly comparable on geography (Michigan) and service mix — therapy plus psychological evaluations for ADHD, autism, and other conditions delivered by licensed psychologists — making it a strong regional peer to Arbor Hills.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-growing-tree-autism-treatment-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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