OCD Anxiety Centers

What OCD Anxiety Centers does

OCD Anxiety Centers is a privately held, founder-owned behavioral health provider founded in 2015 by Paul Peterson, LCSW, and headquartered in Bountiful, Utah. The company operates 25 physical treatment centers across 8 U.S. states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington) and a virtual intensive outpatient program (IOP) available in 11 additional states. It specializes in evidence-based treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, anxiety disorders, trauma, and PTSD in clients aged 8 through adult, delivering care primarily through Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), supplemented by Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills training and Prolonged Exposure (PE) for trauma.

The core product is a structured 16-week Intensive Outpatient Program delivering 3 hours of therapy per day, Monday through Friday, with an 8:1 client-to-staff ratio, alongside a higher-acuity Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) at 6 hours per day with psychiatric oversight. Treatment architecture is proprietary, refined over 10+ years and 6,000+ clients, and supported by an internal training institute that standardizes protocol delivery across sites. A virtual IOP replicates the in-person protocol with equivalent clinical outcomes. The company tracks weekly evidence-based outcome measures across 3,000+ clients and reports an average 67% symptom reduction, a 79% OCD recovery rate among completers, and 92% client/parent satisfaction.

Revenue is generated primarily through insurance-billed IOP and PHP services, with over 95% of clients using commercial coverage. The company holds in-network status with United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, and DMBA, and is accredited by The Joint Commission. Go-to-market combines direct consumer admissions (online assessments, adult/youth applications, insurance verification) with a clinician/healthcare-provider referral channel and digital content marketing (Learning Center, social media, earned media). Leadership has been professionalized with a COO recruited from Discovery Behavioral Health, the largest US eating disorder/behavioral health provider, indicating preparation for continued multi-site scaling.

Name

OCD Anxiety Centers

Legal name

OCD Anxiety Centers

Website

https://ocdanxietycenters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

OCD Anxiety Centers operates evidence-based Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Programs for OCD, anxiety, trauma, and PTSD across 25 physical locations in 8 U.S. states plus a virtual IOP in 11 additional states, serving clients ages 8 through adult with insurance-billed ERP therapy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Treatment Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health Partial Hospitalization & Intensive Outpatient Programs (PHP/IOP) (HLAFACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA), Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC)

Keywords

• Intensive outpatient therapy
• OCD treatment programs
• Anxiety disorder treatment
• Exposure response prevention
• Behavioral health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bountiful

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices26 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) — Insurance-Billed: The primary revenue stream is billable IOP treatment sessions reimbursed through health insurance. Clients attend 3 hours per day, Monday through Friday, typically for 16 weeks. Over 95% of clients use insurance coverage. The company is in-network with major insurers including United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, and DMBA.
2. Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) — Insurance-Billed: PHP is the higher level of care, running 6 hours per day, Monday through Friday, providing more intensive treatment with psychiatric oversight. Also billed through insurance with the same in-network provider relationships.
3. Virtual IOP — Insurance-Billed: Virtual IOP delivers the same treatment protocol as in-person IOP and is billed through the same insurance channels. The virtual format enables the company to serve clients in states without physical locations while maintaining the same revenue model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

OCD Anxiety Centers provides evidence-based intensive outpatient (IOP) and partial hospitalization (PHP) mental health treatment built around Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy for individuals ages 8 and older suffering from OCD, anxiety disorders, trauma, and PTSD. Treatment is delivered in 16-week, 3-hour daily sessions in person across 25 U.S. clinics or via a virtual IOP in 11 additional states, with the majority of clients using in-network health insurance coverage.

Product overview

OCD Anxiety Centers offers a unified treatment platform centered on Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) and Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) for anxiety, trauma, OCD, and related diagnoses. The core offering consists of in-person IOP (3 hours/day, 5 days/week, 16 weeks) and PHP (6 hours/day, 5 days/week) programs, both built on Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) as the primary therapeutic approach, supplemented with DBT skills training. The company also provides a Virtual IOP delivering identical outcomes remotely, Online Assessments for initial evaluation, and dedicated Youth and Adult Admissions Applications. Treatment programs are offered across multiple physical locations in 8 states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington) plus virtual coverage for 11 additional states. All programs emphasize evidence-based care with measurable outcomes (67% average symptom reduction, 79% recovery rate, 92% client satisfaction).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) A structured evidence-based treatment program delivering 3 hours of therapy per day, Monday through Friday for 16 weeks, using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for anxiety, trauma, OCD, and related disorders. Serves individuals ages 8 and older with an 8:1 client-to-staff ratio.
• Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) The highest level of structured care providing 6 hours of treatment per day, Monday through Friday, with daily group programming, regular ERP exposure work, weekly individual therapy, and monthly psychiatric appointments for medication oversight.
• Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program (Virtual IOP) Remote version of the IOP program delivering the same evidence-based ERP treatment with identical outcomes as in-person care, allowing clients ages 8 and older to participate from home in 11 additional states.
• OCD Treatment Program Specialized treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold-standard treatment for OCD, serving children (age 8+), youth, and adults.
• Anxiety Treatment Program Specialized intensive outpatient treatment for adults, children, and adolescents with anxiety disorders, using evidence-based strategies and exposure-based therapy.
• PTSD Treatment Program Specialized PTSD treatment for adults ages 18 and over using Prolonged Exposure combined with DBT skills, available at both PHP and IOP levels of care.
• Trauma Treatment Program Evidence-based trauma treatment for adults using a modified model combining Prolonged Exposure (PE) with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), addressing PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder over 12-16 weeks.
• Insurance Verification Service Insurance benefit verification service helping clients understand their coverage, with over 95% of clients able to utilize their insurance for treatment; in-network with United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, and DMBA.

Quantifiable outcome

• 67% average symptom reduction for clients who complete intensive outpatient programming
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• United HealthcarecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOCD Anxiety Centers is an in-network provider with United Healthcare, one of the largest health insurers in the United States. This in-network status allows clients with United Healthcare coverage to access OCD, anxiety, and trauma treatment with insurance reimbursement.
• Blue Cross Blue ShieldcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOCD Anxiety Centers is an in-network provider with Blue Cross Blue Shield, enabling clients with BCBS insurance plans to utilize coverage for intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization treatment programs.
• AetnacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerIn-network provider relationship with Aetna, one of the major commercial health insurers. Allows Aetna-covered clients to access evidence-based OCD and anxiety treatment with in-network insurance benefits.
• DMBAcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerIn-network provider relationship with DMBA (Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators), allowing clients with DMBA insurance plans to access OCD Anxiety Centers treatment programs.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Lyra Health: Lyra Health is a mental health benefits platform providing employer-sponsored access to therapy and coaching, including for anxiety and OCD, competing for the same commercial-insured population through employer contracts.
• Two Chairs: Two Chairs is a therapy practice combining in-person and virtual sessions with a matched-therapist model, partially overlapping with OCD Anxiety Centers' anxiety/OCD outpatient therapy offering.
• Brightside Health: Brightside Health is a telehealth mental health provider focused on anxiety and depression treatment with online therapy and medication management, competing for the same anxiety patient segment via a lower-cost digital channel.

Broad incumbents

• McLean Hospital: McLean Hospital is a Harvard-affiliated psychiatric hospital offering residential and outpatient treatment for OCD, anxiety, and trauma — a broader incumbent that overlaps with OCD Anxiety Centers' clinical focus areas at higher levels of care.
• Springstone Behavioral Health: Springstone operates a network of behavioral health hospitals and outpatient programs across the US, providing overlapping IOP/PHP services for mental health conditions at larger scale and broader clinical scope.
• Discovery Behavioral Health: Discovery Behavioral Health is the largest US provider of eating disorder and behavioral health programs operating residential, PHP, and IOP across multiple states — a broader incumbent with highly comparable multi-site specialty PHP/IOP delivery model.

Direct peers

• Rogers Behavioral Health: Rogers Behavioral Health is a specialty provider of OCD, anxiety, and eating disorder treatment with residential, PHP, and IOP levels of care — directly comparable in clinical focus and service intensity to OCD Anxiety Centers.
• Charlie Health: Charlie Health operates a virtual intensive outpatient program for teens and young adults with mental health conditions, directly competing in the virtual IOP space with overlapping anxiety, OCD, and trauma populations.
• Eating Recovery Center: Eating Recovery Center is a multi-site specialty behavioral health provider offering PHP/IOP for eating disorders — directly comparable in specialty multi-site PHP/IOP delivery model, with the same management lineage (Discovery Behavioral Health) as OCD Anxiety Centers' COO.
• NOCD: NOCD is a telehealth-first provider specialized in OCD treatment using ERP therapy, directly competing with OCD Anxiety Centers for the same OCD patient population through a digital-only delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ocdanxietycenters
• Facebookfacebook.com/OCDandAnxietyTreatmentCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ocdanxietycenters
• Instagramocdanxietycenters.com/instagram
• TikTokocdanxietycenters.com/tiktok

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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