Connections Family and Behavioral Services

What Connections Family and Behavioral Services does

Connections Family and Behavioral Services is a private mental health and behavioral therapy practice operating in Salinas, California, with three office locations (Salinas, Seaside, Soquel) serving Monterey, Santa Cruz, and surrounding California counties. Founded in 2016 and operating as an S corporation alongside an affiliated 501c3 nonprofit (Connections Family Center), the practice specializes in evidence-based therapy and assessment for children, adults, and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, developmental and learning disabilities, and related neurodevelopmental conditions. Its core service offering comprises three integrated lines: individual mental health therapy (talk therapy, play therapy, CBT, and RDI-based strategies delivered by licensed and pre-licensed therapists), comprehensive autism and ADHD assessments (structured interviews, rating inventories, records review, and observation over 3-5 weeks), and clinical interventionist sessions delivered in clients' homes and communities under therapist-developed plans.

The practice's underlying technology is modest: a HIPAA-compliant tele-therapy platform enables statewide virtual delivery across California, supplemented by Google Analytics for web tracking. The clinical team consists of 25+ therapists across multiple license categories (LMFT, LCSW, AMFT, APCC, ASW) plus MSW and MFT student interns, seven clinical interventionists, and three administrative staff. Revenue is generated through professional-services billing: individual therapy sessions are billed per session with most insurance accepted, clinical interventionist services are funded by California Regional Center for eligible clients or paid privately, and assessments are quoted case-by-case. Marketing and client acquisition are driven primarily by direct outreach (phone and email), the company website, and a referral ecosystem tied to Regional Center services, the Department of Rehabilitation, and school IEP processes.

Name

Connections Family and Behavioral Services

Legal name

Connections Family and Behavioral Services

Website

https://connectionsfbs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Connections Family and Behavioral Services is a private California mental health practice founded in 2016, delivering evidence-based therapy, autism/ADHD assessments, and clinical interventionist services for children, adults, and families with neurodevelopmental conditions across three offices and statewide telehealth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Engagement & Caregiver Support Programs (SEL/Mental Health) (EDAKAMAK), Autism Parent/Caregiver Education & Training (School-Linked) (EDAKAKAJ), Home Visiting & Parent Coaching Programs (EDACALAC)

Keywords

• Mental health therapy
• Autism assessment
• ADHD evaluation
• Clinical intervention services
• Behavioral health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Salinas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mental Health Therapy Sessions: Individual therapy sessions billed per session. Most insurance accepted. Licensed and pre-licensed therapists provide weekly sessions combining talk therapy, play, and creative expression depending on client needs.
2. Clinical Interventionist Sessions: Home and community-based coaching by trained interventionists implementing therapist-created plans. Funded by Regional Center for eligible clients; private pay for non-Regional Center clients.
3. Autism and ADHD Assessments: Comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessments including structured interviews, informal assessments, rating inventories, records review, and observation. Insurance may cover parts of the assessment process.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Connections Family and Behavioral Services provides mental health therapy, autism/ADHD assessments, and home- and community-based clinical intervention services for children, adults, and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and related developmental and learning disabilities. Services are delivered through licensed and pre-licensed therapists using evidence-based modalities (CBT, Play Therapy, Relationship Development Intervention-based strategies) and are available in-person at California offices and via HIPAA-compliant tele-therapy statewide.

Product overview

Connections Family and Behavioral Services operates as a unified mental health and behavioral therapy practice offering three integrated core services: Mental Health Therapy (individual, play, and creative expression therapy sessions), Autism Spectrum & ADHD Assessment (comprehensive neurodevelopmental evaluations), and Clinical Interventionist Sessions (in-home and community-based skill generalization support). The practice also offers HIPAA Compliant Tele-Therapy as a delivery channel enabling remote service across California. All services are designed around a neuroaffirming approach, with therapies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Play Therapy, and Relationship Development Intervention Based Strategies, serving children, adults, and families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mental Health Therapy Licensed, pre-licensed, and student therapists provide talk therapy, play therapy, and creative expression sessions focused on neurodivergent individuals through a neuroaffirming lens. Sessions are weekly at first and may be in-person, virtual, or a combination. Most insurance accepted.
• Autism Spectrum and ADHD Assessment Comprehensive autism and ADHD evaluations involving structured interviews, informal assessments, paper-and-pencil rating inventories, records review, and observation. The process typically takes 3-5 weeks and results in a detailed report with recommendations and referrals. Insurance may cover parts of the assessment.
• Clinical Interventionist Sessions Trained clinical interventionists guide clients through natural, real-world practice and experiences to help integrate and generalize skills learned in therapy. Services are delivered in-home or in the community based on a plan developed with the therapist. Regional Center-funded for eligible clients; private pay for non-Regional Center clients.
• HIPAA-Compliant Tele-Therapy HIPAA-compliant remote therapy services delivered via telehealth, enabling the company to serve clients throughout California beyond their physical office locations in Salinas, Seaside, and Soquel.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Spring Health: Enterprise mental health platform offering therapy, coaching, and assessments via telehealth; comparable in telehealth delivery and therapy-led care model but serves broader employer-sponsored populations.
• Lyra Health: Large employer-sponsored mental health benefits platform with a broad therapist network delivered virtually; competes for the same family-therapy telehealth demand pool in California, though serving a wider condition set.

Direct peers

• Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers: Multi-state pediatric therapy provider specializing in autism, ADHD, and developmental disabilities with in-home and center-based service delivery; comparable in core population and clinical-interventionist model, though heavier on ABA-style services.
• Behavioral Health Works: Provider of applied behavioral analysis and mental health services for children with autism and developmental disabilities in California and other states; directly comparable in California-based autism services delivery.
• Autism Learning Partners: Regional autism services provider offering ABA, mental health, and family support across multiple U.S. states; comparable target population and blended therapy/coaching model, with broader geographic footprint than Connections.
• Cortica: Multi-state provider of integrated neurodevelopmental care (autism, ADHD, developmental differences) combining therapy, assessments, and family coaching — directly comparable in service mix and neuroaffirming positioning to Connections Family and Behavioral Services, though at significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Brightline: Tech-enabled pediatric mental health provider offering therapy and coaching via telehealth for children, teens, and families; overlapping autism/ADHD-adjacent family-therapy positioning but broader pediatric mental-health focus.
• InStride Health: Pediatric anxiety and OCD-focused virtual care provider combining therapy and coaching for children and families; adjacent telehealth-delivered family-therapy model with overlapping clinical capabilities but narrower condition focus.

Regional players

• Equip Health: Virtual, family-based treatment provider for eating disorders using a parent-coaching model; comparable family-empowerment treatment philosophy and telehealth-first delivery, though focused on a distinct clinical condition.

Others

• Magellan Health: Large managed behavioral health care organization that administers behavioral health benefits and provider networks; relevant as a payer/partner counterparty that influences insurance reimbursement dynamics for practices like Connections.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/connections-family-and-behavioral-services

Compliance1 record

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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