Karis House

What Karis House does

Karis House Community Counseling Network is a Missouri-based, faith-integrated counseling organization that delivers gospel-centered mental health care to individuals (ages 12 through adult), couples, and families in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Founded in 2009 as a ministry of The Journey Fellowship and now structured as a Single Member LLC (SMLLC) wholly owned by The Journey Fellowship, Inc., it operates two physical offices — University City (6746 Etzel Avenue) and West County/Ballwin (625 Meramec Station Road) — and offers virtual counseling to Missouri residents under the leadership of Executive Director Amy Mattia, MA LPC.

Its core product set comprises four service lines: Professional Counseling (individual, couples, and premarital therapy delivered by LPCs, provisionally licensed PLPCs, and supervised interns at tiered session prices of $35, $85, $125, and $135), Coaching (short-term, sliding-scale support for goals and transitions), Groups (including the 'Making Sense of Your Worth' 8-week curriculum launched when enrollment thresholds are met), and Organizational Health consulting (team development, mediation, care and mandated reporter training for churches and faith-based teams). Underlying technology is intentionally lightweight: JotForm intake, Webflow-hosted website and blog, the Zeffy donation platform, and standard virtual session delivery. A scholarship program funded by donations — at least $50,000 distributed annually across all years since founding — subsidizes fees for clients who qualify.

Commercially, Karis House combines a fee-for-service counseling practice with a donation-funded scholarship subsidy and a referral-driven go-to-market centered on network churches in the St. Louis area and affiliated independent practitioners (including Brian Bachman, Deep Waters Counseling, Revision Christian Counseling, and Imago Nutrition) that share its gospel-centered belief framework. The 12-person clinical staff roster shows a deliberate talent-development pipeline, with four of twelve seats held by counseling interns training at institutions such as Covenant Theological Seminary, Liberty University, and Regent University. No external investment, no disclosed revenue, and no AI or data platform are present in the operating model.

Name

Karis House

Legal name

Karis House Community Counseling Network

Website

https://karishouse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Karis House Community Counseling Network is a St. Louis-based, faith-integrated counseling organization that delivers gospel-centered therapy, coaching, groups, and organizational health services to individuals, couples, and churches across Missouri.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Mental Health Counseling Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (62419), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Couples & Family Therapy Teletherapy Platforms (HLALAEAG)

Keywords

• Gospel-centered counseling
• Professional mental health services
• Faith-based therapy
• Couples and family counseling
• Community counseling network

Headquarters

HQ city

University City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Counseling Services: Revenue generated from professional counseling sessions with tiered pricing based on counselor experience level (Interns $35/session, PLPC $85/session, LPC $125/session, LPC with 10+ years $135/session). Coaching services offered on a sliding scale basis.
2. Donations and Scholarships: The organization operates a scholarship model to make counseling affordable. Donations from network churches and individual givers fund scholarships. The organization states they have given no less than $50,000 in scholarships each year since their start. Donation tiers offered at $25, $50, $100, and $500 levels through Zeffy platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Karis House provides gospel-centered professional counseling services for individuals (ages 12–adult), married couples, and premarital couples, delivered by Licensed Professional Counselors, Provisionally Licensed Counselors, and supervised counseling interns at tiered fee levels. The organization also offers short-term coaching on a sliding scale, therapeutic group programs, organizational health consulting for teams and churches, and a scholarship program that distributes at least $50,000 annually to make counseling accessible.

Product overview

Karis House offers a network of gospel-centered counseling and care services centered around four core offerings: Professional Counseling (individual, couples, and premarital therapy at various licensure levels and fee tiers), Coaching (short-term goal and transition-focused support), Groups (including the 'Making Sense of Your Worth' curriculum), and Organizational Health consulting. The organization operates on a scholarship model to ensure affordability, providing financial assistance to qualifying clients, and supplements its services with curated educational resources through its 'Worth Your Time' content platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Counseling

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 vulnerable communities helped worldwide
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Brian BachmanminorOthersNetwork affiliate counselor operating their own practice. Partners with Karis House for training and consultation while providing care through their independent practice.
• Deep Waters Counseling (Joelle Pendergrass & Seth Pendergrass)minorOthersNetwork affiliate counselors operating their practice at deepwaterscounselingllc.com. Partner with Karis House for training and consultation while serving clients through their independent practice.
• Grace CopelandminorOthersNetwork affiliate counselor with Revision Christian Counseling. Partners with Karis House for training and consultation while providing care through their independent practice.
• Danielle GlesneminorOthersNetwork affiliate dietitian operating through imagonutrition.com. Partners with Karis House ecosystem, providing nutritional counseling services.
• The Journey Fellowship, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization and church network. Karis House Community Counseling Network is a SMLLC wholly owned by The Journey Fellowship, Inc. Originally founded in 2009 as a ministry of The Journey Fellowship to provide gospel-centered, affordable counseling to church congregants and the community.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hope for the Heart: A national Christian counseling and biblical advice ministry with broadcast content and referrals. Comparable faith-based positioning, but operates at significantly larger scale with a media-driven GTM.
• Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF): A long-established biblical counseling organization that trains counselors and runs a referral network. Like Karis House, it integrates theology with counseling practice, but it operates more as a national training and publishing ministry.

Direct peers

• Soul Shepherding: A Christian soul-care and counseling ministry focused on pastors and spiritual formation. Comparable to Karis House's gospel-centered, ministry-based identity though with a more pastoral/lay-care orientation.
• Faithful Counseling: A BetterHelp-owned teletherapy platform that exclusively matches clients with Christian counselors. It is the closest direct competitor to Karis House's faith-based counseling offering, though it operates at national scale while Karis House is regional.
• Harbor Christian Counseling: A multi-office faith-based counseling practice with a comparable model (LPCs, sliding scale, church partnerships). Similar scale and mission to Karis House, making it a useful operational benchmark.

Emerging players

• Rapha Counseling & Consulting Services: A private Christian counseling practice run by Karis House staff counselor Jason Thompson. It is a directly adjacent practice within the same gospel-centered ecosystem, illustrating the affiliate model.
• Christian Therapists Network: An online directory and matchmaking service for Christian clients seeking faith-based therapists. Competes with Karis House for client acquisition in the virtual channel, particularly outside Missouri.

Others

• New Growth Press: A Christian publisher producing biblical counseling books and curriculums. Adjacent ecosystem player; Karis House's 'Worth Your Time' recommendations overlap with this content category.
• American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC): The largest professional association for Christian counselors in the US. AACC credentials many of the LPCs in Karis House's network and serves as an ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor.
• Covenant Theological Seminary Counseling Program: The seminary where multiple Karis House interns train (e.g., Taylor Parish, Braxton Berkel). Functions as a feeder pipeline for staff and as an ecosystem enabler for the gospel-centered counseling niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KarisHouseStL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/karis-house

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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