THE KENNEDY CENTER FOR COUNSELING, P.C.

What THE KENNEDY CENTER FOR COUNSELING, P.C. does

The Kennedy Center for Counseling, P.C. is a privately-held Illinois professional corporation operating a single-location mental health counseling practice at 305 Vine St, New Lenox, Illinois. The practice delivers outpatient psychotherapy services — individual, couples, and family therapy — to men, women, children, adolescents, and seniors across all life stages, addressing anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, grief, relationship conflicts, behavioral disorders, and life transitions. Its core offering is evidence-based therapy delivered by approximately 16 licensed clinicians (LCPC, LCSW, LPC, LSW, AMFT) trained in multiple modalities including CBT, DBT, ACT, play therapy, family systems therapy, and the Gottman method.

The practice's principal technical/methodological specialization is EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy, a research-validated protocol using bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping, or auditory tones) to accelerate trauma reprocessing. EMDR is offered in a 12-session standard format (90-minute sessions, once or twice weekly) as well as in 3-hour or 3-6 hour intensive blocks on consecutive days, with a differentiated 'Gentle EMDR' variant offered by clinician Denise Williams. The practice positions EMDR as its gold-standard trauma treatment, citing its recognition by the VA, American Psychiatric Association, and American Psychological Association.

Revenue is generated on a direct-to-consumer, fee-for-service basis, with billing handled through the InstaMed online payment portal. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and likely varies by therapist, session length, and insurance coverage. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the practice's website (thekennedycenter.net) and phone-based intake/scheduling, with no telehealth or multi-location footprint indicated. The business is independently owned (no parent company, institutional investors, or external ownership entities disclosed) and serves clients primarily within Will County, Illinois.

Name

THE KENNEDY CENTER FOR COUNSELING, P.C.

Legal name

The Kennedy Center For Counseling

Website

https://thekennedycenter.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Kennedy Center for Counseling, P.C. is a privately-held, single-location mental health counseling practice in New Lenox, Illinois, delivering individual, couples, and family therapy across all life stages, with a specialized focus on EMDR trauma treatment offered by approximately 16 licensed clinicians on a direct-to-consumer, fee-for-service basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Counseling Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

Keywords

• Mental health counseling
• Trauma therapy services
• EMDR therapy
• Couples family therapy
• Child adolescent counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

New Lenox

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mental Health Counseling Services: Professional counseling services billed per session or treatment protocol. Services include individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, and specialized EMDR therapy for trauma and other mental health concerns. The practice serves clients with various mental health issues including anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, and relationship conflicts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Kennedy Center For Counseling is a private mental health counseling practice delivering individual, couples, family, child, and adolescent therapy through a team of licensed clinicians. Its differentiated offering is EMDR therapy — a research-validated, bilateral-stimulation protocol used to treat trauma, PTSD, anxiety, phobias, grief, and related conditions — available in standard 12-session and intensive formats. The practice also offers Gentle EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT, play therapy, and family systems therapy.

Product overview

The Kennedy Center for Counseling provides mental health services through two primary offerings: Mental Health and Wellness Counseling (individual, couples, and family therapy addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and other conditions) and EMDR Services (specialized trauma therapy using bilateral stimulation, offered in standard 90-minute sessions or intensive multi-hour formats). The practice employs multiple therapists offering various therapeutic modalities including CBT, DBT, ACT, play therapy, and Gottman-based approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mental Health and Wellness Counseling Individual, couples, and family therapy services provided by experienced licensed mental health professionals for clients across all life stages (children, adolescents, adults, seniors), addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, anger management, phobias, relationship issues, life transitions, ADHD, behavioral issues, and other mental health concerns. Modalities include CBT, DBT, ACT, play therapy, family systems therapy, and Gottman-based approaches.
• EMDR Services Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy utilizing bilateral stimulation (eye movements, tapping, or auditory tones) to process and heal traumatic memories, anxiety, PTSD, phobias, panic attacks, chronic pain, OCD, grief, and related conditions through a research-validated 12-session protocol with sessions offered once or twice weekly in 90-minute formats. Recognized as the gold standard for trauma treatment by the VA, American Psychiatric Association, and American Psychological Association.
• EMDR Intensives Extended EMDR sessions offered in 3-hour blocks or 3-6 hour sessions on consecutive days for accelerated trauma processing, available alongside standard once or twice weekly 90-minute sessions. Includes the differentiated 'Gentle EMDR' approach offered by clinician Denise Williams for clients seeking a less intense experience.

Quantifiable outcome

• EMDR has over 40 years of scientific validation and more controlled studies validating it for PTSD treatment than any other method.
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

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Recent moves4 records

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Broad incumbents

• Talkspace: Online therapy platform connecting clients with licensed therapists for individual, couples, and adolescent therapy. Comparable as a mental health counseling service provider, but operating virtually at national scale rather than in-person at a single location.
• BetterHelp: Largest online therapy network offering individual, couples, and teen counseling via subscription. Comparable as a multi-clinician counseling provider, but virtual-first and serving a national rather than local Illinois market.
• LifeStance Health: Large publicly-traded outpatient mental health platform with multi-state clinics and employed/telehealth therapists. Comparable as a multi-clinician mental health services provider, though operating at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.

Emerging players

• Charlie Health: Virtual intensive outpatient program for adolescents and young adults with severe mental health conditions. Comparable as a multi-clinician mental health provider offering intensive-format therapy, overlapping with The Kennedy Center's EMDR Intensives model.
• Cerebral: Telehealth mental health provider offering therapy and medication management for anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Comparable as a mental health treatment provider targeting similar clinical conditions, but virtual-first and subscription-based.
• Grow Therapy: Therapist enablement platform that helps independent clinicians accept insurance and manage practices. Comparable as a competing channel for the same therapist labor pool The Kennedy Center relies on, and a potential partner or replacement for independent practice economics.
• Brightside Health: Telehealth mental health provider specializing in anxiety and depression treatment with a medication-plus-therapy model. Comparable as a clinical mental health service provider for similar conditions, though primarily virtual and tech-enabled.
• Headway: Mental health platform that helps therapists get credentialed with insurance and grow their caseloads. Comparable as a competing operating model for the same licensed clinicians and a potential alternative employer for The Kennedy Center's therapist base.

Regional players

• Two Chairs: Therapy practice operating in-person clinics plus telehealth across a limited geographic footprint with employed therapists. Comparable as a multi-clinician, multi-modal therapy practice with strong clinical brand, but currently limited to California and select markets.

Others

• Eddie's Family Counseling: Small independent private counseling practice serving Illinois families. Comparable as a similarly-sized local mental health counseling practice competing for the same regional client base, though without The Kennedy Center's EMDR specialty positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-kennedy-center-for-counseling-p.c.

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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