Transformative Learning

What Transformative Learning does

Transformative Learning Company (TLC) is a Nairobi, Kenya-based private clinical psychology and educational technology practice founded in 2011 by Elizabeth A. Khaemba. The company delivers a dual offering: (1) clinical psychological services including individual and family therapy, trauma and behavioral counseling, corporate Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), and psycho-social training, and (2) evidence-based learning interventions delivered through an exclusive regional Value-Added Reseller (VAR) agreement with US-based Scientific Learning Corporation, covering Kenya and East Africa. The technology stack centers on Fast ForWord, an adaptive reading and language program using speech verification and a 3-step Prepare-Practice-Reinforce methodology, and MATHia, an AI-driven intelligent math tutoring platform with real-time monitoring via LiveLab.

TLC monetizes through a mix of one-time educational assessment fees ranging from $250 (behavioral) to $850 (comprehensive adult), subscription- or license-based access to Fast ForWord and MATHia, and fee-for-service clinical and corporate training engagements. The customer base spans three primary segments: schools and educational institutions seeking learning interventions and exam access arrangements, corporations purchasing EAPs and training, and individual families seeking therapy and screening. Delivery is in-person at the Nairobi head office (Ngong Road) and online via Zoom, Skype, and WhatsApp.

The company operates with a very lean team of 6 employees, no disclosed external funding, and remains closely held by its founder. Its go-to-market is sales-led direct consultation, with B2B outreach to corporates and schools supplemented by content marketing (blog, screeners, social media, newsletter) for individual lead generation. The core competitive position rests on the territorial Scientific Learning VAR exclusivity, the founder's BPS-registered specialist assessor credentials and CPAK chairmanship, and 10+ years of clinical track record, rather than on proprietary in-house technology development.

Name

Transformative Learning

Legal name

Transformative Learning Company

Website

https://transformativelearning.co.ke

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Transformative Learning Company is a Nairobi-based clinical psychology and educational technology practice that delivers therapy, corporate EAPs, and Fast ForWord and MATHia learning interventions across Kenya and East Africa under an exclusive regional VAR agreement with Scientific Learning Corporation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Psychology and Clinical Mental Health Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Adaptive Learning & Personalized Instruction Software (EDAJAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adaptive/Personalized Digital Learning Content (EDAGAEAH), Assessment-Integrated eLearning & Practice Modules (EDAGAEAE), Transition-to-College/Independence Skills Tutoring for Learning Differences (EDANAFAJ), Change Management & Transformation (Org/HR) (BPACAJAD)

Keywords

• Educational psychology services
• Neuropsychological assessments
• Adaptive learning interventions
• Employee assistance programs
• Mental health therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational Assessments: Comprehensive educational and cognitive assessments for identifying learning challenges and providing exam access arrangements. Fees range from $250 for behavioural assessment to $850 for comprehensive assessment for adults.
2. Learning Intervention Programs: Brain plasticity-based programs using Fast ForWord and MATHia software for cognitive, language and literacy skill improvement
3. Employee Assistance Programs: Corporate psychological services including clinical counseling, crisis intervention, executive counseling, conflict resolution, and management consultation
4. Psycho-Social Training: Corporate training programs on stress management, workplace communication, team building, change management, parenting skills, and mental health first aid
5. Clinical Psychology Services: Therapy sessions for individuals, families, and children addressing depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and behavioural issues

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Transformative Learning is a Nairobi-based clinical psychology and educational-assessment practice that delivers one-on-one therapy, neuropsychological and educational assessments, and adaptive learning interventions (Fast ForWord and MATHia) to schools, businesses and individuals. It also operates Employee Assistance Programs and certified mental-health/psycho-social training for corporate and institutional clients.

Product overview

Transformative Learning Company operates as a dual-focus organization combining psychological services with educational technology products. The core tech products are Fast ForWord (adaptive reading and language intervention) and MATHia (intelligent math tutoring software), both powered by AI and neuroscience research. These are supplemented by mental health screening tools (Screeners), comprehensive educational assessments, and a range of service offerings including mental health therapy, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), corporate training, and professional development services. The company serves schools, businesses, and individuals across Kenya with a research-based approach integrating neuroscience and psychological best practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fast ForWord Adaptive reading and language intervention software that uses neuroscience-based, speech-verification exercises to improve literacy, language and cognitive skills in struggling learners; sold primarily to schools and parents in East Africa.
• MATHia AI-driven adaptive math coaching software that personalises instruction to each learner and tracks progress in real time via the LiveLab platform; sold to schools, families and learners in East Africa.
• Educational Assessments Standardised educational and neuropsychological assessment packages that diagnose learning difficulties, cognitive profiles and academic readiness; delivered to schools, families and individual adults seeking answers about a child's or their own learning profile.
• Clinical Psychology Therapy One-on-one clinical psychology counselling and therapy for adults, adolescents, children and families dealing with mental-health, behavioural or emotional difficulties; delivered in person in Nairobi or remotely by video.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Outsourced corporate wellness program providing confidential counselling, psycho-social support and structured training for employees and their immediate families; sold to HR and wellness teams at Kenyan employers.
• Training & Motivation Programs for Schools Teacher and staff training programs that build learning-support capacity, classroom motivation strategies and inclusive education practices; sold to schools in Kenya and the East African region.
• Mental Health First Aid Training Certified Mental Health First Aid training that equips employees, managers and school staff to recognise and respond to mental-health crises; delivered to corporate and institutional clients.
• Psycho-Social Awareness Training Structured psycho-social awareness workshops and capacity-building sessions for staff at corporations, NGOs and public institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1-2 years reading gain in 40-60 hours of Fast ForWord use
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Scientific Learning CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTransformative Learning Company is an exclusive regional representatives (VARs) for Scientific Learning Corporation, a public company based in the United States of America. TLC offers software-based acceleration and intervention learning programmes including Fast ForWord and MATHia for schools and students of all ages in Kenya and East Africa.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pearson: Pearson is a global education company offering assessment, curriculum, and adaptive learning products worldwide. Its Clinical Assessment division (e.g., Q-global) competes with the standardized assessment capability TLC offers through its BPS-registered founder.
• Lyra Health: Lyra Health is a US-based global incumbent in the corporate mental health and EAP space, providing therapy, coaching, and crisis support to enterprise clients. It is a broader, well-capitalized peer in the corporate EAP segment where TLC also competes, though operating at far greater scale.
• Carnegie Learning: Carnegie Learning is the US-based owner of the MATHia intelligent tutoring software that TLC resells in East Africa. It is the underlying product company behind TLC's flagship math offering and a broader global adaptive-learning incumbent with K-12 math and reading solutions.
• Workplace Options: Workplace Options is a global EAP and wellbeing provider with operations across Africa. It competes with TLC's corporate EAP and psycho-social training business for the same multinational and large enterprise customers operating in East Africa.

Emerging players

• M-Shule: M-Shule is a Kenyan adaptive learning platform that personalizes lessons via SMS and mobile for primary school students. It is a domestic emerging player in Kenyan adaptive learning, adjacent to TLC's MATHia offering but targeting lower-income learners through mobile channels.
• uLesson: uLesson is a Nigerian EdTech company delivering video-based and adaptive learning content to African secondary school students. It is a regional emerging player serving a similar student demographic with adaptive learning, though with broader content rather than a clinical/learning-difficulties focus.
• PrepClass: PrepClass is a Nigerian tutoring and test-preparation marketplace connecting students to academic tutors. It is an African emerging player in supplemental learning services, comparable to TLC's tutoring-adjacent assessments and learning intervention business, though operating at larger scale via a marketplace model.

Direct peers

• ICAS Africa: ICAS Africa is a major pan-African Employee Assistance Program provider offering clinical counseling, crisis intervention, and management consultation to corporate clients. It is directly comparable to TLC's corporate EAP and psycho-social training line, competing for the same enterprise customers in Kenya and South Africa.
• Wazi: Wazi is a Kenyan mental health platform providing therapy and counseling services to individuals and organizations. It competes directly with TLC's clinical psychology and mental health support offerings in the same Nairobi market, with a more digital-first delivery model.
• Edublox: Edublox is a South African cognitive training and reading intervention provider serving children with learning difficulties through franchised tutoring centres. It is highly comparable to TLC's Fast ForWord-based reading intervention and assessment business, operating in the same African learning-difficulties niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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