Wellspring Psychology

What Wellspring Psychology does

Wellspring Psychology is a private group psychotherapy practice founded in 2014 in Los Gatos, California, by three clinicians — Joshua Maddox (Ph.D.), Shaylin Maddox (LMFT), and Matthew Metzger (Ph.D.) — who first met during internships in 2007. The practice employs approximately 16 clinicians delivering individual, couples, and family therapy across a broad modality stack that includes psychodynamic, CBT, DBT, EMDR, IFS, ISTDP, mindfulness, Gottman Method, and canine-assisted therapy. Services are delivered through 50-minute in-person sessions at the Los Gatos office (475 Alberto Way, Suite 170) and via statewide telehealth across California, with three named therapy groups (the Inner Critic series and the Wisdom Well Group for adults 65+) extending the product surface beyond 1:1 care.

The practice operates a fee-for-service professional services model. Standard sessions are billed at clinician-specific rates, with sliding-scale options available through associate therapists and out-of-network claim submission assistance for commercial PPO plans (typical reimbursement cited at 40-80%). The practice is in-network for Medicare and Railroad Medicare. Distribution is conducted through a dedicated intake coordinator who matches new clients to clinicians, supplemented by word-of-mouth referrals, search/SEO, and an organic social presence on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Operational infrastructure consists of a Director of Operations, a Marketing & Client Care Coordinator, an Intake Coordinator, and a Billing Specialist, with TherapyPortal handling patient scheduling.

The business is founder-owned, bootstrapped, and privately held, with no disclosed external investment, funding events, or M&A activity. There are no patents, no proprietary technology platforms, no AI/ML capabilities described, and no app or API surface. Customer segments are exclusively individual consumers (individual adults, couples, families, children/adolescents, first responders, the LGBTQ+ community, and parents) with no enterprise contracts or institutional payor dependency, resulting in a highly fragmented revenue base.

Name

Wellspring Psychology

Legal name

Wellspring Psychology

Website

https://wellspringpsychology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wellspring Psychology is a private group psychotherapy practice in Los Gatos, California, founded in 2014 by three clinicians. It employs 16 therapists delivering individual, couples, and family therapy in-person and via statewide telehealth across multiple modalities including CBT, DBT, EMDR, IFS, and canine-assisted therapy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Substance Use Treatment Programs (IOP/PHP/OP) (HLAFACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medication Adherence, Digital Therapeutics & Remote Coaching (condition-specific programs) (HLALAFAF)

Keywords

• Psychotherapy services
• Couples therapy
• Family therapy
• Telehealth counseling
• Trauma therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Gatos

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual, Couples, and Family Therapy Sessions: 50-minute therapy sessions billed at varying rates based on therapist type and service. Associate therapists offer sliding scale options. Insurance billing handled directly for out-of-network PPO plans and Medicare.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wellspring Psychology is a group psychotherapy practice that delivers individual, couples, and family therapy sessions in person at its Los Gatos, CA office and via statewide telehealth across California. Sessions are typically 50 minutes, with fees varying by clinician type, associate-level sliding scale options, and insurance billing handled for Medicare (in-network) and commercial PPO plans (out-of-network with claim submission assistance).

Product overview

Wellspring Psychology is a group practice offering a comprehensive suite of mental health services centered around individual, couples, and family therapy. The practice operates as a unified service offering with multiple therapeutic modalities including CBT, DBT, EMDR, psychodynamic, and IFS approaches. Services are delivered through in-person sessions at their Los Gatos, CA location and statewide telehealth appointments. The practice also offers specialized group therapy programs (Nurturing Your Inner Critic, Nourishing Your Inner Critic, and Wisdom Well) and Canine-Assisted Therapy with their therapy dog, Leon Russell. Session length is typically 50 minutes, with the practice accepting Medicare insurance and offering out-of-network billing for commercial PPO plans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Therapy
• Couples Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Nurturing Your Inner Critic Group
• Nourishing Your Inner Critic Group
• Wisdom Well Group
• Canine-Assisted Therapy
• Telehealth / Virtual Therapy Appointments

Quantifiable outcome

• Most clinicians currently accepting new clients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Raschel Hutton (Little Wolf Pet Care)minorOthersPsychology-based dog trainer who guides Leon Russell (Wellspring's therapy dog) through therapy dog certification process. Supports canine-assisted therapy program development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Brightside Health: Telehealth mental health company offering therapy and psychiatry with insurance coverage. Comparable in providing outpatient mental health services, but via telehealth-first model with strong payor partnerships and venture backing.
• Cerebral: Telehealth mental health provider offering therapy and medication management, particularly for anxiety and depression. Comparable in outpatient mental health delivery, with subscription pricing and nationwide reach, though currently focused on combined therapy-plus-medication model.
• Charlie Health: Virtual intensive outpatient program (IOP) provider for teens, young adults, and adults with mental health and substance use conditions. Comparable in outpatient behavioral health delivery, but focused on higher-acuity intensive outpatient programs rather than weekly therapy.

Broad incumbents

• Lyra Health: Mental health benefits platform providing in-network therapy, coaching, and medication management to enterprise employers. Comparable in delivering outpatient mental health services, but with an employer-sponsored B2B2C model and substantial venture backing.
• BetterHelp: Online therapy platform operated by Teladoc Health providing individual, couples, and teen therapy via subscription. Comparable to Wellspring in its outpatient mental health service offering, but as a high-volume digital incumbent with dramatically different scale and pricing model.
• Talkspace: Public telehealth therapy platform offering online individual and couples therapy with in-network insurance coverage. Comparable as an outpatient mental health service provider, though delivered via telehealth-first model with much larger reach and B2B contracts.
• LifeStance Health: Large publicly-traded outpatient mental health platform operating across multiple U.S. states with thousands of clinicians. Comparable to Wellspring in offering individual, couples, and family therapy across multiple modalities, but at vastly greater scale and with insurance-driven revenue model.
• Headspace Health: Digital mental health platform combining therapy, coaching, and self-guided content, formed through the Ginger-Headspace merger. Comparable as a multi-modality mental health service provider, though primarily digital with subscription and B2B revenue models.

Direct peers

• Two Chairs: Bay Area-based group therapy practice with multiple physical locations and a structured therapist-matching process. Comparable to Wellspring as a multi-modality outpatient practice emphasizing therapist-client fit, though operating at meaningfully larger scale.

Others

• Therapy Brands: Provider of practice management and EHR software for mental health and behavioral health group practices. Comparable to Wellspring's back-office needs (scheduling, billing, EHR), though operating as an enabling vendor rather than a therapy provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WellspringsPsychologyLosGatos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wellspring-psychologypc
• Instagraminstagram.com/wellspringpsychology

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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