Mental Health Network & Training Institute

What Mental Health Network & Training Institute does

Mental Health Network & Training Institute (MHNTI), operating as The Mental Health Network and Training Institute, LLC, is a Houston, Texas-based online platform and mobile application that delivers continuing education (CE), expert consultation, and professional networking services to mental health clinicians. The platform serves licensed mental health professionals — including psychologists, clinical social workers, counselors, and marriage and family therapists — as well as graduate students and early-career therapists, and offers institutional memberships to group practices. The company was co-founded by Dr. Lauren Wadsworth, PhD ABPP and Dr. Elizabeth McIngvale, PhD, LCSW.

The product is built on a cloud-based CE platform delivered via web and native iOS/Android mobile applications. Core capabilities include on-demand evidence-based training videos and live webinars, a CE credit tracking system with certificate management across license periods, group and one-on-one consultations with a 42+ member expert faculty drawn from institutions such as UNC, Columbia, Yale, Harvard Medical School, Baylor College of Medicine, and McLean Hospital, and a Find-a-Provider directory enabling patients to search verified clinicians by specialty, location, fees, and virtual visit availability. The platform holds approved CE provider status from the American Psychological Association (APA), the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), ASWB ACE, and New York State, with additional accreditations indicated as forthcoming.

MHNTI monetizes primarily through recurring subscriptions on a product-led, self-serve model: a Core tier at $49 per month and a Student/Unlicensed tier at $19 per month, each with a 14-day free trial and automatic monthly renewal, plus custom-priced Institutional Memberships for practices with two or more clinicians sold through direct inquiry. One-on-one consultations are billed separately from subscription at rates set by MHNTI in coordination with faculty. The company operates as a privately held, founder-owned LLC with 1–10 employees, no disclosed external capital, and a global digital distribution footprint anchored in the United States.

Name

Mental Health Network & Training Institute

Legal name

The Mental Health Network and Training Institute, LLC

Website

https://mhnti.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MHNTI is a Houston-based subscription platform and mobile app that delivers accredited continuing education, expert clinical consultations, and a provider directory for licensed mental health professionals, students, and group practices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Continuing Education Platform

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE) (EDAAALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

Keywords

• Continuing education platform
• Mental health training
• Expert consultation services
• Clinical CE courses
• Professional development subscriptions

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Subscription - Core: Monthly subscription providing full access to evidence-based on-demand trainings, 2 CE credits per month, 2 group consultations with experts, CE tracker, Find-a-Provider listing with verified badges, and ability to book 1:1 consultations. Auto-renews monthly or annually.
2. Individual Subscription - Student/Unlicensed: Lower-priced monthly subscription for students and early-career therapists offering affordable access to training content and consultations. Auto-renews after 14-day free trial.
3. Institutional Membership: Discounted group subscription for practices with two or more clinicians. Custom pricing based on practice size, sold through direct inquiry/contact sales.
4. Consultation Services: One-on-one consultations with expert faculty, billed separately from subscription. Rates determined at discretion of MHNTI in coordination with faculty. Monthly CE and consultation credits expire at turn of the month.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MHNTI operates an online platform and mobile application (iOS and Android) that delivers evidence-based continuing education (CE) training courses, group and one-on-one expert consultations, and a CE credit tracking system to licensed mental health professionals. The service combines an on-demand video/webinar library, accredited CE credit issuance, scheduled consultations with expert faculty, and a Find-a-Provider directory for patients, sold primarily via monthly subscriptions with a 14-day free trial.

Product overview

MHNTI operates as a unified all-in-one mental health continuing education platform that combines expert consultation services, evidence-based CE training content, CE credit tracking, and a provider search tool. The core offering includes the MHNTI Platform accessed via web and mobile apps (iOS and Android), with subscription tiers: Core ($49/month) providing full access to on-demand trainings, 2 CE credits monthly, group consultations, and 1:1 expert bookings; Student/Unlicensed ($19/month) for early-career professionals; and Institutional Membership for group practices. The platform features a curated video/webinar library, a Find-a-Provider directory, and approved CE credits from APA, NBCC, ASWB ACE, and New York State.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MHNTI Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 2 CE credits per month included with Core subscription
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PESI: One of the largest U.S. providers of continuing education for mental health and healthcare professionals, with live and online seminars, certifications, and recorded CE. Operates as a direct competitor in the same vertical CE space as MHNTI.
• Behavioral Tech Institute: Training organization affiliated with the Linehan Institute that delivers intensive DBT training and certification for clinicians. Comparable in delivering evidence-based clinical training to mental health professionals, though more workshop/intensive-led than subscription.
• Therapist Development Center: Online CE and training company focused on mental health professionals and supervised clinicians. Comparable as a subscription and course-package provider offering accredited CE content in a similar niche.
• Psychwire: Online CE platform for psychologists and mental health professionals featuring video courses from leading clinical experts. Directly comparable in model: expert-led video CE delivered via web subscription, often affiliated with academic institutions.
• Zur Institute: Long-standing online CE provider specializing in psychology and behavioral health professionals with APA-approved and NBCC-approved credit offerings. Directly comparable in target audience, accreditation focus, and online delivery model.
• CE-credit.com: Online continuing education platform offering accredited CE courses specifically for mental health professionals. Directly comparable as a subscription-based CE marketplace serving psychologists, counselors, and social workers.

Broad incumbents

• SimplePractice: All-in-one practice management platform for health and wellness practitioners, with growing CE and learning offerings. Comparable as a vertically-stacked platform serving mental health professionals with subscription-based workflows, though primary focus is EHR/operations rather than CE.
• Coursera: Large online education marketplace that offers CE/professional certificates in mental health, counseling, and behavioral health topics from accredited universities. Comparable as a broad online learning and CE platform; competes loosely for the same professional learners at larger scale.

Emerging players

• Telehealth Certification Institute: Online CE provider for mental health and allied health professionals, with a specialization in telehealth and ethics CE. Comparable audience and online subscription model, with a narrower topical focus.

Others

• New Harbinger Publications: Independent publisher of evidence-based psychotherapy and self-help books used as training/clinical resources by mental health professionals. Comparable as a content supplier feeding the CE ecosystem, not a direct subscription CE competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mhntinstitute
• Facebookfacebook.com/MHNTI-61575196967265
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mental-health-network-and-training-institute-mhnti

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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