Cornerstone Christian Counseling

What Cornerstone Christian Counseling does

Cornerstone Christian Counseling is a private, faith-based mental health practice founded in 2009 and headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado. The practice delivers individual, couples, family, and online therapy that integrates a Christian worldview with clinically credentialed, evidence-based modalities including EMDR, Brainspotting, the Gottman Method, SYMBIS premarital assessment, Prepare/Enrich, Play Therapy, and Restoration Therapy. All therapists hold at minimum a Masters-level degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology, or a related field, and the practice maintains a tiered staffing model spanning Tier 1 student interns, Tier 2 pre-licensed counselors (LPCC, MFTC), and fully licensed clinicians.

The business operates a hybrid delivery model: 6 physical offices across Colorado (Castle Rock, Centennial, Colorado Springs, Lakewood as HQ, Westminster, and Wheat Ridge) anchor the regional presence, while telehealth services extend to clients in 13 U.S. states (AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, ID, MN, NC, PA, SC, TX, WA, WY). The practice employs 40+ counselors covering 55+ specialty areas and has completed more than 175,000 counseling sessions cumulatively.

Revenue is generated primarily through fee-for-service counseling sessions with pricing starting at $85 per session, structured across counselor experience tiers. Beginning in 2026, insurance-covered options are being introduced through Aetna and Optum for select intern and pre-licensed counselors, supplementing the traditional private-pay model and adding superbill-based out-of-network reimbursement. Distribution combines self-serve online counselor browsing, client-care-team-assisted matching, and multi-channel marketing (SEO-driven content library, social media, newsletter, promotional campaigns). Target segments span individuals, couples, families, first responders and military personnel, children and teens, educators, and healthcare workers, with the Christian-integrated positioning serving as the primary brand differentiator in an otherwise fragmented counseling market.

Name

Cornerstone Christian Counseling

Legal name

Cornerstone Christian Counseling

Website

https://christiancounselingco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cornerstone Christian Counseling is a faith-based private mental health practice operating 6 Colorado offices and online therapy across 13 U.S. states, serving individuals, couples, and families with Masters-level clinicians delivering evidence-based therapies including EMDR, Brainspotting, and the Gottman Method.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-based Mental Health Counseling Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (62133), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health Counseling & Psychotherapy Services (EDALAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Christian counseling services
• Faith-based therapy
• Couples counseling
• Trauma therapy EMDR
• Online teletherapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Counseling Session Fees: Fee-for-service counseling sessions delivered in-person at 6 Colorado offices or online across 13 states. Pricing varies by counselor tier (student intern, pre-licensed, licensed). Insurance-covered options available through Aetna and Optum for select counselors.
2. Insurance Reimbursement: Beginning in 2026, insurance-covered counseling options through select team members. Tier 1 intern counselors and Tier 2 pre-licensed counselors accept Aetna and Optum plans. Superbills provided for out-of-network reimbursement.
3. Private Pay: Traditional private-pay model for clients without insurance or preferring out-of-network. High-quality counseling starting at $85 per session.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cornerstone Christian Counseling provides faith-based individual, couples, family, and online therapy delivered by Master's-level licensed, pre-licensed, and intern counselors at 6 Colorado offices and via telehealth in 13 U.S. states. Services integrate Christian worldview with evidence-based clinical modalities including EMDR, Brainspotting, Gottman Method, SYMBIS, Prepare/Enrich, Play Therapy, and Restoration Therapy. Pricing starts at $85 per session with private-pay and insurance (Aetna, Optum) options, plus discounts for pastors, first responders, and military.

Product overview

Cornerstone Christian Counseling is a faith-based mental health practice offering individual, couples, family, and specialized counseling services across 6 physical office locations in Colorado (Castle Rock, Centennial, Colorado Springs, Lakewood, Westminster, Wheat Ridge) and online counseling in 13 U.S. states. The organization combines a Christian worldview with clinical excellence, providing evidence-based therapies including EMDR, Brainspotting, Gottman Method couples therapy, SYMBIS premarital assessment, and play therapy. All therapists hold at minimum a Masters-level education in mental health fields and engage in ongoing postgraduate training. The company operates with a tiered counselor model including Tier 1 Intern Counselors, Tier 2 Pre-Licensed Counselors, and fully licensed clinicians.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Christian Counseling (Christian Therapy)

Quantifiable outcome

• 175,000+ counseling sessions completed
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Garske Divorce Mediation & Financial AnalysisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContent collaboration with Leslie S. Garske from Garske Divorce Mediation & Financial Analysis. Leslie authored a guest blog post on marriage mediation and crossroads, providing readers with information about mediation services when couples face difficult decisions about their marriage. This is an educational content partnership rather than a formal referral arrangement.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BetterHelp: Largest online therapy platform with national reach, broad therapist network, and subscription pricing. Competes for the same online counseling demand but lacks Cornerstone's faith-based positioning and Colorado physical-office footprint.
• Talkspace: National online therapy platform with insurance partnerships and B2B employer channels. Competes for telehealth counseling demand; Cornerstone's 2026 Aetna/Optum expansion enters Talkspace's traditional payor-channel territory.

Others

• American Association of Christian Counselors: Professional membership and credentialing body for Christian-integrated counselors. Not a competitor but a relevant ecosystem participant that credential's Cornerstone's talent pipeline and validates the Christian counseling category.
• Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF): Faith-based counseling and training ministry that shapes the biblical counseling movement and trains counselors in nouthetic and Christian-integrated approaches. Adjacent influencer in the talent pipeline and methodology that Cornerstone draws from.

Direct peers

• Heartland Christian Counseling: Regional faith-based counseling practice providing individual, couples, family, and adolescent therapy with biblical integration. Comparable multi-state/Midwest footprint and clinical-faith hybrid model.
• Biblical Counseling Center: Faith-based counseling and training organization offering in-person and online Christian counseling. Comparable in combining clinical credentials with explicit biblical counseling framework.
• New Life Counseling: Faith-based counseling practice offering Christian-integrated therapy with multiple locations and online services. Comparable in clinical-faith hybrid positioning and small-group-practice operating model.
• Christian Counseling Associates: Multi-office faith-based counseling practice offering individual, couples, family, and child counseling across Pennsylvania and surrounding states. Highly comparable in model (offices + Christian integration + licensed therapists), though geographically concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic.
• Faithful Counseling: Faith-based online counseling subsidiary of BetterHelp, delivering licensed therapist matching across all 50 states with a Christian perspective. Most direct competitor in the online faith-based counseling category, differentiated by national platform scale and BetterHelp parent infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Regain (BetterHelp): BetterHelp subsidiary focused on couples and relationship counseling via online platform. Competes directly with Cornerstone's couples and marriage counseling service line at national scale, though without Christian integration as a primary differentiator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/crnrstncc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cornerstonechristiancounseling
• Facebookfacebook.com/christiancounselingco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/christiancounselingco
• Instagraminstagram.com/christiancounselingco
• TikToktiktok.com/@christiancounselingco
• Pinterestpinterest.com/christiancounselingco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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