ANCHOR CHRISTIAN COUNSELING, INC.

What ANCHOR CHRISTIAN COUNSELING, INC. does

Anchor Christian Counseling, Inc. is a privately held, faith-integrated and secular counseling practice headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota, serving the Bismarck-Mandan metropolitan area. Founded in 1993 by Harley and Linda Holden, the practice operates from a single office at 1833 E Bismarck Expressway and employs approximately six staff, including four licensed clinicians (LPCC, LMFT, LAPC) and an office manager/co-founder. It offers individual, couples, adolescent, and trauma counseling under two parallel tracks — Faith-Integrated Christian Counseling and Secular Evidence-Based Counseling — with modalities including CBT, DBT, EMDR, MI, Family Systems, and Gottman Method.

The underlying technology stack is minimal and entirely third-party: TherapyPortal handles client scheduling, intake forms, and billing, while Doxy.me provides HIPAA-compliant video for telehealth sessions. The practice does not operate a proprietary platform, mobile app, or API; service delivery is human-delivered clinical labor in-person or via standard video.

The business model is fee-for-service professional services. Clients pay via insurance (Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sanford, Aetna, ND Medicaid, and limited United Behavioral Health plans) or self-pay (cash, check, credit card, HSA). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set by insurer reimbursement rates. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via a Squarespace website, phone scheduling, and the online client portal, with growth driven by community reputation, pastoral referrals, and word-of-mouth rather than paid marketing. The company has no external investment, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity.

Name

ANCHOR CHRISTIAN COUNSELING, INC.

Legal name

Anchor Christian Counseling, Inc.

Website

https://anchorchristiancounseling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Anchor Christian Counseling is a privately held Bismarck, North Dakota counseling practice offering faith-integrated and secular therapy for individuals, couples, adolescents, and families in the Bismarck-Mandan area, delivered in-person and via telehealth by a small team of licensed clinicians.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Counseling

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Christian counseling services
• Mental health counseling
• Couples therapy services
• Trauma-informed counseling
• Faith-based therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Bismarck

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

Revenue model

1. Counseling Services: Fee-for-service counseling sessions billed to insurance or paid out-of-pocket. Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sanford, Aetna, and ND Medicaid. Limited United Behavioral Health plans accepted. Self-pay options include Cash, Check, MasterCard, Visa, and Health Savings Account (HSA).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Anchor Christian Counseling is a private mental health counseling practice in Bismarck, North Dakota that delivers individual, couples, adolescents, trauma, and faith-integrated Christian counseling alongside secular evidence-based counseling. Services are provided in person at its Bismarck office and remotely via the Doxy.me telehealth platform, with scheduling and client management handled through TherapyPortal and insurance accepted from Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sanford, Aetna, and ND Medicaid.

Product overview

Anchor Christian Counseling offers a unified counseling practice providing individual, couples, and adolescents counseling services in Bismarck Mandan, North Dakota. The practice operates two distinct service tracks: Faith-Integrated Christian Counseling (incorporating biblical principles, prayer, and spiritual practices) and Secular Counseling (evidence-based therapeutic approaches without religious elements). Both tracks include trauma and healing work as a specialized service. The practice delivers services in two formats: in-person counseling at their Bismarck office and telehealth sessions via Doxy.me video platform. The product portfolio is structured as a single integrated practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Counseling One-on-one counseling services for teens, young adults, adults, and older adults addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, and other mental health concerns.
• Couples Counseling Relationship counseling for partners covering communication, conflict, trust rebuilding, intimacy, premarital counseling, and discernment for major decisions.
• Adolescents Counseling Counseling for teens and young adults addressing anxiety, depression, school stress, identity, family conflict, and social pressures.
• Faith-Integrated Christian Counseling Christian counseling integrating faith with emotional and psychological care, including biblical principles, prayer, spiritual practices, and exploring faith, identity, and purpose from a Christian perspective.
• Trauma and Healing Counseling Trauma-informed counseling addressing PTSD, complex trauma, childhood emotional wounds, relational and attachment trauma, and shame-based patterns.
• Secular Counseling Evidence-based therapeutic approaches without incorporating religious beliefs or spiritual practices, available for clients who prefer a clinically grounded approach or those exploring faith questions.
• Telehealth Counseling Sessions Remote video counseling sessions via the Doxy.me platform, available in addition to in-person counseling for clients who prefer or require remote sessions.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Charlie Health: Charlie Health provides virtual intensive outpatient mental health treatment for adolescents and young adults. It overlaps Anchor's adolescent counseling segment but operates at higher acuity and is virtual-only.
• Grow Therapy: Grow Therapy is a therapist-marketplace platform enabling independent clinicians to accept insurance and offer telehealth. It competes for both clients and licensed counselors in North Dakota, putting pressure on small private practices like Anchor.
• Open Path Collective: Open Path Collective is a national nonprofit network of therapists offering sessions at reduced rates. It overlaps Anchor's individual and couples therapy offering but competes primarily on price rather than faith integration.
• SonderMind: SonderMind is a tele-mental-health platform matching clients to licensed therapists, including in North Dakota. It competes for the same licensed-therapist pool as Anchor and offers similar outpatient mental health services but is secular and technology-led.

Direct peers

• Christian Counseling Associates: Christian Counseling Associates is a multi-state faith-based counseling practice offering biblically-integrated therapy. It is directly comparable to Anchor as a regional faith-based counseling organization with similar theological integration and service mix.
• Faithful Counseling: Faithful Counseling is a BetterHelp-owned online platform dedicated specifically to Christian counseling integrating faith with therapy. It is the closest direct competitor to Anchor's faith-integrated track, though it lacks a local pastoral referral pipeline and in-person presence.

Broad incumbents

• Talkspace: Talkspace is a national online therapy marketplace serving individuals, couples, and adolescents with licensed therapists. It competes on convenience and insurance acceptance but is generalist, with no faith-integrated specialty comparable to Anchor's Christian counseling track.
• BetterHelp: BetterHelp is the largest online therapy platform offering individual, couples, and teen counseling via subscription. It competes with Anchor on accessibility and pricing but lacks Anchor's local pastoral integration and faith-integrated theological depth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anchor-christian-counseling-inc.

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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