Somerset Mental Health

What Somerset Mental Health does

Somerset Mental Health, PSC is a private behavioral health group practice headquartered at 149 Enterprise Drive, Somerset, Kentucky, founded by Nancy Thayer, LCSW, ACS, and led by Jason Thayer, LCSW as President/CEO. The practice was formed to serve families and children in the Lake Cumberland region during times of crisis, and has been operating for more than 20 years with a stable team of licensed clinicians and psychological practitioners. It serves individuals across 17 Kentucky counties through three physical offices (Pulaski, Rockcastle, Casey), plus service-area coverage in Adair, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Fayette, Green, Laurel, Lincoln, Madison, McCreary, Russell, Taylor, Wayne, and Whitley counties.

The practice delivers a comprehensive suite of mental health services: individual counseling for children, adolescents, and adults; group counseling programs including the Sexual Offender Treatment Program, Bullying Groups, Social Skills, and Anger Management; family and marital therapy; psychological and psycho-educational testing (WAIS-IV, WISC-V, MMPI-II, BASC-3, WRAT4, WJ-IV); trauma, juvenile psycho-sexual, and sexually reactive assessments; parenting classes; and Medicaid-funded Targeted Case Management and Service Coordination. The clinical approach is grounded in evidence-based modalities — TF-CBT, DBT skills, EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, ART, AutPlay Therapy, and Play Therapy. Services are delivered in office, school-based, and in-home settings.

The business model is fee-for-service insurance reimbursement, with the practice credentialed across Anthem, United Health Care, Humana, Cigna, Aetna, Wellcare, Medicare, and multiple Kentucky Medicaid managed care plans. Supplementary revenue comes from Employee Assistance Program contracts, income-based sliding scale fees, and a $50 parenting class fee. Demand is referral-driven from schools, courts, community agencies, healthcare providers, and foster care systems. The practice carries no disclosed external funding and operates as a founder-owned Professional Service Corporation with no parent company, subsidiaries, patents, or proprietary technology platform.

Name

Somerset Mental Health

Legal name

Somerset Mental Health, PSC

Website

https://somersetmentalhealth.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Somerset Mental Health, PSC is a private behavioral health group practice in Somerset, Kentucky, providing counseling, psychological testing, trauma assessment, parenting classes, and Medicaid case management to children, adolescents, adults, and families across 17 Kentucky counties via insurance and EAP contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

School Counseling Services (Individual & Group) (EDAKAMAB)

Keywords

• Mental health counseling
• Psychological testing services
• Behavioral health services
• Child adolescent therapy
• Family counseling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Somerset

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Insurance Reimbursement: Somerset Mental Health accepts payment from major insurance providers including Anthem, United Health Care, Humana, Cigna, Aetna, Wellcare, and others. They accept Medicare and Medicaid programs.
2. Medicaid Service Coordination: Service coordination through the Medicaid Program helps children gain needed medical, educational, and community supportive services. Private practitioners accept Medical Card payment.
3. Parenting Classes: Parenting classes offered at $50 per participant to cover book costs. Classes held every 8 weeks at multiple county offices.
4. Employee Assistance Program: Company is an Employee Assistance Provider, offering services to employer clients.
5. Sliding Scale Fees: Income-based sliding scale payment option available for patients who qualify.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Somerset Mental Health, PSC is a behavioral health group practice delivering outpatient mental health counseling, psychological testing, and behavioral support services to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families across 17 Kentucky counties. Services are provided through office, school-based, and in-home settings, reimbursed via insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid, with specialized programs in trauma assessment, sexual offender treatment, and Targeted Case Management.

Product overview

Somerset Mental Health, PSC is a behavioral health group practice offering a comprehensive suite of mental health services across Kentucky's Lake Cumberland region. The organization operates through multiple county locations (Pulaski, Rockcastle, Casey, and additional service areas) and provides services including individual counseling for children, adolescents, and adults; group counseling programs (Sexual Offender Treatment Program, Bullying Groups, Social Skills, Anger Management); family therapy; psychological and psycho-educational testing; trauma and behavioral assessments; parenting classes; and Medicaid-supported Targeted Case Management and Service Coordination. The practice brings together licensed professionals including LCSWs, LPCCs, LPCAs, LMFTs, and psychological practitioners to deliver coordinated mental health care through office, school, and home-based settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Child, Adolescent, and Adult Counseling Individual counseling services for children, adolescents, and adults addressing mental health disorders including Attention Deficit Disorder, Oppositional Defiance, Depressive Disorders, and other behavior problems, delivered by Behavior Specialists.
• Group Counseling Multiple group therapy programs including Sexual Offender Treatment Program (SOTP), Bullying Groups, Social Skills, Anger Management, self-esteem, self-harm prevention, bullying prevention, life skills, and trauma support, provided in schools and in-house.
• Social Skills Group Group therapy using exercises and role-playing to help children and adolescents develop interpersonal negotiation skills and positive peer relationships.
• Anger Management Group Group therapy helping children and adolescents identify emotional triggers and irrational thoughts leading to outbursts, developing alternative coping strategies through peer input and adult supervision.
• Family Therapy Therapeutic services for families addressing emotional and behavioral problems, including collateral therapy sessions.
• Marital Therapy Therapeutic services for couples addressing relationship issues and marital concerns.
• Psychological Testing Comprehensive psychological assessment services including intelligence testing (WAIS-IV, WISC-V, WASI-II), personality testing (MMPI-II, PAI), behavioral measurements (BASC-3, Conner's Rating Scales, BYI-II), and academic testing (WRAT4, WJ-IV), with average 3-week delivery of written reports.
• Psycho-educational Testing Educational assessment services including testing for learning disabilities, academic delays, and ADHD evaluation.
• Trauma Assessment Assessment providing treatment recommendations for providers, social workers, and court systems working with children who have suffered trauma.
• Juvenile Psycho-sexual Assessment Assessment providing court system and Juvenile Justice with recommendations and risk level evaluations for adolescents.
• Sexually Reactive Assessment Assessment for children under 12 who have been abused and engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior or have difficulties with boundaries.
• Parenting Classes Educational classes including Common Sense Parenting for Adolescents and Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers and Preschoolers, providing techniques for building family relationships, preventing misbehavior, and teaching self-control, offered at Adair, Wayne, and Pulaski County offices.
• Service Coordination Services Medicaid program services helping children gain needed medical, educational, and community supportive services through private practitioners accepting Medical Card payments.
• Targeted Case Management Services Medicaid-insurance services assisting children and families in gaining medical, educational, and support services, offered in home, school, and office settings.
• Behavior Supports Functional analyses, behavior plan development, implementation, and monitoring services provided by Behavior Specialists for children, adolescents, and adults.
• In-Services to Community and Workforce Community educational programs covering sexual harassment, stress management, positive mental health, and other mental health-related topics.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ETHAAS (Ethical Treatment for All Ages and Species)minorOthersSomerset Mental Health links to ETHAAS as a partner organization. ETHAAS appears to be a related mental health or social services organization serving similar populations in the region.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BetterHelp: Largest online therapy platform offering subscription-based counseling services nationally. Comparable in core therapy service delivery, but operates entirely virtually and at massive consumer scale versus Somerset's in-person rural model.
• LifeStance Health: Large publicly-traded outpatient behavioral health platform offering in-person and virtual mental health services across many U.S. states. Comparable in service mix (counseling, testing, therapy), though at much greater scale and with a virtual-first delivery model.

Regional players

• Kentucky River Community Care: Community mental health center serving southeastern Kentucky counties, providing outpatient counseling, case management, and behavioral health services. Comparable as a rural Kentucky behavioral health provider with similar Medicaid/insurance funding mix.
• New Vista (formerly Bluegrass.org): Community mental health center serving central Kentucky with a broad behavioral health service array including counseling, case management, and substance use treatment. Comparable to Somerset Mental Health in scope of services and Kentucky focus, but at significantly larger scale and broader geography.
• Aspen Counseling and Consulting: Kentucky-based counseling practice offering individual, family, and group therapy. Comparable as a regional Kentucky therapy provider with similar service categories, though smaller geographic scope.
• Adanta Group: Community mental health and substance use provider serving south-central and southeastern Kentucky. Comparable as a regional Kentucky behavioral health organization offering outpatient counseling, case management, and school-based services.
• Seven Counties Services: Community mental health center serving the Louisville region of Kentucky. Comparable as a Kentucky-based behavioral health provider, though operating in a different (more urban) geography and at a larger scale.

Emerging players

• Brightside Health: Telehealth mental health provider offering therapy and psychiatry with insurance acceptance. Comparable in payer mix and therapy-plus-medication service category, though entirely virtual and not limited to Kentucky.
• Talkiatry: Psychiatry group practice providing in-network psychiatric care across multiple states via hybrid in-person and telehealth delivery. Comparable as a multi-state insurance-accepting mental health group practice, though primarily psychiatric (medication management) rather than therapy-led.
• Headway: Mental health marketplace and practice-operations platform that helps therapists accept insurance and grow caseloads. Comparable as an enabling platform for the same therapist-client segment Somerset serves, though not a direct clinical peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/smhpsc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/somerset-mental-health

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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