redeemer counseling

What redeemer counseling does

Redeemer Counseling Services is a non-profit Christian counseling and training center founded in 1990 and headquartered at 29 West 38th Street, 10th Floor in New York City, with 11-50 employees. The organization delivers individual and group counseling sessions (in-person at its Midtown Manhattan office and remotely), supported by a sliding-scale fee structure subsidized through donations and grants. It serves individuals seeking faith-integrated mental health care, ministry leaders and pastors, partner churches, and corporate clients requesting mental health and parenting training. While affiliated with the broader Redeemer church network in New York City, the organization explicitly states it is non-sectarian and accepts clients regardless of religious beliefs, and it operates as a financially independent non-profit.

The organization's product portfolio spans clinical services, training programs, and published content. Core services include individual counseling, facilitated group programs (notably a grief group built around the 'Mourning with Hope' curriculum), and a Training division that runs a Fellows Program, Leaders' Training, workshops, and corporate training. Content products include the 'Who You Are' book authored by Director Judy Cha, the 'Mourning with Hope' Leader's Guide ($24.99) and Participant's Workbook ($9.99), the 'Deep Idols Series' (including a Chinese version), and a growing catalog of self-guided online courses delivered through the Thinkific platform (e.g., Intro to Christian Counseling, Relational Skills for Ministry, Mental Health First Aid). Free resources include the Counseling Toolkit Newsletter and a Spanish-language referral toolkit launched in October 2023.

Revenue is generated through five streams: per-session counseling fees on a sliding scale, one-time sales of curriculum and resource products, subscription/one-time fees for online courses, professional-services workshop fees (e.g., $35 for 'Parenting in the Age of AI'), and donations and grants from church partners and individual donors. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on formal referral partnerships with at least ten affiliated churches and ministry organizations (Redeemer Downtown, West Side, East Side, Lincoln Square, Kings Cross NYC, Elm Church, Storefront Church, City to City, Queens Connexus, and Reh.nyc), supplemented by the organization's website, email newsletter, and annual Mental Health Awareness Month campaigns.

Name

redeemer counseling

Legal name

Redeemer Counseling Services

Website

https://redeemercounseling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Redeemer Counseling is a non-profit Christian counseling and training center in New York City providing individual and group therapy, ministry training, online courses, and published resources, funded by sliding-scale session fees, donations, and grants from a network of partner churches.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Counseling Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

End-of-Life Emotional & Spiritual Support (Chaplaincy/Counseling) In-Home (HSABAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Family Aftercare) (HSABAFAI)

Keywords

• Christian counseling
• Group therapy
• Ministry training
• Grief counseling
• Mental health resources

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Counseling Services: Individual and group counseling sessions provided to clients, with fees charged per session. The organization offers a sliding scale fee structure to ensure accessibility.
2. Curriculum and Resource Sales: Sale of grief counseling curricula including Mourning with Hope Leader's Guide and Participant's Workbook, as well as books and training materials.
3. Online Courses: Self-guided online courses for pastors and ministry leaders covering Christian counseling approaches and mental health skills, delivered through Thinkific platform.
4. Corporate and Ministry Training: Workshop fees for Parenting in the Age of AI and other training programs for ministry leaders and corporate clients.
5. Donations and Grants: Financial support from church partners and donors to help provide affordable counseling services and maintain sliding scale fee structure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Redeemer Counseling Services operates as a professional Christian counseling and training center, delivering individual and group counseling sessions (in-person and remote) that integrate clinical mental health practice with Gospel-centered principles. It also provides training programs for ministry leaders, published curricula such as the Mourning with Hope grief materials, books, and self-guided online courses delivered through Thinkific. Revenue is generated through session fees on a sliding scale, product sales, workshop fees, and donor support.

Product overview

Redeemer Counseling Services operates as a professional Christian counseling and training center offering a portfolio of interconnected services. The core offerings include individual and group counseling sessions (in-person and remote), complemented by a training division providing professional development for ministry leaders. The product ecosystem includes published resources (the 'Who You Are' book by Director Judy Cha and the 'Mourning with Hope' grief curriculum with Leader's Guide and Participant's Workbook), online self-guided courses delivered via Thinkific (Intro to Christian Counseling, Relational Skills for Ministry, Mental Health First Aid), and free resources including the Counseling Toolkit Newsletter and devotionals. Recent additions include a Spanish-language toolkit and workshops on parenting in the digital age.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• One person dies by suicide every 11 minutes in the U.S. (CDC)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Redeemer Downtown (RDT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partner supporting Redeemer Counseling through grants. Downtown Manhattan location with service times and ministry information available through their website.
• Redeemer West Side (RWS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partner supporting Redeemer Counseling through grants. West Side Manhattan location with service times and ministry information available through their website.
• Redeemer East Side (RES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partner supporting Redeemer Counseling through grants. East Side Manhattan location with service times and ministry information available through their website.
• Redeemer Lincoln Square (LSQ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partner supporting Redeemer Counseling through grants. Lincoln Square area location with service times and ministry information available through their website.
• Kings Cross NYCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partner supporting Redeemer Counseling through grants. Brooklyn location with service times and ministry information available through their website.
• Elm ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partner supporting Redeemer Counseling through grants. Service times and ministry information available through their website.
• Storefront ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partner supporting Redeemer Counseling through grants. Service times and ministry information available through their website.
• City to CityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch network partner supporting Redeemer Counseling through grants. International church planting network.
• Queens ConnexusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partner supporting Redeemer Counseling through grants. Queens location with service times and ministry information available through their website.
• Reh.nycminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partner supporting Redeemer Counseling through grants. Service times and ministry information available through their website.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stephen Ministries: St. Louis-based Christian organization that trains and equips lay ministry leaders in caregiving and counseling skills, mirroring Redeemer's training/equipping arm for pastors and church leaders.
• Church Initiative (GriefShare): Producer of a widely used grief recovery program and curriculum for churches and small groups — the closest direct comparable to Redeemer's Mourning with Hope grief curriculum and group counseling model.
• Rosemead Counseling Center (Biola University): Faith-integrated clinical counseling center affiliated with Biola University, providing Christian counseling and training — overlapping Redeemer's gospel-centered clinical model and ministry-leader training.
• Elijah House Ministries: Christian counseling and prayer ministry providing training for prayer ministers and counselors, comparable to Redeemer's combination of counseling services and leader-training programs.
• Christian Counseling Education Foundation (CCEF): Christian organization that trains counselors and ministry leaders in biblical counseling, with curriculum and training resources — directly comparable to Redeemer's Intro to Christian Counseling courses and Fellows Program.
• The Christian Counseling Network: Network connecting clients to Christian therapists — comparable referral/curated-match model to Redeemer's intake and clinical-supervisor matching process for faith-compatible counseling.

Broad incumbents

• Focus on the Family: Large Christian ministry offering counseling referrals, parenting resources, and workshops — overlaps with Redeemer's Parenting in the Age of AI workshop, family counseling, and resource publishing, though at much greater scale.
• BetterHelp: Largest online therapy platform offering subscription-based, on-demand licensed counseling — represents the digital incumbent competing for the same end-clients, though without faith-integration.
• Talkspace: Public online therapy platform with corporate/B2B mental health benefits distribution — competitive adjacency in the broader counseling market and a potential channel partner for corporate training segments.

Others

• American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC): The main professional membership body for Christian counselors — relevant industry/ecosystem participant whose certification and training ecosystem overlaps with Redeemer's training products and clinical positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/redeemer-counseling-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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