You're receiving offers. Are they competitive?
We work exclusively for behavioral health practice owners to evaluate unsolicited offers, create competition among qualified buyers, and negotiate deal structures that protect both your payout and your clinical autonomy.
What buyers look for in behavioral health practices
Sophisticated buyers evaluate whether your model integrates medication management with therapy, specialized services like TMS or Spravato, and payor mix stability. The difference matters for your purchase price and what happens after you sell.
We identify which buyers have genuine behavioral health expertise, then create competition among them.
150+
Years of healthcare, M&A, and banking expertise
23%
Average price increase
$2-30M
Typical M&A client revenues
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About Practice Transitions Group
Why behavioral health practices work with us
You're negotiating alone against sophisticated buyers who do this every day. We create competition. One unsolicited offer becomes multiple competing offers, driving better terms and higher valuations.
We vet buyers for fit. Not all private equity groups understand integrated care models, credentialing complexity, or therapeutic relationship timelines. We identify which buyers have genuine expertise, then position your practice to attract them.
We negotiate beyond the purchase price. Earnout structures, employment terms, clinical autonomy provisions, and post-sale compensation matter as much as the headline number. We protect you from aggressive deal structures that shift risk to you after close.
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"My name is Renu Gupta and I am the practice manager for AR Psychiatric and Counseling Center in Valdosta and Tifton, GA. I worked with Thomas Allen who made the transition so easy and smooth. We are very happy with how he handled the whole transition. I will very highly recommend him if anyone is looking or willing to make any changes in their practice. Contact him, he will guide you in the right direction. Thanks Thomas, I appreciate all your help. Keep doing what you are good at!"
Renu Gupta
Practice Manager, AR Psychiatric and Counseling Center
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"I'd received two unsolicited offers from PE groups before I ever talked to PTG, and I had no way to know if either one was fair. My advisor at PTG ran a real process. Instead of negotiating against one buyer, we had five groups competing for the practice, including Beacon Behavioral Health Partners, who ended up being the right fit for what I wanted post-close. The final number came in well above what I'd been offered on my own, and just as important, I understood every term in the deal before I signed anything. If you're a practice owner who's gotten an offer and isn't sure what it's worth, talk to PTG before you talk to anyone else."
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Behavioral Health Practice Owner
Behavioral Health Seller FAQs
We work exclusively for practice owners and never take fees from buyers. This means we have complete alignment with your interests. We're not incentivized to push you toward any particular buyer or deal. Our only job is to maximize your outcome and protect you throughout negotiations.
This is common. Most practice owners come to us after receiving an unsolicited offer and wanting to know if it's competitive. We evaluate your current offer, identify any problematic terms, and approach other qualified buyers to create competition. Creating a competitive process typically improves both purchase price and deal terms, even when you already have an offer. We can also help you understand what's standard versus aggressive in the deal structure you've been presented.
We start by analyzing your financials to determine normalized EBITDA, which accounts for add-backs like owner compensation, retirement plan contributions, and one-time expenses. Many behavioral health practices have complex financial structures designed for tax efficiency, so we help translate these for buyers.
From there, we assess market multiples based on your revenue model (integrated medication management and therapy, specialized services like TMS or Spravato), payor mix, provider structure, and growth trajectory. We also evaluate qualitative factors like staff stability and credentialing status. This gives us a realistic valuation range to position your practice competitively.
We work with established behavioral health practices that typically have $3M+ in revenue, 8-9+ providers (psychiatrists, PMHNPs, and therapists), and strong EBITDA margins. Practices that integrate medication management with therapy, offer specialized services like TMS or Spravato, or include substance abuse treatment are particularly attractive to buyers.
If you're generating at least $700K-$800K in EBITDA and have a multi-provider model, you likely fit the profile that attracts serious private equity interest.
Most behavioral health practice sales take 4-6 months from engagement to closing, though timelines vary based on practice complexity and financial readiness.
The process includes initial preparation and valuation (2-3 weeks), confidential marketing to qualified buyers (4-6 weeks), offer evaluation and negotiation (2-3 weeks), due diligence (6-8 weeks), and closing (2-4 weeks). Practices with organized financials, strong EBITDA, and stable provider teams move faster.
Credentialing transitions and payer complexity can extend timelines in behavioral health, which is why we build realistic expectations and transition support into deal structures from the start.
Discover what your behavioral health practice is worth
Whether you're considering a sale or evaluating an unsolicited offer, understanding your practice valuation is essential. Use our custom calculator; it takes less than five minutes to fill out, and begin exploring your options