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AbleTo
AbleTo: Michael Laskoff founded virtual behavioral health provider in 2008; 1M+ sessions, 1,800+ therapists, direct payer contracts with Optum and Blue...
AbleTo
Michael Laskoff started AbleTo in 2008 following his ADHD diagnosis, which exposed the gap between needing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and accessing it conveniently. The company built a virtual platform that pairs patients with therapists and coaches, underpinned by structured CBT programs designed for measurable outcomes—not open-ended talk therapy. AbleTo focuses on common mental health conditions—anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, life transitions, emotional regulation—applicable to both health plan members and employees. The company contracts with insurers including Blue Cross Blue Shield and Optum, and with employers to reduce healthcare costs; internal studies claim a 45% reduction in hospitalizations among plan members (per AbleTo, 2019). Asset classes are not disclosed because AbleTo is an operating company, not an investment firm. The firm's Jacksonville, Florida operations opened in 2019. The company has grown to over 1,000 employees, with offices in New York, Hartford, and Newark. In 2021 AbleTo rebranded its Joyable acquisition as AbleTo Digital+ and launched a single-patient app. It has not publicly disclosed a fundraising round since its initial funding in 2012, and it does not report AUM or deployment because it is a healthcare provider, not an allocator. AbleTo's structural differentiator is that it operates as a fully licensed, URAC-accredited behavioral health provider—not a therapy marketplace. It designs its own treatment protocols, hires and trains its own therapists, and contracts directly with payers and employers as a vendor, not a referral network. This lets AbleTo guarantee a standardized, evidence-based product that insurers and HR departments can purchase out of their medical budgets.
General information
Firm type
other
Year founded
2008
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
New York
Corporate office
New York, NY, United States
Additional offices
Hartford, CT · Newark, NJ
Principals
Michael B. Laskoff
Founder
Trevor Murphy
About AbleTo, Inc. (author)
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who at AbleTo oversees clinical quality and outcomes?
AbleTo has appointed a Clinical Advisory board including Dr. Carmela Alcantara (Columbia University), Dr. Patrick Raue (University of Washington), and Dr. Kathleen Pike (Columbia University). The firm also employs a nationwide network of licensed therapists and coaches, but day-to-day clinical leadership is not publicly disclosed beyond advisor names.
Is AbleTo a venture firm or an operating company?
AbleTo is an operating company—a virtual behavioral healthcare provider—not an asset manager or family office. It sells therapy and coaching programs directly to health plans and employers, not to LP investors. Its 'investments' are in its own technology and provider network.
Does AbleTo have a relationship with any single family office or wealth pool?
No public disclosure links AbleTo to a family office. The company was founded by Michael Laskoff with personal capital and received external funding beginning in 2012, but neither the founding nor subsequent capital rounds have been tied to a named family office.
What types of clients does AbleTo serve?
AbleTo's clients are primarily health insurance plans (including Blue Cross Blue Shield and Optum) and employers. The platform is not sold directly to individuals but is accessed through benefit programs. Patients cannot self-enroll in some employer- or plan-sponsored programs.
What evidence does AbleTo publish on outcomes?
AbleTo cites studies showing a 45% reduction in hospitalizations among plan members (per Veracity Health Analytics, 2019) and improved employee productivity (per internal analysis, 2017). The firm also reports that over 10,000 Therapy360 program graduates showed clinically significant improvement on the DASS-21 depression scale (per firm, 2023).
In which US states is AbleTo therapy not available?
As of the last public update, therapy services for new patients are unavailable in Alaska, Georgia, Kansas, North Dakota, and West Virginia (per AbleTo website).
How does AbleTo's clinical model differ from that of a therapist matching service?
Unlike matching services that simply refer patients to independent clinicians, AbleTo employs its own therapists and designs structured CBT programs. It claims URAC accreditation for telehealth and HITRUST certification for data security, positioning itself as a licensed healthcare provider, not a referral aggregator.
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