Mental Health / Behavioral Health
Patients and clinicians now search AI platforms when they need a therapist. Our independent analysts studied the agencies that have had the most success at mental health GEO and AEO, presented below.
What to look for
| Buying criteria | Ask how the agency gets a practice recommended by condition, therapy type, and insurance, and how it handles clinical review of patient-facing pages. |
|---|---|
| Proof that matters | Ask for mental health clients and a dated result in intake calls, appointment requests, or AI recommendations for condition terms. |
| Common mismatch | A directory listing service that sends the same patient to many practices, or a content shop that writes clinical pages without review. |
| Typical engagement | Expect a monthly retainer covering condition and service pages, clinician profiles, and listings, with intake tracking by source. |
Recommended Mental Health GEO & AEO Agencies
| # | Agency | Best for | Why a fit | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Page Sage | Group practices and treatment centers that need qualified intake calls | First Page Sage serves mental health and treatment providers through its healthcare and medical practices. The firm fits group practices and treatment centers that need qualified intake inquiries from AI answers. | Clients include Constellation Behavioral Health, Bridges to Recovery, Alta Mira Recovery Programs, and New Choices Treatment Centers. Key editorial scores were lead generation (10/10), local and multi-location (8/10), and thought leadership (9/10). |
| 2 | Driven Metrics | Multi-location mental health practices that want patient inquiries tracked | Driven Metrics treats GEO as its lead discipline and lists mental and behavioral health among the industries it serves, with local SEO and inquiry tracking. | An agency-published case study covers a multi-location pediatric mental health practice without the client's name, with 1,285+ verified patient inquiries in eight months. Key editorial scores were lead generation (9/10), local and multi-location (9/10), and thought leadership (6/10). |
| 3 | Siege Media | Mental health platforms that need content AI platforms cite | Siege Media runs a healthcare GEO practice built on content and digital PR, with mental health platform work in its case studies. | Verified case studies include Grow Therapy, whose AI visibility rose about 4x. Key editorial scores were lead generation (5/10), local and multi-location (2/10), and thought leadership (8/10). |
| 4 | Signal Hill Strategies | Mental health brands that want SEO and GEO from a healthcare specialist | Signal Hill Strategies is a healthcare SEO and GEO firm with a dedicated mental health practice. | No mental health clients or case studies recorded in this edition. Key editorial scores were lead generation (8/10), local and multi-location (6/10), and thought leadership (6/10). |
| 5 | WebFX | Rehab and addiction treatment centers that want a large full-service firm | WebFX runs a rehab and addiction treatment marketing practice and sells AI search optimization alongside SEO and paid media. | No mental health case studies recorded in this edition. Key editorial scores were lead generation (7/10), local and multi-location (7/10), and thought leadership (4/10). |
| 6 | Coalition Technologies | Private counseling and therapy practices that want local SEO and AI search | Coalition Technologies sells SEO and AI SEO for ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews, with therapy practice work in its case studies. | Verified case studies include Erik Anderson Counseling and Therapy, with organic traffic up 200% in five months. Key editorial scores were lead generation (5/10), local and multi-location (4/10), and thought leadership (3/10). |
Mental Health GEO Agency Pricing
Figures below are each firm's published or firm-reported pricing, or third-party listings.
| Agency | Pricing |
|---|---|
| First Page Sage | Retainers run $6,000–$12,000/month, per the firm. |
| Driven Metrics | Quotes are custom. |
| Siege Media | $8,000/month minimum for content marketing, per its content marketing page. |
| Signal Hill Strategies | Quotes are custom. |
| WebFX | $3,000+/month for SEO services, per its pricing page. |
| Coalition Technologies | $1,500–$3,100/month average SEO campaign prices by business type, per its SEO pricing page. |
How We Ranked These Agencies
- We started with the 6 GEO agencies in our directory that have a serious practice serving mental health providers.
- To qualify, a firm had to sell GEO and show mental health on its own site: a mental health service page, work for a mental health client, or mental health listed among the industries it serves.
- Each firm received a fit score out of 100. Mental health depth is worth 20 points, mental health proof 20, GEO depth 25, and three GEO and AEO editorial scores from our agency reviews 35: lead generation (14), local and multi-location (12), and thought leadership (9).
- Mental health proof ranks mental health case studies that name the client first, then mental health case studies without client names, then mental health clients shown by logo, name, or testimonial, then a mental health service page alone.
- All six qualifying firms are listed. Ties went to the firm with the higher average across all eight editorial scores.
| Rank | Agency | Mental health depth | Mental health proof | GEO depth | Lead gen | Local | Thought leadership | Fit score | Why this rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Page Sage | Mental health page (15) | Mental health client logos (10) | GEO in every program (20) | 10/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 76.7 | Top lead generation and thought leadership scores, an addiction treatment page, and behavioral health client logos. |
| 2 | Driven Metrics | Mental health listed among industries (6) | Unnamed mental health case studies (14) | GEO as lead discipline (25) | 9/10 | 9/10 | 6/10 | 73.8 | Top local score and GEO as its lead discipline, with mental health listed among its industries and a case study without the client's name. |
| 3 | Siege Media | Mental health not listed (0) | Named mental health case studies (20) | GEO as lead discipline (25) | 5/10 | 2/10 | 8/10 | 61.6 | GEO as its lead discipline and a mental health case study that names the client, with no mental health page. |
| 4 | Signal Hill Strategies | Mental health page (15) | Mental health page only (5) | GEO on its mental health page (15) | 8/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 58.8 | A mental health page with GEO on it, with no mental health clients shown. |
| 5 | WebFX | Mental health page (15) | Mental health page only (5) | GEO on its mental health page (15) | 7/10 | 7/10 | 4/10 | 56.8 | A rehab and addiction treatment page with AI search on it, with no mental health clients shown. |
| 6 | Coalition Technologies | Mental health not listed (0) | Named mental health case studies (20) | General GEO service (10) | 5/10 | 4/10 | 3/10 | 44.5 | A counseling case study that names the client, with no mental health page. |