After years of working at adolescent and young adult treatment centers, our founders could no longer tolerate the shortcomings of the mental health system. We repeatedly watched clients struggle to find the adequate support outside of wildly expensive, time consuming, and punitive feeling treatment options - many of which were only accessible once someone had reached a point of crisis.

Despite good intentions and significant investment, many models still rely on these forms of care, in part because it’s what has been the easiest to deliver. And largely, we support the continued growth of access to help. As therapists, we know that office-based talk therapy can be life changing. For many, however, it’s either not enough, or just not the right fit. Most mental health care doesn’t fall short because people aren’t trying - it falls short because it ignores the human need for connection, movement, belonging, and joy. Healing happens through experience and relationship, not just conversation.