SPOTLIGHT
Connections Wellness Group
Yancey Grimes, LPC is the Executive Director in Southlake
Start Your Journey to Recovery and Wellness Today BY ANNETTE BROOKS
If you or a loved one has substance abuse issues, suffers from mental illness, or both, and are wondering where to turn, award-winning Connections Wellness Group (CWG) is here to help. They offer life-enhancing, personalized, cost-effective solutions conveniently close to home for adults ages 18 and up.
Integrated Treatment Model, Dynamic Team of Psychiatrists, Counselors, and Therapists Serving North Texas since 2018, Connections Wellness Group has expanded its locations and continues to add offices to meet the growing demand for its community-based services. Their holistic approach doesn’t limit care to either substance abuse or mental health. Instead, they treat co-occurring conditions for optimal wellness. “We typically treat both because when there is substance abuse, there to those in the community by identifying the need, developing programming, and doing our part to eliminate the stigma and barriers associated with the vital work we do.” Mr. Grimes has been in the field for 10 years and in recovery for 15. His approach is personal and passionate, drawing from life experience as well as extensive education. “Our programs include intensive therapy and medication management,” says Clinical Director at Connections Wellness Group Arlington Shara Cherepes, LPC. She adds, “Everyone seeking treatment completes a screening that enables us to evaluate their current mental health and substance abuse and identify the type of care needed. We also evaluate their need for specialty group therapy.”
Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs
are underlying mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, and trauma,” says Group Executive Director Anna Arwine, LPC. Ms. Arwine has been in the mental health industry for seven years in various settings and oversees all CWG’s Tarrant County expansions. Executive Director at the new Southlake location, Yancey Grimes, LPC, adds, “We provide mental health and substance use treatment
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The highest level of care offered at CWG is the partial hospitalization program (PHP). Every patient receives two hours a day of psychoeducation on different topics affecting their mental health and skill-building groups covering coping, nutrition/dietary needs, medication education and compliance, mindfulness, and meditation. PHP patients also receive two more hours of daily process therapy where they analyze and process the stressors within their life that affect their functioning,
