Wellness Group sets by Diane Ciarloni
My intention was to support that team in every way
t would be almost impossible to raise the bar for excellence in mental health care any higher than the Connections Wellness Group has already set it.
Founded less than four years ago by owner/
simultaneously working closely within the
desire to create an opportunity for helping
183 employees spread across what will soon be 14
individuals achieve a state of overall wellness. The
locations throughout the Metroplex. I know it may
vehicle, according to Gregg’s vision, was a path leading to life-improving solutions that promote positive change.
community to offer care across all ethnic, social, and economic barriers
the need for a dynamic team that embraced his mission. “My intention was to support that team in
There are no typos in those numbers. The entire gamut of mental health treatment is available, from general to dissociative disorders and
every way possible while simultaneously working
all forms of trauma, geriatric, depression, anxiety
closely within the community to offer care across
with OCD, bipolar, etc. There are even dietitians
all ethnic, social, and economic barriers,” he said.
who can delve into the gut-brain connection.
Gregg’s credentials were well-suited to his
“Our patients actually determine their treatment programs,” Gregg stressed. “We don’t use any
vision. He has a Bachelor of Psychology, a
cookie-cutter, assembly line approaches. I know
Master of Social Work, a Master of Business
the numbers I quoted are huge, but all expansion
Administration, and a Master of Business
will shut down immediately if I see any evidence of
Analytics. He was Social Worker of the Year
dilution in our treatment programs.”
in 2018. He sharpened his leadership skills in several
Connections Wellness Group’s success percentages in all categories of mental health care
roles, including CEO for an inpatient hospital and
lead the nation, helping to keep their sky-high
residential treatment center. He’s felt the weight
standard in place.
of leadership stressors, putting him in a unique
Medical & Health Services
even more unbelievable is we anticipate booking 100,000 appointments in 2022.”
“To me, being able to do that is a great privilege.”
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“This dream, which started with the Denton
CEO Awstin Gregg, it all began with Gregg’s
possible while
CEO Awstin Gregg
I
the standard
Connections Wellness Group is also setting
position to counsel those in leadership positions
the standard for employee retention and overall
who experience mental trauma.
satisfaction with their job. Amanda Manchack,
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