Connections Wellness Group: Sets The Standard

by Diane Ciarloni

Wellness Group sets the standard

My intention was to support that team in every way possible while simultaneously working closely within the community to offer care across all ethnic, social, and economic barriers

CEO Awstin Gregg It 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/ CEO Awstin Gregg, it all began with Gregg’s desire to create an opportunity for helping individuals achieve a state of overall wellness. The vehicle, according to Gregg’s vision, was a path leading to life-improving solutions that promote positive change.

the need for a dynamic team that embraced his mission.

“My intention was to support that team in every way possible while simultaneously working closely within the community to offer care across all ethnic, social, and economic barriers,” he said. “To me, being able to do that is a great privilege.”

Gregg’s credentials were well-suited to his vision. He has a Bachelor of Psychology, a Master of Social Work, a Master of Business Administration, and a Master of Business Analytics. He was Social Worker of the Year in 2018.

He sharpened his leadership skills in several roles, including CEO for an inpatient hospital and residential treatment center. He’s felt the weight of leadership stressors, putting him in a unique position to counsel those in leadership positions who experience mental trauma.

“This dream, which started with the Denton

183 employees spread across what will soon be 14 locations throughout the Metroplex. I know it may

even more unbelievable is we anticipate booking 100,000 appointments in 2022.”

There are no typos in those numbers.

The entire gamut of mental health treatment is available, from general to dissociative disorders and all forms of trauma, geriatric, depression, anxiety with OCD, bipolar, etc. There are even dietitians who can delve into the gut-brain connection.

“Our patients actually determine their treatment programs,” Gregg stressed. “We don’t use any cookie-cutter, assembly line approaches. I know the numbers I quoted are huge, but all expansion will shut down immediately if I see any evidence of dilution in our treatment programs.”

Connections Wellness Group’s success percentages in all categories of mental health care lead the nation, helping to keep their sky-high standard in place.

Connections Wellness Group is also setting the standard for employee retention and overall satisfaction with their job. Amanda Manchack,

one of Connection’s Group Executive Directors, said “I have never worked for an organization that puts employee self-care as a cornerstone of their business model. We are continually encouraged to take care of ourselves so that we can take care of those individuals who need us in the community.”

Connections Wellness Group is unique in that it is run by clinicians with years of experience in the

understand the importance of helping the helpers. “Connections Wellness Group knows that one

that kind of encouragement and focus on our own mental health is what keeps our employees here.”

The focus on employee self-care is what initially attracted Group Executive Director, Anna Arwine, to join Connections Wellness Group in the summer of 2021.

“Beyond Awstin’s true passion towards hiring forever employees and a zero-turnover rate, the created shined a light on the need for patient centered mental health care in North Texas,” Arwine said.

welcomed, embraced, and supported by the community and quickly attracted appointments beyond its ability to keep up.”

It was this recognition of the need for this model of mental health services that inspired Connections Wellness Group to actively expand throughout the DFW metroplex. Locations include Arlington, Flower Mound, Ft. Worth, Keller, Plano, Prosper,

that are coming soon.

In its expansion, Connections Wellness Group will continue to focus on the entire gamut of mental health treatment.

will all stay true to the initial mission Awstin sought out less than four years ago,” Arwine said. Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and traditional outpatient therapy, and medication management services both in person and virtually.

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