About Us
On a Mission: Our Big Hairy Audacious Goal
Our big hairy audacious goal is to lead the way in driving teen and young adult anxiety, depression, and suicide from the all-time highs of today to all-time lows by 2028.
We’re Glad You’re Here!
Embark Behavioral Health is a leading nationwide network of outpatient centers and residential programs offering premier mental health treatment for preteens, teens, and young adults. Our locations are part of a continuum of care that provides a range of services built from over 25 years of specialization in serving youth.




We exist to create joy and heal generations.

To become the most respected, recognized, and valuable family behavioral health care company in the world.
About Embark
Five key differentiators set Embark apart from other behavioral health care providers.
- We offer a robust continuum of care that provides different levels of service and programming based on an individual’s changing needs, from virtual counseling to residential services.
- We have a deep legacy of over 25 years serving youths, focused on preteens, teens, and young adults.
- We collect thousands of data points and share feedback with families so we can adjust treatment in real time to improve results.
- We treat the entire family using an evidence-based and relationship-focused approach.
- We offer the highest levels of quality care and safety standards, with all programs accredited by The Joint Commission.

Unique Clinical Model: CASA Framework
Embark uses the CASA Developmental Framework to inform all treatment and care. This proprietary framework’s purpose is to help developmentally heal and strengthen functional, mental, and physical health through commitment, acceptance, security, and attunement (also known as empathy in action).

Core Values
Our core values guide how we work and interact with employees and clients.

How We Treat
- In-home therapy
- Embark Virtual Counseling
- Embark Virtual IOP (intensive outpatient program)
- Short-term residential treatment
- Residential treatment
- Therapeutic day treatment programs (also known as partial hospitalization programs, or PHPs)
- Therapeutic boarding schools
- Outpatient therapy clinics
- Young adult transitional living
Our Programs
Embark Behavioral Health is a leading network of outpatient centers and residential programs offering premier mental health treatment.
The Embark Difference
We use client data throughout the treatment process to customize care — and adjust it if needed — for each client and their family. This allows us to achieve the best results possible.

Our Stewardship Team
Learn With Us
We have the most trusted experts in teen and young adult mental health treatment. Check out our blog for advice from many of these clinicians. It’s available to everyone on their healing journey.
Embracing the Healing Power of Nature With Adventure Therapy
By Embark Behavioral Health |
Understanding Suicidal Ideation in Teens: Finding Help
By Embark Behavioral Health |
A Guide For Intensive Outpatient Program Depression Treatment
By Embark Behavioral Health |
Athlete Mental Health Treatment
By Embark Behavioral Health |
Dr. Sharnell Myles to Visit Houston for Strategic Meetings with Leading Behavioral Health Organizations
By Embark Behavioral Health |
Embark Behavioral Health Strengthens Foundation of Expert Care and Begins Expansion into Integrated Health
By Embark Behavioral Health |

Embark has high standards of treatment at all programs and levels of care. Inherent in these standards is the assumption that children and youths thrive when they’re met with compassion and understanding and when given tools to navigate their struggles on their path to healing.