Healing at the Speed of Excellence

At Velocity Health Group, we have built a sanctuary where adolescents aged 13–17, many of whom have been misunderstood or failed by previous systems, can rediscover safety, connection, agency, and purpose.

Velocity Health Group is redefining what it means to work in adolescent behavioral health.

About Us

We’re not just here to stabilize. We’re here to transform.

We do not coerce change. We create the conditions in which each youth’s heroic potential can safely re-emerge. Every moment is an opportunity for healing, and every interaction holds the possibility of repair. Our goal is to empower youth to reclaim ownership of their lives and become self-directed, resilient individuals.

We are pioneering a new level of care through our Accelerated Treatment Center, redefining what residential treatment can be by professionalizing the behavioral health workforce and ensuring exceptional patient outcomes begin with exceptional staff care. Founded by industry leaders with over a century of combined experience, Velocity is both clinically sophisticated and operationally sustainable—built to deliver real change for youth and their families.

What we offer

Healing at the Speed of Excellence

Connection + Purpose

Our mission is to create a sanctuary for healing where young people and their families can rediscover connection.

Home-like Atmosphere

At Velocity, we believe that true healing happens in an environment that feels safe, welcoming, and restorative.

Academic Support

At Velocity, we believe that every student deserves a safe, supportive, and empowering educational experience.

Continued Care

True change extends beyond residential care as we help children stabilize, heal, and grow.

Our Unique Program

Driving Change & Shifting Mindsets

Every adolescent’s journey is unique, and so is our approach to care. With a focus on personalized support and exceptional care, we’re redefining what’s possible in adolescent behavioral health. Helping put you in the driver’s seat of your life again.

Our Process

The Patient Journey

View the journey through our accelerated 4-to-6-month inpatient treatment model

01

Stabilization, Assessment & Acclimation

Weeks 1–3

The first step is creating safety- physically, emotionally, and relationally. 
When a young person arrives, they are stepping into an unfamiliar environment, often carrying frustration, fear, or a sense of failure. It’s common to see defensiveness, withdrawal, or blame directed at parents or the situation itself. Families may feel uncertain early on, but this stage lays the foundation for everything that follows. During this time, our focus is on:

02

Deep Understanding & Alignment

Weeks 4–5

With stabilization in place, we begin to truly understand what’s driving the behavior, not just managing it. This is where direction becomes clear and a personalized, integrated treatment plan takes shape. Our clinical and medical teams refine the picture:

03

Treatment & Growth

Weeks 6–16

This is where meaningful change begins to take hold. This is often the first-time families see sustainable progress, not just temporary stabilization. With a clear plan in place, we focus on:

04

Transition & Reintegration

Weeks 17–26

As progress builds, we begin preparing for what comes next: life beyond residential care. This stage focuses on:

05

Continuing Care & Family Coaching

Post-Discharge

Treatment doesn’t end at discharge, and neither does our commitment. This is where we extend the impact of treatment into everyday life. Our Continuing Care model ensures:

Let’s Reimagine Recovery

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Velocity Health Group is redefining what it means to work in adolescent behavioral health. Our direct care staff, therapists, and family coaches are paid in the top 1% for the industry. With industry-leading compensation, low caseloads, and a minimum of 200 hours of in-person, instructor-led training annually, we empower elite professionals not just to thrive, but to lead. 

Testimonials

What People Are Saying About Velocity

“The adolescent behavioral health space has a scale problem. Bigger systems, smaller humans. What gets lost is the middle, where clinical depth meets actual relationship. Velocity is being built in that middle. Families will feel the difference, which is ultimately the only metric that matters.”

Matthew Ray Scott Principal/Managing Director at FEED The Agency.

"Velocity is the level of care clinicians often reference when an adolescent's needs exceed what standard programs can hold, but that has rarely existed in practice. It provides a place for young people who have historically been denied treatment or labeled "too complex" to finally receive appropriate care."

Alex Mufson LCSW Canary House | Integrative Healing Practice

"Velocity is emblematic of a broader and much-needed shift in adolescent behavioral health toward highly individualized, relationship-centered care. Programs that combine this level of clinical depth, staffing, and family involvement remain non-existent. Models like this are essential if we are to meaningfully improve short- and long-term outcomes for adolescents with complex behavioral health needs.

Professor James M Elliott PT, PhD, FAPTA Academic Director The Kolling Institute

Traditional residential treatment models have struggled to keep pace with the evolving and complex needs of today’s adolescents. Many of these approaches were not designed for the level of acuity, family involvement, and individualized care now required. Programs like Velocity are critical to helping the field evolve, offering more responsive, relationship-centered, and clinically sophisticated care. This kind of innovation is essential to better support adolescents and their families in meaningful, lasting ways."

Shandra Carter Executive Director Texas Juvenile Justice Department

"Velocity is setting a new standard for how we think about treating high-acuity adolescents and supporting families through that process. As a former special forces operator and executive director of an adolescent residential treatment center, Velocity's approach is setting a new standard of care."

Lt. Col (Ret) Joe Barnard former Executive Director Adolescent RTC

"I deeply respect the vision Chris Perkins brings to this work. His commitment to raising the bar for professionalism, paired with his belief that even the most complex cases deserve thoughtful, innovative care, is both timely and necessary. Velocity Health Group represents the kind of bold thinking our field needs—and that families deserve."

Danny Frazer Operating Partner, Open Sky Wilderness Therapy and Gain The Ridge Consulting

"The residential treatment world does not need more therapeutic boarding schools. It needs specialists who can deal with high acuity clients in a relational but controlled environment. Velocity is what the treatment landscape needs."

Dr. Ken Huey CEO The Hope Group

"Velocity Health Group represents a much-needed evolution in adolescent behavioral healthcare. Their relationship-centered, highly individualized approach, combined with exceptional clinical leadership and unwavering compassion, creates life-changing opportunities for adolescents who have exhausted nearly every other option. By redefining long-term inpatient care with dignity, innovation, and accountability, Velocity is not only transforming lives but setting a new benchmark for what effective adolescent treatment should be."

Lt. Col (Ret) Mike Smith Former special forces operator and current Chief of Staff - Darkhive
Our Team

Meet Our Founders

Rod Andrus, LCSW

Chief Clinical Officer & Co-Founder

Chris Perkins

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Dr. George Thompson

Chief Medical Officer & Co-Founder

Let’s Begin the Journey Together

Ready to take the first step toward healing and growth? Let’s work together to create a brighter future for your family.