Getting Started
Find the right place to begin.
MH² offers several ways to start care. We are here to help you decide what is best for you.
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Intensive Treatment Programs
Intensive Programs
For people who need more support than traditional outpatient care.
Aurora Program
Our most intensive care — in-home, community, and clinic-based support 3–6 days a week.
Learn moreOur most intensive outpatient treatment program, designed for individuals with severe or complex mental health conditions who require comprehensive support beyond traditional outpatient care. Through frequent in-home, community-based, and clinic-based services delivered across our multidisciplinary team, Aurora provides intensive treatment, skill building, care coordination, and family support. Our goal is to promote recovery while supporting individuals in remaining safely in their homes and communities.
Foundations for Recovery
A structured intensive outpatient program with coordinated psychiatry, therapy, nutrition, and groups.
Learn moreA structured, multidisciplinary intensive outpatient treatment program for individuals who need more support than traditional outpatient care but do not require the intensity of the Aurora Program. Through coordinated psychiatry, psychotherapy, nutrition, health coaching, and group-based interventions, Foundations for Recovery helps individuals build the knowledge, skills, confidence, and healthy routines needed for lasting recovery.
Team-Based
Team-Based Assessments
Three distinct multidisciplinary evaluations. Each ends with a written report and a personalized plan.
Advanced
Our most comprehensive evaluation, for complex or treatment-resistant concerns.
What's included
- Extended psychiatric evaluation (80 min)
- Extended psychosocial & substance-use assessment (80 min)
- Dietitian intake and 3-day food log review
- Health coach intake
- Nutrition and lifestyle evaluation
- Advanced labs, expanded biomarkers
- DXA body composition and bone density scan
- Physical exam
- Cognitive Testing
- Sleep and environmental evaluation
- Fitness and movement assessment
- Treatment planning meeting
Essential
Team-based evaluation with the psychiatric visit led by a nurse practitioner.
What's included
- Psychiatric evaluation by a psychiatric nurse practitioner (60 min)
- Psychosocial & substance-use assessment (60 min)
- Health coach intake
- Nutrition and lifestyle evaluation
- Sleep and environmental evaluations
- Treatment planning meeting
Metabolic
Team-based evaluation focused on metabolic health and its relationship to mental health, with medical, nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle assessments.
What's included
- Metabolic and mental health evaluation by a nurse practitioner (60 min)
- Comprehensive nutrition assessment by a registered dietitian (60 min)
- Health coach assessment of fitness, physical activity, sleep, and lifestyle
- Review of current medications and their potential metabolic effects
- Physical examination
- Metabolic laboratory testing
- DXA scan for body composition and bone health
- Assessment of metabolic risk factors and opportunities for improvement
- Integrated team review and treatment planning
- Personalized recommendations for nutrition, physical activity, lifestyle, weight management, and other appropriate metabolic interventions
- Evaluation for therapeutic ketogenic interventions when clinically appropriate
Who it's for
The Metabolic Assessment is designed for people who want a deeper understanding of their metabolic health and/or are interested in metabolic therapies for mental health conditions. It may be appropriate for individuals seeking:
- Evaluation for therapeutic ketogenic interventions
- Weight loss or improved body composition
- Improved cardiometabolic health
- Nutrition and lifestyle optimization
- Evaluation of metabolic effects of psychiatric medications
- Metabolic strategies to complement treatment for a mental health condition
The assessment considers metabolic and mental health together, while placing greater emphasis on metabolic health and interventions.
Targeted
Focused Evaluations
Clinical Navigator Consultation
A preliminary 30 to 40 minute clinical evaluation to clarify your needs, review your treatment history, and recommend personalized care options that fit your goals.
Learn more
The Clinical Navigator Consultation is an entry point to MH² for individuals with more focused or less complex mental health concerns, as well as for those who already have a sense of the type of treatment they are seeking—such as psychotherapy, group therapy, medication management, nutrition, health coaching, or occupational therapy. It can also be helpful for individuals who are unsure which services would best meet their needs.
During this appointment, a clinician will conduct a preliminary clinical evaluation, review your current concerns, treatment history, and goals, and help determine which MH² services may be most appropriate for you.
Based on your individual needs, the clinician will recommend next steps, which may include additional assessment or treatment with psychiatry, psychotherapy, group therapy, nutrition, health coaching, occupational therapy, or other MH² services.
For individuals whose needs may be addressed by working with one or two clinicians, the Clinical Navigator Consultation can serve as an appropriate entry point to care. For those with more complex diagnostic or treatment needs, the clinician may recommend further assessment before making treatment recommendations.
Compare every option side by side
A full breakdown of what's included in each starting point.
Compare every option side by side
A full breakdown of what's included in each starting point.
| What's included | Aurora Program | Foundations for Recovery | Advanced | Essential | Psychiatric Eval | Metabolic Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-visit questionnaires | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Psychiatrist — Extended (80 min) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | |
| Psychiatrist — Standard (60 min) | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (60 min) | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Psychosocial & substance-use assessment — Extended (80 min) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | |
| Psychosocial & substance-use assessment — Standard (60 min) | — | — | — | ✓ | — | |
| Basic nutrition & lifestyle evaluation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | |
| Dietitian intake | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| 3-day food log review | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | |
| Fitness & movement assessment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Sleep & environmental evaluation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Cognitive testing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Add-on | — | |
| Physical exam | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Core lab work | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Add-on | — | ✓ |
| Advanced lab work & expanded biomarkers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | |
| Ketogenic Therapy lab panel | ✓ | ✓ | Add-on | — | — | ✓ |
| DXA body composition and bone density scan | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Add-on | — | ✓ |
| Family input session | ✓ | ✓ | Add-on | — | — | |
| Treatment report (8–12 pages) | — | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Advanced treatment report (40–60 pages) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | |
| Accelerated assessment with treatment beginning on day 1 | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | |
| Treatment planning meeting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
Not sure where to start?
Our team is happy to help you choose the option that best fits your needs.
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