Ascend exists to help restore hope in the lives of Fresno teenagers affected by mental health conditions. Our goal at Ascend is to help restore healthy neuropsychological "brain" functioning in each teen we serve. In doing so, we strive to not only reduce the symptoms of mental health conditions, but to help our teens start a journey towards healing and wholeness.
We know that quality psychological care can be very difficult to find. When you or a loved one is suffering, trying to understand and navigate the broken mental health system in our country is daunting. We are here to provide hope in your time of suffering by being a beacon of hope and a path towards healing.
We know that quality psychological care can be very difficult to find. When you or a loved one is suffering, trying to understand and navigate the broken mental health system in our country is daunting. We are here to provide hope in your time of suffering by being a beacon of hope and a path towards healing.
Services
We are looking for a vibrant and enthusiastic therapist to join our new team, serving adolescents who are struggling with mental health conditions. The incumbent therapist will provide group therapy during those hours, as well as individual and family therapy outside of scheduled group sessions. Therapist will also assist in developing course curriculum, program design, and networking and outreach.
Ascend healthcare facility offered a very warm and caring home for our son's healing process. They were very attentive to the kids needs and many different therapy options were available. Caring staff, beautiful surroundings, deeply caring about the teen, wide variety of therapies.
From the first moment we made a phone call, Ascend staff held our hand, walked through the process, and ultimately deeply cared not only about our child well being but also about the family.We were very impressed with quality care that we got. I first started coming to Ascend when I was 17. At first I was skeptical, and I was scared to share and express my feelings.
From the first moment we made a phone call, Ascend staff held our hand, walked through the process, and ultimately deeply cared not only about our child well being but also about the family.We were very impressed with quality care that we got. I first started coming to Ascend when I was 17. At first I was skeptical, and I was scared to share and express my feelings.
Reviews (10)
Zenex Garcia
Oct 14, 2021
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I used to attend group therapy at Ascend 4 days a week. While the staff were very kind, I still am not pleased with what happened during my time spent there. I attended Ascend from November of 2020 to February of 2021. The other clients there were informed ahead of time when they would be graduating from the program. In late January, I was pulled into one of the social workers’ offices and told that my treatment would be shortened to 2 days out of the week. Completely fine with that. It was well known at the time that once someone started to show improvement, their days at Ascend would be reduced
H. RoSho
Jun 27, 2021
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I reached out to this service due to my teen’s depression increasing exponentially due to COVID. This place, a wolf in sheep’s clothing; assured the moon & waxed poetic about their services including peer group therapy & hospitalization if necessary.
In short, NO communication between the parents & therapist unless I called and called and called…
Our child actually got worse here. They developed tics, self-harm, & suicidal ideations. This service talked their hospitalization up like vacation from the parents so much our child actual tried to harm themselves with too much NyQuil. So they
In short, NO communication between the parents & therapist unless I called and called and called…
Our child actually got worse here. They developed tics, self-harm, & suicidal ideations. This service talked their hospitalization up like vacation from the parents so much our child actual tried to harm themselves with too much NyQuil. So they
Christine Edwards
Jun 13, 2021
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Kerry Figueroa
Jun 12, 2021
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I enrolled my 16 year old son at Ascend when he was struggling with online learning and feeling helpless. I can not say enough good things about our entire process! The growth that I have seen in him is indescribable, he is happier, more confident, he has not only learned new tools but actually uses them. I would recommend Ascend Behavioral Health to anyone who has a teen that is struggling.
Mike RoSho
May 31, 2021
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We tried Ascend because our insurance said they would partially cover services, but still had to pay a substantial amount out of pocket. We had a bad experience at a time when we needed help. After the "intake" process, Ascend provided little to no communication to parents. We had to call several times to get a call back if we got one at all. After a few weeks of not receiving call backs we tried to escalate the lack of communication to the director, but all they seemed to care about was billing. Every time they billed us, we were overcharged and had to request a re-fund, one time we were overcharged
Rosie Samarjian
Oct 12, 2019
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Emily Gomez
Sep 19, 2019
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Monica Ramirez
Sep 07, 2019
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From the first time I called asking for help to the very last session, this team has demonstrated real care and compassion for our family. I’m truly grateful for all the care given to my beautiful daughter. I cannot thank them enough. Healing while not easy is possible and within reach when guided by people like The Ascend’s team.
Bl
Aug 15, 2019
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I can’t possibly give Ascend Behavior Health enough stars! We have been struggling with our 16 year old for 10 years. Different medications, therapists, psychiatrists, and at-home services. This is the ONLY PLACE where she has come out of her self-inflicted cage. There’s peace in our home now. They truly work miracles. I can’t thank this group enough, we finally have hope, and more importantly, we feel like we are getting our daughter back!!!
Jack Penn
Jul 20, 2019
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I first started coming to Ascend when I was 17. At first I was skeptical, and I was scared to share and express my feelings. For a short while I was just like “what am I even doing here, I’m not even an adult?”But after a few sessions I started to ease in and really give group therapy a chance. Once I did that my life changed tremendously. I learned so much about myself and about mental health. I gained so much knowledge, not only about coping mechanisms and therapy stuff, but also just life skills. I met some of the most incredible and caring people here. After a while of coming, the people
