Discovery Behavioral Health (DBH), based in Los Alamitos, California, is expanding its service offerings with the launch of DiscoveryMD, an integrated division designed to provide comprehensive behavioral health treatment through a blend of traditional, telehealth, and specialized outpatient services. This new division focuses on treating depression and substance use disorders (SUDs), enhancing DBH’s commitment to delivering personalized, flexible care across its nationwide network.
DiscoveryMD will initially be available in Washington, California, Maryland, and Kansas, with plans to expand to more states. The division offers a variety of evidence-based and innovative therapies, including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), ketamine and esketamine treatments, addiction medicine, and in-person intensive outpatient programming (IOP). By combining these treatment modalities under one umbrella, DiscoveryMD enables patients to receive comprehensive behavioral health treatment tailored to their unique therapeutic needs, lifestyle, and location.
Leadership driving growth and innovation
The division will be led by Chris Diamond, who serves as president and reports directly to DBH President and CEO John Peloquin. Diamond, a seasoned behavioral health executive and former vice president of development at DBH, played a vital role in the company’s rapid expansion responding to the nationwide surge in behavioral health needs during the pandemic.
“Patients should not have to choose between only receiving traditional face-to-face therapy or strictly telehealth,” Diamond said. “With DiscoveryMD, patients can now get the kind of care that best fits their therapeutic needs, lifestyle, preferences, and geographic location, making comprehensive behavioral health treatment accessible to more people.”
Supporting Diamond is Monika Valentine, appointed as vice president of business operations. Valentine brings prior healthcare leadership experience as a director and CEO in Colorado and Florida and is responsible for building DiscoveryMD’s specialty physician network and managing its outpatient psychiatric services.
“The great advantage of DiscoveryMD is the breadth of its services, combining outpatient specialty services and telehealth under one umbrella,” Valentine said. “A patient will have customized programs that provide the right treatment for their needs at any given time—from highly supported, traditional therapy to highly autonomous outpatient medical solutions—offering truly comprehensive behavioral health treatment.”
Building on a nationwide network of care
Discovery Behavioral Health currently operates over 130 centers across 13 states, providing residential treatment, partial hospitalization programming (PHP), and IOP for mental health, substance use, and eating disorders. DiscoveryMD’s launch adds a critical outpatient and telehealth layer to this continuum, reinforcing DBH’s mission to provide accessible, effective care.
By integrating advanced therapies such as TMS and ketamine/esketamine with addiction medicine and IOP, DiscoveryMD offers a full spectrum of comprehensive behavioral health treatment options. This approach allows patients to transition smoothly between care levels as their needs evolve, improving engagement and outcomes.
Backed by Webster Equity Partners, DBH continues to invest strategically in expanding and innovating its services to meet rising behavioral health demands nationwide. DiscoveryMD exemplifies this growth, offering a modern, flexible care model that can adapt to individual patient needs in real time.
The future of behavioral health care is comprehensive and integrated
DiscoveryMD reflects the growing industry trend toward integrated, patient-centered behavioral health care. By uniting telehealth and traditional outpatient services, the division makes comprehensive behavioral health treatment more accessible and adaptable than ever before.
This flexible model helps break down barriers to care, improves treatment adherence, and supports long-term recovery for individuals facing depression and substance use disorders. Patients now have the option to engage in highly personalized treatment plans that evolve with their progress, whether remotely or in person.
Conclusion
The launch of DiscoveryMD by Discovery Behavioral Health marks a pivotal advancement in delivering comprehensive behavioral health treatment. With a leadership team committed to innovation and a service portfolio that combines cutting-edge therapies with flexible delivery models, DiscoveryMD is well-positioned to meet the growing need for accessible, high-quality behavioral health care across the country.
For patients and families seeking effective, tailored treatment for depression or substance use disorders, DiscoveryMD offers a new standard of care—one that truly integrates traditional and telehealth approaches under one roof.
If you or someone you know is looking for comprehensive behavioral health treatment, DiscoveryMD provides innovative and flexible options designed to meet you wherever you are on your journey to recovery.
