SLO Recovery Center

What SLO Recovery Center does

Spark Wellness, referenced in firmographic records under the name SLO Recovery Center, is a private, multi-state drug and alcohol treatment center delivering evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health (MH) treatment programs. The company has served 2,500+ patients since commencing operations in 2019 across three physical facilities—Elkins Park, PA; Yardley, PA; and Oregon City, OR—with telehealth services extending clinical reach into rural areas of Pennsylvania and Oregon. The organization employs licensed and certified clinical staff including MD, ND, PMHNP, LPC, CADC, QMHP, and CRM credentialed professionals, operating at an 8:1 patient-to-staff ratio with 100% of staff trained in trauma-informed care.

The core service architecture is a tiered clinical care model: Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), and standard Outpatient Program, each available in day, evening, onsite, and remote (teletherapy) formats. Clinical programming rests on 14 evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), EMDR, and expressive therapies (art, drum, yoga). Supporting services include a Family Program for relationship repair, partnered sober living housing arrangements, and an aftercare engagement app delivered through an ERP for alumni continuity. The company holds Joint Commission accreditation and reports 66% completion rates and a 4.5/5 overall patient satisfaction score (95%).

Spark Wellness operates an insurance-billed, direct-to-consumer revenue model, accepting approximately 70% of insurance plans and offering 24/7 admissions via a published phone line and online intake forms. Top-of-funnel demand generation relies on content marketing through a recovery blog, organic SEO, and social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, YouTube). Revenue figures, ownership structure, funding history, and management team composition are not publicly disclosed in the available data.

Name

SLO Recovery Center

Legal name

Spark Wellness

Website

https://slorecoverycenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spark Wellness is a multi-state drug and alcohol treatment center operating evidence-based PHP, IOP, and outpatient programs in Pennsylvania and Oregon, plus teletherapy, serving individuals with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders through licensed clinical staff and insurance-billed direct-to-consumer admissions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Treatment Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Substance Use Treatment Programs (IOP/PHP/OP) (HLAFACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN)

Keywords

• Substance abuse treatment
• Intensive outpatient program
• Partial hospitalization program
• Behavioral health services
• Addiction recovery programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Treatment Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing substance abuse treatment programs including PHP, IOP, and OP services. Billed through insurance with 70% of insurance plans accepted. Services covered by insurance including telehealth components.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SLO Recovery Center provides evidence-based drug and alcohol addiction treatment services, delivering Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and Outpatient (OP) programs across three physical sites in Pennsylvania and Oregon with parallel teletherapy/virtual IOP delivery for rural reach. Programs combine individual and group therapy with therapeutic modalities (CBT, DBT, EMDR, expressive therapy), family programming, relapse-prevention education, and partnered sober living housing, billed through insurance (70% of plans accepted) with 24/7 admissions access.

Product overview

Spark Wellness operates as a multi-state drug and alcohol treatment center offering a comprehensive suite of evidence-based treatment programs. The core offerings include Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and Outpatient programs, all delivered through both in-person and virtual (teletherapy) formats. Treatment is supplemented by specialized therapeutic modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), EMDR Therapy, and Expressive Therapy (art, drum, yoga). The company also provides a Family Program for relationship repair and Partnered Sober Living for structured recovery housing. Services are available at three physical locations in Pennsylvania (Elkins Park, Yardley) and Oregon (Oregon City), with telehealth capabilities extending access to rural areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) Structured, intensive clinical therapy and support program for individuals with substance use disorders, providing comprehensive treatment during the day while allowing patients to return home in the evenings to maintain daily stability. Delivered at the Elkins Park and Yardley, PA facilities with day and evening scheduling.
• Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Intensive clinical therapy and counseling program that allows individuals to receive treatment while maintaining employment and other life responsibilities. Delivered onsite at the Pennsylvania and Oregon City facilities and through the Virtual IOP platform.
• Outpatient Program (OP) Flexible outpatient treatment program providing scheduled therapy sessions for individuals who continue with their daily routines. Delivered at the Elkins Park, Yardley, and Oregon City facilities.
• Virtual IOP / Teletherapy Program Remote therapy program delivering high-quality, flexible care from home via telehealth, including individual therapy, group sessions, and full intensive outpatient care for substance abuse and mental health conditions. Covered by insurance and explicitly designed to reach rural patients in Pennsylvania and Oregon.
• Family Program Family counseling and support program aimed at repairing the relationships that have been strained by a loved one's addiction. Includes a complimentary weekly family support group offered onsite and virtually.
• Partnered Sober Living Partnered structured sober living housing program that supports individuals in recovery with a structured living environment during and after intensive treatment. Designed to support long-term sobriety maintenance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35% decrease in depression, 36% decrease in anxiety, 30% decrease in stress, 66% completion rates, 4.5/5 satisfaction (95%), 2500+ patients served since 2019

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partnered Sober LivingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSober living partnership providing integrated recovery housing options for patients transitioning from intensive treatment programs. Offers structured environment supporting long-term sobriety maintenance.

Scale indicators11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Ophelia Health: Ophelia provides telehealth-based medication-assisted treatment and virtual SUD care across multiple states, overlapping with Spark's virtual IOP offering and rural reach strategy.
• Lionrock Recovery: Lionrock delivers telehealth IOP and group counseling for SUD via video — comparable to Spark's virtual IOP/teletherapy offering, particularly for remote patient segments.
• Confidant Health: Confidant offers a virtual-first SUD and mental health platform with evidence-based treatment and MAT — comparable to Spark's teletherapy IOP, with overlapping digital engagement tooling.
• Eleanor Health: Eleanor Health operates outpatient addiction and mental health clinics with in-person and virtual care in select states — comparable PHP/IOP-style outpatient SUD service model with a tech-enabled, value-based orientation.

Direct peers

• Workit Health: Workit delivers virtual IOP and telehealth-based SUD treatment with insurance billing — a direct competitor to Spark's Teletherapy/Virtual IOP program, particularly in the rural and digital-first segments.
• CleanSlate Outpatient Addiction Care: CleanSlate runs a large multi-state outpatient addiction medicine network delivering IOP and office-based addiction treatment via insurance billing — a direct competitor in the outpatient SUD space Spark operates in.
• BrightView Health: BrightView operates a multi-state network of outpatient substance use disorder treatment centers offering IOP, MAT, and counseling with strong insurance contracts — directly comparable to Spark's PHP/IOP/OP outpatient model across multiple geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Caron Treatment Centers: Caron operates residential and outpatient addiction treatment including PHP/IOP services in Pennsylvania and Florida — a regionally overlapping broad incumbent to Spark's PA footprint with comparable evidence-based programming.
• American Addiction Centers: A larger publicly-traded provider operating detox, residential, PHP, IOP, and outpatient programs across many states — a broad incumbent that overlaps significantly with Spark's full continuum but at much greater scale.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: A nationally recognized nonprofit operating residential, outpatient, and virtual addiction treatment with extensive evidence-based programming — comparable clinical modalities but a much larger, multi-modality footprint than Spark.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/slorecoverycenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/slo-recovery-center

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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