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The Behavioral Health Partners Story

Live With Integrity-Serve With Excellence-Change The World

Behavioral Health Partners began with a passion for helping those suffering from addiction find their path to recovery. Our founder and managing partner, Adam Vibe Gunton, knows firsthand the challenges of addiction. Once homeless and trapped in the cycle of drug use, Adam’s life transformed on November 6, 2017, when he found recovery. Realizing his purpose, he made it his life’s mission to help others find freedom from addiction, however possible.

This mission led to the creation of Recovered On Purpose, a nonprofit organization that has reached millions online, offering hope, resources, and a message of transformation. Through his work, Adam built a strong reputation in the behavioral health industry, connecting with like-minded individuals who share a vision for accessible, high-quality addiction care.

Among these partners is Adam’s long-time friend and financial partner, David Purinton. David, also in recovery, has established himself in the behavioral health space, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. He successfully opened, scaled, and sold Spero Recovery, bringing his expertise to Behavioral Health Partners. With a deep understanding of what it takes to grow a treatment center, David adds a strategic financial perspective to our team.

Dr. David M. Berry, MD, is another key partner in our journey. As the Medical Director of Recovered On Purpose and Chief of Staff at his hospital in the Southern United States, Dr. Berry brings a blend of medical expertise and a heart for helping those in recovery. His firsthand experience with addiction provides him with a unique insight into the care our clients need.

Trevor Huster, our Creative Partner, began working with Adam in 2016, creating impactful photos and videos that captured the essence of the recovery journey. Now, he uses his expertise to help our clients convey their message to those who need it most. Trevor’s deep understanding of storytelling through visual media allows him to craft content that resonates with those seeking help, amplifying our clients’ reach and connecting them with individuals ready to take their first steps toward recovery.

Frank Hernandez, another long-time friend and partner, is an expert in custom CRM systems, Google Ads, and paid social media campaigns. Frank has built the systems that power Recovered On Purpose and our clients, helping treatment centers bring patients through their doors efficiently and effectively. His expertise in digital strategy ensures that our clients maximize their outreach efforts.

Hristo Bogdanov, our trusted SEO Partner, has been instrumental in growing the organic reach of Recovered On Purpose, achieving a remarkable 5,000% increase in just one year. His expertise in local SEO and content marketing helps our clients attract more eyes to their websites, resulting in increased admissions and census.

Together, we form an unstoppable team, united by a shared mission: to bring high-quality, commercial care to all who need it. At Behavioral Health Partners, we believe that everyone deserves access to the care and support they need for recovery. Guided by our values—Live With Integrity, Serve With Excellence, Change The World—we strive to make a lasting impact on the lives of those we serve and the communities we reach.

Abdullah Kamran

Web Development UI/UX
Over 11 years of web development experience building premium UI/UX, WordPress & Elementor sites converting visitors into admissions.
Abdullah Kamran is a Senior Full Stack Web Developer and UI/UX specialist with over 11 years of experience designing premium digital experiences and building them in production-grade code. At Behavioral Health Partners (BHP), he designs and develops the organization’s websites end to end in WordPress and Elementor, crafting custom, conversion-focused experiences that help people seeking care find the right program and take the first step toward treatment. Beyond the front end, he owns the full lifecycle of the sites he manages, from performance optimization and security hardening to the infrastructure that powers them: custom caching layers, edge delivery, and DNS routing through Cloudflare, all tuned for speed and reliability. A two-time Awwwards winner, Abdullah designs premium interfaces and has the engineering depth to build them himself, so what he envisions is exactly what ships. An expert in custom development and WordPress plugin engineering, he builds bespoke systems from the ground up, including complex Learning Management Systems (LMS). Alongside his core platform work, his toolkit spans modern JavaScript frameworks such as React and Next.js, visual development platforms like Framer and Webflow, and e-commerce platforms including Shopify and Wix. Whether developing products for SaaS startups or optimizing infrastructure for healthcare organizations, he delivers end-to-end solutions that are as polished as they are performant.

Satyam Yadav

AI & Web Integrations Specialist
Satyam is a web developer who loves solving problems, building fast websites and AI automations that help businesses scale and grow.
Satyam Yadav is a Web Developer and AI Automation Specialist who crafts clean, high-performing digital experiences that help businesses grow with clarity and confidence. He specializes in building modern, responsive websites using WordPress, Elementor, and custom development, with a sharp focus on speed, user experience, and long-term scalability. Beyond development, Satyam helps teams work smarter through AI automation and practical digital systems that cut manual work and drive real efficiency. Blending technical skill, design sense, and a problem-solving mindset, he transforms ideas into websites and automation systems that are easy to manage, built to perform, and designed to power genuine business growth.

Lacey Bertnick

Client Success Manager
Lacey Bertnick brings 15+ years of digital marketing leadership and deep addiction treatment expertise to every client partnership.
Lacey Bertnick serves as Client Success Manager at Behavioral Health Partners, where she brings more than 15 years of digital marketing leadership to the treatment centers BHP serves. Her career spans senior agency roles including SEO Director and Vice President, with years of hands-on experience marketing addiction treatment and mental health programs. She understands the unique compliance demands, ethical standards, and trust-building requirements of behavioral health marketing because she has lived them, building campaigns that connect people in crisis with the care they need. Lacey’s expertise covers the full digital growth stack: search engine optimization, paid media, social media marketing, conversion strategy, and the analytics systems that tie it all to admissions. Colleagues describe her as a marketer who leads with data, implementing KPI and reporting systems that give entire organizations visibility into what’s working and why. Her track record includes dramatically increasing website traffic and lead conversions for the brands she’s served while driving down cost per lead, the exact outcomes treatment centers need to grow sustainably. As Client Success Manager, Lacey is the bridge between BHP’s strategy and each client’s results. She translates rankings, traffic, and campaign performance into clear answers about what matters most: more qualified admissions calls and a stronger census. For treatment center owners and executives, that means a partner who speaks both languages fluently, marketing and behavioral health, and who is personally invested in every client’s growth.

Brian Hancock

Director Of Operations
Healthcare growth and operations leader with two decades of experience helping organizations scale and deliver exceptional client results.
Brian Hancock is Director of Operations at Behavioral Health Partners, where he helps treatment centers and behavioral healthcare organizations achieve sustainable growth through operational excellence, strategic execution, and exceptional client service. With more than 20 years of leadership experience spanning healthcare, digital marketing, customer success, product management, and business operations, Brian has dedicated his career to helping organizations improve performance while delivering measurable outcomes for the clients they serve. He has built and led high-performing teams responsible for supporting thousands of healthcare providers and businesses, creating scalable systems that improve client retention, satisfaction, and long-term growth.

Justin Prahst

Web Developer
Web Developer & Designer. Specialized in custom WordPress themes, Elementor, & PHP. Creating modern, responsive, high-performance sites.
Justin Prahst is a Web Developer and Designer with over 15 years of experience bridging the gap between elegant design and complex architecture. He is currently leveraging his extensive background to deliver end-to-end WordPress solutions for Behavioral Health Partners, where he combines advanced custom theme development and Elementor expertise with high-level server and performance optimization. Justin’s career is defined by versatility and a track record of success in leading large-scale enterprise projects. Prior to his current role, he served as a Front End Architect for massive e-commerce solutions, designing robust architectures for high-profile clients. His technical expertise spans advanced PHP, modern JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5/CSS3, and complex CMS/e-commerce platforms, built upon a foundation of multiple senior development roles at previous firms.

Laura Schwartzburg

Paid Media Specialist
Merging a passion for helping others with marketing expertise to connect people to life-changing behavioral health care.
Laura brings a unique blend of marketing expertise and genuine compassion to her work at Behavioral Health Partners. With a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and a Master’s in Organizational Leadership and Quality, she spent decades working in the nonprofit sector serving disadvantaged populations and that experience shapes every campaign she builds. For Laura, paid media isn’t just about clicks and conversions; it’s about making sure the right people find the care they need when they need it most. That intersection of strategy and purpose is what makes behavioral health the perfect home for her skills. When she’s not optimizing campaigns, you’ll find Laura rescuing Labs, tearing up the demo derby track, or cruising in her supercharged Mustang convertible.

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