Licensed IOP and outpatient care for youth ages 12–17 across the Denver metro and Jefferson County. Trauma-informed. CBT and DBT based. Built around family involvement and peer recovery support.
Momentum Youth Services is the adolescent program of Empower Recovery, LLC, a licensed behavioral health agency serving Colorado. Our approach is grounded in evidence-based clinical practice, trauma-informed care, and the recognition that adolescent recovery does not happen in isolation — it happens within families, schools, peer groups, and community systems.
We launched Momentum because the Denver metro and Jefferson County need more youth treatment options that combine clinical rigor with the kind of relational, developmentally appropriate care that adolescents actually engage with. We believe young people deserve programs designed for them — not adult programs in smaller doses.
Empower Recovery, LLC operates Momentum Youth Services as an expansion of its licensed BHA services. Our model integrates four evidence-based frameworks within a 12-week intensive outpatient curriculum, paired with optional step-down outpatient care.
Momentum combines four evidence-based frameworks within a developmentally appropriate group structure. Every component is paired with active family engagement and dedicated peer recovery support.
Adolescents learn to identify the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that drive substance use, and to map and interrupt patterns in their own lives.
Mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness — taught with adolescent-appropriate language and pacing.
Universal trauma-informed practice across all clinical contact. Group programming does not require trauma narrative disclosure.
Motivation is built through curiosity and reflection, not lecture. Adolescents are met with respect for where they are in change.
Required, not optional. Bi-weekly family contact, parent orientation at intake, and ongoing parent education group.
Every youth is paired with a peer coach who has lived adolescent recovery experience and Colorado-recognized credentialing.
We accept referrals from a wide range of community partners. Youth presenting with primary substance use disorder, with or without co-occurring mild-to-moderate mental health concerns, are appropriate for the Momentum program when outpatient level of care is clinically indicated.
Programming launches community-based with a long-term goal of operating from a dedicated Empower Youth Center. All programming is delivered in the late afternoon and early evening to accommodate school schedules.
We know referring a youth is a high-stakes decision. Our process is built to give you confidence in the handoff and to keep you informed about the youth's engagement.
Use the form below, call our intake line at (720) 779-1359, or email referrals directly. We respond within one business day.
Our intake team conducts a 20-minute phone screen with the youth and guardian to confirm clinical fit and answer questions.
Scheduled within 5 business days of screen. Full biopsychosocial assessment, treatment plan development, and program orientation.
With appropriate releases, we keep you informed of attendance, treatment plan reviews, and major clinical events throughout the youth's care.
Submit the form below and our intake team will reach out within one business day to schedule a phone screen. For urgent referrals, please call our intake line directly.
If you are a youth or family member seeking services for yourself or someone in your family, this form works for you too. Use the same form and indicate the relationship in the field below.