Introducing Dr. Les Cole.
Dr. Leslie Cole has officially entered the tower.
After more than 20 years of teaching, mentoring, and shaping Georgia's behavioral health community, Dr. Cole is taking on a new mission: joining Ascend Medical as our first-ever Chief Behavioral Health Officer.
And no, this isn't a lateral move.
This is a take-the-hill move.
Because Ascend isn't building just another therapy practice.
We're building one of the most elite, forward-thinking behavioral health platforms in Georgia.
Why this matters?
If you've worked with Dr. Cole before, you already know his reputation: clinical excellence, deep mentorship, and high standards. What you may not know is why he chose Ascend.
Ascend believes something simple, but powerful… and rare in the healthcare space:
Mental health is not an add-on. It is foundational. That means therapists and psychiatrists aren't "referrals down the hall." They are embedded inside medical teams; working shoulder-to-shoulder with primary care, wellness and metabolic providers, health coaches, and more specialists, to treat the whole person: body, mind and soul.
This is how outcomes improve.
This is how burnout drops.
This is how clinicians thrive.
Dr. Cole didn't come here to coast.
At Ascend, Dr. Cole is leading:
• Clinical model design
• Therapist mentorship and development
• Recruitment and retention
• Integrated care standards
• Statewide behavioral health strategy
Why? Because Ascend is creating what traditional private practice never could:
A platform that protects therapist well-being while delivering next-level care.
In his words, "Ascend gives therapists work-life balance, a competitive and sustainable reimbursement model, and the freedom to focus on clinical excellence - while innovating in ways private practice could only dream of."
Translation?
This is Top Gun for therapists. Not everyone gets invited… that's the point. We're recruiting the best of the best, building a community of clinicians who want:
• A real team
• A real mission
• Real growth
• And a real future beyond the fee-for-service grind
If you're already one of the best…. We're here to make you even better.
If you've ever thought, "There has to be a better way to practice…"
There is. It's called Ascend.
And Dr. Cole is helping build it right here in Georgia.
Time to buzz the tower.
Let's fly.
