Our story
Built on Purpose. Rooted in Community.
B2I Behavioral Health Services was founded on a simple belief: that every young person deserves access to care that meets them where they are — and helps them discover what they're capable of.
How it started
Reimagining How Children Receive Behavioral Health Care
For too long, behavioral health treatment for youth has meant sedentary, chair-bound intervention — expecting hyperactive, dysregulated young people to engage through talk alone. And when that fails, the clinical system too often turns to psychotropic medication as the primary tool for behavioral management. B2I was built on a different premise: that whole-body, somatic engagement is not just more enjoyable for youth — it is more therapeutically effective, and for many youth, it offers a meaningful path toward reducing or avoiding pharmacological intervention altogether.
By partnering with Boxing 2 Inspire LLC, we created a community-based therapeutic environment unlike any traditional clinical setting. Our wellness facility is where youth want to be. Structured somatic movement gives them a purposeful, regulated outlet. And the therapeutic relationships built in that environment — between Coach Ivan and each young person — become the foundation for lasting clinical progress.
Today, B2I is a certified Therapeutic Behavioral Services provider operating the Forge Youth Initiative (FYI), serving youth ages 8 and up in Mentor, Ohio and surrounding Lake County communities.
Mission & values
What We Stand For
To reimagine how children receive behavioral health care — replacing sedentary, disengaging intervention with holistic, movement-integrated therapy that meets youth where they are, activates their natural energy, and delivers the evidence-based clinical support they need to thrive at home, at school, and in their community.
Youth-centered care
Every clinical decision we make starts with what is best for the young person in front of us. We meet youth where they are — developmentally, emotionally, and physically — not where we expect them to be.
Clinical integrity
All services are delivered by a Qualified Behavioral Health Specialist under the active supervision of 2 Licensed Independent Social Workers with Supervisory designation (LISW-S). We hold ourselves to the highest standards of evidence-based, trauma-informed practice.
Community rootedness
We are not a distant provider. We are embedded in the Mentor community — present, accessible, and invested in the long-term wellbeing of the youth and families we serve.
Strength-based practice
We focus on clinical strengths and protective factors, not deficits. Structured somatic engagement teaches youth that consistent effort produces measurable growth — and we apply that same principle to every aspect of our therapeutic work.
Meet the team
Led by Qualified Professionals
Coach Ivan
Qualified Behavioral Health Specialist (QBHS) · Program Lead
Coach Ivan leads every Forge Youth Initiative session at B2I, integrating his credentials as a Qualified Behavioral Health Specialist with a deep commitment to somatic and movement-based therapeutic modalities for youth development. He works primarily with small groups, fostering the peer connection and shared accountability that makes group-based clinical intervention so effective — while providing individual sessions when clinically indicated.
His therapeutic approach is structured, trauma-informed, and deeply respectful of each young person's individual clinical journey. Coach Ivan creates a therapeutic environment where youth feel regulated, supported, and genuinely seen.
Brad W. Dietrich, Jr., LISW-S, LICDC
Licensed Independent Social Worker with Supervisory Designation (LISW-S) · Lead Clinical Supervisor
Brad is an Independently Licensed Social Worker with a supervisory designation (LISW-S) and an Independently Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC). He earned his Master's in Social Work from Spring Arbor University and brings a robust background in behavioral healthcare and clinical supervision from his experience at facilities such as the Dayton Correctional Institution and Findlay Recovery Center.
As the LISW-S in charge, Brad brings a strong, dedicated passion for the youth and is thrilled to lead our new Forge Youth Initiative program.
Clinical Supervision
2 Licensed Independent Social Workers with Supervisory designation (LISW-S)
All programming at B2I is conducted under the active clinical supervision of 2 Licensed Independent Social Workers with Supervisory designation (LISW-S). This ensures that every youth receives care that reflects current best practices in evidence-based, trauma-informed behavioral health.
Exclusive partnership
Boxing 2 Inspire LLC
B2I Behavioral Health Services holds an exclusive partnership with Boxing 2 Inspire LLC — no other behavioral health program in the area has access to this facility. This gives our youth something truly unique: a safe, regulated, therapeutically motivating environment that no other agency can offer. That exclusivity isn't just a distinction — it's a clinical advantage.
Only available through B2I
No other behavioral health agency in the area holds access to this facility. When you choose B2I, you're choosing a therapeutic environment that simply cannot be replicated elsewhere.
9432 Mercantile Drive, Mentor, Ohio 44060
Sessions by appointment only
Want to learn more or make a referral?
We welcome conversations with case managers, referral partners, and families of youth who may benefit from our Forge Youth Initiative.