Counseling in Salt Lake City, UT. Find the Right Therapist.

Safe, effective, and caring. Affordable therapists near you in Salt Lake City, Utah will help you make the changes you want.


Clifton Uckerman, LCSW

Clifton Uckerman, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

140 W. 2100 S. STE 110, SLC, Utah 84115 | 801-896-7930

Outpatient Behavioral Health (OBH) is a Salt Lake City private group practice led by Clifton R. Uckerman, LCSW, a respected community advocate. We specialize in treating PTSD in-conjunction with holistic and integrative treatments.

James Ott, Red Willow Counseling & Recovery

James Ott, Red Willow Counseling & Recovery

Clinical Social Worker

1425 S 700 E, ste #102, Salt Lake City, Utah 84105 | 385-313-0055

Red Willow Counseling provides effective therapy for individuals, couples, and families challenged by mental health, addiction, and relationship issues. We help with substance and process addictions, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.

Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.

Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.

Coach/Change Agent/Consultant

At Home or Private Discreet Intensives

Grey Matters Intl & Dr. Kevin Fleming(cited expert for NY Times, CNN, Fortune, Sporting News)is all about bold thinking & neuroscience innovation in getting mood/behavior change when shrinking,feel good self-help, and pills aren't cutting it. Indiv/couples/family.

Serena Mueller, M.A., CCC-SLP

Serena Mueller, M.A., CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 | 435-565-1509

Serena is an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist serving Park City, UT and its surrounding communities. She offers in-person and tele-therapy speech & language sessions.

Salt Lake City Comprehensive Treatment Center, MAT

Salt Lake City Comprehensive Treatment Center, MAT

Salt Lake City Comprehensive Treatment Center

449 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 | (801) 829-9564

Salt Lake City Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC) is the leading outpatient addiction treatment center in Salt Lake City, Utah, providing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for adults age 18 and older of all genders who are struggling with opioid addiction.

Kristin Robinson, PhD

Kristin Robinson, PhD

Licensed Psychologist

7069 S Highland Dr #100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 | 801-382-9197

I provide Cognitive Behavior Therapy for people 18+ who are affected by symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress-related conditions such as life transitions and grief.


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Therapy Salt Lake City, UT

Fort Douglas, Yalecrest, Beuna Vista UT, Glendale, TherCentral City, East Millcreek, South Salt Lake, Capital Hill, Magnaapy, Poplar Grove

Salt Lake City, Utah is a great area for families with children and teenagers of all ages to settle down. Within the area, your entire family is sure to find something entertaining nearby. Make your way down to Temple Square, which features multiple performances throughout the year. This is home to the 12th largest organ in the world, having more than 11,000 pipes.1 Then head down to Liberty Park, located at 1100 South 600 East, to enjoy family bonding in the great outdoors. Your young ones will love the Children’s Garden, complete with pond, playground, and snack bar. However, your teenagers will definitely not be left out with the public pool on site. Do not forget to make time to visit the Hogle Zoo, which features educational programming to supplement the 200 species on exhibit. Brighton High, Mill Creek Elementary, and Rowland Hall St. Marks are a few of several schools located nearby.

Mental Health in Salt Lake City

Nearly 6% of the adults living in Utah battled serious mental illness during the period from 2008 to 2012. The state average for incidence of mental illness is higher than the national average, over 5% as compared to 4%.2 The poverty level in Salt Lake City is higher than in Salt Lake County and also in the state of Utah.3 The low standard of living of the residents here is conducive to mental illness as people have limited access to quality healthcare and have to deal with stress related to their financial situation.

There are several agencies working in Salt Lake City for the betterment of people battling mental illness. Among these is Salt Lake County Behavioral Health Services.4 The agency is backed by the Utah government and you can get the education, support and assistance you are looking for by getting in touch with them. You can call the Salt Lake County Behavioral Health Services at (801) 468-2009.

Current Initiatives

A special court will be added to the judicial system in Salt Lake City that will focus on cases related to mental health issues among Veterans living in the city. According to the Utah State Courts, the initiative will be launched in 2014.5


References

1. Official Site. (2017) . Salt Lake City, UT. Retrieved from http://www.ci.slc.ut.us/.
2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. (2016) . ). Behavioral Health Barometer, Utah. Retrieved from http://dsamh.utah.gov/pdf/Behavioral%20Health%20Barometer%20UT.pdf .
3. United States Census Bureau. (2016) . Salt Lake City (Utah). Retrieved from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/49/4967000.html .
4. Utah Government. (2017) . Mental Health. Retrieved from http://dsamh.utah.gov/mental-health/ .
5. Utah State Courts. (2017) . Annual Report to the Community. Retrieved from http://www.utcourts.gov/annualreport/2014-CourtsAnnual.pdf.

Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County, Utah. It has a land area of 111.21 square miles and a water area of 0.46 square miles.  The population of Salt Lake City is 192,672 people with 75,330 households and a median annual income of $47,243. .


Therapy Affordability Meter for Salt Lake City, UT

Some budgeting needed

While counseling can certainly be an expense for individuals and families in Salt Lake City, with proper budgeting, it is entirely do-able and the risk/reward is worth it. For some families, it may be difficult to sustain a commitment to therapy without proper insurance coverage. If this is you, ask your therapist about low cost options as practitoners in and around Salt Lake City may have flexibility or sliding scales. Low cost counseling and affordable therapy are also sometimes offered by listed city and university level clinics, check with your local Salt Lake City public health department.