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About jrdays59

I am a family therapist with SLCO Division of Youth Services. I really enjoy working with the youth. I started at Youth Services in Oct 2003 as an intern and then transitioned to an employee for Youth Services in Jan. 2005. I started as a case manager, moved to a supervisor position and then started doing full time family therapy in March 2008. I have an undergraduate degree from Weber State University in Social Work with a minor of Psychology. My graduate degree is from the University of Phoenix as a Masters in Counseling. I speak Spanish and serve many of our Spanish speaking clients. I really enjoy working with teens and their families!

3 Questions to Ask When Your Teen Doesn’t Want to Go to School

As a therapist, I work with a lot of families who are having issues with teen truancy. Usually outward behavior issues are signs of inward issues. When a teen doesn’t want to go to school, I usually ask parents three … Continue reading

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