Solstice
Counseling & Wellness
*ANNOUNCEMENT*
Due to concerns around COVID-19, we will continue services via Telehealth for the foreseeable future – this will limit certain services. Please call 435-654-4037 or email solsticecwaa@gmail.com for more information. Thank you and stay healthy and safe.
Welcome to Solstice Counseling & Wellness
At Solstice Counseling & Wellness we work with children, adolescents and adults starting at age 8. We accept most major insurance carriers and encourage you to check with your plan in advance to verify if our providers are part of your preferred network. An income-based sliding scale may also be available.
Some of our services include:
Family & Child Services
Anxiety & Depression
Crisis Management
Psychological Evaluations
MEET OUR PROVIDERS
Our therapists serve clients in Wasatch and Summit counties along with neighboring communities in the Wasatch back.
Shawn Michael Miller, PhD is a licensed psychologist located in Heber City, UT and owner of Solstice Counseling & Wellness. After growing up in New York, Dr. Miller moved West to explore his love of the mountains. He received his BS in Psychology from Colorado State University and his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Washington State University. After relocating to Utah for his professional internship, he decided he would like to make it home due to its outdoor diversity. He joined the practice of Brian J. Taracena, PsyD in December 2011 and started Solstice Counseling & Wellness in April 2013.
Christian H. Monson, PsyD joined Solstice Counseling & Wellness in October 2013. He received his BS in Psychology from Utah State University and his PsyD in Clinical Psychology from Indiana State University. During the past 12 years Dr. Monson has received training and has been employed by psychologists, mental health institutions and hospitals throughout the nation. Dr. Monson spent 6 years in Indiana where trained with a renowned psychologist in an ADHD diagnostic and treatment center, as well as the privilege to assist with a NIH funded research project exploring the effects of mindfulness on eating disorders. He then moved to Pennsylvania where he worked with physicians in a large hospital. This included pre-surgical mental health evaluations and working with a well-respected forensic psychiatrist. Before coming to Heber, he founded a psychological testing clinic in Idaho.
Jodi Gutierrez, CMHC is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who specializes in individual therapy, marriage and family counseling, and child therapy. Jodi’s passion is to bring hope and healing to each client through a non-judgmental, empathic approach with sensitivity and love. Her focus is to explore the origin of challenges, seek understanding, and guide individuals towards more insight, self-discovery, and resolution. She joined the practice in July 2019.
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