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    Our Mission

    At Healing Focus Counseling, our company motto, “Hope * Freedom * Compassion,” encapsulates our core values and commitment to our clients. Our mission is to offer individuals the opportunities and support they need to heal from distressing experiences and mental health challenges. We strive to create a safe, understanding, and compassionate space where clients can find hope, reclaim their freedom, and experience genuine compassion. Through our dedicated approach, we aim to empower each person on their journey toward emotional well-being and resilience.

    About Us

    Healing Focus Counseling provides therapeutic interventions and psychoeducational information to individuals, families, and groups. Our therapists are skilled and trained in a variety of therapeutic interventions to include:

    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    • EMDR
    • Solution Focused Therapy
    • Motivational Intervention
    • Mindfulness
    • Narrative Therapy
    • Strength based Therapy
    • Attachment Therapy
    • DBT Therapy

    Meet Our Staff

    Counseling Therapists

    Julie Mathewson<br>MSW, LCSW, ASDCS, EMDR Trained

    Julie Mathewson
    MSW, LCSW, ASDCS, EMDR Trained

    Julie specializes in supporting young adults ages 18–26 through major life transitions such as graduation, moving, relationship changes, and identity development. With experience in crisis intervention, grief work, addiction recovery, and family transitions, she offers a grounded, compassionate approach. Julie uses EMDR, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and trauma-focused therapy to help clients find clarity, confidence, and emotional balance during seasons of change.
    Wendy Reimann<br> MSW, LCSW, EMDR Certified, ASUDC Certified

    Wendy Reimann
    MSW, LCSW, EMDR Certified, ASUDC Certified

    Wendy is a warm and dedicated therapist who works with adolescents and adults using evidence-based approaches. She specializes in trauma, substance use disorders, depression, anxiety, and complex family dynamics. With extensive experience facilitating groups and community workshops, Wendy helps clients develop meaningful coping skills and strengthen their emotional well-being.
    Rick Reimann<br> MSW, LCSW, ASUDC Licensed, EMDR Trained

    Rick Reimann
    MSW, LCSW, ASUDC Licensed, EMDR Trained

    Rick is passionate about mentoring adolescents and adults navigating mental health and substance use challenges. He supports clients through therapeutic assignments, group processing, and psychoeducation, helping individuals recognize their strengths and take ownership of their healing.

    Wellness & Specialty Practitioners

    Carol Arnzen, Grief Loss Certified

    Carol Arnzen, Grief Loss Certified

    Carol Arnzen is an accountant with a passion for helping others. She founded a nonprofit in Idaho for people with Fibromyalgia and has facilitated support groups for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Arthritis. Carol also volunteered at the Bradley Center for Grieving Children. After her husband's passing, she dedicated herself to helping others navigate grief. Carol is a certified Grief Educator through David Kessler and trained as a Grief Movement Guide by Paul Denniston. She facilitates a peer-to-peer Grief Chat group for widows and plans to start more groups.
    Stephaanie Hartwell

    Stephaanie Hartwell

    Stephaanie is the creator and owner of Levitate Love & Light Alchemy;Empowering You to Live the Expression of Your Full Authentic Self!Stephaanie has a genuine compassion and love for others, making her commitmentto healing unlike anyone else. Through her dedication, commitment, and passion forhealing others, she empowers all to know their wholeness and to be loved exactlythe way they are, remembering their Authentic True Self!She is a Sensitive and Gifted Intuitive Guide, Alchemist & Ceremonialist,Established Reiki Master Trainer & Mentor, Sound & Energy Specialist, andMeditation Teacher.Stephaanie Facilitates All Levels of Reiki Training Courses, Mentorship Programs,Wholeness Workshops and Spiritual Healing Retreats. Stephaanie is an OrdainedMinister and Wedding Celebrant.At LIGHT ALCHEMY we are a resource for people walking through the process ofself-realization! This is the heart of Light Alchemy.The Light is our essence! As we awaken into living our truth, we realize we are theessence of the light thus discovering who we truly are, transmutation occurs andour extraordinary light shines into its wholeness.Alchemy is the transmutation of the ordinary into the Extraordinary. It’s ourremembering that we are extraordinary. We at LIGHT ALCHEMY guide You in a loving tender way, raising your vibration,by loving your true self.
    Destiny &#8211; Reiki

    Destiny – Reiki

    Destiny is a Certified Level I & II Usui Holy Fire Reiki Practitioner who guides clients into deeper harmony by channeling Reiki’s Universal Life Force Energy with her naturally attuned intuition. During each session, she allows the energy to flow exactly where your body and soul need it most, supporting emotional release, energetic balance, and gentle transformation. A lifelong lover of the mystical, Destiny spent her childhood wandering crystal shops with her mom and siblings, diving into books on crystals, astrology, herbology, angels, and spirit guides. That early curiosity grew into a calling. Today, she continues to be a devoted student of all things spiritual and healing, spending much of her free time studying new techniques and listening for what Spirit wants her to learn next. In addition to Reiki, Destiny also offers Oracle readings, blending intuition and divine guidance to bring clarity, reassurance, and hope to those seeking direction on their path.

    Administrative & Support Team

    Jon Bowen &#8211; Accounting

    Jon Bowen – Accounting

    I’m a bookkeeper at Healing Focus Counseling, where I help keep the numbers in check so the team can focus on what they do best—helping people heal. I’m currently working toward my degree in Accounting to sharpen my skills and grow in the field. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my fiancée, hiking, mountain biking, snowboarding, and tackling college life.
    Sasha Van Deventer &#8211; Marketing

    Sasha Van Deventer – Marketing

    Sasha Van Deventer is an accounting student at the University of Utah. She is learning and working to better understand accounting, finance, and business. She enjoys learning, generating new ideas, and finding creative solutions.
    Brianna Riet &#8211; Office Manager

    Brianna Riet – Office Manager

    Brianna Riet has worked as an Office Administrator in many industries for over 15 years. She is positive and innovative in problem solving and bringing positive energy to the environment.

    We're here for you.

    We will also incorporate individuals licensed and trained in providing alternative healing techniques to include:

    • Yoga
    • Reiki
    • Breath work
    • Music and art
    • Mindfulness
    • Nutrition Classes and groups

    Inspirational Quotes

    “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”

    – Albert Einstein

    “Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there’s no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.”

    – Laini Taylor

    HOPE * FREEDOM * COMPASSION

    “Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.”

    – Jonas Salk

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