Red Willow Counseling & Recovery

Specialties

Depression, anxiety, mood issues; personality difficulties, life transitions. Alcohol and drug addiction therapy and treatment. Marital /​couples counseling, family relationship work. Healing from trauma and abuse. Spiritual and religious transitions

History

Established in 2000.

Red Willow Counseling & Recovery started in 2000 as the private practice of James Ott, LCSW. It has grown over the years to include other therapists with their expertise. James is also a trained ARISE Invitational Interventionist who works with families.

Meet the Business Owner

James O.

Business Owner

Certified Intervention Professional (CIP), 2014

Certified ARISE Interventionist (CAI), 2012

LCSW, State of Utah, September 2000

MSW from New Mexico State University, 1997

Clinical Experience

Opened Private Practice for individual, couples, and family therapy in 2000.

Extensive work with a wide variety of mental illness including depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.

Extensive work with people struggling with drug and alcohol abuse, addictions.

Worked 10 years with the University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute (UNI):

–Crisis/​admissions work

–Medical detox unit with Dr. Elizabeth Howell

–Core psychotherapy group facilitator

–Intensive Outpatient (IOP) substance abuse therapist

Administrative Experience

Board Chair of SOL Scholarship Foundation, member 2011

Clinical Director of Recovery Help

Past Clinical Director of Recovery Ways, RTC

Created clinical programing for Nexstep Medical Detox

Facilitated accreditation by the Joint Commission for Ascend Recovery, Steps Recovery