Our Orem Therapists

Karin Armstrong, LCSW

Karin has had the privilege of working 13 years in the field of social work and mental health. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with Masters Degrees in both clinical social work and school counseling. She grew up in California and Washington and was immersed in a diverse and blended family environment.

Karin has experience working with individuals and families in crisis, and those who have been working with substance abuse. Karin has also taught parenting classes, engaged clients in individual and group therapy, and had the honor of working with hospice patients and their families. She is also a crisis worker and in-patient Therapist in a hospital setting. Additionally, she has client experience working with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, and trauma.

Karin believes in empowering people to change their lives by teaching and encouraging them in a compassionate, positive, and safe place, so they can discover the power within and find their way to stability, joy, and balance. She believes in compassionate healing in a collaborative, genuine, and non-judgmental way. She uses mindfulness and strength-based approaches, and endeavors to work with each client’s individual needs.

Karin has special interests in inter-generational trauma, spiritual and emotional disharmony, and grief and loss of a child.

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Max Dahmen, LCSW

Max has been working in the mental health field for 10 years. He received his Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Utah in 2014. His career has provided him experience working with a variety of challenges people face including trauma, addiction, depression, anxiety, damaged relationships, and spiritual discord. This has led to an approach that the mind, body, and spirit are linked in the path to healing. Max brings with him a passion for nature and adventure. The wilderness is where Max feels at home and he is happy to share that with the people he serves.

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Esperanza Hobby, LMFT

Esperanza’s interests are in helping those who come from difficult backgrounds to establish healthier patterns in their relationships and to be happier in their families. She enjoys helping parents of young children to develop confidence in their parenting, and to experience more success in establishing the type of family that they would like to have. This may include helping separated or divorced parents to co-parent successfully; grandparents who are raising their own grandchildren to manage the unique demands of their situation; or parents who struggle with mental illness to navigate the challenges of fulfilling family responsibilities, while also managing their own symptoms. Esperanza also enjoys working with individuals to improve the quality of their relationships with “toxic” or overbearing family members, and to establish more appropriate boundaries.

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Michael Thompson, Ph.D

Michael has a passion for helping people. That passion led him to couples therapy, which is one of his main specialties. He also works with children, addictions, depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues. He received his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in Marriage, Family, and Human Development; masters degree from Loma Linda University in Marital and Family Therapy; and his doctoral degree in Instructional Psychology and Technology from Brigham Young University. He has been practicing Marriage and Family Therapy for almost 15 years.

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Karem Garza-Solis, LCSW

Karem has specialized experience in working with addiction and mental health in both adults and adolescents. The last four years she focused on the complex field of opioid addiction. She has extensive experience with working with individuals involved in the criminal justice system, as well as those diagnosed with anxiety, and depression. She believes in teaching, encouraging and empowering others by being a catalyst for change, striving to provide individualized and personalized treatment based on each client’s needs. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused therapy. She speaks Spanish fluently.

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Joseph Tenney, LCSW

In the last 15 years, Joseph Tenney has provided over 10,000 hours of therapy. He worked extensively with LDS Family Services, a non-profit Counseling, and Adoption Agency. He has his own private practice and has also worked in multiple residential treatment centers, directed social work in a hospital, a skilled nursing facility, and for an IOP program treating substance abuse and domestic violence. He also has years of experience providing counseling in Spanish. He is very experienced in helping clients heal from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), emphasis on sexual trauma, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety, depression, anger, and addictions. Joseph has a passion for helping his clients change and thrive. Using his natural therapeutic ability, Joseph assists others by removing barriers to success in life and relationships. He has a wide variety of therapeutic practices that include Experiential, Rogerian, Mindfulness, Humanistic, Solution Focused, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Outside of work, Joseph enjoys building character in youth as a volunteer basketball coach. Other things that make him smile are his family, sports, spirituality, gardening, music, theater, literature, and technology.

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Travis Stephens, CSW

Travis has experience in many areas but a few of my expertise include trauma, anxiety, PTSD, LGBT-related issues, and suicidal ideation. He is a current and active member of the Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition. He is informed and compassionate towards the adversity that the LGBTQ+ population faces and comfortable meeting the client where they’re at in their life’s journey to help them be the best person that they can be. He brings a vast history of the experience of many years working as an EMT/ Firefighter and combat veteran. He is a survivor of suicide after his 13-year-old son took his life by suicide in 2012. He has dedicated many years being an advocate for suicide prevention and awareness. He is a kind, caring, and compassionate individual ready to meet the needs of his clients and help them thrive in their natural environment.

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Jonathan Voigt, LCSW

Jon has over 15 years of experience specializing in mental health. He has taken an interest in serving a variety of populations and settings including; outpatient treatment, residential treatment, at-risk youth and families, crisis work, medical social work & hospice, serving as a Reserve Mental Health Officer, and dual diagnosis counseling. He has enjoyed working with those who struggle with addiction, depression, anxiety, psychosis, ADHD, Borderline Personality Disorder, trauma, parenting, and couples and family conflict. He takes a special interest in multiple treatment modalities including; DBT, CBT, Solution Focus Therapy, Family Systems, Person/Relationship-Centered Tx, Mindfulness, Mind-Body Bridging, Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, EMDR, Exposure Therapy, and Addiction Recovery Training. Helping individuals who have unresolved trauma is a major priority for Jon. He is an individual who sees every moment and every situation as an opportunity and is passionate about helping others do the same, to be able to live with joy, confidence, and courage, and without fear or shame. He has completed a DBT Skills publication, and in this way is expanding how he shares many of the keys to success and happiness that have been given to him over the years.

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Jeremy Ratliff, FNP

Jeremy Ratliff is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who specializes in Psychiatry. He earned his Graduate degree at Brigham Young University and his undergraduate degree at Utah Valley University. He has 14 years of undergraduate hospital experience, 8 of which include time as a Registered Nurse in Cardio-Thoracic and Neurological Intensive Care units. He has graduate experience across the lifespan in the diagnosis and treatment of all ages with an emphasis in community mental health including posttraumatic stress disorder, substance abuse disorders, mood disorders, attention deficit hyperactive disorder and anxiety disorders. He utilizes evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes and provide comprehensive care while demonstrating professionalism, compassion, and understanding.

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