Aspiro Group
Mount Pleasant, UT

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Aspiro Group
Welcomes Dr. David Hillstead

Aspiro Group is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. David Hillstead to its talented and growing clinical team, effective February 1, 2011. "Dr. Hillstead is a well-known and impressive figure in our industry and we are thrilled at the opportunity to have him join our Team," said Brian Church, Vice President.

Dr. Hillstead brings a wealth of experience, having worked with numerous programs over a lengthy career including, but not limited to Second Nature, Aspen Achievement Academy and Redcliff. Dr. Hillstead's research and clinical interests include understanding parent and adolescent relationship dynamics, particularly from an emotionally focused perspective. He also has interest in understanding and treating ODD in adolescent males, with a specialty in tracing/tracking unresolved emotional experiences that lead to behavioral acting out.

"Having worked in the therapeutic wilderness industry for over 12 years, I am excited to move to the Aspiro Group; their cutting edge/creative approach to treatment is both refreshing and effective," said Dr. Hillstead. Dr. Hillstead received his doctoral degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Brigham Young University.

Dr. Gordon Day, Director of Clinical Services for the Aspiro Group said, "We are so pleased to welcome Dr. Hillstead to Aspiro. We feel he is a great addition to our very talented and dedicated clinical team. The Aspiro model includes a strong treatment team approach, and it is very apparent that our model aligns well with his strengths and his approach to helping students and their families."

The Aspiro Group of programs are made up of four powerful programs. Aspiro (traditional wilderness students ages 13-17), Vantage Point, (neurologically diverse adolescents ages 13-17), Kairos (young adults), and Momentum (Summer leadership expeditions). All Aspiro programs are based on an extremely effective Wilderness Adventure Therapy (WAT) model. Aspiro provides a more exciting, more powerful, more effective intervention for struggling teens and adults.