Sunrise Academy
Hurricane, UT

Sunrise Lauds Clinical Team

Sunrise's clinical team is in a position of great strength. Not only has Dr. Jack Hinman stepped in as the clinical director with great clinical expertise, his team has great depth. Jack specializes in the treatment of mood and eating disorders, and borderline personality disorder. He is a foundational trained DBT therapist by Behavioral Tech and a licensed clinical psychologist. Jack has experience providing psychological services in wilderness and residential treatment settings. Let's introduce the rest of his team: Michele Peterson, a licensed clinical social worker, has 12 years of experience in working with adolescents and their families. She specializes in treating depression and other mood disorders. She also does excellent therapy in working with students experiencing significant level of opposition, defiance, and interpersonal conflict. Michele brings a strong sense of professionalism and excellence to the team. Brad Simpson, a clinical social worker, has been with Sunrise for over a year and specializes in substance abuse treatment, addictions, and mood disorders within individuals and family relationships. Brad has a terrific skill in being able to join with adolescents and bring them to a higher level of insight in their lives. He brings a great sense of optimism and willingness to do whatever it takes to get his families to the point of success. Dave Prior, a licensed marriage and family therapist, is our executive director and carries a small case load as well as doing two groups per week. He specializes in working with family relationship issues, identity formation/self-esteem issues and oppositional defiance.

The clinical department at Sunrise works as a closely knit team. They have a high standard of excellence in the care they give which permeates to all parts of the Sunrise program. Together, they all work closely with parents and referral sources in creating optimal therapeutic growth for the girls and families they work with.