OUR THERAPISTS
Our Team
Our team of professionals are here to assist you:
Rick Biesinger
Psy.D., NCC, Director
Dr. Biesinger completed his undergraduate work at Brigham Young University, where he majored in psychology. He then attended graduate school at the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Missouri, where he received his master’s and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology. He returned to Utah to complete an internship focusing on therapy and psychological evaluations with children, adolescents, and adults. After his internship, he completed a post-doctorate residency, focusing primarily on treating and evaluating various psychological difficulties seen in children, adolescents, and adults. He works with clients of all ages in therapy. He also administers a wide variety of psychological evaluations to individuals of all ages, including psychological evaluations for diagnostic clarification, parental fitness evaluations, neuropsychological evaluations, and psychosexual evaluations.
Dr. Biesinger is married and has six children. In his spare time he enjoys golfing, grilling food, and hanging out with his family, not necessarily in that order.
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Geri Alldredge
Ph.D.
Dr. Alldredge is a licensed Psychologist specializing in individual therapy for youth and adults. During her career she has worked in many settings, including outpatient private practice, wilderness therapy, inpatient treatment, and management and consulting. She draws from a wide range of approaches and research to develop a treatment plan that enables healing, recovery, and skill development, to assist clients in achieving optimal levels of well being.
In her free time, she enjoys raising alpacas and hanging out with an assortment of people and animals that keep life interesting.
Brian Austin
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Brian received his master’s degree in social work from the University of Utah. He has experience working with trauma, addictions, depression, anxiety and other specialized therapy issues in individual therapy. He works with adolescents and adults who are 15 or older.
He previously worked with women in an addiction treatment facility, addressing trauma, addictions, and a variety of other comorbid diagnoses. He draws from various therapeutic approaches, has advanced training in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and is EMDRia certified. He also has training in Motivational Interviewing (MI), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness, mind-body bridging (MBB), acceptance commitment therapy (ACT), hypnosis and other mindfulness techniques. He treats complex trauma, attachment issues, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, grief and loss, domestic violence, and various other mental health issues.
Brian has many interests that keep him busy during his time off. He particularly enjoys traveling. He has traveled all over the world and he loves to experience different sights and cultures. He also served in the US Marine Corp for 11 years.
Daniel Jensen
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Daniel completed his undergraduate work at Utah Valley University, with a degree in behavioral science with a psychology emphasis. He then attended graduate school at the University of South Carolina, where he received a master’s degree in social work. After graduate school, he returned to Utah and began working as a therapist in a residential treatment center. Since becoming a licensed clinical social worker, Daniel has worked with adolescents in residential treatment centers. He has also worked with children and adults in outpatient settings. During his years as a therapist, Daniel has gained valuable experience treating anxiety, depression, problematic sexual behaviors, grief and loss, learning challenges, and addictions, as well as marital and family conflict.
Daniel is married and has four children (and a dog). In his spare time he enjoys spending time with family, playing music, sports, and of course, pizza and movie night.
Yasaman “Yasi” Klayman
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Yasi is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. She earned a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from Alliant International University in 2012. Having also trained in Mexico and India, she has a special place in her heart for clients bravely seeking healing treatment from immigration trauma and prejudice of any kind. Yasi uses a competence-based approach to aid clients in processing major life events and to help build on their own strengths to succeed. She welcomes clients seeking support for a wide range of issues, including: domestic violence, mood and anxiety disorders, PTSD, male and female infertility, grief and loss, adolescent adjustment, LGBTQIA2S+, pre-marital counseling, couples’ core skill building, and family harmony. Yasi treats all ages of individuals, couples, and however many family members can fit into the room! She has clinical certificates in Latin American Family Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples. She uses cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), solution-focused brief therapy, strategic therapy, art therapy, sand tray therapy for children, and narrative therapy in her work. Yasi offers treatment in English, Spanish and Farsi.
Yasi is married and is the proud mom of two rescue kittens, named Karate and Ninja. She loves foreign cuisine cook-offs with her brothers, board games, scary movies, any sport that you can do on a board, and recently moved back to the USA after six exciting years living abroad in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Danielle Kalinowki
Psychology Resident
Dr. Kalinowski is a psychology resident specializing in diagnostic psychological testing for youth and adults. She completed her undergraduate work at Northern Arizona University, where she majored in psychology, with minors in chemistry and biology. She then attended graduate school at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois, where she received her master’s and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology. She originally came to Utah to complete her internship focusing on therapy and psychological evaluations with children, adolescents, and adults. She loved her time in Utah so much that she decided to stay here. During her career she has worked in many settings, including outpatient private practice, outpatient primary care, residential treatment, elementary schools, and high schools.
In her free time, Dr. Kalinowski enjoys spending time with family and friends (including her cat, Coco), cross stitching, eating at new restaurants, reading, and playing computer video games. During the summer, she also enjoys camping, hiking, and kayaking.
Bryce Roby
Psy.D.
Dr. Roby is a clinical psychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, depression, sexual offenses and disorders, and substance abuse. He completed his undergraduate degree at BYU and his doctorate degree at George Fox University in the Portland, Oregon area before moving and practicing in Wisconsin for a number of years. He and his family finally had had enough of the cold winter months and returned to Utah in the fall of 2017.
Dr. Roby is a native Oregonian and enjoys the rain and the outdoors. He spends most of his time with his amazing wife and four young children. You can usually find him coaching his son’s baseball team in the summer, working on his arabesques with his daughter, or having regular Nerf battles with the whole family. He enjoys shooting, hiking, and camping, and loves being back in Utah.>/span>
Tahlia Robinson
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Tahlia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She received her MSW from Brigham Young University. She has worked in a variety of treatment settings – substance abuse treatment, community mental health, an inpatient psychiatric hospital, and private practice. Tahlia has specialized training in maternal mental health and is passionate about working with individuals who may be struggling to find balance, or feel overwhelmed, in the many roles they play.
In her spare time, Tahlia loves spending time with family and friends, eating at new restaurants, playing pickleball, and reading books.
Catherine Stuart
Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Catherine received her master’s degree from the University of the Cumberlands. She has experience treating a variety of mental health difficulties, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and religious crises. She works with adolescents and adults. She generally uses cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered therapy, and mindfulness in her counseling sessions.
In her free time, Catherine enjoys the outdoors. She loves fishing, camping, and spending time with her family.
Ben Salazar
Ph.D.
Dr. Salazar is a clinical faculty member at Brigham Young University. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Denver and has worked in a variety of settings, including university counseling centers, community mental health, and primary care hospital settings. He is fluent in Spanish and can conduct therapy in Spanish. He approaches therapy from an interpersonal perspective, and he views healthy relationships as key to healthy cognitive and emotional functioning. He has experience working with a broad range of mental health concerns, and specializes in treating anxiety disorders, couples/relationship issues, mood disorders, acculturation/adjustment concerns, and behavioral addictions. He highly values diversity in each client and strives to make therapy a safe, rewarding, and challenging experience. He also has interest in process-oriented group therapy.
Dr. Salazar is a husband and father of four children. He enjoys spending time with his family, cycling, and playing and watching sports.
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