Changes Counseling and

About Changes Counseling and

Changes Counseling & Consultation is an outpatient counseling practice in Sandy, Utah, that has served the area for more than 19 years. They work with both voluntary clients and people referred by the courts, helping with substance use and dependency, mental health concerns, domestic violence, and traumatic life experiences. As a state-approved provider, they complete mental health, substance use, and domestic violence evaluations and send treatment recommendations to probation officers, judges, and other reporting agencies when a release is signed. Their stated aim is to strengthen individual and family functioning while staying respectful and responsive to each person’s circumstances.

Substance use care combines alcohol and drug group therapy, individual and family therapy, and Thinking Error Recognition, which targets the self-defeating thought patterns behind drinking, drug use, and criminal behavior. They also offer PRIME for Life, the state-required course after an alcohol or drug offense that includes a victim panel, along with Moral Reconation Therapy, anger management, domestic violence groups, and an Advanced Parenting seminar. Most sessions take place by videoconference, with in-office computers available for anyone who needs them, while random urinalysis testing happens on site and some therapists see individual clients in person. Court-ordered clients attend four therapy sessions a month, and the clinical team draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing, with Spanish-speaking and LGBTQ-affirming support available.