Mental Health Practice – Ascend Counseling & Wellness
Ascend Counseling & Wellness operates across multiple locations in Southern Utah and Nevada. Office sites include St. George (with four distinct locations: Headquarters, West, Kids & Teens, and Trauma Specialists), Hurricane, Cedar City, Richfield, Delta, and Mesquite, Nevada. Telehealth services extend to clients in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and Indiana.
The clinical team includes Craig Butcher, Kirsten Bethers (MFT), Chelise Sawyer (CSW), Kevin Brough (MFT), Erik Turley, Sarah Allred (CMHC), and Ryan Smith (CSW), among additional providers listed on the practice’s team pages. The range of credentials across the team supports both therapy and medication management services.
Clinical services include individual therapy, couples counseling, family therapy, medication management, ketamine-assisted therapy, emotional support animal (ESA) letters, mental health evaluations, telehealth counseling, and wellness services. The practice describes its care as evidence-based and trauma-informed. Therapeutic approaches listed include Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
Conditions addressed include anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, relationship challenges, and ADHD. Populations served encompass individuals, couples, families, children, and teens. The St. George Kids & Teens location and the Trauma Specialists site suggest dedicated service tracks aligned with specific client populations.
Session formats include both in-person and telehealth options. The practice states it accepts most insurances. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with Fridays closing at 5:00 p.m.
The inclusion of ketamine-assisted therapy alongside more conventional modalities marks Ascend as offering a broader set of clinical interventions than many outpatient practices. ESA letter services and formal mental health evaluations further expand the scope of what clients can access within the same organization. The practice states acceptance of most insurances and lists office hours that run Monday through Friday, with Fridays closing one hour earlier at 5:00 p.m.
Contact: (435) 688-1111; info@ascendcw.com. No year of establishment is stated on the main page.