Meet Our Ascend Team

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St. George Headquarters Team

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Matt Eschler, Marriage & Family Therapist

Matt Eschler, LMFT

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Chad Olson, Marriage & Family Therapist

Chad Olson, LMFT

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Martin Koford, Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Martin Koford, CMHC

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Ecko Ashmore, Marriage & Family Therapist

Ecko Ashmore, LMFT

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Steve Child, Clinical Social Worker

Steve Child, LCSW

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Katie Soli, Marriage & Family Therapist

Katie Soli, LMFT

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Quinn Boyer, Marriage & Family Therapist

Quinn Boyer, LMFT

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Alyson Ford

Alyson Ford, LMFT

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Stephanie Judd, Marriage & Family Therapist

Stephanie Judd, LMFT

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Bracken Lovell, Marriage & Family Therapist

Bracken Lovell, LMFT

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Chris Eschler, CFO Human Resource Manager

Chris Eschler, Life Coach

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Tyler Van Tassell, Marriage & Family Therapist

Tyler Van Tassell, LMFT

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McKinley Carr-Merrill, Marriage & Family Therapist

McKinley Carr-Merrill, AMFT

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Kevin Brough, MFT

Kevin Brough, IMFT

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Tina Brough, Marriage & Family Therapist

Tina Brough, LMFT

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Lisa Jones, Marriage & Family Therapist

Lisa Jones, LMFT

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Caleb Hawkins, Marriage & Family Therapist

Caleb Hawkins, AMFT

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Cedar City Team

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Merilee Dalton, Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Merilee Dalton, CMHC

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Shauna Bacon, Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Shauna Bacon, CMHC

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Erik Turley, Marriage & Family Therapist

Erik Turley, LMFT

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Madi Miller, Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Madi Miller, ACMHC

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Jessica Bradshaw, Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Jessica Bradshaw, ICMHC

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John Parry, Clinical Social Worker

John Parry, CSW

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St. George Kids & Teens Team

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Malia McDermott, Marriage & Family Therapist

Malia McDermott, LMFT

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Julie Bleak, Marriage & Family Therapist

Julie Bleak (Blake), LMFT

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Jessica Green, Marriage & Family Therapist

Jessica Green, AMFT

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Emilee Keawe Oldroyd, Marriage & Family Therapist

Emilee Keawe Oldroyd, AMFT

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Ali Thacker, Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Ali Thacker, ACMHC

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Reena Curl, Marriage & Family Therapist

Reena Curl, LMFT

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Amber Fjeldsted, Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Amber Fjeldsted, ACMHC

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Katelyn Anderson, Marriage & Family Therapist

Katelyn Anderson, IMFT

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Brooke Hill, Clinical Social Worker

Brooke Hill, CSW

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Hurricane Team

Get to know more about our team in Hurricane, Utah.
Ephraim Hanks, Marriage & Family Therapist

Ephraim Hanks, LMFT

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Ben Rhinesmith, Marriage & Family Therapist

Ben Rhinesmith, LMFT

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Levi Wadsworth, Marriage & Family Therapist

Levi Wadsworth, AMFT

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Nicole Cook, Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Nicole Cook, ACMHC

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Delta Team

Get to know more about our team in Delta, Utah.
Bear Haslam, Marriage & Family Therapist

Bear Haslam, LMFT

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Misty Bliss, Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Misty Bliss, ACMHC

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Mesquite Team

Get to know more about our team in Mesquite, Nevada.
Martin Koford, Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Martin Koford, CMHC

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Kim Witter, Marriage & Family Therapist

Kim Witter, LMFT

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Heidi Joslin, Clinical Social Worker

Heidi Joslin, LCSW

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Cami Ashby, Marriage & Family Therapist

Cami Ashby, LMFT

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Telehealth Team

Get to know more about our Telehealth team providing services for residents from many states.
Katie Soli, Marriage & Family Therapist

Katie Soli, LMFT

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Jessica Stone, Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Jessica Stone, CMHC

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Clayton Spencer, Marriage & Family Therapist

Clayton Spencer, LMFT

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Kelli Barnes, Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Kelli Barnes, LCMHC

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Medication Management Team

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Brad Workman, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Brad Workman, PNP

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Taylor Remer, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner

Taylor Remer, DNP, APRN, FNP

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Justin Robbins, Family Nurse Practitioner

Justin Robbins, FNP

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Mikemry Chaston, Medical Assistant

Mikemry Chaston

Medical Assistant

Administration

Meet the administration of Ascend Counseling & Wellness.
Matt Eschler, Marriage & Family Therapist

Matt Eschler

Founder & Owner
St. George Clinical Director
Chad Olson, Marriage & Family Therapist

Chad Olson

Founder & Owner
Wendy Paxman, Operations Manager

Wendy Paxman

Operations Manager
Chris Eschler, CFO Human Resource Manager

Chris Eschler

CFO Human Resource Manager
Trever Thompson, Business Director

Trever Thompson

Business Director
Malia McDermott, Marriage & Family Therapist

Malia McDermott

St. George, Kids & Teens Clinical Director
Martin Koford, Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Martin Koford

Mesquite Clinical Director
Ephraim Hanks, Marriage & Family Therapist

Ephraim Hanks

Hurricane Clinical Director
Merilee Dalton, Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Merilee Dalton

Cedar City Clinical Director
Bear Haslam, Marriage & Family Therapist

Bear Haslam

Delta Clinical Director
Katie Soli, Marriage & Family Therapist

Kati Soli

Telehealth Clinical Director
Martha Pieper, Lead Administrative Assistant

Martha Pieper

Lead Administrative Assistant
Kaylee Butcher, Hurricane Administrative Assistant

Kaylee Butcher

Administrative Assistant, Hurricane
Becky Gentry, Cedar City Administrative Assistant

Becky Gentry

Administrative Assistant, Cedar City

Paityn Campbell

Administrative Assistant, St. George
Denise Roylance, Insurance Specialist

Denise Roylance

Insurance Specialist
Quinn Boyer, Marriage & Family Therapist

Quinn Boyer

St. George Clinical Director

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