Keoni has a Masters Degree in Psychology, and is an Advanced Substance Use Disorder Counselor for the state of Utah. He has worked with adolescents for over 17 years and is experienced with many different skills for helping teens with addiction problems. Keoni has presented at several professional conferences about the many different approaches available for addiction treatment.
Keoni has been married for 25 years, and has one daughter and one son. He is fluent in the Spanish language and enjoys movies, fishing, hunting, singing, writing songs, and playing guitar.
Rachael received her Master’s degree in social work from the University of Utah. She has over 15 years’ experience working with youth and their families. Having worked with people from diverse backgrounds, from all different walks of life, Rachael has come to believe in the human spirit and has adapted a strengths based therapeutic approach; focusing on building on the unique strengths of each individual leads to mind, body and spiritual healing. Rachael has extensive experience in treating trauma, abuse, domestic violence, substance abuse, self-harm and other women’s issues. She has a certification in trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) and Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT). Rachael loves spending time with her family, adventure and her culture. Rachael is an enrolled member of the Ute Indian Tribe.
Jenn has over 16 years of experience working in residential programs—serving positions as a human resource director, as well as operations director. Her vast experience in the field, along with her exceptional relational skills, make her a great fit as our director of admissions. Jenn loves the warm family feel at Solstice and the relational approach we take with our students. Most of all, Jenn enjoys spending time with the families from the beginning (through all of the difficult emotions) to seeing healing unfold, and their child reach completion of their Solstice journey. Outside of Solstice, Jenn enjoys spending time with her daughter and son, along with her fur & feathered children.
Julie started her career at the Solstice programs in 2017, after working for a large medical corporation where she worked for over 16 years and focused on Customer Service, Marketing & Sales. She was drawn to Journey Home Young Adult because of the warm, small, nurturing family environment it provides and is excited to be part of something so special. Working at Journey Home Young Adult has not only helped her grow professionally, but had an even greater impact on her personally, being supported by the whole Journey Home Young Adult team, when it has come to her own adopted son and learning the best ways to support him.
Julie has been married for almost 20 years and has two teenage boys that keep her busy. She also has two dogs, Bruno and Charlie, and loves that she is able to bring them to work with her, and let the students love on them. Julie likes to work hard but plays harder. She loves spending time with her family & friends, traveling, biking and being outdoors. She loves going to the mountains with her boys or hiking with her friends as often as possible.
Kim has a Bachelors of Science degree in Political Science & Criminal Justice with an emphasis in Corrections from Weber State University. She has been employed at Solstice since February 2011 as a Mentor and is now Admissions Director at Journey Home Young Adult. She has traveled extensively around the world and has enjoyed calling various destinations home. This has given her the ability to empathize with the young ladies who may be at times homesick for home and family. Her hobbies include reading, writing, and socializing with friends and family.
Folola has worked in the residential treatment field for 12 years and is excited to be joining the staff at the Journey Home. She looks forward to growing and learning alongside the amazing individuals at the Journey Home. Folola is from Utah and enjoys spending spare time outdoors exploring. She loves a good book, movies, biking, trying new and different foods but mostly, loves having family dinners and game nights with her extensive family.
Latu has 6 years of experience working in the residential treatment field, Latu believes that everyone deserves to live their best life, and gives her best to help make that manifest for everyone she comes in contact with, she is currently working toward her Associate Degree in Marriage and Family Studies. Latu lives in Utah with her husband and three children, two boys and one girl, she is from a big Polynesian family and loves spending time with them, she enjoys being outdoors and playing volleyball, and laughter is must in her life.
Jane received her Master’s degree in social work from the University of Utah. She has over 30 years of experience working with children, adolescents and their families in all levels of care including residential, day treatment, IOP and outpatient. She has developed and managed programs in addition to directing treatment teams and supervising students, and is on the faculty at the University of Utah College of Social Work. She has also provided extensive clinical care during this time treating children, adolescents and providing family therapy. Jane has treated a variety of diagnoses including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, complicated grief, PTSD, ADHD, ODD, ASD and attachment issues. She is trained in DBT and EMDR and uses many approaches in her practice including CBT, developmental approaches, systems theory, trauma focused CBT, Theory of Mind and attachment based therapies. Animal assisted therapy has also been a part of her work with clients to help with attachment issues. Additionally, she has experience running many types of therapy groups including mindfulness, psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational ones. She emphasizes mindfulness practice to promote emotional regulation, as becoming and staying healthy requires a mind/body approach. Most importantly, she emphasizes a strength-based, relationship approach with clients. She has been married for 27 years, raised two children, enjoys reading, cooking, traveling, walking her dog and spending time with family.
Brittany has over 10 years of experience working in the residential treatment field. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in mental health counseling, and she has additional training in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR), play therapy, expressive arts therapy, and sand-tray therapy. Brittany is passionate about working with children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. She believes in incorporating a variety of methods and techniques in order to create an individualized treatment plan that will keep the client interested and engaged in the therapeutic process. In her free time, Brittany enjoys reading, traveling, scuba diving, and spending time with family.
Bailee joins the team with more than 8 years of experience and is a licensed social worker. She has her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a minor in psych and will be graduating in the Fall of 2020 with her MSW. Her experience in social work has been mainly with adolescents, young adults and families. Bailee has two kids that are her world. They love camping, all outdoor activities and are all very fond of sports, with a huge focus on football in their house
