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Marijuana depression and dual diagnosis treatment in Utah
Marijuana

Weed Making Depression Worse? Dual Diagnosis in Utah

Dual Diagnosis: When Depression and Cannabis Use Disorder Overlap Dual diagnosis refers to the simultaneous occurrence of two genuine conditions: a mental health disorder (such ...
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THC and panic attacks in Utah
Addiction & Mental Health

THC Potency in 2026: Why Stronger Cannabis Is Raising Concerns About Psychosis

Over the past decade, cannabis has become increasingly normalized across the United States. Legalization, medical programs, and widespread commercialization have reshaped how the public views ...
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marijuana addiction treatment in Utah
Marijuana

Ready to Quit Smoking? Marijuana Addiction Treatment

Why quitting Marijuana can be harder than people expect A lot of guys start from the same assumption: “It’s not addictive.” Compared to opioids or ...
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Adrenaline vs addiction in Utah addiction recovery
Outdoor Therapy

Adrenaline vs. Addiction: Finding Healthy Thrills in Recovery

Why adrenaline can feel like a drug If you’re in recovery, you might notice something surprising. You quit the substance, but your body still wants ...
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Men's Sober Community in Utah
Uncategorized

Reconnecting With Your Squad: Building Sober Community

Why sober community matters Sobriety is more than removing a substance. It is rebuilding your environment so the new version of you has somewhere to ...
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Sober living in Utah
Residential Treatment

Living at Home vs. Sober Living: Making the Right Choice

Living at home vs. sober living: the real difference “Living at home” in recovery usually means you return to the same house, the same neighborhood, ...
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Routine and recovery in Utah
Recovery

Recovery After Hours: Maintaining Your Routine During Rehab

Why routine is where recovery habits really form In rehab, most guys think the “real work” is the therapy schedule: groups, individual sessions, lectures, assignments. ...
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Mental strength in Utah Men
Mental Health

Building Mental Strength Without Substances in Recovery

Why mental strength often gets misunderstood in men’s recovery A lot of men were taught the same formula for toughness: keep moving, don’t talk about ...
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Why Men don't ask for help in Utah
Men's Addiction Treatment

Why Men Struggle to Ask for Help and How Recovery Changes That

Why Men Struggle to Ask for Help and How Recovery Changes It Most men don’t avoid help because they’re lazy or “too proud” in a ...
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Colby James

Colby James, PMH, NP-BC

Psychiatric Nurse

Colby earned his nursing degree from the University of Utah in 2013 and has more than a decade of experience working in diverse healthcare settings including corrections, psychiatry, dialysis, and care for U.S. veterans. He later graduated with honors from the University of South Alabama with a Master of Science in Nursing Practice specializing in mental health and substance use treatment. Colby is trained in medication management and utilizes a range of therapeutic approaches in the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders. He emphasizes a holistic approach to care that considers physical health, mindfulness, nutrition, healthy relationships, and restorative sleep as important components of overall wellbeing.

Dan Philips, LCMHC, Senior Therapist of Spirit Mountain Recovery

Dan Phillips, LCMHC

Senior Therapist

Dan has worked as a licensed therapist, both publicly and privately, in the behavioral health field for the past 20 years. He specializes in the treatment of young adults struggling with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, family discord, Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD), relational struggles, and a variety of learning disabilities. Dan utilizes various therapeutic modalities in his practice including EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Relationship-Based Therapy and Existentialism. He has been a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor since 2009.

Dan in his leisure time is an avid mountain biker, skier, trail runner, and golfer. He has also traveled extensively throughout his life to Nepal, Switzerland, Thailand, Italy and Costa Rica.

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