Hearten House

01/14/2026

This is where the work happens. Not all at once. Not in a rush. A couch. Soft light. A room designed to hold your story exactly as it is today.

Therapy doesn’t begin with fixing or figuring everything out. It often begins with sitting down, exhaling, and noticing what it’s like to be in a space where nothing is required of you. Where you don’t have to be productive, insightful, or “doing it right.”

At Hearten House, our therapy offices are intentionally created to support:
🛋 A sense of safety and grounding in the body
🛋 Present-moment awareness before problem-solving
🛋 Slowing down enough to listen—to emotions, sensations, and meaning
🛋 Choice around pace, depth, and direction

From this place, experiential therapy invites more than talking about life. It invites meeting it, through sensation, imagery, emotion, and relationship, so change can land not just in the mind, but in the nervous system.

Sometimes healing looks like action. Sometimes it looks like rest. Sometimes it starts right here, on the couch.

If you’re curious about what therapy could feel like when it’s embodied, trauma-informed, and co-created, we’re here.

Learn more and schedule at heartenhouse.com.

01/12/2026

Five nominations. One community. So much gratitude. 🧡

We’re honored to be nominated for 5 Salt Lake City Weekly Best of Utah: Body & Mind Awards, including recognition for our clinicians, our treatment center, and the experiential work we believe in so deeply.

These awards are community-voted, which means this isn’t just about us. It’s about the people who trust us with their stories, their nervous systems, and their healing. It’s about showing up together, year after year, for care that is embodied, trauma-informed, and human.

If Hearten House has supported you, challenged you, or held you through a season, we’d be honored to have your vote.

✨ Voting link is in the first comment below, and you can find us under the "Medical/Dental" section.

Thank you for walking alongside us. Truly.

01/12/2026

A new year doesn’t have to mean doing it alone. January can be a gentle doorway: an opening to support, reflection, and care that unfolds at your pace.

If therapy has been on your mind, this is a moment when there’s room to begin. Not as a resolution, but as an act of presence and permission.

Right now, three more of our therapists have immediate openings for new therapy participants:

✨ Tanner: Thoughtful, steady, and relational. Tanner supports clients who want to better understand themselves and their patterns while building capacity for regulation, connection, and meaningful change.

✨ Caro: Warm, creative, and deeply compassionate. Caro works with individuals seeking a holistic, embodied approach to healing - integrating nervous system awareness, expression, and gentle exploration.

✨ Kenny: Grounded, curious, and collaborative. Kenny supports clients who want therapy to feel both supportive and real, with space for curiosity, insight, and growth rooted in trauma-informed care.

Beginning therapy early in the year isn’t about pressure, it’s about starting with support already in place. About tending to what matters before the calendar fills up again.

If you’ve been waiting for the right moment, this might be one. Start with a free consult at heartenhouse.com. 💛

01/10/2026

Your body isn’t the obstacle to healing. It’s the partner.

Somatic therapy helps you understand what your nervous system has been carrying, gently reconnect with safety, and move through your story with more presence and compassion. When the body is invited into the process, healing becomes something you can feel, not just think about.

Curious if this is a fit? Start with a free consult at heartenhouse.com.

01/09/2026

Art Group works! Syd has been facilitating our Tuesday morning (10am) art journaling group for over a year now, and it is absolutely a community favorite!

🔥 Art therapy sessions could cut the risk of burnout by half, a study of London medics suggests.

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust worked with 129 doctors, nurses and other health professional from London hospitals to study the effects of group art therapy sessions.

They found that those who took part in the sessions reported much lower emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation, and less stress, anxiety and depression.

🔗 Read the full article from the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yj6412gvxo

📷️ Image: Dr Francesco Rosato
Credit: BBC

01/08/2026

What if four days in the desert could help you hear yourself again?

This Southern Utah Group Therapy Intensive invites you into a supportive, experiential space where nature, connection, and guided therapeutic practices help you access your inner wisdom and next steps.

Across April 24–27, 2026, you’ll join our clinician-led team for a co-created blend of:
🌄 Sunrise yoga + coffee
🌄 Fireside process groups
🌄 Journal prompts
🌄 Community building
🌄 Creative + somatic practices
🌄 Moments to reconnect with your purpose and self

What’s included:
🌄 Meals, safety gear, and all guided therapeutic activities.

What you’ll bring:
🌄Your own transportation and personal outdoor gear (sleeping bag, tent, mess kit, etc.).
🌄 Intermediate outdoor comfort recommended — we’ll ask about your experience so we can tailor activities with safety and choice at the center.

Who it’s for:
🌄 Adults 18+
🌄 LGBTQ+ affirming — come exactly as you are.

Cost: $1,500 for all four days. If cost is a barrier, please reach out.

Learn more and reserve your spot: heartenhouse.com/outdoor-intensive.

01/06/2026

What if healing didn’t always have to feel heavy?

In our group room, chairs are set in a circle, and sometimes, each seat is held by a soft plushy friend. Playful. A little silly. Completely intentional.

In psychodrama and experiential therapy, we bring in play, comfort, and creativity not to minimize pain, but to make space for it safely. When the nervous system feels supported, curiosity can return. Laughter can coexist with grief. And parts of us that shut down in “serious” spaces may finally feel welcome to show up.

Plushies, props, and playful elements help:
🧸 Create emotional safety and approachability
🧸 Lower barriers to participation in group work
🧸 Support nervous system regulation through comfort and sensory input
🧸 Invite spontaneity, imagination, and connection

Play isn’t a distraction from healing, it’s often the doorway. Especially in trauma-informed, embodied work, comfort and choice matter. You’re never asked to perform. You’re invited to explore, at your own pace, with support.

If you’re curious about experiential therapy, psychodrama, or group work that honors both depth and delight, we’d love to connect.

Curious if this is a fit? Start with a free consult at heartenhouse.com.

01/05/2026

When weekly therapy isn’t touching the deeper layers, our Mental Health and Trauma Focused Intensive Outpatient Program offers a steadier, more embodied way through. ✨

At Hearten House, healing doesn’t stay in the chair, it moves with you. Through art, movement, somatic work, and mindful presence, you’ll explore trauma, burnout, identity shifts, and big emotions in a space built for safety, creativity, and genuine connection. This is where insights land in the body, not just the mind. This is therapy that breathes.

Now accepting Medicaid.

Curious if our program can support your healing journey? Start with a free consult at heartenhouse.com/IOP. 💜

01/04/2026

Some stories are hard to put into words. Sand tray therapy offers another way in.

In the quiet of a therapy room, shelves filled with small figures become an open landscape: animals, symbols, people, places. Clients choose what calls to them and create scenes in the sand that reflect inner worlds, lived experiences, and unspoken truths. No artistic skill required. Just curiosity, choice, and space to explore.

At Hearten House, sand tray therapy is used as an experiential, trauma-informed approach that helps clients:
💙 Access emotions and memories that feel stuck or overwhelming to talk about
💙 Create distance and safety while exploring difficult experiences
💙 See patterns, strengths, and possibilities made visible
💙 Engage the nervous system gently, at their own pace

The sand does the holding. The figures speak when words can’t. And meaning unfolds over time - co-created, never forced.

If you’re drawn to this kind of symbolic, embodied work, our clinicians would love to explore whether it’s a fit for you.

Curious if this is a fit? Start with a free consult at heartenhouse.com.

01/03/2026

January holds a quiet invitation: A pause. A reset. A chance to begin again, with support.

If starting therapy has been on your mind, the first of the year can be a meaningful time to begin. Not because you need to “fix” anything, but because you’re allowed to tend to yourself with intention.

Right now, three of our therapists have immediate openings for new therapy participants:

✨ Jodie: Grounding, steady, and deeply attuned. Jodie supports clients who want to move at a thoughtful pace while building safety, insight, and resilience through embodied, experiential work.

✨ Syd: Warm, relational, and creative. Syd works with individuals who are ready to explore patterns, relationships, and nervous system regulation in ways that feel human and accessible.

✨ Abi: Compassionate, intuitive, and present-moment focused. Abi supports clients seeking deeper connection to themselves through somatic awareness, expressive methods, and trauma-informed care.

Starting therapy in January isn’t about resolutions. It’s about choosing support while the year is still wide open. It’s about creating space for regulation, reflection, and growth before life fills every corner.

If you’ve been waiting for a sign, this might be it. Start with a free consult at heartenhouse.com.

01/02/2026

Resolutions often ask us to become someone else. A word asks us to listen.

As we step toward 2026, our therapist Abi invites a different kind of intention-setting: choosing one word to guide the year ahead.

Not a goal to chase. Not a standard to meet. But a quality you want to practice returning to.

She shares: "Every year I choose one word to guide my choices and perspective. My word for 2025 was "joy". Throughout the year I reflected on the joy in my life, and how to invite more experiences of it into my world. This intention helped me look for glimmers of joy all around me and helped me seek out joyful moments. This tradition helps me feel grounded and connected to my values. Returning to this ritual at the start of a new year helps me gain clarity and makes me feel empowered."

A word can act like a touchstone. Something you can come back to in hard moments. Something that helps you ask, What would this choice look like if it were guided by my values?

As you consider 2026, you might gently ask yourself:
💕 What do I want more access to this year?
💕 What quality do I want to feel in my body, not just think about?
💕 What would support me, not stretch me past myself?

You don’t have to get it “right.” You’re allowed to choose something that meets you where you are.

What word would you pick for 2026?

Curious if this kind of reflective, values-based work could support your year ahead? Abi has openings for new participants. Start with a free consult at heartenhouse.com/abi.

01/01/2026

A new year doesn’t have to mean a new you. Sometimes the bravest thing is simply choosing what feels steady, doable, and kind. 🎇

As we step into 2026, we’re wishing you a year that’s happy, safe, and gentle - one shaped by your pace, your boundaries, and your hopes. If today feels bright, we celebrate that with you. If it feels tender, we’re holding space for that too. 💙

Learn more and schedule at heartenhouse.com.