Darren Adamson, Ph.D.

Darren Adamson, Ph.D., LMFT

Dr. Darren Adamson has been working as a change agent for over 20 years. His work with individuals and families as an employee assistance and health promotion professional, in a private psychotherapy practice, and in higher education has taught him that human beings are capable of extraordinary change and growth. Although challenging, with the appropriate support and treatment structure, every individual and family is capable of resolving issues and creating healthy patterns that lead to greater happiness and fulfillment. Dr. Adamson has developed specific methods of intervening that provide a safe and secure environment within which this type of change can occur. Dr. Adamson assists clients to find the foundation of strength that lies within them as the starting place for change. From this place of strength, he assists clients to understand their struggles and their pain so that they (the client and their support system) can determine a different path. By empowering and encouraging clients to find their own resolution and purposeful path, change is lasting for the client and those with whom they interact. Dr. Adamson earned masters and doctorate degrees from Brigham Young University. He is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has practiced since 1987. Additional professional experience includes leadership roles in employee assistance programs, clinical operations, health promotion, and higher education. He has also served as an adjunct professor since 1991 for several Universities. He has authored several articles and book chapters, including:

• Factors affecting marital happiness of caregivers of the elderly in multigenerational families
• Treatment issues for survivors of physical and sexual abuse.
• The effects of Employee Assistance Program Services on Healthcare Costs and Absenteeism.
• Employee Assistance Programs and Managed Care: Merge and Converge

Because of his optimistic and energetic approach, Dr. Adamson has been invited to give hundreds of presentations in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho, and California. Topics for these presentations have included: Creating Healthy Relationships, Managing the Stress of Change, Enhancing Your Self-Esteem, Effective Interpersonal Communication – the Power of the Words we Choose, Facilitating an Effective Change Process, Maximizing the Performance of Employees, Parenting in this Complicated Time, Succeeding in Marriage, When Life Becomes too Much – Stress Management Made Simple, Work Transitions– Being Proactive when you feel like Giving Up. Dr. Adamson and his wife Jill are the parents of 6 children and as a result he has served in several communities as a Cub/Boy Scout leader, and as a basketball and soccer coach. He has also been a member and chair of several professional associations and community boards in Utah, New Mexico and Colorado.