Clinical

Matt Erickson, LCSW, Clinical Director

Matt has over 12 years of clinical experience working with adolescents in a residential setting. Matt has a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in social work. He has been working at LRA since 2002 and became the clinical director in 2006. He continues to work with a small caseload of students. Matt runs a weekly sand tray group. He specializes in working with students with social skills deficits, NLD, Asperger’s, anxiety, video game and internet addiction, low motivation, identity issues, and depression. Matt loves spending time with his wife and 3 young boys. He also enjoys nature, mountain biking, sports, and seafood.

Mont Criddle, LMFT, Residential Director

Mont earned a B.A. degree in Family and Human Development and an M.A. degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Utah State University. He has worked with adolescents and families for the past12 years. Mont has been at LRA since 2006 and became the Residential Director in 2008. Most of his time is spent overseeing our Residential Department; however, he also maintains a small caseload. He specializes in working with students with oppositional defiance issues as well as with families with complex family dynamics. Mont also runs a weekly therapy group with our Tavasi students. Most of Mont’s free time is spent with his wife and their four children. He enjoys all types of athletics (both watching and participating), working in the yard, and spending time outdoors.

Katie Behm, LCSW

Katie’s lifelong goal of helping people became realized on a professional level when she completed an MSW from Walla College in Washington State and began working as an LCSW at Logan River Academy when they opened their doors in 2000. Katie has been involved with a variety of students including those diagnosed with personality difficulties, oppositional defiance, and family dysfunction. At present, Katie is the therapist assigned to the girls country home and leads the rational emotions group. She has a special interest in working with students struggling with oppositional defiance and balances this by working with young women struggling with accepting limits, boundaries, and parental authority. As a mother of 8 adult children, she has experienced much of life’s unexpected turning points and uses this knowledge to help those who struggle. She maintains balance in her life by walking on the beaches of Oregon, reading, and hanging out with her extended family.

Austin Wood, LMFT

Austin grew up in Sandy, Utah and attended college at Utah State University. Austin received his BS and MS degree in family and human development from Utah State University. Austin did his graduate research work on therapists’ use of personal therapy and how therapists manage stress in their personal lives. He is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Austin has experience working in the field of domestic violence where he has worked as a shelter manager at a domestic violence shelter for women, he has worked in private family therapy outpatient clinics doing individual and marriage counseling, and with troubled adolescents since 2001 and has experience working with learning difficulties and behavioral problems such as ODD, Conduct Disorder, ADHD, and impulse control problems. Austin’s therapy approach is a combination of experiential and cognitive/behavioral models that emphasize the role of the family in the adolescent’s life and maximizing the supportive nature of family relationships. Self-esteem, taking responsibility, accountability, and developing adequate coping skills are important aspects of his approach to helping adolescents change. Austin’s strengths in therapy are that he is patient, easy going, and cares about adolescents creating a successful future for themselves. Austin is married, and he and his wife have three young girls. He enjoys playing the piano, golfing, fishing, camping, softball, racquetball, and gardening in his spare time.

Margaret Oak, LMFT

Margaret is LRA’s Admissions Director. She brought her clinical experience and double-jointed thumbs to begin working with Logan River Academy families in October of 2004 as a therapist. Margaret began early working with families in a variety of settings, including child abuse prevention, early childhood education, community literacy efforts, multicultural initiatives, gerontology studies, and child care initiatives.Throughout her school years, she participated in various performing groups and has sung and danced all over the U.S. and Europe, even appearing on ESPN. Margaret worked with the Sexual Offenders Research and Treatment team during her undergraduate education and was published in her senior year.After completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Family and Human Development with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, she lived in Italy for a few years where she soaked up the culture and gained a love of Italian life and language. Margaret later earned her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. Her internship experiences included work with victims of violent felonies and later with a general outpatient population at a family support center. These practicums afforded her opportunities to gain experience in pioneering work with trauma and women’s issues, as well as family dynamics and other relational challenges. Margaret has enjoyed working with adolescents and their families to chart a new course toward satisfying and healthy family systems and lives while confronting specific struggles with behavior, substance issues, depression, anxiety, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, adoption issues, etc. She has also appreciated the opportunity to sit on many regional and state policy and legislative boards to improve the delivery of services to families in her area. She remains active in the community as an educator, teaching parenting classes and working with local churches, organizations, and municipalities to assist teens and their families as they progress through life’s challenges. Margaret chairs the Cache Valley Literacy Coalition, which organizes an annual Literacy Festival at which thousands of children are rewarded for achieving their reading goals.She has lived in Alabama, Washington, California, Idaho, Italy, and now dabbles with decorating, gardening, entertaining, and remodeling in her Logan, Utah home. She also loves to travel, throw pasta parties, and spend time with her family.

Maureen McDonald, Clinical Services & Academic Coordinator

Maureen has been with LRA since June 2005. She helps the therapists organize their paperwork, send progress letters to families and educational consultants, and maintains the clinical records. She is responsible for setting up weekly phone calls between students and parents, as well as keeping the schedule of all visits and airline flights that students need. Maureen takes great pride in her work and her ability to multitask. She enjoys working with the therapists and being part of the clinical team. In her spare time, Maureen enjoys going to concerts, playing BUNCO and spoiling her grandchildren.

Krys Oyler

Krys Oyler, LCSW

Krys earned an undergraduate degree in Family and Human Development with a minor in Sociology. He spent 3 years working at LRA as a residential staff and supervisor before going to graduate school. Due to his passion for working with adolescents, he determined to earn a Masters Degree in social work. After finishing his MSW, Krys returned to LRA as a therapist in 2005. Krys runs our weekly Adoption group.He specializes in adopted teens, attachment issues, gender identity issues, and PDD diagnoses. Krys is happily married and has 3 daughters. He enjoys golf, eating, talking loudly, and at least 3 Diet Cokes per day.

Shannon Kegerries, LPC

Shannon graduated from Pittsburg State University with a B.S. in Psychology and a Masters of Counseling. Shannon’s experience includes working with a variety of disorders, from Bi-Polar, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Asperger’s Syndrome. She has found working with each type of student has its own rewards. She facilitates a group at LRA called Healthy Relationships. In her spare time she enjoys skiing, hiking, camping, almost anything outdoors and spending time with her husband and daughter and their dog, Rydel.

Sean Maynard, LPC-i

Sean has been working at Logan River Academy for over six years. Sean was instrumental in creating and starting up our transition program, Tavasi. He then managed the Tavasi program for several years. It was during this time that he discovered a love and passion for working with teenagers and returned to school to become a therapist. He completed all of his internship hours under the tutelage of Matt Erickson and was then hired on as a therapist. He enjoys working with students on the autism spectrum, students who are oppositional and defiant, students with substance abuse issues, and students with anxiety. In his free time he enjoys sports, following the Dodgers, surfing, and spending time with his family.

Mike Bodrero, Adventure Learning Coordinator

Mike earned a B.S. degree at Utah State University in Recreation Resource Management. Volunteering with the Utah Conservation Corps, working with the Bureau of Land Management and the Utah State Parks and Recreation Department strengthened his lifelong pursuit for outdoor recreation knowledge. He has also furthered his outdoor education by completing courses with the National Outdoor Leadership School, Snowbasin Snow Safety Team and USU’s Outdoor Recreation Center. Mike enjoys all things outdoors,especially backcountry snowboarding, mountain biking, canoeing, backpacking and spending time with his wife and son. Mike’s goal is to share his knowledge with the students of Logan River Academy while instilling in them an appreciation for the outdoors.

David Allred, LPC

David has worked with adolescents for 8 years. He is an integral part of our recovery program and enjoys working with adolescents struggling with addiction. He and his wife have a family of 4 young children and he loves spending time with them. They have fun playing games, doing outdoor activities, and watching movies. David is a self proclaimed car nut and enjoys jeeps, muscle cars, working on cars, and talking about cars. He supports the youth he works with in making changes in their lives. He believes in giving each youth opportunities to learn new skills by tailoring treatment to the individual.

Sarah Hazelton, LCSW

Sarah has worked in the child and adolescent mental health field since 1998, more recently earning her Master’s Degree in Social Work at the University of New England with an emphasis in adolescence and school-based social work. Sarah’s clinical work has focused on children and adolescents in residential and day treatment settings. She specializes in students with personality disorders, self destructive behaviors including self injury, mood disorders, PTSD and anxiety. Sarah is highly skilled and enjoys working with students on the autism spectrum–Asperger’s, PDD, NLD. Sarah’s professional background includes in depth experience with Dialectic Behavior Therapy skills training and coaching; she incorporates a DBT-informed approach into her work with students and their families. Sarah and her husband recently relocated to Logan from New England. She has a passion for local food and cooking, is a board member of the Cache Valley Farmers and Gardeners Market, and involved in the Cache Valley Slow Foods chapter. In her free time, Sarah enjoys telemark skiing, cycling, hiking, canoeing, ultimate frisbee, knitting, and cooking; she looks forward to conquering her nemesis, high elevation baking.

David Woodbury, LPC

Dave comes to Logan River Academy with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and an Master’s in Mental Health Counseling. He has eight years experience working with children and families in crisis. This has included therapeutic work involving treatment of depression, anxiety, addictions and attachment disorders. He also has experience treating grief and loss and is a skilled relationship therapist. Dave strongly believes that relationships are a key component to mental health treatment. Dave would lead you to believe he invented the semi-colon; a completely useless punctuation mark. In his spare time, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife and their 3 children. Dave is not allowed to choose his clothing; instead his wife shoulders the burden of making him look presentable each day. Dave is a movie buff and his hobbies include gardening, fishing, water skiing and athletics.