Scott Heaton, LMFT

 Juneau 

Specialty 

Behavioral Health, Clinician

Certification 

Behavioral Health, Clinician

Education 

Scott holds a Master of Arts degree in marriage and family therapy from Prescott College in Prescott, Ariz. He also has a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah, and an Associate of Arts degree from Dixie State College in St. George, Utah. Scott holds a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT) credential. Before moving to Juneau, Scott spent five years counseling young men and women in a youth correctional facility, and he spent 10 years working with youth and their families in a variety of youth treatment programs, including wilderness therapy programs and residential treatment facilities, in southern Utah and northern Arizona. He was clinical director for three programs, and program director at his most recent position, with the Silverado Academy in Utah. He also has several years running his own counseling business (A New View Counseling in Kanab, Utah), and also served as Director of Human Services for the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians in Pipe Springs, Ariz.

Special Interests: 

Scott serves a behavioral health clinician and as program manager for the Juneau Behavioral Health Clinic. Scott said his first love is his family, and his second love is the outdoors. He and his wife met while working as river guides, and they now share their passion for the outdoors with their three daughters. Scott also enjoys construction and wood-working, and he has remodeled four different homes. Scott and his family are very active and play numerous sports, and they enjoy fishing and hunting.