#160: Understanding Families and Clients with Mike Hinds

Mike Hinds is the Clinical Director at Avalon Hills, a residential eating disorder treatment center in Northern Utah, one of very few that are privately owned. He has extensively trained and supervised therapists. For years he was a primary practicum site for students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at Utah State University. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in human development, parenting, counseling theories, supervision in counseling and psychotherapy, and human sexuality.

Mike joined Avalon Hills in 2015. Before then he worked in various areas, including couples therapy, domestic violence, sex offender treatment, and family therapy, but his primary specialty had been working with youth and their parents. The fact that he worked extensively with many who needed treatment but didn't always like being in treatment helped to prepare him to work with eating disorders. 

We discuss topics including:

• Power differences with families

• Helping parents understand patterns develop without getting blamed

• Issues that we all learn from

• It's ok to not be ok

• Shame and Guilt

• Trends that are noticed in treatment

SHOW NOTES:

• http://www.avalonhills.org

• instagram.com/avalonhills

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