Lynetta Martindale

Lynetta has worked with adolescents in residential treatment since 2004. Her experiences as a residential staff inspired her to research different degrees and therapy modalities and make the decision to go back to school to get a degree in marriage and family therapy. She received her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2013 from Argosy University in Draper, Utah. After graduating she started working at Provo Canyon Behavioral Hospital. She pioneered the intensive outpatient program there. She joined the Heritage team in 2015. She says of the students and their families, “I think it’s important to build relationships first, connecting and meeting them where they are at, exploring and enjoying their interests with them.” Lynetta’s therapeutic style is very person-centered. “When you are person-centered, you are collaborating with the other person on their healing, instead of it being totally therapist driven. I look at it as ‘I am here to do this with you’. In a way, they are the expert on themselves and then we move beyond to help them see things that they don’t see so they can heal.” Lynetta was born and raised in Granger (now West Valley City), Utah. She loves spending time with her husband and children, living and understanding the dynamics of a blended family. She enjoys anything outdoors, swimming, hiking, concerts and family barbecues.