Archive for January, 2010

Phil Scoville Joins Therapy Team

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Phil Scoville, LMFT, is the newest member of an expanded therapy team at Discovery Academy. Scoville is an experienced therapist whose former treatment environments have included wilderness therapy and residential treatment centers.

“One of the specialties I work with is anxiety disorders,” Scoville explains. He says he’s excited about Discovery Academy’s experiential emphasis and the opportunity of working one-on-one with families. “Families here are very invested in the treatment process,” he notes. “They’re eager to accept their role in their child’s therapy.”

He says he enjoys his role in helping to guide the process as families work toward wellness.

Executive Director Brent Hall says the Academy’s growing student enrollment and a commitment to small therapist caseloads gave the school an opportunity to add Scoville. “His background in wilderness and residential therapy, as well as his work in anxiety related issues, is a great addition to our team,” Hall notes.

Born in Alberta, Canada, Phil moved to the United States as a child when his father pursued chiropractic training in Utah. Scoville holds a Bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and a Master’s degree from Loma Linda University. He’s currently working on his doctoral dissertation at Brigham Young University.

Married with three children, when he’s not working or trying to keep up with his young family Phil enjoys snowboarding, waterskiing and football. He plays the guitar and says he has a passion for music, especially indie-rock.

Welcome, Phil!

Challenge and Change

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

It’s been a few years now since our son attended Discovery in Provo, UT. He was there from Oct through Jun and I do believe Discovery saved either his life…or a life of misfortune or possibly prison. He fought you all the way, until you made him realize fighting would not help. He left Discovery earlier than you wanted, struggled with some minor problems when he came back home. He got an MIP for drinking, which seemed to wake him up again that deeds had consequences. He managed to return to the regular high school his senior year instead of the “alternative” high school, graduated with his old classmates and then attended Montana State University for the fall and followed his girlfriend out to Illinois for the winter term. He finished that year with a 3.65 at MSU and a 4.0 at Illinois, and has since returned to MSU where he continues to do well. He is still moody, still has some problems from his extended drug use in high school, but there is no doubt, that Discovery Academy literally saved him and for that I thank you.
Sincerely,
Ron and Lori M.