Mike has always had a desire to support those struggling with their mental health. He believes that the client-provider relationship is critical to mental health treatment and he values joining his patients on their mental health journey. He creates effective, evidence-based treatment plans in collaboration with his clients, encouraging their input and opinions regarding treatment. He views mental health through a biopsychosocial model and emphasizes the strengths of each client as they make treatment decisions. He is excited about new treatment options in psychiatry including ketamine and spravato along with research focused on psychedelics.

Mike graduated from the University of Utah physician assistant program and immediately pursued his doctorate degree from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. There he completed the psychiatry track of the Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) program where he received additional education about the physiology of mental health conditions, psychiatric diagnosis, treatment, and therapy modalities like cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing. He also has a Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in psychiatry. Before becoming a physician assistant, he obtained his undergraduate degree in social work to better understand people, their life perspectives, and how he and others relate to the world. He also worked as an inpatient psychiatric technician at the Huntsman Mental Health Institute with many patients with various mental health conditions.

In his spare time, Mike enjoys spending time with his family, oil painting, playing the piano, and snow skiing.

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If you’re struggling with your mental health, you may also feel nervous about getting help. It can be difficult to even acknowledge these obstacles, let alone make the effort to deal with them. I get that. I know some of you have had bad experiences with providers in the past and you worry about whether or not therapy/medications is going to make things better, or if it’ll actually make things worse. I understand why you feel that way.

Here are two things I’d like you to know about my practice: 1) mental struggles are not uncommon and most people, regardless of background and upbringing, need tools and strategies at some point in their lives to help them through tough times. You will not experience any judgement or shaming from me for trying to better your mental health – I have great respect for people like you who are trying to get help and heal. 2) I believe in walking alongside you and in compassionately helping you take ownership of your own healing in order to enable and empower you to live a full life during and after treatment. My goal is to make sure you understand yourself as well as your diagnosis so you can feel confident in taking an active role in your own recovery. Come meet with me to learn about your options, and you can begin to take that weight off your shoulders that you’ve been carrying all this time.

I have extensive experience working with all ages in fields such as inpatient and outpatient psychiatry, addiction recovery, psychedelic therapy, and crisis management. While I’m interested in addressing any mental health concerns, I specialize in assisting patients with ADHD, PTSD, anything in the range of mild to severe depression or anxiety, and autism of any severity. I value evidenced-based medicine and empowering patients to change not only their own lives, but also to improve outcomes and mental health for their families, children, and generations to come. I know from experience in the psychiatric field that small efforts today will eventually change mindsets and paradigms, help a patient to learn and practice coping skills, and assist patients in breaking maladaptive cycles of negative learned behavior.

A little about me: I like old man candy (Atomic Fireballs, Good and Plenty, Hot Tamales), fly fishing, skiing, and spending time with my wife and 3 children. My favorite restaurant is Little Caesars (truly) and I buy 90% of my clothes at Costco. My education took me and my family to Northern California, Oahu, Maui, and then back home to Salt Lake City, where I grew up.

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Dr. Moyers is the Medical Director of Lone Peak Psychiatry. His doctorate training was at the University of Utah’s top-ranked program in Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing Practice where he was an R. Harold Burton Fellow. He has worked in all levels of psychiatric care over the last 15 years. His experience began as a psychiatric technician working with pediatric and adolescent patients, as a nurse with young adults in addiction recovery, and then as a charge nurse at the Utah State Hospital pediatric unit. Doctorate-level internships were completed at Polizzi Clinic, the Utah State Hospital, the VA Hospital, and West Ridge Academy.

As a nurse he has worked with forensic, adult, adolescent, and pediatric populations. Three of those years were as a nurse working directly with children with a variety of presentations including behavioral disorders, fetal alcohol syndrome, autism spectrum and pervasive developmental disorders, and psychosis.

Dr. Moyers has spent the last 5 years working with adult and pediatric patients providing medication management, psychotherapy, and interventional psychiatric treatments including ketamine, Spravato, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). He specializes in Adult and Pediatric outpatient psychiatry treating PTSD, ADHD, MDD, Anxiety and is a Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy provider and trainer. He has a passion for helping individuals find health at all levels of their lives using a biopsychosocial approach that addresses the client’s individual genetics and physiology, as well as their psychological, social, and spiritual health.

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Vanessa earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University-Idaho, a Master’s degree in Physician Assistant studies from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science in Manchester, New Hampshire. Doctor of Medical Science with an emphasis in Psychiatry from RMU.

Vanessa is an advocate for the mental health community. Before PA school, she worked for several years as a social worker/case manager in her hometown of Blackfoot, Idaho.

“Patient-centered care is important to me. Mental health can be complex and often requires a team effort, with psychotherapy being a big component. For the last five years, I have done thousands of Ketamine and Spravato treatments for treatment-resistant patients, and I have seen a great impact with the patients with team support.”

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