Benjamin "Bear" Haslam
Clinical Director & Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
My name is Bear Haslam, and I am the Clinical Director and an active licensed therapist for Mountain Valley Recovery. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) as well as a UAMFT state-approved supervisor for trainees pursuing licensure under licensed therapists. I have worked in the addiction recovery industry for 15 years and have been a licensed therapist for 10 of those.
I have worked with all ranges of addiction, from substance use to process addictions such as pornography and technological addiction. I spent 5 years as a private-practice clinician alongside my work as a residential treatment clinician. I also have extensive experience and expertise working with depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
I have a strong focus on emotional resiliency, responsibility, and accountability, and on working to establish a dependency-free life rather than simply a reliance on positive coping strategies that can create new dependencies during the recovery process. To me, sobriety isn’t seen as abstinence from substances; it is the maintaining of a clear mind while experiencing the unavoidable adversities of life.
I enjoy activities that keep me developing through adversity and challenge me to adapt what I have control over. I am an active person with a long history of athletics as well as outdoorsmanship. Nothing will ever be more important to me than my role as a husband and father, and I love taking time to be with my family.
Why Men and Families Trust Mountain Valley Recovery
Our mission is to provide long-term recovery to individuals whose lives are afflicted by addiction such as drugs and alcohol, failure to launch, gaming, internet addiction, pornography, etc…. By offering the latest in evidence-based clinical care combined with real-life success stories and professionally licensed knowledge, they will awaken new self-worth and confidence in themselves to start them on the path of reaching their full potential and aspiring to be the best in all they do as they learn to live a life free from the burden of addiction.
Our Approach to Addiction Treatment for Men
At Mountain Valley Recovery, treatment begins by addressing addiction and co-occurring mental health issues through evidence-based therapies and licensed clinical care.
