Sally Stocker, LCSW

Sally Stocker has been with Uinta Academy since 2021. She graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor's degree in English and a minor in Business. After gaining extensive experience and doing some soul-searching, she realized her true passion was helping others understand their own minds and hearts. This led her back to Utah State, where she earned a master's degree in social work.  

Sally's gift for supporting others showed up early - every career test practically shouted "therapist!" She took the scenic route to get there (who wants to be a therapist?!?), but her heart always knew its way. 

Sally has a wealth of experience working with diverse individuals facing various challenges, including bereavement, grief from the loss of a loved one to suicide, addiction, behavioral issues, substance use, personality disorders, attachment disorders, conduct disorders, PTSD, complex PTSD, other traumas, suicidality, self-harm, autism, depression, and anxiety. Before joining Uinta Academy, she worked with families, couples, and clients of all ages, focusing on adolescents in the custody of the state of Utah, including those who had committed crimes or were removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. 

She is DBT extensively trained and holds a certificate in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She also earned certificates in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mind-Body Bridging (MBB), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Brainspotting, and Mindfulness. She is Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed and is working toward certification. She holds a grief certificate from grief expert David Kessler for Grief Education. Sally also is a certified SMART Recovery Facilitator.  

Sally believes that every person is their own expert and works from a strengths-based approach to help her clients create and live their best lives. She is highly relational and empathetic, encouraging her clients to address all areas of their core issues, which she believes is essential to her clients as well as her success as a therapist. She also emphasizes the importance of communication in successful therapeutic relationships. 

When not working with clients, Sally can be found in her backyard with her nose in a book (really, her kindle, and she swore she would never convert to electronic books!). She is the proud mother of two amazing adult daughters and grandmother to a granddaughter full of sparkle, sass, and sunshine. A native of Cache Valley, Sally continues to love and live there with her husband and numerous four-footed fur babies. Her last name is pronounced [sto-ker]. It's German, and she won't be mad if you mispronounce it, though she may correct you.