Meet Tanner Matheny, CSW

Tanner Matheny, CSW, is a Clinical Social Worker in Salt Lake City who specializes in trauma-informed, outdoor-based therapy for adolescents, families, and individuals. Tanner has unparalleled success rates with youths previously labeled “treatment resistant”. With a background in adventure therapy, psychodrama-informed care, and experiential healing practices, Tanner doesn’t just talk you through healing. He walks the path with you- through the dirt, rocks and storm.

Tanner brings over a decade of experience supporting teens and young adults navigating trauma, adoption-related grief, substance use, anxiety, and social disconnection. His work integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed work, somatic practices, and outdoor experiential methods—including mindful climbing, nature immersion, and home-based therapy when appropriate.

At the heart of Tanner’s approach is the belief that true healing doesn’t always happen in an office. He brings therapy outdoors—to the trails, the cliffs, and the places where people can fully experience safety, challenge, connection, and growth. Whether supporting a teen who feels lost, helping a family repair relational ruptures, or guiding a client out of survival mode and into meaningful living, Tanner meets people with authenticity, compassion, and courage.

His sessions emphasize client choice, emotional safety, and connection through action. He helps participants develop healthy relationships, process trauma, and feel more alive in their bodies, communities, and lives.

Specialties include:

• Outdoor therapy and adventure-based healing in Utah

• Trauma and complex PTSD

• Adoption support and attachment wounds

• Teen and family therapy

• Substance use recovery and emotional regulation

• Somatic and experiential trauma work
  
  
  Searching for an outdoor therapist in Utah?

  Tanner Matheny, CSW provides nature-based, trauma-informed therapy for teens, families, and individuals at Hearten House.

 Tanner’s hourly rate is $250 per hour, with generous sliding scale options available. He also offers Intensives and family/group therapy.