Spotlight: Clinical Director, Justin Robinson

Justin has been with Aspiro since its inception in April of 2006. Justin brought with him a wealth of experience.

His undergraduate degree is in Recreation Therapy and his Masters Degree is in Social Work. Justin has been working with adolescents for about twelve years in a variety of settings and capacities.

Justin started in the field as a live-in counselor at a Therapeutic Boarding School.

Shortly after getting married Justin and his wife spent a year working as home parents in a group home. He then worked as a Recreation Therapist in an RTC.

From there, Justin spent a short time leading psycho-educational groups in the Utah state prison. While working at the prison he was asked to develop a Recreation Therapy program to work in conjunction with the existing psycho-educational classes.

Justin has also facilitated adolescent outpatient therapy, but the majority of his experience as a therapist has been working with adolescents and their families in a Therapeutic Boarding School.

With his background in recreation, Justin has always been drawn to experiential learning.

“While working in residential treatment, I found I could accomplish more with a student in a week in the outdoors than I could in months of therapy in the office. When I saw what Aspiro was doing, I jumped at the opportunity to be involved,” said Robinson

Justin grew up in Utah, however, he has also lived in Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. Justin is married and has four kids. In addition to raising four children, Justin and his wife have also (until recently) been temporary foster parents to adolescents transitioning from treatment. In total they have had over a dozen teens living with their family.

Director of Clinical Services - Justin Robinson, LCSW