Jim Macedone, an open-heart surgery and cancer survivor, is a practicing Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and National Board Certified Counselor in Lehi, Utah. He has been an active American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for 35+ years. Jim graduated from Brigham Young University-Provo in Family Science. He received his masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Magna Cum Laude. He actively serves the Utah Mental Health Counselors Association (UMHCA) as their Executive Director for the past several years. Jim employs a constructivist approach including Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Play Therapy. Jim has experience working with individuals, adolescents, kids and primarily specializes in the mental health treatment of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing population. When Jim is not interpreting or counseling, he is writing, kayaking, at home with his wife and kids, watching movies, gardening, or working on his 1:1 scale R2-D2.