Aaron Olson

Aaron has been with Cirque Lodge since 2009 and has more than 30 years of experience working in the behavioral health field. This includes time working in the juvenile justice system, inpatient psychiatry, and community mental health. He has specialized in substance use issues and has worked at the residential, outpatient, and intensive outpatient levels of care. Aaron utilizes an eclectic approach to treatment with a strong foundation in Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) therapy, family systems theory, and contextual therapy. He has a significant interest in understanding the impact of transgenerational trauma on families, compassion fatigue and burnout in clinicians, and emotional regression. Aaron has lectured around the United States on these topics. As the program director at Cirque Lodge’s prestigious Lodge program, Aaron oversees the overall clinical experience of residents while maintaining a clinical caseload and supervising the clinical staff. Aaron is a member of the faculty at the University of Utah, College of Social Work, teaching in the Substance Abuse Counseling Program.