More than a dozen therapists have parted ways with the LGBTQ advocacy group Encircle — and they say the fissure has left them scrambling to pay for care for some 200 young clients who previously were subsidized by the prominent and fast-growing Provo nonprofit.
Administrators at Encircle say they are setting up new counseling services for the teens and young adults who come to the group’s centers in Provo and Salt Lake City for support, camaraderie, and suicide prevention services. They say the move will protect Encircle’s nonprofit status and allow the group to provide uniform care as it plans to open more centers in the state.