Our Story

About Sonatix Wellness

The power behind Sonatix Wellness is its purposeful and untraditional approach to mental health improvement. We have a culmination of over 50 years of shared inpatient experience working with children who exhibit behavior challenges. We are and want to be a place for kids who have nowhere else to turn.

This team of four consists of individuals with various personalities, backgrounds, and strengths, whose love for creative forms of true healing began with their work in the Children’s Unit at the Utah State Hospital. During this time, they connected to implement various ideas to better the lives of mentally ill children.

The methods used at Sonatix Wellness are research-based and go beyond traditional interventions to galvanize, cultivate, and empower patients in their pursuit of wellness. The team utilizes personally tailored modalities, including individual genetic makeup, natural supplements, pinpointed medication management, Enneagram theory, Jungian cognitive functions, and life coaching to encompass all aspects of human nature.

Shyler progressed from Recreational Therapist at the Utah State Hospital to receiving his Doctorate of Nursing (DNP) from the University of Utah, specializing in mental health for all ages. Shyler married Kylie, whose expertise as an elementary teacher has encouraged the team to incorporate their research into helping teachers with student behavior in the classroom setting.

Chris brings the strengths of chemical engineering to the team as he heads the newly launched Genetic Services sector. He is a life coach and business consultant and uses his experience to provide one-on-one coaching and improve client outputs. Chris married Keshia, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and mother; Keshia uses her expertise to work with children, adolescents, and young adults using holistic treatments and whole-body wellness.

Origin of the name Sonatix

The name Sonatix stems from the word sonata, a musical composition composed of three essential elements: exposition, development, and recapitulation. The subject matter of a sonata is stated, explored, expanded, and then restated with improvements.

We found that structure to be synonymous with our mental health vision: As our patients learn to see themselves truly, they can explore, expand, and redefine themselves. We replaced the traditional ending with the letters -ix. These two letters form the Roman numeral 9, symbolizing completion and representing the nine Enneagram types.