Finding the right psychiatrist matters, especially when earlier treatment hasn't brought the relief you hoped for. Dr. Hendleman founded Better Balance Psychiatry to give people in southern Utah access to thorough, physician-led mental health care, including advanced options for depression that has been difficult to treat.
Dr. John Hendleman, DO, is the founder and medical director of Better Balance Psychiatry. As an osteopathic physician, he was trained to look beyond a single symptom and consider how a person's biology, history, and daily life fit together, an approach that shapes how he practices psychiatry today.
He opened Better Balance Psychiatry in 2022 with a clear goal: to bring the kind of thorough, evidence-based psychiatric care usually found in large cities to the communities of St. George and Cedar City. That means unhurried evaluations, honest conversations about what has and hasn't worked, and access to advanced treatments when standard medications fall short.
Dr. Hendleman completed his psychiatry residency training in West Virginia and holds a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. His clinical interests center on depression that has resisted earlier treatment, anxiety, and trauma, and he leads a team that offers therapy, medication management, and advanced options such as TMS, Spravato, and IV ketamine, all coordinated under one roof.
Patients and families in the region recognized that commitment when they voted him Best Psychiatrist in Southern Utah in 2023.
Being voted Best Psychiatrist in Southern Utah reflects something Dr. Hendleman values deeply: the trust of the patients and families who walk through the door. That trust is earned one careful, respectful appointment at a time.
Dr. Hendleman's path into psychiatry combined medical school, hospital training, and years of hands-on clinical experience.
Psychiatry Residency Training
Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, West Virginia. Completed graduate medical education in psychiatry, with concurrent psychiatry moonlighting at Thomas Memorial Hospital.
Internship, Family Medicine
Southern Hills Hospital, Las Vegas, Nevada. First-year graduate medical training (PGY-1).
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Northwest campus, Lebanon, Oregon.
B.S., Athletic Therapy
Weber State University, Ogden, Utah. Early training in the musculoskeletal system and rehabilitation, including work with collegiate and professional athletes.
He cares for a broad range of psychiatric conditions, with particular depth in the areas below.
Before medicine, Dr. Hendleman served for nearly a decade in the U.S. Army, including with the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) of the Utah Army National Guard. His training took him through airborne, air assault, and specialized reconnaissance schools.
That background is more than a line on a resume. It gives him a firsthand understanding of the pressures carried by service members, veterans, and first responders, and of how trauma can follow people home. He brought that perspective to the medical education film For Heroes Proved, contributing a veteran's viewpoint on PTSD and suicide prevention.
Today, that experience informs the compassionate, no-judgment approach he brings to every patient, whether they have worn a uniform or not.
Dr. John Hendleman, DO, is an osteopathic physician and the founder and medical director of Better Balance Psychiatry. Residency-trained in psychiatry, he cares for adults across Utah, in person in St. George and Cedar City and by telehealth statewide.
He treats depression, treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, PTSD, and trauma, along with related conditions. He has particular focus on advanced treatments such as TMS, Spravato, and IV ketamine for people whose symptoms have not responded to standard medications.
He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Western University of Health Sciences (COMP-Northwest) and completed psychiatry residency training at Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia, following an internship in family medicine in Las Vegas.
Yes. A U.S. Army veteran himself, Dr. Hendleman has a longstanding focus on the mental health of service members, veterans, and first responders, including the treatment of trauma and PTSD.
You can request an appointment through our patient portal or by calling (435) 879-7411. No referral is required, and both in-person and telehealth visits are available across Utah.
Taking the first step is simple. Request a confidential appointment with Dr. Hendleman and the Better Balance team, and we'll help you find a path forward. No referral required.
In-person care in St. George and Cedar City · Telehealth across Utah
