Before Joseph Hines founded TherapySpa, he was a social worker for the school district. During the recession, he was laid off for 10 months and began thinking of ways to support his wife and three boys. After returning to work for the school district for another two years, Joseph started his private practice, FirstPlan Health Services, six months prior to quitting his full-time job. His vision was to offer therapy services in a unique way that would address the needs of the whole person beyond the mental.