Fort Behavioral Health Staff

Whitney Dixon, LCDC-I, M. Ed.

Admissions Director

Whitney is a Fort Worth native and joined the Fort Behavioral team in May of 2019 as our Business Development Specialist for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. She holds her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas where she also played basketball. She returned home to pursue graduate school at Texas Christian University and earned her Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology. Whitney gained clinical experience working with adolescents and their families in both residential and outpatient settings, specializing in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and helping clients identify their strengths and uncover their own innate abilities to empower themselves in their lives.

Prior to joining Fort, Whitney spent the last four years wearing multiple hats in the admissions and community outreach roles at a Dallas private school. She thrives on building meaningful relationships and being able to connect people to the helpful resources they need. In her free time, you can find Whitney on a treadmill, trying local foodie spots, cheering on the Horned Frogs at TCU home games, or exploring the world with her wife, Lindsey. They also have three fur babies and a handful of nieces and nephews they love to spoil at any opportunity.

Melvin Bennett

Melvin Bennet

Business Development Representative

Melvin received his bachelor degree in Business Administration at Houston Tillotson University. After college, he began working with troubled youth in a residential setting, outside of Austin, TX. This is where Melvin found his purpose in life. He brings over 43 years of passion and service in the Behavioral Healthcare Industry to Fort Behavioral Health. Prior to joining the Business Development team at Fort Behavioral Health, he held the position of Director of Business Development at four of the largest Behavioral Healthcare Corporations in the nation.

He enjoys spending time with family, camping, fishing, restoring classic trucks and mentoring young men in his church.

Angela Johnson

Business Development Representative

Angela is passionate about seeing people recover and return home to their families, healthier and whole. Positive and client-focused, she goes above and beyond to build relationships and provide resources to those working toward recovery.
Prior to joining Fort Behavioral Health in February 2020, Angela served as an Outreach Coordinator for a national addiction treatment company. She also worked in business development for a residential drug and alcohol rehab in Lubbock County and a mental health facility in Carrollton. She has a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Clark Atlanta University. In her free time, Angela likes to travel, volunteer at church and spend quality time with her daughter.