Teri Nielsen , LMHC, LCMHC

Teri Nielsen is a licensed mental health professional with 35 years of combined in-patient and out-patient experience supporting children, adolescents, adults, and families. She holds LMHC and LCMHC credentials, indicating state licensure to practice as a mental health counselor, and brings a long history of clinical work with relationship difficulties, complex childhood and family trauma, PTSD, anxiety and stress disorders, addiction recovery, blended family and extended family issues, and spiritual crises.

Before relocating to southern Utah in 2016, she lived and practiced in Seattle for 28 years, and she continues to draw inspiration from the landscape and red rocks of her current home. Her caseload has often included high-functioning corporate professionals, first responders, healthcare workers, fellow therapists, and people who have previously engaged in therapy and now seek a more integrative approach. She also welcomes those who are new to therapy and want to build a firmer foundation for emotional health.

Nielsen’s style is active and direct, using trauma-informed, evidence-based methods alongside Jungian and experiential perspectives. She works with Rational Emotive techniques and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive therapies, and she has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). A long-term Vipassana meditation practice that began in 1993 informs her work and supports her focus on anxiety and the roots of addictive behaviors.

She emphasizes the power of thought to shape behavior, resilience, and well-being, and advocates for living with compassion. She asks clients to bring grit, honesty, and a strong commitment to themselves, and she offers focused therapeutic support to help people move forward in their lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy helps explore how early relationships shape current patterns in close relationships. In her work, this approach is used to identify attachment wounds, improve emotional connection, and address issues like abandonment and intimacy struggles. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the individual’s perspective, offering an empathic, nonjudgmental environment where the client’s goals guide the work; it is useful for building self-esteem, navigating life changes, and clarifying personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, making it effective for anxiety, stress, mood concerns, and many everyday challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Teri Nielsen collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process adapts over time as progress is made and as priorities shift.

Online therapy formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to fit consistent care into busy lives. These options allow licensed professionals to deliver effective, evidence-based support across different communication styles and practical circumstances, helping clients access care from home or while managing work and family responsibilities.