Teri Nielsen , LMHC, LCMHC

Teri Nielsen is a licensed mental health professional with 35 years of experience in both in-patient and out-patient settings, working with adults, adolescents, children, and families. She holds LMHC and LCMHC credentials - Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - and brings a broad clinical background to complex issues such as relationship challenges, childhood and family-based trauma, PTSD, anxiety and stress disorders, addiction recovery, and blended family dynamics.

After 28 years practicing in Seattle, she relocated to southern Utah in 2016, drawn to the landscapes and red rock environment. That move accompanies a deep respect for personal struggle and a strong belief in the therapeutic process, informed by decades of witnessing meaningful change in the lives of men, women, and young people she has worked with. Her caseload has included high-functioning corporate professionals, first responders, healthcare workers, therapists, and individuals new to therapy seeking a more integrated foundation for emotional health.

Nielsen’s style is active and direct, using trauma-informed and evidence-based methods alongside Jungian and experiential perspectives. She employs Rational Emotive approaches and mindfulness-based cognitive techniques, and has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction as developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn. A longtime Vipassana meditation practitioner since 1993, she integrates contemplative practice into clinical work when appropriate.

She draws on professional training as well as life roles - woman, daughter, sister, wife, and mother - to inform her empathy and curiosity. Nielsen emphasizes the power of thoughts to shape resilience, creativity, and decision making, and advocates for living with compassion. She asks clients to bring grit, honesty, and a firm commitment to themselves as part of the therapeutic journey.