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LMHC, LCMHC

Teri Nielsen, LMHC, LCMHC

  • Experience35 years
  • LocationUtah
  • Focus areasRelationship, Family, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Teri

Teri Nielsen is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC, LCMHC) with 35 years of experience in both in-patient and out-patient settings.

Background and approach

She has worked with adults, adolescents, children, and families and focuses on relationship and family concerns, complex childhood trauma, PTSD, anxiety, stress, addiction recovery, blended family dynamics, and spiritual crisis. Her practice is informed by long clinical experience and a respect for personal struggle paired with confidence in the therapeutic process.

Her approach is active and direct, drawing on evidence-based and trauma-informed methods while integrating experiential, Jungian, and mindfulness-informed practices. Teri brings training in Rational Emotive and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapies and has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).

She also incorporates Internal Family Systems, Attachment-Based, Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, and Emotionally-Focused ideas as appropriate to each client’s needs. Personal practice in Vipassana meditation since 1993 supports her clinical work.

Teri aims to create a supportive space where clients ready to engage honestly and with commitment can explore thoughts, emotions, and patterns that hold them back. She works from Utah, combining long-standing clinical skills with life experience as a woman, daughter, sister, wife, and mother to guide practical change and foster resilience.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Internal Family Systems helps clients notice and dialogue with different parts of themselves so they can heal internal conflicts and reduce self-criticism; it can be useful for trauma responses, emotional reactivity, and relationship patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape connection and trust, addressing attachment wounds that affect intimacy and family interactions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and a nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship to help clients feel heard and develop their own insights and goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Teri collaborates with clients to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she integrates techniques across these approaches rather than relying on a single method. This helps tailor the process to each person’s history and present concerns.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to fit therapy into busy lives while allowing licensed professionals to offer regular, focused support across distance.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Teri commonly address?
Teri works with a wide range of issues including relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, PTSD, anxiety, stress, addiction recovery, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, and identity or sexuality questions.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is active and direct, combining trauma-informed care with experiential and evidence-based techniques to help clients make practical changes and build resilience.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 35 years of professional experience in both in-patient and out-patient settings working with adults, adolescents, children, and families.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is licensed as LMHC and LCMHC with WA LMHC LH00006803 and UT LCMHC 7825680-6004, and she practices from Utah.
Which languages and international availability apply?
Services are provided in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for working together?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issues

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesDivorce and separationFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySomatization

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

35+ years

Licensed

Washington, Utah

Languages

English