- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Teri
Teri Nielsen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 35 years of clinical experience. She practised in Seattle for nearly three decades before relocating to southern Utah. She works with people facing relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, anxiety, stress, addiction recovery, parenting and other life transitions.
Her approach is active and direct. She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and attachment-based ideas with client-centered and cognitive behavioral techniques. She also draws on existential perspectives and mindfulness-based methods she has taught, including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
Teri has worked with adults, adolescents, children, and families in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Many clients have been professionals, first responders, healthcare workers, therapists, and people new to therapy seeking to build emotional foundations. She also supports people coping with grief, eating or sleeping difficulties, anger, self-esteem, and career or life-purpose questions.
Sessions typically involve looking at painful patterns, naming hard emotions, and trying new ways of relating and thinking. She uses trauma-informed practices and tools drawn from rational emotive and mindfulness-based cognitive approaches to help address anxiety and addictive behaviors. Her clinical work is informed by long-term personal practice in Vipassana meditation.
Clients who prefer a straightforward, practical style often seek her out. To begin, prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options button.
How EFT, attachment ideas and CBT shape online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions and relational patterns. It helps people notice and name hard feelings and the ways those feelings shape interactions and choices.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and reactions. It helps identify attachment patterns and experiment with new ways of relating to others and to oneself.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines thoughts and behaviors together. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking, try different responses, and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Teri will collaborate with clients to choose which methods fit a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as issues change or progress is made.
Confirm current session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists also find that remote work can support continuity after moves or schedule changes, while allowing the same therapeutic tools to be used in a different setting.
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Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Washington, Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anxiety, stress, addiction recovery, parenting challenges, grief, eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem, career concerns and more.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is active and direct. She uses trauma-informed, client-centered work alongside EFT, CBT, existential ideas and mindfulness techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 35 years of in-patient and out-patient professional experience, including many years practicing in Seattle before moving to Utah.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMHC and LCMHC credentials and practices in Utah.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking by using the online options button, as the biography does not specify formats.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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