Teri Nielsen, LMHC, LCMHC
Washington · 35 years in practice
Teri Nielsen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 35 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMHC, Washington
- LH00006803 · expires December 2026
- LCMHC, Utah
- 7825680-6004 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1881667186 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 35
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Teri
Teri Nielsen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 35 years of clinical experience. She practiced for many years in Seattle before relocating to southern Utah, bringing a long history of work with adults, adolescents, and children. Her approach combines practical tools with thoughtful reflection to help people move forward.
She focuses on relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, PTSD, anxiety, stress, addiction recovery, and parenting concerns. She also supports people facing grief, issues around intimacy and sexuality, eating and sleeping struggles, and life transitions like divorce or midlife change.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with first responder issues and multicultural concerns. Teri describes her style as active and direct. She uses elements of attachment-based and client-centered work along with cognitive-behavioral ideas and emotionally-focused strategies.
She also draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning when life feels uncertain. Her training and long practice inform a pragmatic use of mindfulness and experiential techniques. She has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and practices Vipassana meditation, which shape how she helps with anxiety and addictive behaviors.
She encourages clients to notice how thoughts influence choices and behavior. Teri asks for honesty, grit, and a real commitment to change from the people she meets. She aims to create a dependable space where clients can address the patterns that hold them back and build new ways of coping and relating.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Teri lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Somatization
Approaches Teri names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online therapy
Existential Therapy helps people face big life questions and find personal meaning when routines or relationships feel hollow. It’s often used when people struggle with purpose, midlife changes, or major transitions.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional reactions. It can help people who experience abandonment, attachment issues, or repeated patterns in intimacy and family relationships.
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience without judgment. It supports self-exploration and self-direction for those wanting to build self-love, self-esteem, or clearer life goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That process can include trying different techniques and checking in on what feels helpful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video works well for in-depth conversation and nonverbal cues, phone calls can fit into a busy day, and text or chat options support brief check-ins or ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to schedule consistent work and to continue progress from varied locations and routines.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, PTSD, anxiety, stress, addictions, grief, parenting, and many other life challenges listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The style is active and direct, blending practical skills with reflective conversation and experiential exercises to address patterns and symptoms.
How long has she practiced?
She has 35 years of professional experience in both in-patient and out-patient settings, including many years practicing in Seattle before moving to Utah.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LMHC and LCMHC credentials and is based in Utah according to the listed location information.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the chosen arrangement.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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