Teri Nielsen

Her approach is direct and action-oriented, with a focus on helping people get unstuck and move forward. Teri sees many clients who are high-functioning professionals, first responders, healthcare workers, fellow therapists, and people new to therapy who want a stable emotional foundation.

She approaches each person with respect and clear expectations about the work involved. She asks for honesty and commitment and offers practical ways to address persistent problems.

Her day-to-day style combines trauma-informed care with evidence-based techniques. She uses elements of cognitive approaches and mindfulness to address anxiety, addictive behaviors, and stress.

She also brings experiential and Jungian perspectives to help people explore deeper personal meaning when that is helpful. Teri helps people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar.

She also supports those dealing with ADHD, career stress, multicultural concerns, and issues around sexuality and identity. Specific focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, blended family challenges, and infidelity.

Her work is informed by long-term meditation practice and by teaching Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. That background shapes practical tools she teaches clients for managing strong emotions, improving sleep, and reducing compulsive behaviors.

People who do best with Teri are ready to engage, try new practices, and bring honest self-reflection. She treats therapy as a collaborative process aimed at clearer thinking, steadier emotions, and healthier relationships.