Teri Nielsen - MA, LMHC

A Licensed Psychotherapist and Board Certified Counselor in the state of Washington.  Teri received her Masters Degree from Antioch/New England Graduate School of Psychology, with postgraduate training in Marriage and Family Therapy.  She has 29 years of clinical experience including in-patient and out-patient psychiatric work with adults, adolescents, and children.

Teri is a seasoned, highly intuitive therapist with a broad clinical background and education.  She is a clinical member of the Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study and the C. G. Jung Association in Seattle. She is able to bridge traditional psychological counseling with a holistic, wellness approach, which makes her counseling services unique.

On a personal note …
Teri has a great love for the mountains, the desert, and especially southern Utah.  In 1992, she began practicing Vipassana, a form of sitting/walking meditation, and maintains this practice as the foundation of her life's journey.



CREDENTIALS

POST-GRADUATE TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS

	One year post-graduate training Marriage and Family Therapy, Seattle, Washington, 1992-1993.
	Advanced Psychodrama Training at West Oaks Psychiatric Institute, Houston, Texas, 1987-1988.
	Graduate of the Authentic Movement Institute, Shutesbury, Mass., 1987.
	Body/Movement Analyst; Dance/Movement/Expressive Arts Therapist.
	Nationally Certified Bodyworker, 03947600; Washington state LMP.
	Certification in Clinical Hypnotherapy and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming); Institute of Therapeutic Learning; Seattle, Washington.
	Coaching for the Clinician, MentorCoach, Ben Dean, June, 2003.
	PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Jungian Psychotherapists Association www.jungseattle.org/jpa Pacific NW Psychoanalytic Society A Local Chapter of Division 39 of the American Psychological Association Dance/Movement Therapy Association Teri formed a study group in 1989 that eventually became the NW Chapter of the National Association of Dance-Movement Therapists.