Teresa Horldt, LMHC

Teresa Horldt is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with addiction, mood concerns, stress, trauma, and relationship issues. Teresa writes in plain terms and aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space for people to work toward clearer goals and better daily functioning.

Her early work was with victims of domestic violence and in emergency settings. She moved into inpatient and outpatient substance use and mental health care, and for the past 15 years has focused largely on substance use, addiction, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality disorder symptoms, trauma, and grief. She currently works as a program manager in a community mental health program that serves people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and dual diagnoses.

Teresa uses an eclectic, person-focused approach rather than a single model. She often draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and crisis skills. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for mood concerns and Solution-Focused strategies to identify practical steps forward.

For clients managing substance use, Teresa uses Motivational Interviewing alongside recovery-oriented approaches such as 12-step and peer-support styles. Mindfulness practices are included to help reduce stress and support trauma recovery. She emphasizes partnership in therapy and works with people to set realistic goals and measure progress.

Teresa provides services in English and accepts international clients. Her work commonly addresses relationship concerns alongside individual struggles with self-esteem, communication, grief, and coping with life changes.

How Teresa's Approaches Work Online

Teresa often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT usually involves goal setting, skills practice, and steps you can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, depression, or mood symptoms.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy for people who want skills for emotional regulation, crisis management, and better interpersonal effectiveness. DBT includes concrete coping tools and mindfulness practices that can be taught in short, clear exercises.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Teresa will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest which methods to try first. Together they check progress and adjust the plan as needed so therapy fits the person’s needs.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for different ways of meeting when life is hectic. Ask about available formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions can be arranged to match your routine.