- Empathic support
- Skills-based care
- Spiritually respectful
About Teddi
She often integrates faith or spirituality when clients say it matters to their healing. Teddi has worked with adults and youth dealing with severe mental health concerns, including bipolar disorder, trauma, and substance use challenges. Her background includes crisis work in emergency room settings and experience with suicide ideation support.
Teddi uses a mix of practical therapies to find what fits each person. She draws on approaches such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions focus on building skills, coping strategies, and clearer thinking rather than labels.
She has experience leading group work too, including anger management, parenting groups, addiction recovery groups, and DBT-informed skills groups. She is a certified SMART Recovery facilitator and a certified Nurturing Parenting facilitator, and she has run groups for youth and adults.
Teddi emphasizes respecting each person's background and beliefs. She has years of volunteer and faith-based youth work and supports clients who want spirituality included in their care. To start, she asks people to share goals and what matters most to them so therapy can be practical and focused.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.