- Person-centered care
- Trauma-informed tools
- 20 years experience
About Teresa
Teresa Lewis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Montana who uses a person-centered approach. She focuses on what matters to each person and builds therapy around their goals. Teresa aims to make sessions respectful and collaborative so people feel heard and understood.
She has two decades of clinical experience across outpatient, intensive outpatient, and inpatient settings. That work included medical social work, which helps her consider how health and long-term conditions affect daily life. She has supported people dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, addiction, and relationship strain.
Teresa draws on several approaches to meet different needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take action. She uses Cognitive Behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for people coping with trauma symptoms.
Her background includes years working with co-occurring disorders and addiction services, so she understands how overlapping issues interact. She also works with concerns such as sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and major life transitions.
Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals that fit daily life. Teresa emphasizes motivation and communication skills alongside emotional processing. She asks clients what they hope to change, then shapes the work to match those priorities.
She has two decades of clinical experience across outpatient, intensive outpatient, and inpatient settings. That work included medical social work, which helps her consider how health and long-term conditions affect daily life. She has supported people dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, addiction, and relationship strain.
Teresa draws on several approaches to meet different needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take action. She uses Cognitive Behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for people coping with trauma symptoms.
Her background includes years working with co-occurring disorders and addiction services, so she understands how overlapping issues interact. She also works with concerns such as sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and major life transitions.
Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals that fit daily life. Teresa emphasizes motivation and communication skills alongside emotional processing. She asks clients what they hope to change, then shapes the work to match those priorities.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.