Teri Nelsen, PhD, LMFT,
About Teri Nelsen (She/Her)
Teri Nelsen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Colorado who has been practicing since 2003. She has an M.S. and Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Kansas State University. Teri offers clients empathic listening, diagnosis, collaborative treatment planning. goal setting, gentle challenges, and support toward achieving their goals. Outside of work, Teri enjoys spinning yarn, knitting, crocheting, x-stitch and other needle crafts, walking/hiking, kayaking, camping, and most especially spending time with her family/loved ones.
Teri enjoys working with and has expertise in areas such as: working with couples, parents/ families, teens, women, military service members and veterans and their family members, LGBTQIA+, trauma, extensive life experience, grief and loss issues and chronic/significant health issues.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 11-75+
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- General relationship issues
- Marital stress or divorce
- Military, veteran, and first responder mental health
- Premarital counseling
- Sexual trauma
- Trauma & PTSD
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender identity & mental health
- Grief & loss
- LGBTQ+
- Mental health during perimenopause
- Mental health related to pregnancy & reproductive health
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenting
- PMS & PMDD
- Self-esteem
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
Therapy Types
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- EMDR Therapy
- Family Systems Therapy
- Parenting Support
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Carelon (Kaiser Permanente)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- MotivHealth (CHS)
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Rocky Mountain Health Plans (RMHP)
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- UC Health/SBA (TriWest)
Languages
- English
Education
- Kansas State Univeristy
Locations
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Questions About
Teri Nelsen
Please call us at 720-726-9880 to schedule an appointment with Teri Nelsen.
Teri Nelsen generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist. Please call 720-726-9880 to find out Teri Nelsen's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Teri Nelsen:
- Aetna
- Carelon (Kaiser Permanente)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- MotivHealth (CHS)
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Rocky Mountain Health Plans (RMHP)
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- UC Health/SBA (TriWest)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 720-726-9880 to see how we can help.
Teri Nelsen is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Teri Nelsen works at:
Yes, Teri Nelsen does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Teri Nelsen is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: