Teresa Horldt, LMHC

Teresa Horldt is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 17 years of experience. She has worked in domestic violence services, emergency room crisis intervention, and inpatient and outpatient substance use and mental health programs. Teresa now works as a program manager in a community mental health program serving people with serious mood and psychotic disorders and dual diagnoses.

She focuses on substance use and addiction, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, trauma and grief. Teresa also lists codependency, caregiver stress, communication problems, domestic violence, and intimacy-related issues among her focus areas. She works with people facing panic, social anxiety, self-harm concerns, and complications from trauma and sexual assault.

Her approach is eclectic and practical. She uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and crisis management. She applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for mood disorders and Solution-Focused strategies to set small, achievable goals. Mindfulness techniques are included to reduce stress and help with trauma-related symptoms.

For clients who are working on recovery, Teresa uses Motivational Interviewing and recovery-oriented methods including 12-step, Refuge Recovery, and Celebrate Recovery approaches. She emphasizes acceptance and nonjudgment in sessions and aims to work collaboratively toward clear goals.

Teresa offers services in English and accepts international clients. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session through the See online therapy options button.

How Teresa applies therapy approaches online