Teresa Lewis, LCSW

Teresa Lewis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a twenty-year career in behavioral health. She uses cognitive behavioral approaches and a person-centered style to help people handle stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship concerns. Teresa practices from Montana and speaks English.

Her work blends practical skills with respectful listening. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping habits. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy add tools for managing strong emotions and building values-based action.

Teresa has experience across outpatient, intensive outpatient, and inpatient settings. That clinical variety supports her work with people who face co-occurring medical or mental health challenges. Her background as a medical social worker informs care for chronic illness, cancer, caregiver stress, and other physical-health related concerns.

She offers EMDR for people coping with trauma, panic, or post-traumatic stress symptoms. Motivational interviewing and other behavior-focused techniques are part of her approach when addressing addictions and co-occurring disorders. Teresa emphasizes collaborative goal setting so each plan fits the person she is working with.

Her practice attends to a wide range of life challenges including sleep problems, anger, intimacy issues, self-esteem, career transitions, and complicated losses. Teresa aims to create a respectful space where clients can try new strategies, practice skills, and track measurable progress toward their goals.

Using CBT and Related Approaches Online

Teresa draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and replace them with workable strategies for daily life. CBT is practical and skill-focused, often helping with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress-related difficulties. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is also part of her toolkit and helps people accept uncomfortable feelings while taking actions that match their values. Dialectical Behavior Therapy contributes emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills useful for strong mood swings and relationship stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Teresa works with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. She explains options, offers practice exercises, and reviews progress so the treatment plan fits the person’s needs and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is useful for deeper skill work and face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing homework and coaching between sessions. These options increase flexibility and help people maintain continuity of care across distance or schedule changes.