Teryn Jean O'Brien, Compassionate Healing

Teryn Jean O'Brien is a mental health counselor with a master's in Holistic Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Salve Regina University who has spent several years working with clients with a variety of diagnoses, symptoms, ages, and diverse backgrounds.

Some of the top issues Teryn sees regularly are PTSD, complex trauma, depression, anxiety, chronic illness, unexplained somatic symptoms, body positivity/image issues, life transitions, stress management, and emotional regulation issues. She's also passionate about being trauma-informed, because many unexplainable or “treatment-resistant” symptoms can often come from unresolved trauma. ​She is warm, engaged, and welcoming to all — creating a co-collaborative experience where her clients feel empowered as counseling enfolds.

Teryn uses an integrative, whole-brained, mind/body approach to therapy, offering a variety of methodologies — including CBT/DBT, exposure therapy, expressive arts, somatic/embodiment practices, guided visualizations, breathing/movement, and parts work. She incorporates creative/sensory modalities into the talk therapy process to utilize left and right brain hemispheres during treatment, while also helping clients integrate the body into their therapy. Teryn is also a yoga teacher with 500 training hours who has taught over 1,000 yoga classes using accessible, trauma-informed, and therapeutic approaches.

No matter your symptoms or diagnosis, Teryn can guide you through the intricacies of learning to develop a sense of self-compassion and inner empowerment as you figure out how to adapt and learn new ways of operating within the world despite your current struggles.

Please contact Compassionate Healing, the private practice Teryn works at, for further information.