Benjamin Nielson

Benjamin Nielson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (UT LCSW 9307740-3501) based in southeastern Utah who brings over a decade of experience working with teens and adults, including six years in clinical practice. He has supported people facing individual and generational trauma, anxiety, depression, addictions, traumatic brain injury, attachment difficulties, loss and grief, guilt, and acute mental health crises.

His interest in behavioral health developed while serving as a drug and suicide prevention program director for a company on the Navajo Nation. During five years in that role, his team received national recognition for developing experiential programs for at-risk youth, including summer camps, youth businesses, equine therapy, and high ropes courses. That work also offered training in multicultural sensitivity, trauma-informed approaches, and program development.

Benjamin later worked concurrently as a medical social worker in a hospital and with a homecare and hospice company, where his duties ranged from connecting people to needed resources to providing intense crisis counseling in the emergency room. He views individual wellbeing as shaped by close relationships, family systems, environment, and the sequence of life experiences that bring a person to the present.

His therapeutic approach adapts to what each person needs in the moment. He draws from mindfulness, motivational interviewing, Internal Family Systems, Emotional Freedom Technique, trauma-focused therapies, and cognitive behavioral therapy. A priority for him is to meet clients where they are and offer an environment and options that support the goals they bring to therapy.

Making meaningful change takes strength and effort. When someone is ready to take that step, Benjamin is available to provide support and guidance.