Meadowbrook CounselingHighland, Utah

Olivia Nelson is a Master’s-level clinician currently completing her degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of the Cumberlands. She works with children, individuals, and couples navigating trauma, attachment concerns, anxiety, and relationship challenges.

Using an Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed and trauma-informed approach, Olivia helps clients understand how past experiences shape present patterns. She collaborates with clients to build emotional safety, self-compassion, and resilience, supporting meaningful and lasting change.

In her work with couples, Olivia focuses on strengthening communication, deepening emotional attunement, and helping partners move from reactive cycles toward more secure and connected relationships. Her style is warm, relational, and grounded, and she is committed to creating a space where clients feel seen, supported, and empowered to grow.

Lacey is a second-year Master of Social Work candidate and clinical intern with experience supporting individuals navigating grief, trauma, and court-mandated treatment. Lacey understands that coming to counseling can feel overwhelming or uncertain. Because of this, she strives to create a space that feels safe, respectful, and free of judgment, where clients can show up as they are.

Lacey has a strong background in grief work, including facilitating school-based grief groups for adolescents. This work has been especially meaningful to her and has shaped how she supports others through loss. Lacey believes that grief is a deeply personal experience, and she approaches each client with compassion, patience, and care as they make sense of their own journey.

Her clinical approach integrates evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), along with parts work informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS). She focuses on helping clients better understand their thoughts and emotions, build practical coping skills, and develop a stronger sense of self. She also takes a trauma-informed approach, recognizing how past experiences can shape the present.

Lacey values connection and collaboration. She believes that clients are the experts in their own lives, and her role is to walk alongside them, offering support, curiosity, and guidance along the way. Lacey's goal is to help individuals feel more grounded, understood, and empowered as they move forward.

Manina is completing her Master of Social Work degree at Utah Valley University, having earned her undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University. She works with a wide range of clients and particularly enjoys supporting teens, young adults, women, men, and couples navigating depression, anxiety, body image concerns, marital challenges, and life transitions.

Manina believes every person brings their own story, strengths, and capacity for change into the therapy room. Her approach draws from multiple evidence-based modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), always adapting to what fits best for each individual. She takes a strengths-based, lifespan perspective, meeting clients wherever they are in their journey.

Above all, Manina is committed to creating a space where clients feel genuinely heard and safe enough to do real work. She knows that asking for help takes courage, and she doesn't take that lightly.

Growing up in Alaska gave Manina a deep love of the outdoors and an appreciation for resilience, both of which naturally carry into her work with clients. Outside of the office, she stays active, prioritizes her health and fitness, and cherishes time with her husband and their six kids.