Tristen Vieaux, LPC, NCC, ACS, RYT
Tristen Vieaux, LPC, NCC, ACS, RYT, is a seasoned mental health practitioner, clinical supervisor, and yoga therapist based in Evergreen, Colorado. With over 20 years of experience in behavioral health, Tristen combines trauma-informed mental health counseling with mind–body wellness practices to empower women, couples, and adolescent girls. She is the founder of Chara Yoga and Wellness Collaborative, a practice dedicated to fostering self-awareness, resilience, and personal growth through yoga therapy, clinical counseling, and specialized wellness retreats.
Throughout her career, Tristen has worked in a variety of clinical and organizational settings, including hospitals, eating disorder treatment centers, and community-based programs. Her work emphasizes holistic care, incorporating mindfulness, trauma-informed interventions, and evidence-based mental health modalities. She also hosts youth mindfulness programs through the Girl Scouts and provides workshops in schools and community centers, helping young people develop emotional regulation and self-compassion from an early age.
Tristen’s professional philosophy centers on compassion, authenticity, and empowerment. She is a passionate advocate for women’s wellness, guiding individuals through transitions such as perimenopause, body image challenges, infertility, and eating disorder recovery. Beyond her clinical work, Tristen is an author of feminist poetry, a public speaker, and a volunteer supporting domestic violence shelters and community initiatives like the Denver Rescue Mission and Humble House in Jacksonville, Florida. Her commitment to holistic wellness and community engagement has made her a trusted leader and mentor in both mental health and mind–body wellness.
• Healthcare Change Management Certificate
• Cornell University
• Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS)
• The National Board for Certified Counselors
• Registered Yoga
• YogaRenew
• Leadership Psychology
• Licensed Professional Counselor
• Northern Arizona University – Master’s Degree, Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Arizona State University – Bachelor’s Degree, Business/Corporate Communications
• Influential Women 2026
• Licensed clinical memberships through The National Board for Certified Counselors
• Yoga therapy professional organizations (RYT-certified)
• Denver Rescue Mission
• Humble House
• Jacksonville
• Florida
• Domestic Violence Shelters
• Girl Scouts
What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to perseverance and my faith in God. Never giving up and believing that what's been laid on my heart and trusting my gut has really shaped my life's path. Being able to truly follow what's in my heart, that's what's valuable, and sharing that with others is the most rewarding aspect of my journey. Starting my own company was such an incredible highlight, the culmination of working alongside other really powerful, influential, intellectual women in hospital settings and the eating disorder community. I watched these powerhouse women really defy and define burnout, define their own insecurities, and bring it to this beautiful space that helped other girls and women become wholly aware of their beauty and value. I feel like that led me to create my own company, Chara Yoga and Wellness. Working alongside amazing women at an eating disorder hospital and volunteering in domestic violence shelters empowered me to help women take those courageous first steps to get out of abusive relationships. I witnessed incredible women in my life show up, including my own mom, and seeing these things and taking all of those culminative events helped me take my own risk by starting a company and believing that I have value to impart into this next generation and the ones I'm currently walking alongside with.
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
My faith in God has been a big part of my journey, and that inspiration of not conforming to fit in, but truly when there's something that's shown of importance, being able to stand in that truth, that it will resonate with who it's meant to resonate with. I believe that not conforming to fit in, being your authentic self and resonating with those who you're meant to connect with is what really inspires me.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would say definitely be gentle with yourself, identify what it is that you love, and foster that internally for yourself first. As women, we love to pour out into others, and from any experience personally that I've had, but also just seeing it culminate through other generations, we tend to over-commit, over-show up, and almost over-judge ourselves. We can be overly critical of ourselves. So that idea of really fostering that sense of beauty within, what is it that truly lights you up to give to others, give that first internally. And then find other women that champion you. Be able to find your community of women that you can really identify with, where you can be vulnerable and find places of growth, people that will speak into your world honestly but from a place of pure love and non-judgmental stance. I think that's really critical.
What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Societal expectations and pressures on women contribute significantly to mental health challenges, including body image issues, anxiety, and eating disorders. The greatest opportunities lie in early intervention through mindfulness and mind–body education for children and adolescents, as well as expanding community-based supports for women in transitional life stages, such as perimenopause or infertility.
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Perseverance and my faith in God are most important to me. I believe in never giving up and trusting what's been laid on my heart. Being able to truly follow what's in my heart is what's valuable, and sharing that with others is the most rewarding aspect of my journey. I'm passionate about giving back to the community and supporting organizations like the Denver Rescue Mission, which helps women and families who are unhoused, providing support to find jobs and attain skills to get them back on their feet. It's important to provide them with their own empowerment and voice. I also support Humble House in Jacksonville, Florida, a domestic violence shelter that's been doing incredible work for over 50 years. In my spare time, I love skiing in the mountains and staying active with my own personal yoga practice. I feel yoga has been life-changing and is truly a part of my lifestyle. I'm also an author who enjoys writing poetry, which I'm extremely proud of. I published a book of poetry last year titled Unearthing Inner Gold, a feminist book of poetry focused on the cycles of love, grief, transformation, and coming into your own personal gratitude practice. I find that art is incredibly healing, so I also enjoy painting, writing, and expressing myself through those channels of creativity.