Celene Beth Olsen is a Certified Mental Health Coordinator with the Association of Mental Health Coordinators, an independent true crime filmmaker, mid-level television producer, award-winning choreographer, retired dancer, and podcast host. With nearly a decade of experience in the crime narrative field, she has continued to expand and enrich her professional scope. This extensive background allows her to approach mental health support in creative industries with insight, compassion, and authenticity.

Raised in Park City, Utah, Olsen is a Latinx creative whose early connection to storytelling was shaped through movement, performance, and later, film. She trained in both singing and dance from a young age, developing a deep appreciation for rhythm, emotion, and narrative expression.

A trained Hip Hop dancer and award-winning choreographer, she was part of the inception of Millennium Dance Complex Salt Lake City, where she began as a work study student and quickly became Director of Operations, learning the distinctive dance and business model of the iconic Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles.

In 2015, Olsen performed professionally with a local dance company and took on additional performance opportunities, further establishing her reputation as a skilled and dedicated artist. She also taught for Ballet West and spent seven years coaching and choreographing youth Hip Hop dancers at the same studio where she grew up dancing, guiding young performers in both creative and competitive settings until retiring from dance in 2022. The discipline, teamwork, and storytelling instincts she developed continue to inform her work today.

Her decade of working and volunteering with the Sundance Film Festival fostered a lasting appreciation for independent film and its ability to hold emotional depth and social complexity. Olsen got her humble beginnings after she was placed in the Documentary Film Program as an office assistant during her four years of volunteering, then transitioned to becoming a seasonal employee for her remaining years with the Sundance Institute.

Not many know that her filmmaking career began in that office, where she crafted the concept of her first feature-length documentary, K*lling Theodore, which demystifies Ted Bundy and the empire built around him in America. Olsen dedicated ten years to the Sundance Institute to show her immense gratitude, gaining a front-row seat to the best film education she could have ever received and witnessing the blossoming careers of the many idols and mentors she connected with in under a decade. Olsen’s first short documentary film will premiere in 2026.

Professionally, Olsen’s experience spans true crime documentary filmmaking and dance. In addition, Olsen is a mid-level television producer. Her credits include chasing fugitives with In Pursuit with John Walsh, producing the first season of The Playboy Murders, and exploring the science and humanity behind criminal investigations in The Real CSI: Miami under Jerry Bruckheimer.

In 2020, Olsen brought her investigative storytelling to podcasting with The Chosen Ones, covering the Lori Vallow Daybell case for Conveyor Media in real time and later going undercover. Building on that experience, she created True Crime & Hollywood: A Personal Tale in 2024, a podcast that examines how the entertainment industry intersects with trauma, featuring unfiltered conversations with survivors, producers, and insiders behind true crime content.

Olsen’s journey into her new role as a mental health practitioner in the entertainment industry has been a gradual evolution, merging her creative, professional, and advocacy paths into one shared purpose: mental health care and support. She was carefully selected to become a Certified Mental Health Coordinator under the Association of Mental Health Coordinators, co-founded by Amanda Edwards, LPC, a respected therapist, clinical consultant, and pioneer in entertainment mental health.

Olsen was chosen as part of the second-ever cohort, bringing together 30 artists from around the world to train extensively in trauma-informed practices, ethical care, and industry-specific support. She continues to live out her dream by navigating this new pathway as a Mental Health Coordinator across documentary film, scripted and unscripted television, feature film, live performances, and author support, while continuing her mission to create educational and impactful films that uplift trauma survivor voices who are often overshadowed.

More information about her work as a Mental Health Coordinator is available under the Mental Health Coordinator section at the top of this page.