Wendy Salazar, LPC

Wendy Salazar is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and brings two decades of clinical experience to practical, down-to-earth care. Parents and individuals come for help with parenting concerns, relationship strain, sleep and eating issues, and mood challenges such as depression or bipolar symptoms.

Wendy uses clear, goal-focused methods to make therapy feel useful and manageable. She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build different habits. Sessions also draw on client-centered ideas to make space for each person’s story and strengths.

Mindfulness tools and motivational interviewing are part of her plan when people need help with stress, compassion fatigue, or life transitions. Narrative ideas are used to reframe painful experiences like trauma, abandonment, or immigration-related struggles. The work is practical and paced to match what the person needs that week.

She has worked in mental health for 20 years in Texas and holds the LPC credential, serving also as a supervisor for other clinicians. That background shapes a steady, experienced approach while keeping the focus on what helps the client now.

Therapy with Wendy typically centers on short-term skill building and longer-term personal growth. Sessions may include talk, written exercises, and mindfulness practice to support better sleep, emotion regulation, and communication. The style is collaborative and respectful of each person’s goals.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

Wendy commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep trouble, and many everyday problems because it focuses on concrete steps and practice between sessions. She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s own goals and pace, offering steady listening and support while people figure out what they want to change.

Mindfulness-based tools are also part of the work, teaching simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve sleep. These exercises can be practiced in short moments during the day and reviewed together in sessions to see what helps most. Choosing which approach to emphasise is a collaborative process; the therapist and client will decide together based on needs, goals, and what feels most useful in real life.

Online formats used include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face and practice skills in the moment, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can support brief check-ins, homework review, and goal tracking between sessions. These options provide flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels with remote care.