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Wendy Salazar

Wendy Salazar

Texas

Practical, strengths-based care for sleep and stress

  • 20 years' experience
  • English, Spanish
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Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Texas · 62366
NPI
1679712129
Based in
Texas
  • Sleep-focused strategies
  • Client-centered care
  • Works in English and Spanish

About Wendy

Wendy Salazar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people facing sleep problems, stress, and anxiety. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to improve day-to-day functioning and rest. Wendy speaks English and Spanish and draws on two decades of work in mental health to guide conversations and treatment planning.

She uses straightforward, collaborative conversations to identify what’s getting in the way of better sleep and emotional balance. Sessions focus on small, doable changes - like routines, coping tools, and ways to reduce late-night worry - rather than lengthy theories. Wendy frames the client as the expert on their life and builds on strengths the person already has.

Wendy’s background includes extensive experience with depression, trauma, parenting concerns, ADHD, mood disorders, and life transitions. She has worked in settings that involved crisis and first responder issues, immigration-related stress, and complicated family dynamics. Her perspective emphasizes the link between the body and mind when addressing emotional health and rest.

Her clinical approach pulls from client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative techniques. These are used flexibly to tailor tools to each person’s goals. Wendy also serves as a Licensed Supervisor for newer clinicians and brings that mentoring perspective into her collaborative work.

People who want direct guidance on sleeping better, managing daytime worry, or adjusting to big life changes will find a practical, steady approach in her sessions.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Wendy commonly uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral ideas to guide online conversations. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening closely, reflecting what the person says, and helping them identify their own solutions; it supports people who need a respectful, nonjudgmental space. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect sleep and mood and uses exercises and routines to change unhelpful patterns; it can help with insomnia, anxiety, and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wendy treats choosing methods as a collaborative process and will adapt techniques to match a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in about what’s working and adjusts tools or homework together.

Please confirm the current session formats before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy schedule by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins if needed, and making it easier to meet between obligations. They can also let people practice sleep routines and mindfulness skills in the same environment where they rest, while the therapist offers guidance on timing and pacing of techniques.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English, Spanish

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people with sleep problems, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting strain, relationship challenges, and related issues such as ADHD, grief, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical, emphasizing small, achievable changes and building on clients' existing strengths through conversation and skill practice.

How many years has she worked in mental health?

She has 20 years of experience working in the mental health field in a range of clinical settings.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with licensure in Texas (TX LPC) and practices in Texas.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

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