

I live in the beautiful Southwest and I embrace my Hispanic Heritage. I am a bilingual therapist- Spanish. I specialize in helping adults overcome childhood trauma due to family inter-generational abuse. The focus of treatment is to overcome the anxiety, depression, guilt, and a host of other issues that result from unresolved pain. I will provide a strength based approach to healing and growth..
I specialize in navigating challenges such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, or life transitions, I'm helping my clients who seek support to regain balance and clarity. I provide a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore their feelings, improve focus, build resilience, develop healthier coping strategies, improve mental well-being, and achieve personal growth.
You made it, welcome! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who came to this work with nearly a decade of crisis intervention experience - the kind of work that teaches you crisis and chaos isn't always an emergency, but often a transformation that needs space to unfold. I earned my degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology, and I've spent my career specializing in the places where high-stakes work meets human breaking points: occupational trauma, moral injury, burnout, and the complex territory of identity and transition.
I work particularly well with people in helping professions -first responders, military, healthcare workers, teachers, therapists, and LGBTQIA+ folks - anyone who's spent years being the capable one, the reliable one, the one who shows up no matter what. My training includes Brainspotting, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), and somatic approaches that work with how trauma actually lives in your body and nervous system, not just in your thoughts.
Here's what matters: I get that asking for help doesn't come naturally when you're supposed to be the strong one. I understand that the hypervigilance that once kept you safe might now be keeping you isolated. And I know that sometimes the hardest part is figuring out who you are when you're not performing competence for everyone else. You don't have to translate your experience into therapy-speak with me, and you definitely don't have to pretend you're more okay than you are.
I believe in a person's ability to grow and as a clinician, the experience of guiding another in the process of growth, is invigorating and has fueled my passion for over 40 years in the helping professions. My education focused on addictions, and marriage, family, and child psychology and my work experience has included a variety of therapeutic settings and issues with adults, families, adolescents, and children.
With over 20 years of experience in the mental health field, I am passionate about guiding individuals on their journey to balance, mindfulness and joy. Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of working with diverse populations and addressing a wide range of mental health challenges. This journey has reinforced my belief that each person's path to well-being is unique and deserves a personalized approach.
Hi, I’m Stephanie Salgado, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist serving Women and Teen girls across Los Angeles County and throughout California through online therapy.
I specialize in supporting high-achieving women and teen girls who struggle with anxiety, overthinking, perfectionism, and the pressure to always hold everything together. Many of my clients appear successful on the outside but internally feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or constantly worried about making mistakes or letting others down.
In our work together, my focus is on helping you slow down, gain clarity, and better understand the patterns that keep you feeling stuck in anxiety or self-pressure. Therapy becomes a space where you can explore what’s really going on beneath the surface, develop healthier ways of responding to stress, and begin building a stronger sense of confidence and balance in your life.



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