Laura Salazar

Laura Salazar is a licensed clinical counselor practicing in Illinois with licensure to also practice in Texas. With over nine years of clinical experience, she supports adults through a range of concerns and helps them set clear, achievable goals for therapy.

She approaches therapy from the perspective that each person is the expert on their own life, and she works collaboratively to outline steps and strategies that align with clients' goals. Her role is to equip people with practical tools and knowledge so they can address life challenges with greater confidence and understanding.

Laura uses evidence-based methods selected to match each client’s goals, drawing most often from Rogerian approaches, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, constructivist techniques, and art therapy methods. She has substantial experience helping people manage depression, anxiety, stress, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, self-esteem challenges, intimacy and couples issues, and behavior change.

She also works with clients facing addictions, relationship and family conflicts, parenting concerns, and issues affecting LGBT individuals. Laura aims to create treatment plans collaboratively so clients know what they are working toward and can measure progress along the way.