Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I am a psychologist licensed in New Mexico with 8 years of experience working as a mental health provider. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, complex grief and loss, motivation, self-esteem, identity development, trauma and abuse. For two years at a community clinic in Minneapolis I specifically worked with indigenous communities with concerns related to complex trauma, historical and intergenerational trauma, sociocultural stressors, removal from primary caretaker homes, and adjustment difficulties inside and outside the home.
I utilize a warm, interactive, and relational approach to my therapy style. I believe that respect, sensitivity, compassion, and knowledge of historical and systemic influences are important for working with members from historically marginalized communities. I practice from an integrative approach in therapy, with narrative therapy as the foundation. Indigenous Ways of Knowing (IWOK) is a paradigm of indigenous epistemologies of holistic being. Therefore, I rely a great deal on IWOK to inform my strategy for utilizing interventions from an array of theoretical orientation (e.g., cognitive-behavioral therapy, person-centered, mindfulness) to best meet the client’s needs.
Everyone has stories for how they came to be where they are today. Stories have the power to create. I believe my role is to empower my clients, wherever they are in their particular story, and aide in creating a story of resilience, healing and change.
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Dr. Sibella Salazar is a licensed psychologist in New Mexico (NM Psychologist PSY1700) with eight years of experience as a mental health provider. She has worked with people facing a broad range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, complex grief and loss, motivation and self-esteem challenges, identity development, and experiences of trauma and abuse.
Her work has included two years at a community clinic in Minneapolis where she focused on serving Indigenous communities. There she addressed complex trauma, historical and intergenerational trauma, sociocultural stressors, removal from primary caretaker homes, and adjustment difficulties both inside and outside the home.
Dr. Salazar practices with a warm, interactive, relational style. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, compassion, and attention to historical and systemic influences when working with people from historically marginalized communities. Her clinical orientation is integrative with narrative therapy as the foundation, and she draws on Indigenous Ways of Knowing (IWOK) to guide the selection of interventions.
To meet each person where they are, she incorporates techniques from cognitive-behavioral therapy, person-centered approaches, and mindfulness, tailoring strategies to the client’s needs. Dr. Salazar describes her role as helping clients shape and strengthen their stories toward resilience, healing, and change.
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