Angela Salinas

Life can feel exhausting when your mind won’t slow down, your emotions feel unpredictable, or you’re trying to hold yourself together while everyone around you expects you to be okay. You may be struggling with ADHD at school or work, panic that seems to come from nowhere, anger you regret afterward, changes during pregnancy or postpartum, or painful experiences that still affect your relationships and sense of safety. I work with children, teens, and adults across a wide range of backgrounds and identities, and sessions are available in both English and Spanish. My goal is to give you a space where you feel understood as person while helping you regain a sense of control over your life.

We’ll focus on what’s making everyday life difficult while also understanding what may be underneath it. That could mean creating realistic routines for ADHD, learning what to do when panic hits, interrupting obsessive or anxious thoughts, managing anger before it becomes an argument, finding healthier alternatives to alcohol or substances, or working through trauma that still affects how you trust and connect with others. For children and families, we can also look at what may be driving difficult behavior and find healthier ways to communicate and respond to one another at home. Rather than using the same approach for everyone, we’ll find strategies that fit your life, build on the strengths you already have, and focus on changes you can actually use outside of our sessions.

You don’t need to arrive with everything figured out or know exactly how to explain what’s been happening. We’ll start with what has been hardest lately, whether that’s getting through the day while depressed, struggling to focus, grieving a loss, fighting with family or a partner, questioning your identity, adjusting to motherhood or a chronic condition, or simply feeling overwhelmed by your own thoughts and emotions all the time. For children and teens, I’ll make sure their perspective is heard too, rather than making the conversation only about what adults think needs to change. By the end, we’ll have a clearer picture of what you or your family need most and where it makes sense to begin.