Lorie Salinas, PhD

About the therapist Hi, I am Dr. Lorie Salinas. I am a Psychologist with over 15 years of licensed clinical and counseling experience (14 years licensed with the State of Texas). I enjoy meeting people from all walks of life and hearing their stories. I strive to allow my professional knowledge and experience to help others in the ways I can. I am now offering virtual TeleHealth therapy sessions to talk with you by video. I am located in the Houston-Metro area, and I am licensed to work with clients who are within the state of Texas. I believe that stress can reveal itself in many ways. Sometimes stress is revealed in worsened health, fatigue, strain in relationships, or overuse of other ways of coping. Some find that what has always worked just does not work anymore, and they are ready for something new. The therapy I offer is generally just that - listening to know you, know what strengths you are already using, and figure out ways to expand or improve the situation to bring you closer to your goals. I provide general mental health assessment and counseling services, and I specialize in stress and trauma and the importance of honoring you as a whole person while also helping you create meaningful change in the directions you choose based on your value system. Areas within stress and trauma in which I have advanced training and experience include: Reproductive Mental Health (e.g., related to hormones, development, fertility; pregnancy, the postpartum period; menopause; relationship changes or grief and loss; and other life phase changes); Sexual health concerns and dysfunctions (e.g., education and therapy; consent; safety; physical health precautions; desire and arousal, orgasm, pain, satisfaction); and problems related to emotions, thoughts, relationships, behaviors, and sense of self (problems are sometimes described as over-controlled or under-controlled/out-of-control in these 5 types of human experiences). I work with individuals and couples. I am happy to have a free 15-minute consultation to see if we might be a good fit for therapy. You are welcome to call me directly at 713-887-6996. I look forward to meeting you! Sincerely, Lorie Salinas, PhD ___________________________________ Professional Details: Dr. Salinas earned her undergraduate degree from Trinity University (2001) in San Antonio, Texas. She graduated cum laude with a BA in Psychology and combined minor in Art & Art History. She earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Miami (2008), where she also earned her MSEd in Mental Health Counseling (2003), both with Awards of Academic Merit. While a graduate student, Dr. Salinas was a recipient of the John Mitchell Psychological Trauma Fellowship, was named Outstanding Doctoral Degree Student of the Year, and received the American Psychological Association Rehabilitation Psychology Division 22 Student Research Award for her research in peritraumatic appraisal following traumatic physical injury. Her dissertation was on an Expanded Lazarus and Folkman stress appraisal model examining what was known from the depressive literature may also be relevant and useful in predicting post traumatic stress symptoms due to personal perceptions of threat and loss, and perceptions of one’s resources to cope. Support matters so much. Dr. Salinas completed her APA-Accredited Psychology Internship with the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (2008) where she concentrated her clinical experiences in residential treatment for those who have experienced sexual trauma and combat trauma and also worked in geriatric long-term care. Dr. Salinas completed her Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (2009) with major emphasis in Trauma and minor emphasis in Polytrauma, and with Instructorship with the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas that year. She then worked for our United States Veterans of the military as a psychologist within Primary Care Behavioral Health and Outpatient Mental Health services, most recently as a Women's Health Psychologist, Co-Lead of a program to prevent postpartum depression, and Team Lead for a DBT program. She also has clinical experience in civilian long-term care physical rehabilitation settings. Dr. Salinas has a love for learning and helping others. As a licensed psychologist, she has completed additional formal trainings with applied experience in multiple empirically supported therapies (ESTs), and she is intensively training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) through Behavioral Tech, LLC (2013). She has started two and led three DBT Programs at different sites. She has completed Level III Certification in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Reproductive Mental Health by the Interpersonal Psychotherapy Institute (2022). She is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional level 2. She has completed many advanced trainings in sex therapy through MSTI. Many different types of therapy approaches have evidence showing enough people (not all people) benefit from the protocol or strategies and techniques that the therapies become evidence-based, or empirically supported. Examples of therapy approaches that Dr. Salinas can offer or draw from might include: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Mindfulness; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation; Cognitive Processing Therapy; Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy; Imago Relationship Therapy; Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy; Somatic Therapy for complex trauma and other body-based approaches. When working with Individuals or Couples dealing with any subject matter, and especially when it comes to sexual concerns or sexuality, Dr. Salinas regards her clients with the utmost respect and dignity regarding their deeply personal experiences. Other professional roles: Dr. Salinas has enjoyed teaching at three universities (the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida while a graduate student; the University of St. Thomas (2010); and Houston Christian University (2010), formerly Houston Baptist University). She now enjoys clinically supervising Psychology Interns and offering didactic trainings for continuing education. Dr. Salinas regularly serves as a consultant to colleagues and her teams and is available to organizations or business settings for consultation, workshops, or trainings by direct contact at 713-887-6996 or email at HealingArtsPathwyasPLLC@gmail.com.