Norma Jean Salinas, LPC

Norma Jean Salinas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with eight years of experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults through a wide range of life challenges. She earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from The University of Texas at Austin and completed a master’s degree in mental health counseling with "high distinction" from the University of the Southwest in Hobbs, New Mexico. As a midlife career changer embracing a second act, she brings a depth of experience from multiple therapeutic settings and a commitment to meeting each person where they are.

Norma Jean offers a warm, empathetic, relaxed, and nonjudgmental style, and she may use humor when it feels appropriate. She practices as a Licensed Professional Counselor - a credential that indicates advanced training and state licensure to provide clinical counseling (TX LPC 75785). Her approach is client-centered, giving clients a central role in directing their treatment while she collaborates, gently guides, and provides steady support. Norma Jean also uses an eclectic, integrative framework, drawing on evidence-based theories and techniques so that each treatment plan is tailored to the individual’s goals and needs.

She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting and career transitions, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue, among other issues. Norma Jean emphasizes the importance of a strong therapeutic alliance and believes that finding the right therapist is essential to progress. She encourages those ready to take the next step to reach out so she can offer support, encouragement, and practical tools to move toward a fuller life.

Client-centered, CBT, and EMDR-informed Online Care

Norma Jean Salinas integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and EMDR into her online practice to address a variety of concerns. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening deeply and following the client's lead so that the person’s own goals shape the work; this approach is helpful for building self-understanding, confidence, and a strong therapeutic relationship. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and learning practical skills to change patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-informed approach that helps process distressing memories and symptoms related to past events.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Norma Jean collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors techniques over time so the work aligns with what the client hopes to achieve.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing for flexible scheduling and access from different locations. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, busy schedules, or when in-person meetings are not practical, while enabling licensed professionals to offer consistent, goal-focused support.