About Norma
Norma Jean Salinas is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She keeps sessions warm and down-to-earth and aims to build a respectful, trusting connection with each person. Norma uses clear language and practical tools so clients can try things that feel useful right away.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from The University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree in mental health counseling with high distinction from the University of the Southwest.
Background and approach
Over eight years she has worked in different clinical settings and has experience supporting people with a wide range of concerns, from trauma and depression to workplace stress and parenting strain. Norma favors a client-centered way of working that lets individuals lead the pace and focus of therapy.
She combines that with approaches such as cognitive behavioral work, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and EMDR so treatment fits each person’s goals. Sessions often include practical skills, small behavior experiments, and reflective conversation. Her style is empathetic, relaxed, and nonjudgmental, and she may use gentle humor when appropriate.
Norma emphasizes collaboration - she helps people set clear goals and reviews progress along the way. The aim is to develop coping skills, reduce distressing symptoms, and support clearer decision making. People who choose her typically want straightforward guidance and a therapist who listens closely.
Norma helps clients translate insight into concrete steps they can use between sessions. If someone prefers flexible session formats, she offers a range of remote options to fit different schedules and needs.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy puts the person’s goals first and focuses on active listening and collaboration. Online sessions using this approach let the client set the pace and topics, while the therapist follows the client’s lead and offers reflections and practical suggestions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors by teaching specific skills and small experiments. In video or phone sessions, CBT can include guided exercises, homework tasks, and real-time problem solving to reduce anxiety, panic, or depressive patterns.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps people process traumatic memories by combining focused attention with guided bilateral stimulation and structured processing. When adapted for online work, EMDR sessions follow the same step-by-step structure and include preparation, stabilization skills, and processing at a pace the client finds manageable.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Norma will discuss goals, previous efforts, and personal preferences to choose or combine methods that make sense for the person. She reviews progress and adjusts the plan so work feels relevant and doable.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and interactive exercises. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text can support brief check-ins, ongoing coping skills practice, or more frequent contact between longer sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English