Edith Ortiz Salgado, APCC, AMFT

I use research based therapies, as well as a collaborative approach to guid my sessions. I tend to work with clients who have experienced childhood trauma and/or hardships in early childhood. Additionally, I work with clients who are wanting to modify their adult behaviors/thoughts and are curious where they stem from. My experiences as a first generation Mexican-American, gives me insight on daily challenges the BIPOC community faces. Lastly, I help clients become aware of their attachment styles, which gives them insight on how they tend to interact with people.

Utilizo terapias basadas en la investigación, así como un enfoque colaborativo para guiar mis sesiones. Tiendo a trabajar con clientes que han experimentado trauma infantiles y/o dificultades en la primera infancia. Además, trabajo con clientes que desean modificar sus comportamientos/pensamientos de adultos y tienen curiosidad por saber de donde provienen. Mis experiencias como primera generación Mexicano-Americana, me dan una idea de los desafíos diarios que enfrenta la comunidad BIPOC. Por último, ayudó a los clientes a ser conscientes de sus estilos de apego, lo que les da una idea de cómo tienden a interactuar con la gente.

Types of clients treated:

• Child clients 6+ 
• Adults
• Families 
• Couples (POC, young couples)
• Teens 
• Latinx clients

Types of therapies or interventions used:

• CBT
• Person-centered
• EFT
• Attachment Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Couples Therapy
• Structural Family Therapy
• Trauma-focused CBT

Types of mental health issues treated:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• PTSD
• Personality Disorders
• Trauma
• Childhood Trauma
• Relationship issues

Licenses/Certifications: 

• BBS Registered: Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #148139 
• Associate Professional Clinical Counselor #17201
• Certification of Completion in Clash of the Sex Drives: Helping Couples Resolve Mismatched Desire (1 CE’s); TF-CBT Web 2.0 (11 CE’s)

Education: 

• Associates of Transfer in Early Childhood Education – Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, Ca
• B.A., Family Consumer Sciences Child Development and Family Studies, California State University Long Beach, Ca
• M.A., Counseling Psychology, California State University Long Beach, Ca

Availability: 

• Newport Beach, CA 
• Long Beach, CA 
• Telehealth

Years of experience: 1

Languages: 

• English
• Spanish

Why I became a Therapist:

Everyone has a story and everyone’s story matters. My story led me to therapy at a young age, where I noticed if my therapists came from a similar cultural background, then I could feel more understood. Therefore, I became motivated on being the person that the child version of me needed.

Supervised by Jess Piña, ACSW #101452