Justin Salcedo, LPC

Justin Salcedo is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas who focuses on helping people reduce suffering and build lives that feel meaningful. He holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Sam Houston State University and has worked in the mental health field since 2015. His experience spans counseling students in a university setting, providing care in a psychiatric hospital, treating people with severe substance abuse and co-occurring mental health issues, teaching at the university level, supervising other therapists, and offering individual counseling in private practice.

His approach centers on warm, nonjudgmental support and empowering clients to make their own decisions while moving toward values-based living. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - a modern form of cognitive-behavioral therapy that helps people increase psychological flexibility - to identify processes contributing to distress and to shape individualized, evidence-based care. Throughout treatment he prioritizes ensuring clients feel heard while learning skills to gain mental space from distressing thoughts and to develop behaviors that reflect their values.

Salcedo has worked with a wide range of concerns, including mild to severe depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, traumatic stress, substance abuse and other addictions, psychotic and mood disorders, grief, and feelings of loneliness or meaninglessness. He emphasizes the importance of the therapeutic relationship as a key factor in progress and aims to create a collaborative space where clients can explore challenges and move into a more engaged life.