Salina Wentz (she/her)
Therapist
LMSW
My mission is to offer compassionate, client-focused strengths-based therapy grounded in Trauma-Informed Care. I believe people are shaped by their experiences, not defined by their struggles. I believe that Healing happens through safety, empathy, and connection. With over 20 years of advocacy for marginalized communities – particularly within the LGBTQIA+ community – alongside with experience as an adjunct educator for students learning the Social Sciences, and working in the Child Welfare System; I bring a deeply informed and affirming approach to therapy. As a Humanist, I value each person’s inherent worth and capacity for growth. We are all worthy. We can all make a change. You have goodness in your heart. My vision is to support positive well-being through cognitive growth and healing, helping clients build lives that feel meaningful and whole.
Salina is open to working with clients from all communities we serve in alignment with Heart and Solutions’ Commitment to Inclusion.
Salina is especially passionate about working with the following communities and issues: LGBTQIA+, Bisexual Allied, Blind Allied, Body Positivity, Deaf Allied, Gay Allied, HIV/AID Allied, Immigrant Allied, Immuno-disorders, Intersex Allied, Lesbian Allied, Little Person Allied, Non-binary Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Sex Worker Allied, Single Parent, Transgender Allied, Veteran Allied, Mixed Race
Locations
What types of payment do you accept?
Heart and Solutions accepts insurance, private pay and multiple types of community funding! Find additional information about billing and insurance here.
Clients
- Children (4 to 10)
- Preteens / Tweens (11 to 13)
- Adults
Areas of Focus
I provide Therapy services for a variety of concerns, but I am especially passionate about:
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- Academic Achievement
- ADHD
- Aging and Elderly Concerns
- Anger
- Anxiety Disorders
- Behavioral Issues
- Body Image
- Chronic Illness or Chronic Pain
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse or Violence
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gender Identity
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women’s issue
- Couples
- Families
- Interpersonal Relationships
- LGBTQIA+
- Racial Trauma
- Oppositional Defiance
- Parenting
- Prenatal; Pregnancy; Childbirth; Postpartum
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Assault or Abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleep Disturbance
- Systemic Stressors
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
Regardless of your situation, my goal is to create a welcoming space where you can grow and heal.
Meet Salina
Outside of work, I value my time with my close family, friends and pets. I enjoy painting and writing poetry as creative outlets and truly feel that laughter is the best medicine! Anything that makes me laugh is always welcome! These things help keep me grounded, curious and connected; and they inform the authenticity and warmth I bring into my work with others.