- Values-based work
- Trauma-informed care
- Video preferred
About Salina
Salina Mecham is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, parenting pressures, and adoption and foster care concerns. She speaks plainly and works to make therapy direct and useful. Her approach aims to help people notice what matters, build coping skills, and make gradual changes that fit their life.
Salina earned a bachelor's and a master's degree in social work from the University of Utah and has six years of clinical experience. Her early work in group homes and later work in a behavioral health hospital shaped how she responds to crisis and long-term struggles. She has also worked in community behavioral health settings and continues to provide clinical care while leading an agency.
Her counseling style mixes practical skill-building with deeper exploration of attachment and values. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy skills and attachment-based ideas appear when they fit the concern at hand.
Salina also uses trauma-focused tools for people who have experienced abuse or other painful events. She offers EMDR as part of her work for trauma. She values honest feedback in sessions and will adjust her methods when something is not working for a person.
She prefers video sessions so she can better read interactions, but can use phone and email options as well. Sessions are offered in English and are based in Utah.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values. It helps when anxiety, low mood, or life transitions make it hard to move forward. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns and helps people shift how they relate to others and to themselves. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change them and manage symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Salina collaborates with each person to pick methods that match goals and preferences. She listens to what you need and adjusts techniques so sessions feel useful rather than prescriptive.
She prefers video sessions because they allow more reading of facial expressions and body language, but also uses phone and email contact when needed. Confirm the exact session formats available before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people use tools and exercises between meetings to practice new skills.
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Experience
6+ years
Credentials
Utah, Washington, New Jersey, New Hampshire
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship concerns, and issues related to adoption and foster care.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and direct. She blends skill training with deeper discussion about attachment and values to help people change unhelpful habits.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has six years of clinical experience, including work in group homes and a behavioral health hospital, and leadership in a community behavioral health agency.
What credentials and location are listed for her?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices from Utah.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
She prefers video sessions to better read interactions, and also uses phone and email communication. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and is tied to a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on her availability.