Business Details
35 Years
experience
Your Trusted Partner for Mental Health Therapy in Salem, Oregon
Salem Counseling & Psychotherapy has provided specialized mental health services for over 32 years, founded on extensive clinical expertise and a commitment to holistic healing. Our practice integrates evidence-based therapeutic modalities with energy psychology techniques, offering personalized solutions for emotional, psychological, and relational challenges. With advanced degrees in Social Work and Religious Studies, our lead therapist holds dual certifications in Clinical Social Work and Comprehensive Energy Psychology, ensuring comprehensive care grounded in both Western and Eastern methodologies. We prioritize client empowerment through collaborative treatment plans that address trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship dynamics while maintaining strict confidentiality.Our approach combines traditional psychotherapy with innovative techniques like EFT and behavioral kinesiology, supported by published research and decades of practical application. We emphasize boundary development, self-empowerment, and spiritual integration while maintaining rigorous professional standards through therapist supervision and ongoing education. Our practice philosophy centers on creating safe, non-judgmental spaces where clients can achieve measurable improvements in mental health and interpersonal relationships.
Services
Relationship Counseling
Energy-Based Therapies
Behavioral Kinesiology
Hypnotherapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Trauma Recovery
Boundary Development
Anxiety Management
Depression Treatment
Spiritual Counseling
Details
- Year established: 1991
Highlights and features
- 32 years of clinical experience treating complex mental health conditions
- Dual-certified in Clinical Social Work and Energy Psychology
- Personalized treatment combining traditional and energy-based therapies
- Proven success with trauma, anxiety, and relationship counseling
- Published author developing innovative therapeutic methodologies
Associations and certifications
- Clinical Social Work Association
- Association of Comprehensive Energy Psychology
What people say
Life-changing results
Effective trauma resolution
Significant anxiety reduction
Improved relationships
Compassionate care
Services
Relationship Counseling
Specialized therapy addressing relationship dynamics and communication patterns. Our approach identifies inherited family behaviors contributing to relationship challenges while teaching boundary-setting techniques. Clients learn to recognize and break repetitive negative patterns through collaborative sessions that promote mutual understanding and emotional safety. This service helps couples develop healthier communication strategies and resolve long-standing conflicts.
Energy-Based Therapies
Integrative treatment combining traditional psychotherapy with energy meridian stimulation. Using EFT and similar techniques, we address emotional imbalances by targeting the body's energy systems. This approach rapidly reduces symptoms of anxiety and PTSD while providing clients with self-administered stress management tools. Sessions focus on rebalancing emotional states through meridian tapping and energy field interventions.
Behavioral Kinesiology
Diagnostic and therapeutic approach using muscle response testing to identify subconscious belief patterns. This method detects self-limiting thoughts affecting mental health and relationship dynamics. Through guided muscle testing, clients uncover and reprogram negative cognitive patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and self-sabotage behaviors while developing healthier mental frameworks.
Hypnotherapy
Therapeutic hypnosis for behavior modification and emotional healing. Our structured sessions teach self-hypnosis techniques while addressing specific issues like smoking cessation and weight management. The process involves guided relaxation and suggestion therapy to reprogram unconscious patterns, helping clients achieve measurable improvements in targeted behavioral and emotional challenges.
Trauma Recovery
Specialized treatment for trauma and PTSD using integrated therapeutic approaches. Our trauma-informed care addresses both acute and chronic trauma effects through energy psychology, EMDR techniques, and somatic therapies. Clients develop coping strategies for managing flashbacks and anxiety while processing traumatic memories in a safe therapeutic environment to achieve emotional regulation.
People
Howard Brockman
Lead Therapist
Howard Brockman, LCSW, has 32 years of clinical experience, dual certifications in energy psychology and social work, and authored two award-winning books on therapeutic methodologies. He teaches and supervises therapists internationally while maintaining a private practice focused on innovative mental health treatments.
Questions
What therapeutic approaches do you specialize in?
We combine traditional psychotherapy with energy psychology, EFT, behavioral kinesiology, and hypnotherapy to address anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues.
How long are therapy sessions?
Standard sessions last 50-60 minutes, with extended sessions available for specialized treatments like intensive trauma recovery programs.
Do you accept insurance?
We operate as private pay practitioners but can provide documentation for potential out-of-network insurance reimbursement.
What makes your practice unique?
Our integration of Western psychotherapy with Eastern energy techniques creates a distinctive approach that combines evidence-based methods with holistic healing practices.
How do I schedule an appointment?
Contact us directly at 503-370-4546 or through our website contact form to arrange your initial consultation during regular business hours.
What are your cancellation policies?
We require 24-hour advance notice for appointment cancellations to avoid full session charges, respecting both client and therapist time commitments.
