Nikki Saltzburg, Ph.D.
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My Approach to Counseling

I strive to create a safe and trusting working relationship with my clients, so that I can meet them where they are at and provide a supportive space for exploring their concerns.  I attempt to understand my clients on multiple levels, including culture, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, spirituality, age and ability.  I appreciate that these various aspects of clients' lives influence their values and impact their experiences as they move through the world.  

Although I tend to work primarily from a humanistic and cognitive behavioral lens, my approach to counseling is most accurately described as integrative because I draw from different schools of thought depending on my client's needs and values.  

I view counseling as a collaboration between myself and my clients - together we will identify goals for our work together and examine pathways for reaching these goals.

My Experience and Expertise

Specialty Areas of Focus:
  • stress management
  • coping with anxiety and panic
  • depression
  • life transitions
  • identity development
  • LGBTQ mental health
  • grief and loss
  • relationship concerns
  • sexual health and wellness
  • physical disability
  • academic success and confidence

I am a licensed psychologist in Florida (PY8626).  I completed my graduate studies at the University of Miami, earning a Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling in 2003 and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology in 2010.  I have worked as a therapist in a variety of settings throughout my career including community mental health, residential substance abuse treatment, and the public school system.   I have worked primarily in university counseling centers for the past 15 years.  I have served as a clinician and administrator at Florida Atlantic University's Counseling and Psychological Services.  This work has given me a special appreciation for the challenges that college students face.  I very much enjoy working with undergraduate and graduate students around a variety of mental health concerns and issues including academic confidence and success. 

I also have a special interest and passion for serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community.  My academic research has primarily focused on LGBTQ identity development.  I am also a certified transgender care therapist and member of the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH).  Throughout my career I have worked with many adolescent and adult clients who had concerns about questioning their identities, coming out, being out in different contexts, as well as navigating/improving relationships with family, friends, and partners.  I have administered or provided training to LGBTQ peer mentoring programs at several large universities including University of California Irvine, California State University Northridge, and Florida Atlantic University.  I have also served as a volunteer therapist, clinical supervisor, and member/officer of the Board of Directors at SunServe, a LGBTQ social service agency in Broward County.  

Please feel free to contact me for more information or to schedule an appointment for an initial consultation.


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