Maria "Mica" Salazar Istre

"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”

– C.G. Jung

As a Licensed Professional Counselor and CEO of Tree of Life Consulting and Counseling, I believe in this mantra to the fullest. I am driven by helping people overcome the obstacles, traumas, and patterns that continue to hold them back from living life to the fullest. I have dedicated my time as a counselor to serving the highly marginalized and systemically oppressed in various clinical settings. As a Las Vegas native and child of immigrant parents, I’m passionate about bridging the gap for ethnic and linguistic minorities in the Acadiana Area. As a former military spouse, I know firsthand the struggles of military, veterans, and first responders. I have received over 300 hours of trauma training throughout my years as a counselor and approach counseling through a trauma-informed lens. It is this passion that led me to open Tree of Life Counseling and Consulting, the only multiculturally focused group counseling practice in the region.

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"No soy lo que me pasó, soy lo que elijo ser." – CG Jung

Como consejero profesional autorizado y director ejecutivo de Tree of Life Consulting and Counseling, creo en este mantra al máximo. Me motiva ayudar a las personas a superar los obstáculos, traumas y patrones que continúan impidiéndoles vivir la vida al máximo. He dedicado mi tiempo como consejero a servir a los altamente marginados y sistémicamente oprimidos en diversos entornos clínicos. Como nativo de Las Vegas e hijo de padres inmigrantes, me apasiona cerrar la brecha entre las minorías étnicas y lingüísticas en el área de Acadiana. Como ex cónyuge de un militar, conozco de primera mano las luchas de los militares, los veteranos y los socorristas. He recibido más de 300 horas de capacitación en trauma a lo largo de mis años como consejero y abordé el asesoramiento a través de una lente informada sobre el trauma. Es esta pasión la que me llevó a abrir Tree of Life Counseling and Consulting, la única práctica de asesoramiento grupal con enfoque multicultural en la región.

Overview

Qualifications: Master’s of Science-Counselor Education at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Licensed Professional Counselor serving Louisiana, Georgia, Texas and Florida.

Specializing in: Individual Counseling, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), Trauma Resolution Therapy (TRT), Trauma recovery (PTSD and Complex Trauma) for events such as sexual assault, childhood abuse, race-based trauma, and combat trauma, Christian Counseling, Spiritual Direction, Multi-culutural focused therapy

Accepting: Mica is licensed in Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, and Florida. She accepts BCBS, Aetna, UHC, UMR, Optum, and Humana private/ commercial insurance. The team does not accept Medicaid.

To schedule an appointment, please call our office at (337) 703-2806