Heidi Saltzman, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist with a full-time, private practice in Bailey, Colorado.
Dr. Saltzman uses a client-centered approach, and she includes insight-oriented therapy, relaxation, mindfulness, visualization, setting intentions, somatic therapy, movement practices, nature healing, walk and talk treatment, cognitive techniques, behavioral changes, dream interpretation, art therapy, play therapy and EMDR in treatment as appropriate.
Dr. Saltzman works collaboratively and holistically with people of all ages, exploring emotional, behavioral, mental and spiritual factors. She has had a private practice since 2003, and has been practicing psychotherapy with adults, adolescents, children and families since 1995.
Heidi Saltzman grew up in Conifer, Colorado. She was inspired to be a therapist by her aunt who was a clinical psychologist. After graduating from Evergreen High School, she attended Cornell University in upstate New York, receiving a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Vermont.
Dr. Saltzman completed her dissertation on re-victimization, studying the high rate of women who are sexually abused as children and later sexually assaulted as adults. She held an internship at the VA Medical Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, helping Vietnam veterans deal with their trauma reactions in an intensive inpatient setting.
Dr. Saltzman then worked for nine years with at-risk children and families in a school setting through a community mental health organization in Colorado. She has been in private practice since 2003.
Curriculum Vitae.
Contact
Phone: (303) 810-5856
Office hours: Dr. Saltzman is available for appointments from 10am-8pm Weds-Friday.
Mailing address: PO Box 854 Conifer Colorado 80433
Practice address: 302 Clark Rd Bailey, CO 80421
It's a matter of perspective. Sometimes problems seem too big to tackle or dreams seem too distant to grasp. This is not necessarily true.
Like our bodies, our minds have a natural tendency toward health and healing over time, but we can get stuck in old patterns or perspectives that can derail that natural healing process.
We all have baggage from experiences and relationships throughout our lives that impact how we respond to current circumstances, some healthy, others not so healthy. For example, childhood trauma can leave an adult vulnerable to difficulties in relationships, functioning, self-esteem, coping and overall life satisfaction. Dr. Saltzman believes that all relationships and behaviors are affected by the expectations developed in the past, and she helps clients understand and release old patterns and learn to gain a new perspective.
A safe and structured environment in which to explore your patterns of being can be the key to living a more emotionally healthy life and connecting to others in present time.
It is important to let yourself experience your 'negative' emotions, so you don't get stuck in them. And it's important to have space from them as well. You can't be in gratitude and anger at the same time, nor can you be in love and fear at the same time. Thus, taking time to build positive coping skills and to find enjoyment in life can help balance looking at the difficult changes that need to be made in your life.
Dr. Saltzman has created a beautiful outdoor space (in addition to an indoor office) for healing and believes that being in nature is essential for our mental, emotional and spiritual health. She also thinks that our bodies hold memory on a cellular level, and it is important to include the body in healing. She encourages physical awareness and movement in conjunction with cognitive analysis. Dr. Saltzman believes in the mind-body connection and feels we can heal best when we address the mind, body and spirit together.
Expansion and Liberation through mindful presence and free expression in nature
The Idea
Expansion and Liberation half-day retreats help people express themselves, release old patterns and learn radical self-acceptance.
I have been a clinical "talk" psychologist for 20 years and find that while it is helpful and important in many circumstances, a lot of people are too "in their heads," or analytical and focused on the problem or what's not working.
In my clinical practice, I have been in the business of accepting and validating clients, and I have come to believe it would be even more helpful if people could learn to accept and validate themselves.
I often recommend mindfulness and being in nature, so I have created a new group therapy technique to help people be present, learn non-attachment and trust their inner guidance.
My vision is that through mindfulness practices, journaling, body aware movement, sacred sound, non-attached art therapy, meditative walking, breath work, and visualization, people can see their deeper selves and learn to feel whole as who they are now
-- to see that there is more to them than the self that is defined by their thoughts or their story.
The Process
Half-day retreats where you can express yourself freely, release old patterns and learn radical self-acceptance.
In these mini-retreats, with a small group, you will learn to calm the mind, be true to yourself without judgment, and create your own reality through choice of thought and visioning.
Together we will use the healing power of nature, movement, breath, meditation, sacred sound, painting, visioning and energy flow to be present with all our senses and restore our minds and bodies.
Non-goal directed art, music and journaling will help process feelings and thoughts while allowing free expression without judgment. Through mindfulness and acceptance practices, you will get to know and love your deeper divine self.
FOR QUESTIONS / TO REGISTER: Call Dr. Heidi at 303-810-5856
EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprogramming, is a highly effective, clinically proven technique that helps people process traumatic memories. While the memory remains, the emotional intensity and the meaning can shift. One of the important elements is "dual stimulation," using eye movements, sound tones or tactile vibrations going from one side of the body (and therefore the brain) to the other. The client thinks about memories or traumas while experiencing the bilateral stimulation. This technique actually changes the way the memories are stored in the brain. Clients generally experience new insights, changes in emotion associated with the memories, changes in perspective, and/or new associations. Thus, clients can move away from the pain and patterns created by the trauma and create a new way of being in their lives.