Ben Salazar

Comprehensive Psychological Evaluations

Dr. Salazar is a clinical faculty member at Brigham Young University. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Denver and has worked in a variety of settings, including university counseling centers, community mental health, and primary care hospital settings.

He is fluent in Spanish and can conduct therapy in Spanish. He approaches therapy from an interpersonal perspective, and he views healthy relationships as key to healthy cognitive and emotional functioning. He has experience working with a broad range of mental health concerns, and specializes in treating anxiety disorders, couples/relationship issues, mood disorders, acculturation/adjustment concerns, and behavioral addictions. He highly values diversity in each client and strives to make therapy a safe, rewarding, and challenging experience. He also has interest in process-oriented group therapy.


Dr. Salazar is a husband and father of four children. He enjoys spending time with his family, cycling, and playing and watching sports.

Our experienced clinicians

Meet Our Therapists

Ben Salazar

Ph.D.

Sophie Mickelsen

Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Brian Austin

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Rick T Biesinger

Psy.D., NCC, Director

Daniel Jensen

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Danielle Kalinowski

Psychology Resident

Yasaman “Yasi” Klayman

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist