You’ve worked hard to get where you are — but perfectionism, people-pleasing, and constant pressure to hold it together are catching up with you.

Salty Counseling
Trauma Specialty Clinic in Salt Lake City

Inside, you feel anxious, exhausted — like no matter what you do, it’s never enough.

Hi, I’m Q Porschatis (she/her), founder and clinical director of Salty Counseling, a trauma specialty clinic in Salt Lake City.

Many clients who find their way here are driven, capable, and high-functioning.
They’ve built successful careers, pushed through challenges, and done everything they were supposed to do.

Most of the clients who work with me aren’t new to self-awareness.

They’ve read the books. They’ve reflected deeply. They’ve pushed themselves to grow professionally and personally.

But despite everything they’ve achieved, they still find themselves stuck in patterns they can’t think their way out of — anxiety that won’t turn off, self-doubt that keeps resurfacing, or a sense that something inside still doesn’t feel settled or safe.

This work isn’t about helping you try harder. It’s about helping your nervous system finally resolve what has been holding you in survival mode — so change becomes natural, not forced.

Many clients who find their way here are driven, capable, and successful on the outside — but internally:

• They’re hard on themselves

• Carry old wounds from family or relationships

• Notice patterns and behaviors they keep falling into, but can’t seem to break

• Wonder if they’ll ever feel truly happy or at peace

If this feels familiar, you’re not broken — and you don’t have to carry this alone.

Why Our Clients See Lasting Results

(and Why This Isn’t “Talk Therapy” as Usual)

This work creates real change you can feel in your body, see in your relationships, and experience in your daily life. Clients often describe therapy here as more focused, grounded, and effective than anything they’ve tried before.

Most therapy helps you understand why you feel the way you do.

But understanding alone doesn’t always create change.

When the same triggers, fears, or self-doubt keep resurfacing, it’s not because you’re doing something wrong.

It’s because your nervous system is still stuck in survival mode.

Through trauma-focused, nervous-system-informed therapy — including EMDR, somatic, and polyvagal-informed care — we help you create lasting change at the root level.

EMDR therapy is one of the most extensively researched trauma treatments available.

Research has shown that EMDR can significantly reduce trauma symptoms, and it is recognized as an effective treatment by organizations, including:

• American Psychological Association
• World Health Organization
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Rather than relying on insight alone, EMDR helps the brain and nervous system process unresolved experiences so they no longer trigger the same emotional and physiological responses.

• Release unresolved trauma your body is still holding onto

• Shift patterns that keep you anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck

• Build regulation, stability, and internal safety

This isn’t about endlessly revisiting the past.
It’s about helping your nervous system learn that the danger is over — so you can finally move forward.

Together, we create the safety and support needed for real transformation — not just temporary relief.

→ Schedule your free consultation and take the first step toward lasting healing.