Dr. Aeriel Halstead is a postdoctoral fellow who believes that the right therapeutic fit can help you to answer meaningful questions, find increased alignment with the life you value, and connect to community. She provides services to adolescents and adults and has strong expertise in assisting those who have experienced interpersonal violence (domestic violence, sexual assault), trauma (including identity based and religious trauma), identity development and exploration, relationship concerns, and LGBTQ+ affirming care. 

Dr. Halstead's approach focuses on fostering a warm and supportive therapeutic relationship that combines the expertise of your lived experience with expertise from psychology. She believes in evidence-based practices and uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy combined with feminist-multicultural approaches. This empowers you to develop the life you value even when faced with difficult circumstances.  

Dr. Halstead began by earning dual baccalaureates in Psychology and Communication Studies at UNLV. She went on to earn her Master's in Psychology and her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Brigham Young University where ger research generally focused on interpersonal relationships and the prevention of intimate partner violence. She completed her psychological internship at the UNLV's Counseling and Psychological Services on the Trauma Rotation. In the course of her training, Dr. Halstead has worked in a domestic violence shelter, state prison, VA, and college counseling centers fine-tuning her generalist training with expertise in trauma. 

Dr. Halstead was born and raised in Las Vegas and has a deep commitment to the community. She is a biracial, bisexual, cisgender woman who grew up on the eastside of the valley as the second oldest of five children. In her free time she enjoys watching broadway shows at the Smith Center, dancing salsa, and savoring any good meal that she does not have to cook. She believes that enjoyment is a radical act of resistance and does what she can to reduce suffering for herself and others through the pursuit of pleasure: that includes joyful participation in advocacy and social justice.

Dr. Halstead is expected to be a licensed psychologist fall 2025.