Monika Salzer (born 11 February 1948) is an Austrian psychotherapist, Protestant theologian and pastor, columnist, and author.

She worked in hospitals handling clinical pastoral care for the seriously ill, including the education of voluntary caretakers.

[2] From 1983 to 1985, Salzer worked in a research project at the Orthopädisches Krankenhaus Gersthof [de], and wrote its report, Klinische Seelsorge an schwersterkrankten Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen (Clinical pastoral care for seriously ill adolescents and young adults), about taking spiritual care of young people treated for serious illnesses.

[3] Salzer studied at the Institut für Systematische Therapie (IFS) to become a systematic psychotherapist.

[4] In 2017, Salzer was a founding member of the initiative Omas gegen Rechts together with Susanne Scholl.