Therapists in New Mexico

TWO Daytime Slots Available. Progressive, feminist, creative and kind... With decades of experience in Women's Issues, I offer Integrative Psychotherapy and Coaching for all. I graduated from the Columbia University School of Social Work (1987) and have rich practice experience in NYC, Providence, & Santa Fe. The work is about what your goals for YOU are, and is collaborative and empowering. Focusing on the idea that there is always meaning to be found in struggle, we work to help you find peace with your past, love and respect for yourself in the present, and take energized action on behalf of your future.

Currently accepting new clients. I provide therapy and supervision focused on women's issues and perinatal mental health. I work with college students, young adults, healthcare providers, and self-identified women of childbearing age.

Are you feeling disappointed or unfulfilled in life? You have the power to change this. Through self-introspection you will begin to understand how your life choices are impacting your wellbeing and happiness. I will encourage you to take responsibility for your choices, empower you to make choices that align with your true authentic self, and in turn create a life that is worth living. I have experience helping people work through the challenges of life, including self-esteem, relationship issues, premarital counseling, women's issues, conflict resolutions, and life transitions.

When choosing a therapist, it’s important to find the right fit for your needs. We provide services via telehealth to individuals, couples, and families through all life stages. We want you to feel heard and supported through life’s challenges. Our goal is to help you find strategies to cope, improve your relationship with yourself and others, and strengthen your support system in order to live a more balanced life. Together, we can get there.

The therapeutic relationship is a unique and healing one and has the potential to transform our earliest relational patterns and unconscious attempts at repair. I bring my presence, deep, active listening, attentiveness, curiosity and positive regard to individuals and couples seeking therapy. Applying my extensive knowledge, training, and practice in attachment based research and depth-oriented approaches, I enjoy working with the imaginal, dreams as well as our relationship in the here and now as it may reflect the past.

I specialize in the areas of women's issues and multicultural counseling. Treatment takes on an integrative approach that best suits your needs. I emphasize personal growth and well-being for individuals, families, and communities of all ethnicities, cultures, races, genders, sexual orientations, ability/disability levels, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sizes, other identities. Although I have expertise as a psychologist and I share that expertise with you, I believe that you are the expert of your life and have your own wisdom. Together we can collaborate to determine the best courses of action to improve your health and well-being.

Whether you have been in counseling for years, or are reaching out for the first time, finding a counselor and starting therapy can be a daunting process. Dealing with grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, or any other stressors can compound the difficulty of this process. As a team, we can walk through whatever stressors are impacting you and find solutions that will guide you to where you want to be in your life.

**PLEASE NOTE: I am not accepting new clients at this time.** I see clients virtually in New Mexico and Oregon. I work in: trauma recovery for survivors/witnesses of crime, domestic violence, childhood abuse, sexual assault, & traumatic death * Depression * Anxiety * Grief & loss * Women's issues * Assertiveness * Low self-esteem * Divorce & other life transitions * Meaning, fulfillment, mindfulness * Military service/family issues * Trans/Non-Binary/Gender Queer/Gender Non-Conforming * Adult Autism * Clients with non-mainstream family & social arrangements (LGBTQ, BDSM, Poly) & religions (e.g. Wicca) * Kink Aware Professional

I have devoted my career to helping women, children, and adolescents. With a background in complex trauma, attachment, play therapy, and parenting, I'm here to offer a compassionate and skilled approach to therapy. I value the importance of the therapeutic relationship above all else and strive to always establish safety and benevolence. My goal is to help you understand and accept yourself, empowering you to navigate life’s difficulties with confidence and resilience.

Sooner or later life brings us challenges that feel overwhelming. And yet, many of us find it difficult to seek support. If this is you, I can help. My clinical approach is grounded in a commitment to help you to reduce the suffering you are experiencing. Adult life can be very stressful and finding a way to balance work, money, children, relationships, and past trauma without a loss of physical and emotional well-being is not easy. I work holistically to help you to restore the mind, body, and spirit connection.

The basis of our work together is the development of trust and authenticity; I am an excellent listener and once we have established a working relationship, I will assist you with life transitions, relationship issues, anxiety, trauma and depression.

Exploration and resolution of issues and challenges is a part of the call to therapy. Each of us has a spark—that inherent worth which makes us unique and valuable. Discovering or re-discovering our spark can be one of the most exciting journeys we ever take. Spark can also mean our life purpose, direction, or how we want to live in the world. We seek to uncover this spark because we know, deep down, that there is more, a lot more, than what we experience in our day to day lives. My calling is facilitating others in re-igniting their spark. My approach is simple, grounded in the awareness of your pre-existing awesomeness.

Cultivating joy, self-worth and safety is an inherent right for all people. Navigating our life’s journey can present us with challenges. By strengthening our own agency, internal and external resources it can allow us to create a life that is thriving. My work with you is rooted in neuroscience and play. I work from a feminist, trauma informed approach. Incorporating experiential modalities to work with the body on a somatic level. The body is what holds on to the trauma/past experiences. Together we can explore your own body’s wisdom allowing for a deeper connection with self.

I consider myself a Self-Healing Guide. My relationship with clients is built on respect, empathy, compassion, validation, humor and inspiration. We work Together. Much of my work is based on the knowing that you have all the answers inside yourself and my job is to help you re-learn how to access that information and heal. My job is to trust intuition and the information I receive while working with you to support you with grounded guidance & facilitation. I also offer Workshops & Retreats for women.

As an older queer Jewish woman, I love working with other LBGTQ and straight women and men who are ready to make changes in their lives. I understand what it feels like to be hurt by people you love or to be unable to find peace within yourself. So you're in pain or suffer from anger, or shamed, let me help you help yourself. You can learn to regulate your emotions and change the way you think about yourself and interact with others differently. I know this is difficult as I have had to do this too. Let me help you help yourself walk through the pain and get to the other side. It is time to unburden yourself of your secrets.

My role as a therapist is that of a fellow-human that joins you on this chapter of your journey. Think of us together on a walk. On our walk, we encounter the natural elements that both slow us down with fatigue and overwhelm, and also motivate us with inspiration and delight. What makes this journey bearable, do-able, and sometimes even fun is that we are together. You are not alone. The safety I intend to cultivate for you provides the atmosphere for inquiry, exploration, curiosity, and growth.

The current global crisis is stressful. For many of us it may be reactivating old layers of unresolved trauma, that shows up as chronic anxiety, dread, helplessness, relationship challenges, shame, or a shutting down to life and love, fueling unhealthy coping strategies. I believe we all have an innate capacity to heal from adversity. I support you to turn towards your symptoms with openness and curiosity so they can become a doorway to greater healing, growth and new possibility. I hope to empower and inspire you to heal and grow from past trauma. "There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in"( L. Cohen)

It is easy to get swept up into what the world defines a woman should be. This world can pollute the mind into believing that extreme measures need to be taken in order to fulfill the status quo. It is exhausting molding oneself into a mold that was never meant to be. Each woman has been created for a unique purpose, and if the purpose gets diluted with the expectations of this world, the true beauty and intellect of the woman is hidden and that is a travesty. When a women sees her value in God's eyes, she truly becomes alive, as she understands she was created for a purpose, and is not a mere afterthought.

These times can be complicated, to say the least. I believe in and offer resonant healing where we work towards wholeness together. I am honored to meet you in your pain and in your joy over the magical airwaves of Telehealth! I began my work in mental health in 1999 in a psychiatric facility. Since then, I have worked in various community mental health organizations. I have been working as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor since 2009, and as a Licensed Massage Therapist for 10 years. My work focuses on the mind, body and soul through body-based modalities. I use humor and grace frequently ;)