David
Counselor, MA, LP, LPCC
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
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Let's Connect (505) 587-1088
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Santa Fe, NM 87501
While we are shaped by our wounds, they don’t have to define us – they are part of what makes us whole. As Leonard Cohen says: “There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in". I offer relational psychoanalysis and psychotherapy for adults, couples, and groups — a space to explore pain, longing, purpose, and the quiet sense that something within you is asking to be known. Together, we’ll move at the pace of truth and curiosity. This work welcomes both the visible and invisible parts of your experience, including the symbolic, intuitive, and spiritual dimensions that often live just beneath the surface.
Healing unfolds in relationship — the one we build together, and the one you build with yourself . My style is warm, steady, and attuned to who you are. We’ll listen to the whole of your experience. Sometimes what needs attention doesn’t speak in words; it shows itself as tension, stillness, or a feeling with no name. We honor all of it.
Therapy is a collaborative act of becoming. Healing doesn’t erase your past — it gathers it into a more coherent and powerful whole. I don’t see your struggles as flaws to fix, but as parts of your story containing strength, meaning, and renewal. The first step is yours, we’ll do the rest together.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email David Makowski now - (505) 587-1088
Let's Connect (505) 587-1088
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $300
- Couple Sessions $350
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
American Express, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, ZelleInsurance
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of New Mexico / CTB-2026-0128 David Makowski
- In Practice for 6 years
- Attended Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center, Licensed Psychoanalyst (LP), Graduated 2025
- Certificate from Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society 2020
- Degree/Diploma from Teachers College, Columbia University MA, Organizational Psychology / 2015
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Psychedelic Preparation and Integration
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- First Responders
- Grief
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Peer Relationships
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Relational/Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic/Jungian