Couples Counseling Therapists in Albuquerque, NM
The Family Connection,
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, LMSW, LMHC
Albuquerque, NM 87120
Our clinicians combine clinical expertise with genuine compassion, helping you build healthier relationships and stronger coping skills.
With 20+ providers, The Family Connection offers evidence-based care across specialties—individual, teens, couples, and family therapy. One call connects you with the right clinician for your unique needs, simplifying access to comprehensive mental health care that truly cares about you as the unique, beautiful person you are.
Our clinicians combine clinical expertise with genuine compassion, helping you build healthier relationships and stronger coping skills.
With 20+ providers, The Family Connection offers evidence-based care across specialties—individual, teens, couples, and family therapy. One call connects you with the right clinician for your unique needs, simplifying access to comprehensive mental health care that truly cares about you as the unique, beautiful person you are.
Michele M Donovan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I work with persons of all gender and gender non-conforming identities as well as all relationship orientations including consensual non-monogamy, polyamory, kink- friendly and traditional couples and marriage.
Just by showing up and reading this, you are brave! Looking for help isn’t always easy, but if any of the following resonates with you, I believe I can help! Do you find yourself feeling stuck in negative repetitive patterns? Overwhelmed and confused? Experiencing anxiety and/or depression and wanting more out of life but not sure how to get there. I know life can feel like an uphill battle at times, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. I can support you through the challenging and confusing parts of your journey and share in the celebration of your successes in personal growth along the way.
I work with persons of all gender and gender non-conforming identities as well as all relationship orientations including consensual non-monogamy, polyamory, kink- friendly and traditional couples and marriage.
Just by showing up and reading this, you are brave! Looking for help isn’t always easy, but if any of the following resonates with you, I believe I can help! Do you find yourself feeling stuck in negative repetitive patterns? Overwhelmed and confused? Experiencing anxiety and/or depression and wanting more out of life but not sure how to get there. I know life can feel like an uphill battle at times, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. I can support you through the challenging and confusing parts of your journey and share in the celebration of your successes in personal growth along the way.
Marión Carrillo is a bi/pan and Indigenous Licensed Social Worker. He is well-versed in nonmonogamy, queer relationships, BDSM, and sex work. Marion uses client-centric and trauma-informed modalities and a philosophy of harm reduction to treat clients at any stage in their lives
Marión Carrillo is a bi/pan and Indigenous Licensed Social Worker. He is well-versed in nonmonogamy, queer relationships, BDSM, and sex work. Marion uses client-centric and trauma-informed modalities and a philosophy of harm reduction to treat clients at any stage in their lives
I would love to partner with you on a journey to healing!
In my work, I integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients understand how their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact, while also honoring the spiritual beliefs that shape their lives.
I would love to partner with you on a journey to healing!
In my work, I integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients understand how their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact, while also honoring the spiritual beliefs that shape their lives.
I work with teens and adults navigating trauma, grief, major life transitions, and severe mental health challenges. Many clients come in feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. With experience across hospitals, schools, and community settings, I provide a supportive, culturally responsive space where clients can process what they’ve been through and build resilience, stability, and confidence in their next steps. I also have extensive experience working with the Native American population
I work with teens and adults navigating trauma, grief, major life transitions, and severe mental health challenges. Many clients come in feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. With experience across hospitals, schools, and community settings, I provide a supportive, culturally responsive space where clients can process what they’ve been through and build resilience, stability, and confidence in their next steps. I also have extensive experience working with the Native American population
My specialized training includes a certification in Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) and Level 2 completion of PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy).
Psychotherapy is a partnership with the goal of exploring who you are, what you want, and what is getting in your way. But how does it work? First, engaging in psychotherapy gives you the rare opportunity for another human being to focus entirely on you which can be healing in itself. And if that person is specifically trained to know what questions to ask and when to challenge and confront and when to support and encourage, then the possibilities for growth are endless.
My specialized training includes a certification in Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) and Level 2 completion of PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy).
Psychotherapy is a partnership with the goal of exploring who you are, what you want, and what is getting in your way. But how does it work? First, engaging in psychotherapy gives you the rare opportunity for another human being to focus entirely on you which can be healing in itself. And if that person is specifically trained to know what questions to ask and when to challenge and confront and when to support and encourage, then the possibilities for growth are endless.
My team at Umoja Behavioral Health and I work well with addictions, teens, sexual abuse, marriage/ relationship problems and LGBTQ issues.
Our primary method is called Belief Systems Analysis. Using a science-based survey, we can discover real strengths and begin to build upon them. This can also enhance your work if you care for people, in your work or family. This holistic approach acknowledges worldview, relationships, and community.
My team at Umoja Behavioral Health and I work well with addictions, teens, sexual abuse, marriage/ relationship problems and LGBTQ issues.
Our primary method is called Belief Systems Analysis. Using a science-based survey, we can discover real strengths and begin to build upon them. This can also enhance your work if you care for people, in your work or family. This holistic approach acknowledges worldview, relationships, and community.
Yulia Hartman
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
2 Endorsed
Albuquerque, NM 87108
Waitlist for new clients
My work is for those who are not looking for surface-level coping skills, but for a more fundamental shift in how they inhabit their lives, relationships, and inner world.
My approach is gentle, deep, and somatically attuned. I listen with the whole nervous system, tracking the places where your body recognizes truth before your mind does. Most clients describe our work as a combination of emotional clarity, grounding, and something more difficult to name—a feeling of coming home to themselves.
My work is for those who are not looking for surface-level coping skills, but for a more fundamental shift in how they inhabit their lives, relationships, and inner world.
My approach is gentle, deep, and somatically attuned. I listen with the whole nervous system, tracking the places where your body recognizes truth before your mind does. Most clients describe our work as a combination of emotional clarity, grounding, and something more difficult to name—a feeling of coming home to themselves.
Most people just want to be heard. They want to know that someone is listening to them and someone cares. Further, most of us contain the answers to our questions. We simply need someone to support us and remind us of our great worth and value. Within this environment of support we are able to discover within ourselves what we have been lacking, where we are in need and what will improve our lives. You are capable, you can do this! I wish to congratulate you on coming this far, you are not alone and there is not something “wrong” with you. Actually, there are some great attributes within or you would not have had the courage.
Most people just want to be heard. They want to know that someone is listening to them and someone cares. Further, most of us contain the answers to our questions. We simply need someone to support us and remind us of our great worth and value. Within this environment of support we are able to discover within ourselves what we have been lacking, where we are in need and what will improve our lives. You are capable, you can do this! I wish to congratulate you on coming this far, you are not alone and there is not something “wrong” with you. Actually, there are some great attributes within or you would not have had the courage.
Metta House of Hopes and Dreams
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC
Albuquerque, NM 87112
Many of our clients come to us feeling overwhelmed by substance use, trauma, or long-standing emotional patterns that feel hard to break. They want clarity, stability, and the ability to rebuild their lives with confidence. At Metta House of Hopes and Dreams, we offer a warm, structured, and evidence-based path forward.
Our licensed clinicians provide compassionate, trauma-informed care tailored to your goals—whether that means achieving sobriety, healing emotional wounds, or strengthening your daily functioning.
Many of our clients come to us feeling overwhelmed by substance use, trauma, or long-standing emotional patterns that feel hard to break. They want clarity, stability, and the ability to rebuild their lives with confidence. At Metta House of Hopes and Dreams, we offer a warm, structured, and evidence-based path forward.
Our licensed clinicians provide compassionate, trauma-informed care tailored to your goals—whether that means achieving sobriety, healing emotional wounds, or strengthening your daily functioning.
Do you sometimes wish you could better handle common challenges – relationships, worries, anger, or disappointments?
Recognizing that our past is always part of our present, effective therapy helps us understand how our earliest relationships with caregivers have shaped our present selves and, most importantly, how to use that awareness to heal unhealthy patterns/habits that undermine our ability to live a fulfilled, satisfying life.
Do you sometimes wish you could better handle common challenges – relationships, worries, anger, or disappointments?
Recognizing that our past is always part of our present, effective therapy helps us understand how our earliest relationships with caregivers have shaped our present selves and, most importantly, how to use that awareness to heal unhealthy patterns/habits that undermine our ability to live a fulfilled, satisfying life.
I offer 1:1 counseling, EMDR, couples counseling using the Gottman Method, and support for existential/spiritual matters including end of life, religious harm, and anxiety.
Immediate openings available!
Looking for a therapist who has life experience, but isn't "old school?" Someone who can meet you where you're at professionally, psychologically, and identity-wise?
I have a passion for supporting people through life's challenges. I work especially with LGBTQIA+ folks, leaders, women of all stripes, and late-diagnosed/high-masking autists.
I incorporate mindfulness, feminist, and existential therapy approaches. I am queer-identified, Poly/ENM inclusive, and kink-friendly.
I offer 1:1 counseling, EMDR, couples counseling using the Gottman Method, and support for existential/spiritual matters including end of life, religious harm, and anxiety.
Immediate openings available!
Looking for a therapist who has life experience, but isn't "old school?" Someone who can meet you where you're at professionally, psychologically, and identity-wise?
I have a passion for supporting people through life's challenges. I work especially with LGBTQIA+ folks, leaders, women of all stripes, and late-diagnosed/high-masking autists.
I incorporate mindfulness, feminist, and existential therapy approaches. I am queer-identified, Poly/ENM inclusive, and kink-friendly.
My approach is built on one core belief: the most powerful therapeutic tool is a real, authentic relationship.
That constant feeling you’re justifying your existence. The exhaustion of code-switching, of making yourself smaller to feel safe, of checking all the right boxes only to feel like you don’t fit in any of them. If you’ve moved through the world with layered identities—as a BIPOC individual, a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, or a survivor of unstable systems—I see you. This is your space to stop performing. My work is dedicated to helping you embrace your own complexity and find healing not by changing who you are, but by becoming more fully yourself. You deserve a place where every part of your story is welcome.
My approach is built on one core belief: the most powerful therapeutic tool is a real, authentic relationship.
That constant feeling you’re justifying your existence. The exhaustion of code-switching, of making yourself smaller to feel safe, of checking all the right boxes only to feel like you don’t fit in any of them. If you’ve moved through the world with layered identities—as a BIPOC individual, a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, or a survivor of unstable systems—I see you. This is your space to stop performing. My work is dedicated to helping you embrace your own complexity and find healing not by changing who you are, but by becoming more fully yourself. You deserve a place where every part of your story is welcome.
Therapy is a verb. It is an active process that requires your participation and engagement as well as my own. I am passionate about helping you make real changes within yourself and thus your life. Maybe you already know what you want to address or perhaps something in your external world has turned your life upside down. Whatever is driving you here, I would be a good fit for you if you want a therapist that is equally active and invested in your process of change.
Therapy is a verb. It is an active process that requires your participation and engagement as well as my own. I am passionate about helping you make real changes within yourself and thus your life. Maybe you already know what you want to address or perhaps something in your external world has turned your life upside down. Whatever is driving you here, I would be a good fit for you if you want a therapist that is equally active and invested in your process of change.
Katherine has over 10 years of experience with sex-positive counseling for adults, couples, and families. She is completing her Ph.D in Marriage and Family Therapy with a specialized focus on adolescent and youth sexual health. Independently licensed and certified in family trauma work, her passion is in the development of age and developmentally appropriate, sex-positive educational programming that includes safety, consent, body positivity, and gender identity.
Katherine has over 10 years of experience with sex-positive counseling for adults, couples, and families. She is completing her Ph.D in Marriage and Family Therapy with a specialized focus on adolescent and youth sexual health. Independently licensed and certified in family trauma work, her passion is in the development of age and developmentally appropriate, sex-positive educational programming that includes safety, consent, body positivity, and gender identity.
In our work together, we’ll explore your experiences, relationships, and past traumas using a combination of narrative therapy and interpersonal techniques.
Being present and in charge of your mental health right now can feel impossible. It’s hard to feel like you have a grip on everything all the time and be a “functional human” within society. I personally believe healing starts with understanding yourself, your patterns, and your needs. Learning the why behind your emotions and behaviors can be deeply empowering, and I’m here to support you through that process! I specialize in helping clients navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, intimacy concerns, and identity exploration, always through a lens of empathy, and respect.
In our work together, we’ll explore your experiences, relationships, and past traumas using a combination of narrative therapy and interpersonal techniques.
Being present and in charge of your mental health right now can feel impossible. It’s hard to feel like you have a grip on everything all the time and be a “functional human” within society. I personally believe healing starts with understanding yourself, your patterns, and your needs. Learning the why behind your emotions and behaviors can be deeply empowering, and I’m here to support you through that process! I specialize in helping clients navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, intimacy concerns, and identity exploration, always through a lens of empathy, and respect.
The Evolution Group, Inc - PTSD
Counselor, LMHC, LPCC, LMFT, LMSW, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Our trauma treatment team consists of counselors and social workers who have been trained and certified to specialize in treating individuals, couples and families who have been affected by trauma and the co-occurring mental health disorders that often go with this.
Post-Traumatic Stress (P.T.S.) is an injury to the emotional part of the brain from which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. The condition may last months or years, with triggers that can bring back memories of the trauma accompanied by intense emotional and physical reactions. Symptoms may include nightmares, flashbacks, insomnia, anger, unwanted memories of the trauma, avoidance of situations that bring back memories of the trauma, heightened reactions, anxiety, or depressed mood. After 6 months of symptoms the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may apply.
Our trauma treatment team consists of counselors and social workers who have been trained and certified to specialize in treating individuals, couples and families who have been affected by trauma and the co-occurring mental health disorders that often go with this.
Post-Traumatic Stress (P.T.S.) is an injury to the emotional part of the brain from which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. The condition may last months or years, with triggers that can bring back memories of the trauma accompanied by intense emotional and physical reactions. Symptoms may include nightmares, flashbacks, insomnia, anger, unwanted memories of the trauma, avoidance of situations that bring back memories of the trauma, heightened reactions, anxiety, or depressed mood. After 6 months of symptoms the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may apply.
I believe in the importance of creating a collaborative therapeutic relationship where you feel seen, heard, and empowered.
My journey as a therapist has been deeply rooted in advocacy, support, and empowerment within the LGBTQ+ community and of communities of color. With a commitment to fostering inclusivity and understanding, I have cultivated a practice that prioritizes the voices and experiences of those often marginalized and historically underserved. I recognize the importance of culturally competent care and the impact of systemic inequalities in mental health. I provide a culturally responsive approach to therapy, addressing issues such as identity, discrimination, intergenerational trauma, and acculturation.
I believe in the importance of creating a collaborative therapeutic relationship where you feel seen, heard, and empowered.
My journey as a therapist has been deeply rooted in advocacy, support, and empowerment within the LGBTQ+ community and of communities of color. With a commitment to fostering inclusivity and understanding, I have cultivated a practice that prioritizes the voices and experiences of those often marginalized and historically underserved. I recognize the importance of culturally competent care and the impact of systemic inequalities in mental health. I provide a culturally responsive approach to therapy, addressing issues such as identity, discrimination, intergenerational trauma, and acculturation.
I am an experienced therapist and certified life coach dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and groups navigate life's challenges.
I specialize in treating Anxiety, Depression, Stress, and Trauma. I also have significant experience with Grief, Relationship Issues, Domestic Abuse/Violence, and challenging Life Transitions. My approach is forward-focused: we address emotional healing, then set clear goals using my Life Coaching expertise for personal and professional success.
I am an experienced therapist and certified life coach dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and groups navigate life's challenges.
I specialize in treating Anxiety, Depression, Stress, and Trauma. I also have significant experience with Grief, Relationship Issues, Domestic Abuse/Violence, and challenging Life Transitions. My approach is forward-focused: we address emotional healing, then set clear goals using my Life Coaching expertise for personal and professional success.
I believe in hearing your story, in your words, and having a collaborative relationship to find the answers you need for lasting wellness and recovery.
As an LMFT with a 30+ year Psych Nursing background, I possess knowledge and skills from the medical world that have allowed me to be a source of added education information for my clients and colleagues. I'm also a Veteran, highly experienced with the unique needs of Veterans of all eras. Geriatric & dementia care are additional specialties.
I believe in hearing your story, in your words, and having a collaborative relationship to find the answers you need for lasting wellness and recovery.
As an LMFT with a 30+ year Psych Nursing background, I possess knowledge and skills from the medical world that have allowed me to be a source of added education information for my clients and colleagues. I'm also a Veteran, highly experienced with the unique needs of Veterans of all eras. Geriatric & dementia care are additional specialties.
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Couples Counseling Therapists
Does couples counseling work?
Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.
When should a couple seek counseling?
Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.
How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?
The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.
How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?
The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.