Teletherapy for Albuquerque, NM

We offer individual, teen, couples, and family therapy in a safe, supportive and nonjudgmental atmosphere. With our clinical skills we work collaboratively with our clients to overcome challenges they may be facing such as trouble sleeping, overthinking, issues in communication, relationship, grief, and depression to name a few. We believe we all carry the strength within to navigate this adventure called “life.” Let’s discover the best version of you! Mind, body, heart and spirit.

If you are at an intersection or wilderness in your life due to illness, conflict, grief, depression, vocational or family changes, personal or cultural change, and desire discernment and guidance for next steps, my goal is to accompany you with a compassionate presence. Our work together is to cultivate a deeper sense of peace and the ability to be a loving presence in your family and community. With over 30 years as a practitioner, my work is to be a compassionate listener and assist in finding what is most important for you at this time in your life as you tend your soul and attend to your responsibilities.

I'm Jen Stephenson, a practicing clinician since 2011. I have experience working with individuals, couples, and families age 3-93. My most recent season working with individuals who have experienced trauma, as well as both teens and adults who identify as LGBTQIA+ has become my passion. I use an eclectic approach with elements of CBT, MI, ACT, and SFBT. I work well with clients of an array of backgrounds and find that a "curious approach" to life, and what is troubling you, has proven to be a great starting point for most people. I am fascinated with the human condition.

Are you struggling or wanting to make a change? I use a compassionate strength based approach to help you be your best self, live a fulfilling life and realize your full potential. I specialize in empowering women, healing intimacy issues, anxiety, addictions, affairs and trauma. I'm a former personal trainer, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and EMDR certified. I work with those who are new to therapy and those with high self awareness seeking ongoing growth. I'm passionate about empowering you in everyway. Together we'll improve your relationships, self-worth and help you regain wholeness using a body, mind and Spirit approach.

Working with a therapist is one of the best, hardest things we ever do for ourselves. It’s how we change the story we tell about ourselves to live the best life we can. I will listen to you without judgment to help you will feel fully heard and understood. I will join you in exploring the challenges you are experiencing in your thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Together we will create or access skills, strategies, epiphanies and perspectives to help you cope with and overcome your challenges and live your best life.

I will keep this short and simple. I have always been fascinated with how the mind can heal the brain! My focus in the counseling profession has always been with trauma and how to heal oneself through different therapy models. I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) , Brain Spotting, Mindfulness Based Emotional Processing, Dialectical behavior and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies. My main focus in therapy is "YOU." I will use whatever skills I have and incorporate them into your treatment. I am open minded therapist; therefore nothing you tell me is too big or small!

AVAILABLE BY TELETHERAPY. Good therapy empowers. Whether for improving relationships, controlling emotions, reducing fears and anxieties, enhancing self-esteem, ending avoidance, or accomplishing important personal goals, successful therapy empowers, teaches, and eliminates barriers. With focus, commitment, and the right strategies, effective change can be generated and maintained. Unwanted habits can be replaced; stress, anxiety, and avoidance can be eliminated; self-control and emotional control can be strengthened; important skills can be acquired and sharpened; motivation can be increased; desired goals can be achieved.

Is your day to day life reactivating old childhood wounds or creating greater stress? Do you need solutions fast so that more time isn’t lost to overwhelm, self-doubt and failing relationships? What if you had the confidence and comfort within yourself to face it all? Start moving in a new, more positive direction with a Transformation Therapy Intensive (TTI). Imagine how creative and unstoppable you could be if you were to keep the wisdom gained from past challenges, but lose the associated pain. A TTI is to regular talk therapy what a plane ride is to a bike ride, getting you much further much faster, and living with joy.

I had a psychology practice in Austin for 20 years, relocating to Albuquerque in 2012. As an outgrowth of my continuing work with clients from Texas, I have developed a specialty in providing internet therapy. My specialties include eating disorders, complex mood disorders, personality disorders, recovery from narcissistic abuse, and helping families with "failure to launch" young adults. I also provide consultation to parents who are struggling with an oppositional adolescent or an adult child with ongoing difficulties. I provide both therapeutic and forensic psychological evaluations.

You are the expert on yourself with unique perspectives and beliefs shaped by your own personal experiences. I invite you to lead me on a journey of what your life has been like so far, and in doing so reveal to me what you need to live at your full potential. From there we begin the next stage of your journey.

A few openings available for new clients. I no longer accept insurance so it is self-pay only. Pay-what-you-can spots are currently full. - - - Antonia P. Montoya, LCSW, CHES, is a mental health therapist who specializes in walking alongside clients through grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, and challenging life transitions. She supports her clients in the exploration and reconnection with themselves, while teaching new practices for creating the change they seek in their lives. She is a queer Chicana woman of color born and raised in Albuquerque who has been a lifelong student of the traditional healing practices of her ancestors.

You've experienced something terrible in your life, and you cannot stop thinking about it. You can't sleep, and barely function throughout the day. Or maybe you function, but you're unhappy, stressed and anxious. Maybe you cover the pain with drugs, sex or alcohol. Trauma affects everyone- and everyone reacts in their own way. You want to be able to look forward to your day, your life and your relationships. If you've been through sexual trauma, infidelity, relational issues or have low self esteem, EMDR can help.

Are you someone who values loving and supportive relationships? Do you wish to have a nourishing and intimate relationship, but repeatedly date the same type of person you were trying to get away from? Do you feel anxious, overwhelmed, numb, irritable, or disconnected from yourself &others? Do you struggle with flashbacks, insomnia, chronic headaches, or panic attacks? You may be experiencing symptoms of relational or complex trauma. Our physical & mental health can be impacted by childhood abuse, neglect, or unmet emotional needs, and can make it difficult to have a healthy relationship with our self and others.

Are you a man or woman of any age who is experiencing some transitions in your life that seem far too challenging or overwhelming and are becoming obstacles to moving forward? Are they holding you back? These may feel like traumatic experiences or just may feel like you are stuck? They may have lead to addictive behaviors or maybe a crisis of conscious or spiritual crisis? I can offer you a compassionate, encouraging therapeutic relationship with trust and dignity to help you move through it to a place of healing, wellness, self-esteem, motivation, peace and joy. Jon

Chronic pain, stress, anxiety, fear, distraction and depression — these all have a common root — our habitual response to our own feelings. This response feels automatic, but it is learned, and it can be changed. You can do this liberating work, and I can help. And, while I am a generalist and work with a wide variety of challenges, from traumatic memories to existential crises, I have a special place in my heart for chronic pain sufferers.

Therapy is like a road trip: You need a destination, a map, and a vehicle. In therapy, you choose the destination- Where do you want to go or grow? Every week, we'll track how your last week went. If life is getting better, we're on track! If it's not improving, we change directions. And no more asking "is this working?"! That is our map. Finally, our vehicle is our professional relationship. Research shows that your comfort is the most important part of therapy! While I can't promise you we'll have an instant "click", I can promise to use your weekly feedback to continually improve our sessions. That way, each week gets better.

I am a Medical Support Clinical Hypnotherapist with over 400 hours of clinical training. I am Fellow of the International Board of Hypnotherapy, which is the certifying board with the highest level of initial certification, and on-going education requirements in the industry. I am a Hypnotherapist involved with the National Institutes of Health Hypnotherapy Study on Reducing Urinary Frequency using Medical Support Hypnotherapy. Additionally, I serve as an Associate Instructor and a Practical Skills Coach at the prestigious Hypnotherapy Academy of America in Albuquerque. I am qualified to work on medical support issues, fears, anxieties, goal achievement & smoking cessation.