Out of Network Therapists in Albuquerque, NM

I'll walk beside you along this journey if you're ready to take the first step. I work primarily with professional young women who can be described as responsible and stoic. Women who take care of others but have a hard time seeking care for themselves. Women who can be their own worst critic, who feel unseen and often sacrifice their comfort to keep things running smoothly. When things have been this way forever it can be hard to imagine a life with enough space to make yourself a priority. If this sounds like you, we can team up to bring ease and well-being into your life. Start a new path: reach out.

Maybe it's time to get the support and compassionate care you want, need and deserve! Feeling anxious, depressed or dealing with loss, grief, trauma or transition? Perhaps you've just been feeling a little down or disconnected from yourself or a primary relationship. Are you wanting to heal on deeper levels?

Does your relationship feel more like roommates than lovers? Wishing for more intimacy with your partner? Confused about the direction that your relationship is headed? If so, we're happy that you found us. If you are experiencing feelings of anger, frustration, disappointment or hopelessness, you've come to the right place. At AFC, we have solutions for your relationship concerns and issues. We've had hundreds of singles and couples successfully solve their relationship problems with us- effectively and quickly. We are now offering online counseling, Gottman Master Sessions, and Discernment Counseling.

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.

The clients I work with want to find ways to learn about improving their mental health and to experience more joy and satisfaction. i work with clients to heal trauma and effectively deal with stress. I am an easy-going, deep, compassionate and practical therapist that can help you to realize more of your potential, assisting you on your journey to align more of your actions to your values and goals.

My ideal client is the individual or couple who is ready to be transparent and honest, to learn about and work on painful issues, ready to confront problem thinking, communication, behavior, family of origin dynamics, personal habits, wounds, and willing to do the work necessary in an accepting and supportive environment. Having practiced in a variety of settings, I am well trained and very experienced. I am also human, intuitive and empathetic. Clients experience me as gentle but strong, exceptionally warm, authentic, loving, uncannily perceptive, direct, and consistently a safe place for expression of both tears and laughter, mistakes and triumphs.

Life can be complicated and is rarely straightforward. There are thousands of self help books out there on how to make your life meaningful. They can be helpful. However in my experience it is not always the actual knowledge of what makes life meaningful, it is the timely application of this knowledge and experiencing the feeling of accepting oneself. We often know why we want to make changes to better our life, we just don't always know how.

I don't have availability for new therapy clients, but medication evaluation & management appointments are available. If you are ready to make positive and healthy changes happen in your life, give me a call. I will ask you what changes you want to make and see if we will be a good fit. Treatment begins by starting to use tools and coping skills to free yourself from destructive relationships, harmful thought patterns, worries, anxieties, and traumatic memories. Don’t let these problems rule your life anymore! Take back the reigns in your life, take control of your actions and decisions, and help yourself to be happy and at peace.

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.

People have many reasons which motivate them to seek therapy, my role is to work with you to navigate and figure out those reasons, and how to manage the stress they may cause you. I attended UNM, Webster and Arizona State Universities to become a Licensed Clinical Counselor specializing in Behavioral Health and substance use for over 20 years in New Mexico . I use evidence based therapies that have demonstrated effectiveness to help make life improvements. I am currently working with The Balanced Path LLC. If I am unable to accommodate your needs or schedule, I am confident one of the excellent colleagues will.

I'm am interested in working with individuals, couples, and families who are committed to their own personal growth, healing, and well being. I help people who have hit one of life's many unpredictable speed bumps and need help to go over it, increase their vibrational frequency, capacity for joy, and get on with their wild and precious lives.

Are you struggling with feelings of sadness, hopelessness or missing direction in your life? Do you battle with feelings of anxiety, guilt, shame or avoidance? Maybe you’ve experienced trauma or loss in your life and you are looking for a way to make changes and find some relief but just do not know how to? If so, then let’s chat. I specialize in a variety of evidence-based modalities such as CBT and EMDR and focus on working with highly motivated individuals with depression, anxiety, trauma and stress. You CAN make the changes that help you move through this difficult time to feel more centered and grounded.

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.

My approach to Counseling & Life Coaching is NOT based on hope or talk! I provide you with caring support, and pragmatic solution-focused strategies that work to help you follow through and make the positive changes you want and need to make! For over 15 years, I've helped thousands of clients, from all walks of life, to overcome: Unhealthy Habits and Addictions; Emotional Eating and Weight Challenges; Unhealthy Lifestyles and Health Problems; Relationship Struggles and Lack of Intimacy; Financial Struggles and Career Counseling; Anxiety and Depression; Current and Past Trauma; Lack of Self-Care, Low Self-Esteem and Self-Sabotage. If you're ready to make some much needed changes, call or e-mail me today!

Fortified Mind Counseling is dedicated to providing appropriate, individualized service and committed to the use of proactive, holistic, and practical approaches to support individuals and couples. We believe rapport is the driving force in developing healthy therapeutic and life goals, helping clients to achieve their sense of normalcy in life.

I am currently accepting clients 16 and older.