Somatic Therapists in Albuquerque, NM

I specialize in working with people who have experienced trauma while supporting folks who are moving through life's transitions. Many of my clients may be experiencing anxiety, depression, addictive behaviors, substance use, relationship issues, LGBTQIA+, gender, or identity issues. Additionally, I am conversationally fluent in ASL and able to provide services in ASL to clients who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing or CODA whose first language is ASL. I am certified in Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memory (RTM) and Compassionate Inquiry, both are trauma treatments to help you return to wholeness.

As a licensed mental health counselor, I provide therapy for individuals, couples, and families, I am bilingual and can work with Spanish speaking individuals. As a Latina and a native New Mexican I have a deep understanding of multicultural counseling. People, seeking caring and compassionate therapeutic services, explore various issues in a safe environment. A trusting therapeutic relationship provides the client with a place to heal current and past issues. This empowers them to live with balance and find a sense of inner well-being. I believe in providing a genuine, caring, heart-felt, trusting, relationship, with each person.

Are you feeling stuck and disconnected? As humans, we crave connection with ourselves and with others. However, old wounds often block our best efforts at feeling close with others and making meaning of our own internal worlds. We begin to experience "stuckness," anxiety, depression, or relational discord when old coping methods no longer serve us. Working with both individuals and couples, I collaborate with each person to access the heart, mind and body. Through experiencing new patterns of relating to oneself and others, healing begins.

(Accepting clients to a waitlist only.) The basis of useful therapy is a good working relationship. We work to build that strong, genuine foundation so clients know they have a safe space to work. Our therapeutic approach is grounded in a balanced blend of relational processing and the latest neuroscience. We work first to understand your perspective and therapeutic goals. Together, we create a customized treatment plan using research-based interventions to help you get there.

Within our current cultural paradigm, many individuals face heightened levels of stress, problematic substance use, and strained relationships. Social discourse regarding drug use, gender identity, and disability can cause negative self perception and aggravate rather than alleviate these distresses. As a counselor with lived experience, I promote a critically informed, empathetic and creatively embodied therapeutic practice that can help individuals better navigate such distressing experiences while developing the insights and skills to thrive despite our collective experience within oppressive systems.

As an Integrative Therapist, Energy Medicine Practitioner & Spiritual Life Coach, I combine talk therapy with somatic & energy-based services, to provide a balanced therapeutic approach to assisting you with mental, emotional and spiritual challenges that can present as anxiety, fear-based thinking, over-analyzing, self-criticalness, depression, codependency, low self-esteem and other trauma-based symptoms. At times, the process of therapy can feel scary, but as you take steps to identify beliefs & narratives that no longer serve you; recondition your mind and shift into embodiment; you will reclaim your power & discover healing.

Curiosity, openness and a belief that we all have the ability to grow and be at peace with ourselves are some of my guiding values. I use an integrative approach rooted in the understanding that we meet where you are and a process unfolds from there. Continuing my training in somatic therapy, I incorporate body-focused interventions into talk therapy when desired. Working in this way can make room for deeper connection with the self and others.

I am Stacia Roum, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have experience working with people of all ages experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, domestic violence, chronic illness, grief and addiction. I believe we all have the answers within us and with positivity, acceptance and guidance we will find them together. Profound changes can be made if we listen to our bodies and intuition. As a runner, skier and former dancer, I believe our bodies often hold clues to our deeper feelings and memories. If your inner critic is too loud I will work with you to turn it down and turn up your more helpful internal voice.

“I am a licensed archetypal art therapist inspired to work with individuals and couples who are interested in their personal evolution and expanding consciousness to resolve issues. Therapy is a place for reflection, nourishment of the soul, and compassionate listening, so that communication between head, heart and home harmonize to create peace of mind and clear action.”

*Accepting Telehealth clients only* Life can be stressful, overwhelming, and painful. Life can also be gorgeous and beautiful! Navigating life events from job changes, break ups, or the loss of a loved one can disrupt our sense of connection to ourselves, and thus to others. This can leave us feeling lonely and isolated. If you are interested in identifying old patterns that get in your way and feel passionate about creating new behaviors to step into radical personal responsibility, agency, and FREEDOM in order to create the life you want I would love to support you.

Are you highly sensitive and feeling stressed and overwhelmed with the world around you? Would you like to feel calm & confident, learn how to counter fear with peace & calm, and be able to speak up for yourself in authentically empowered ways that feel good? Are you yearning for deeper meaning in your life? Let's go on the greatest adventure into your inner world and discover who you are behind and beyond the roles you've been playing. Your growth is important for us all! (Our sessions will be on Psychology Today's Sessions Video Platform from the comfort of your own space.)

*Accepting New Clients* We believe everyone deserves a life worth living; simply because you are here you deserve a life based on your terms, needs, and desires. That said, many of us have experienced things in our lives that get in the way of us believing or realizing this. Sometimes, we simply have not been taught the skills we need or perhaps things have happened in our lives that interfere with us using those skills. We will work with you to uncover what it would mean for you to live your life worth living.

We are living in a world that is out of balance. We have become increasingly out of touch with ourselves, with nature, and with each other. Chronic anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship struggles and physical health challenges have become more common. I specialize in working with survivors of trauma, abuse, oppression, and violence. I believe in the resiliency of the human spirit, and our innate capacity for self-healing. I will help you re-claim your voice, your power, and your intuition.

I believe that throughout our lifetime each of us is called to discover and integrate who we truly are. We’re called to uncover our true nature(s) beneath the debris of trauma and old conditioning. We’re called to set ourselves free. This process of integration is central to long-lasting wellness because it is precisely from this place that we’re able to participate fully in our lives and our relationships. Through the process of integration, we get to discover parts we have forgotten, we get to grow a capable inner parent and we get to connect with and heal our inner child.

***Now accepting clients to the waitlist*** Often we are trying to change or wanting to change and we don’t know how to get there. We don’t know how to trust that we can take a step to move forward. Having a supportive person outside of your environment to help gently explore this process is helpful. I am a patient, passionate, creative therapist. I love being able to develop a partnership with the people I work with to address and resolve issues that are important and relevant to them. I work well with people who are ready to work on what’s happening in their lives, even if they don’t know what the next step is.

I have been working with individuals and groups in a variety of capacities for over 25 years. I offer a compassionate approach to self-exploration, healing and transformation. Trained in solution-focused, mindfulness and strength-based therapies, I have a holistic, integrative style and am enthusiastic about helping you uncover and live out of your best self.

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?

Are you a person of color and/or someone from the LGBTQ+ community? Are you looking for affirming care in a safe space? Perhaps you are seeking help looking at things in a new way, or you need help finding more effective ways to cope and manage the stressors of life. Finding a provider that has a similar lived experience can be the key to a rich and meaningful counseling experience. I have a variety of holistic and culturally sensitive approaches to meet you where you are and work with you to get the most out of your healing journey.

I believe that listening to the body's story as well as the mind provides you with a wealth of information about unresolved fears, strengths, and new possibilities. My practice is centered on helping you increase self-awareness and unfolding powerful change by bringing attention, curiosity and acceptance to your inner somatic experience. I have extensive experience working with trauma, adult survivors of childhood abuse, addiction and long-term recovery, and dysfunctional families. Those who struggle with traumatic stressors often find themselves in a cycle of repeated unsatisfying behaviors.

Recent neurobiological research reveals how deep transformation can happen efficiently. I do my best to make your therapy productive. If you have a desire to change and feel stuck, I can support you in ending unnecessary suffering. I have deep knowledge of trauma and its impacts. I know how to fix the limbic system gone awry as a result of such trauma. I've spent an enormous amount of time with clients who over intellectualize matters, only to find that somatic practices are the only solution to such a situation. I create a safe, nonjudgmental space for my clients to integrate what is suppressed, and attain wholeness.