Somatic Therapists in Albuquerque, NM

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.

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.

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.

My intention is to support and encourage with a straightforward approach accompanied with kindness and compassion. I aim to provide a comfortable and laid back environment where you can feel at peace in reaching your therapeutic goals. Within a somatic and mindfulness based approach, we will connect the mind and body to release uncomfortable emotions and find acceptance through present moment awareness. As a trauma-informed yoga instructor, I believe in release through physical movement and will incorporate this as you see fit for you. Together we can find joy as we heal the pain and release the heaviness you've been feeling.

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.

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.

*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.

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.

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.

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.

TRAUMA & PTSD/C-PTSD/MST. Trauma does NOT have to own you! I help people suffering from the debilitating effects of real-time or developmental trauma, using LIMBIC system therapies. Are you’re suffering from Anxiety, Depression, Hyper-vigilance, Flashbacks, Intrusive Memories or Thoughts, Sleep Disruption, Avoidance, Dissociation (numbing out, detachment), Irritability, Exaggerated startle response, Problems with Concentration, Mood, Addiction & Trauma? We offer cutting-edge, BRAIN-BODY Trauma therapies, such as: Brainspotting, EMDR, Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness, Somatic -Atttachment, Grief & Bereavement Recovery & more. Who am I?

“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.”

***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 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.

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.

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?

Life can be stressful, overwhelming, and painful. Life can also be playful 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 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.

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.

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.)