Therapists in Albuquerque, NM

Therapy is a unique opportunity to explore your most authentic self. It is a space with no right or wrong. My goal as a therapist is to hold a safe space for you to go on a journey to explore the experiences that have caused pain and discomfort in your life and help guide you to understanding your authentic self as you foster self-love and acceptance for all the parts of yourself.

Leanne (she/her) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who is certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Time Line Therapy, and Hypnotherapy. She utilizes an evidence-based approach that is grounded in psychoeducation, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Before focusing on sex therapy, she worked with clients to address issues such as anxiety, depression, domestic violence, infidelity, anger management, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

People seek therapy for various reasons. Sometimes a person is impacted by a specific life event/crisis. Alternately, a person may feel stuck; overwhelmed and confused realizing the way he/she has dealt with issues just hasn't seemed to work. Working together, we will engage in a collaborative learning process exploring issues bringing you to therapy. We will utilize the therapy process to cultivate greater self understanding, compassion for oneself and the ability to better navigate the twists and turns of life.

I have been serving children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings for 15 years. As a school social worker for many of those years, I have developed a successful formula to help adolescents and young adults navigate the growing challenges they face today. My blend of mindfulness, CBT, and person-centered techniques work very well for this age group. I am passionate about my work and am committed to helping the next generation find health and success.

If you are a big talker that is great, but if you are not a big talker that is okay too! I am creative in facilitating the client's therapeutic need to express themself in their healing journey. I believe in giving the client tools to navigate what is going on in your life. Tools such as CBT, DBT, mindfulness and psycho-education interventions that will help you learn strategies to reframe distorted thoughts , understand and name emotions and understand how it is linked to unwanted behaviors. I invite you to collaborate with me to find your voice, your truth, freedom and a more peaceful and joyful self.

Mending Hearts, LLC is a small behavioral health agency providing a safe and nurturing therapeutic environment for therapy and community support services. My mission is to work with individuals on their unique road to healing. I provide the support needed to embark on a personal journey of understanding, growth, and change.

I personally have ADHD and feel like my experience helps me provide insight into what clients with ADHD struggle with. I also have experience helping clients with trauma, anxiety, and depression.

Hello! Welcome. I work with teens and adults, and couples. My main focus has become helping people with Complex and Developmental Trauma. I am very comfortable with complicated family systems. I am very respectful of each person's uniqueness. I am quite open and do not have an agenda with clients.

At this time I only have Telehealth appointments available. I do have a waitlist for in-person and would happy to place you on it. I am committed to helping adults struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, developmental disorders, trauma, relationship issues, divorce, and problematic family dynamics. I have a Humanistic approach and also utilize techniques that are largely cognitive-behavioral, experiential, and structural. I also focus on family systems. When working with adolescents - I draw from talk, creative play and sand tray therapy.

**Now offering medication management** Each of us is on a journey and there will be times where we feel lost, alone, overwhelmed or inadequate. We believe the key to moving past difficulties in your life involves developing greater awareness, understanding, and self-compassion in a safe and affirming space. We will explore what is holding you back, develop skills so you can change unhealthy patterns while gently challenging you to move towards health and wellbeing. We are all resilient and have the inherent ability to change and thrive. Each day offers an opportunity to learn from the past and fully immerse ourselves in the present.

I am a LCSW and received my Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Studies from the University of New Mexico, and my Masters of Social Work with a concentration in mental health from the University of Denver. I have experience in working with a diverse range of clients from across the lifespan, and am now focusing my work with adults, 18 and up. What I am most passionate about is helping trauma and abuse survivors, people struggling through life transitions, helping new parents, family and relational concerns, anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, and burnout.

I have been in practice for over 10 years on the Westside of town and I am accepting new patients.My main therapy modalities used are Talk Therapy/Narrative Therapy as well as Cognitive Behavior Therapy. I am currently accepting Medicaid, Presbyterian as well as Blue Cross, Blue Shield as insurances. If you have any referrals, please feel free to contact me. I have open appointments as early as a week out.

I specialize in relationship, sexual, and gender issues, trauma and attachment issues, and mindfulness. In our therapy relationship, you’ll experience connection, acceptance, safety, and trust; this can be healing in itself. We'll start by exploring and making sense of your challenges, compassionately and collaboratively. We can also use EMDR, guided imagery, and mindfulness to activate your mind’s natural ability to heal, going deeper than words, into realms of feeling, imagination, and focused attention. I believe you’ll find that I bring exceptional clarity, integrity, and creativity to our therapy work.

I have been a licensed clinician for over 30 years. I graduated from Hope University in Fullerton, California, with a Masters in Counseling and a Masters in Ministry in 1987. I have been a licensed in New Mexico as Marriage Family Therapist for over 20 years. Along with relationship and family issues, I have helped clients who struggle with, Depression, Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and a history family dysfunction that includes domestic violence, parental alcoholism or drug addiction, narcissism, and physical or sexual abuse. I also specialize in EMDR therapy.

I provide services in both English and Spanish. As a clinical mental health counselor, I believe the relationship between client and therapist is the most important part of the process. It is imperative that client(s) can trust me, and I provide a safe place for my clients to let themselves be vulnerable. I offer a judgement free atmosphere where my clients can grow and learn how to be the best version of themselves, to recognize their strengths and enhance coping skill using various modalities.

Life isn't always easy. Sometimes, even the strongest people amongst us need a little bit of help to work through some of life's more challenging problems. Everyone has battles to fight and hurdles to overcome at some point.

My counseling practice includes adults, adolescents and children as well as those on the DD waiver. I am trained in Sand Tray Therapy and in EMDR. I believe that as people become more accepting of themselves, they are more capable of finding happiness and contentment in their lives. If counseling is successful, you should feel that you are able to face life's challenges in the future better than you could before and can face life's challenges in the future without my support or intervention.

Space available on the waitlist. I work with clients to create a safe place to process what is happening in your life, build a therapeutic relationship, and look at the whole self: spiritual, physical and emotional. Feeling safe enough to look at what's not working in your life right now, and having a therapist with the wide range of skills to help you shift in the areas you want to, can make all the difference. We can all often not feel assertive and or able to be connected in relationships, and I can help you connect to yourself and your intuition to shift patterns that aren't serving you.

I’m a highly experienced psychotherapist working with clients in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. I love moving with people through the places they want to change and grow. I’m honored to help those seeking clarity, calm, wisdom, freedom, and understanding.