Chronic Illness Therapists in Santa Fe, NM
Many of us struggle with physical illness, emotional pain or relationship problems. Sometimes life looks fine on the outside, but we hunger for something more. That feeling of emptiness can lead to depression, anxiety, addiction, physical illness or other problems that seem overwhelming. But the answers are there, because inside your heart is a wellspring of wisdom and love. By uncovering and clearing the causes of distress, our own inner light can shine through. I offer a safe and nurturing space, along with practical skills to uncover the deep inner peace, health and happiness that are buried in your heart.
Many of us struggle with physical illness, emotional pain or relationship problems. Sometimes life looks fine on the outside, but we hunger for something more. That feeling of emptiness can lead to depression, anxiety, addiction, physical illness or other problems that seem overwhelming. But the answers are there, because inside your heart is a wellspring of wisdom and love. By uncovering and clearing the causes of distress, our own inner light can shine through. I offer a safe and nurturing space, along with practical skills to uncover the deep inner peace, health and happiness that are buried in your heart.
I am committed to obtaining excellent results and my patients will attest to this. I am an EMDR clinician, consultant and trainer nationally & internationally. I am Harvard, Berkeley and Stanford educated and am a practitioner-grounded in the research and literature. My practice brings the best of EMDR, hypnosis, biofeedback and mind/body medicine and marries it with 37 yrs of deep knowledge of the healing arts. As a former dancer and performer, a staunch scientist and a student pilot, I am conversant in both the world of artistic expression and the vast domain of science.
I am committed to obtaining excellent results and my patients will attest to this. I am an EMDR clinician, consultant and trainer nationally & internationally. I am Harvard, Berkeley and Stanford educated and am a practitioner-grounded in the research and literature. My practice brings the best of EMDR, hypnosis, biofeedback and mind/body medicine and marries it with 37 yrs of deep knowledge of the healing arts. As a former dancer and performer, a staunch scientist and a student pilot, I am conversant in both the world of artistic expression and the vast domain of science.
I work with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, perinatal challenges, grief, cancer, and chronic illness.
I offer a warm, trauma-informed space where you can feel safe, seen, and supported. I specialize in trauma, anxiety, grief, perinatal mental health, cancer, and chronic illness. With training in EMDR and mindfulness—and lived experience with chronic illness—I help clients gently process pain, calm the nervous system, and reconnect with meaning and hope.
I work with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, perinatal challenges, grief, cancer, and chronic illness.
I offer a warm, trauma-informed space where you can feel safe, seen, and supported. I specialize in trauma, anxiety, grief, perinatal mental health, cancer, and chronic illness. With training in EMDR and mindfulness—and lived experience with chronic illness—I help clients gently process pain, calm the nervous system, and reconnect with meaning and hope.
I am a bilingual, licensed psychotherapist with 28 years of experience. My training includes graduating from programs in the USA, Mexico and Argentina. I integrate different modalities to help clients find relief from psychological pain, as well as find meaning and purpose in their lives. I am also a cancer survivor who has successfully dealt with these issues in my life.
I am a bilingual, licensed psychotherapist with 28 years of experience. My training includes graduating from programs in the USA, Mexico and Argentina. I integrate different modalities to help clients find relief from psychological pain, as well as find meaning and purpose in their lives. I am also a cancer survivor who has successfully dealt with these issues in my life.
I’m a psychotherapist committed to helping individuals of all backgrounds cope with stress from chronic illness, the death of a loved one, parenting, pregnancy, or any challenge life presents.
I focus on utilizing treatments to address ineffective behaviors, habits, and beliefs that keep us stuck. One area I specialize in is grief from chronic illness or a terminal diagnosis. I have experience working with individuals with neurological disorders (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, cancer, etc.).
I’m a psychotherapist committed to helping individuals of all backgrounds cope with stress from chronic illness, the death of a loved one, parenting, pregnancy, or any challenge life presents.
I focus on utilizing treatments to address ineffective behaviors, habits, and beliefs that keep us stuck. One area I specialize in is grief from chronic illness or a terminal diagnosis. I have experience working with individuals with neurological disorders (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, cancer, etc.).
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.
- I currently have a short waitlist for full fee clients and a slightly longer wait for sliding scale clients.
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.
- I currently have a short waitlist for full fee clients and a slightly longer wait for sliding scale clients.
My experience includes working with people with the following concerns-anxiety and depression, bipolar disorder, chronic illness, and relationship problems, the LGBTQIA+ community.
Hi, and welcome to my telehealth practice! My ideal client is someone who is motivated to make changes they feel are necessary to improve their quality of life. My approach includes a strengths-based perspective, exploring the past to inform present with CBT-informed practice. I see each person as whole just as they are, and as a partner with me in the therapy process. You can expect to be treated with respect, compassion and empathy, and without judgement or criticism. I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2006.
My experience includes working with people with the following concerns-anxiety and depression, bipolar disorder, chronic illness, and relationship problems, the LGBTQIA+ community.
Hi, and welcome to my telehealth practice! My ideal client is someone who is motivated to make changes they feel are necessary to improve their quality of life. My approach includes a strengths-based perspective, exploring the past to inform present with CBT-informed practice. I see each person as whole just as they are, and as a partner with me in the therapy process. You can expect to be treated with respect, compassion and empathy, and without judgement or criticism. I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2006.
The people I work with often come to me because they are looking to gain insight into emotional patterns, address difficult dynamics, and develop more balanced relationships with themselves or others. Together we paint a picture of their life stories, work to integrate the various aspects of themselves, and move towards the life they want to be living. We take the time to explore the context and history of the problem or symptom they are experiencing in order to better address it. I work with people of all ages and backgrounds and promote authentic expression and reflection in the therapy room.
The people I work with often come to me because they are looking to gain insight into emotional patterns, address difficult dynamics, and develop more balanced relationships with themselves or others. Together we paint a picture of their life stories, work to integrate the various aspects of themselves, and move towards the life they want to be living. We take the time to explore the context and history of the problem or symptom they are experiencing in order to better address it. I work with people of all ages and backgrounds and promote authentic expression and reflection in the therapy room.
Are you experiencing fear, loneliness, anger, grief, chronic illness, or pain?
Drawing form psychoanalysis, depth psychology, and narrative theories, I impart skills for sharpening senses and expanding perceptions, to increase options for vitality and connection in challenging times. I work with adults, tweens, & teens to navigate limiting cultural & material contexts and move from unhelpful patterns of behavior into generative growth.
Are you experiencing fear, loneliness, anger, grief, chronic illness, or pain?
Drawing form psychoanalysis, depth psychology, and narrative theories, I impart skills for sharpening senses and expanding perceptions, to increase options for vitality and connection in challenging times. I work with adults, tweens, & teens to navigate limiting cultural & material contexts and move from unhelpful patterns of behavior into generative growth.
Many are navigating chronic illness (including cancer), major life transitions, midlife shifts, or identity redefinition.
I specialize in supporting people navigating chronic illness (including cancer), life transitions, identity shifts, and relationship changes. I offer collaborative, insight-oriented therapy focused on pattern awareness, daily coping skills, self-acceptance, and strengthening connection to self and others so you can move toward meaningful, sustainable change.
Many are navigating chronic illness (including cancer), major life transitions, midlife shifts, or identity redefinition.
I specialize in supporting people navigating chronic illness (including cancer), life transitions, identity shifts, and relationship changes. I offer collaborative, insight-oriented therapy focused on pattern awareness, daily coping skills, self-acceptance, and strengthening connection to self and others so you can move toward meaningful, sustainable change.
Dr. Neal Wellness Corner (DNWC and Associates LLC)
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT, MSCP, JD Cand
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I work with clients who may be struggling with symptoms of depression, dysregulation, chronic illness and trauma.
The chaos, pain, anxiety, depression and dysregulation are just main characters in your unscripted movie, trying to tell your story. Perhaps you’ve learned to normalize everything around you to survive and function the best way you know how. But behind those closed doors, deep inside you struggle to function, to feel safe, belong and just find your authentic you.
Many of my clients come to me feeling overwhelmed, feeling exhausted or hopeless after therapy that hasn’t helped. I believe healing is your inherent right. Feeling whole again, reconnect with your purpose, and find peace along with a new purpose.
I work with clients who may be struggling with symptoms of depression, dysregulation, chronic illness and trauma.
The chaos, pain, anxiety, depression and dysregulation are just main characters in your unscripted movie, trying to tell your story. Perhaps you’ve learned to normalize everything around you to survive and function the best way you know how. But behind those closed doors, deep inside you struggle to function, to feel safe, belong and just find your authentic you.
Many of my clients come to me feeling overwhelmed, feeling exhausted or hopeless after therapy that hasn’t helped. I believe healing is your inherent right. Feeling whole again, reconnect with your purpose, and find peace along with a new purpose.
I typically work with clients facing the physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual impacts of aging, caregiving, chronic pain, end of life, grief, childhood trauma and personal growth. My role is to help you bring gentle, non judgmental curiosity to whatever is troubling you, so that together we can discover what you are needing in order to heal.
We'll meet your challenges through somatic awareness, deep listening, mindful presence, and acceptance, you can begin an integration within yourself that has the potential to bring you peace and connection to your whole being.
I typically work with clients facing the physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual impacts of aging, caregiving, chronic pain, end of life, grief, childhood trauma and personal growth. My role is to help you bring gentle, non judgmental curiosity to whatever is troubling you, so that together we can discover what you are needing in order to heal.
We'll meet your challenges through somatic awareness, deep listening, mindful presence, and acceptance, you can begin an integration within yourself that has the potential to bring you peace and connection to your whole being.
I believe therapy is a place where you can show up just as you are — to be seen, heard, and understood. When you feel safe enough to explore even the darker or more difficult places within, real change can happen. Many people seek therapy during times of transition or when they feel a deeper calling for growth and healing. Therapy offers a supportive space to slow down, breathe, and share your story without judgment. It’s a chance to uncover patterns that may no longer serve you and discover new ways to move forward with greater ease.
I believe therapy is a place where you can show up just as you are — to be seen, heard, and understood. When you feel safe enough to explore even the darker or more difficult places within, real change can happen. Many people seek therapy during times of transition or when they feel a deeper calling for growth and healing. Therapy offers a supportive space to slow down, breathe, and share your story without judgment. It’s a chance to uncover patterns that may no longer serve you and discover new ways to move forward with greater ease.
Currently my therapeutic practice is focused on supporting clients of all ages struggling with anxiety, ADHD, autism, depression, grief/loss, life transitions, trauma, and attachment/relational issues. My strength-based, integrative art therapy approach aims to support clients in developing increased confidence + safety in self-expression, self-regulation and focuses on internal resourcing to change narrative & break unhealthy cycles.
Currently my therapeutic practice is focused on supporting clients of all ages struggling with anxiety, ADHD, autism, depression, grief/loss, life transitions, trauma, and attachment/relational issues. My strength-based, integrative art therapy approach aims to support clients in developing increased confidence + safety in self-expression, self-regulation and focuses on internal resourcing to change narrative & break unhealthy cycles.
What would you like to change? Do you have a nagging sense of unworthiness that limits the full expression of your life? Are you troubled by painful emotions and unresolved trauma issues? Problems in relationships? I can help. My work combines effective mind/body and cognitive therapies and contemplative practices, including EMDR and Self-Compassion, that together can resolve even long standing trauma and emotional issues. Offering you safe, kind, respectful and proactive therapy to help with life transitions, stress, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, interpersonal and work issues, and supporting recovery from addictions.
What would you like to change? Do you have a nagging sense of unworthiness that limits the full expression of your life? Are you troubled by painful emotions and unresolved trauma issues? Problems in relationships? I can help. My work combines effective mind/body and cognitive therapies and contemplative practices, including EMDR and Self-Compassion, that together can resolve even long standing trauma and emotional issues. Offering you safe, kind, respectful and proactive therapy to help with life transitions, stress, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, interpersonal and work issues, and supporting recovery from addictions.
Pajama Forward Therapist here! If white knuckling, self shaming, and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps worked, you’d be “cured” a billion times over. It doesn’t. At least not for me or people whose brains are different. Our minds race and it feels impossible to turn off and rest. Sometimes we use substances or other behaviors in a harmful way just to get through the day. There’s more to life out there. A more peaceful and meaningful life is possible. We need to go deeper and get to the root of things. I’ll go with you. Unable to take insurance.
Pajama Forward Therapist here! If white knuckling, self shaming, and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps worked, you’d be “cured” a billion times over. It doesn’t. At least not for me or people whose brains are different. Our minds race and it feels impossible to turn off and rest. Sometimes we use substances or other behaviors in a harmful way just to get through the day. There’s more to life out there. A more peaceful and meaningful life is possible. We need to go deeper and get to the root of things. I’ll go with you. Unable to take insurance.
EMDR, IFS, Anxiety Reduction. Call me to start feeling better today. I can help you reduce anxiety, chronic stress, and racing thoughts. I can help you work through stressful relationships at home or at work.
EMDR, IFS, Anxiety Reduction. Call me to start feeling better today. I can help you reduce anxiety, chronic stress, and racing thoughts. I can help you work through stressful relationships at home or at work.
Are you looking for a way out or a way in? While I fully endorse a symptom management approach (reducing stress, decreasing problem behaviors, renewing a sense of purpose), the real struggle comes in determining the root cause of dis-ease. In unique ways better and worse parents, siblings, spouses, partners, children, friends and coworkers are all impactful in the unfolding of personality. Giving attention to these delicate relationships is essential to understanding how patterns of emotional reactivity and retreat can emerge. Effective talk therapy provides space for attunement with needs met and unmet, for safety, for recognition.
Are you looking for a way out or a way in? While I fully endorse a symptom management approach (reducing stress, decreasing problem behaviors, renewing a sense of purpose), the real struggle comes in determining the root cause of dis-ease. In unique ways better and worse parents, siblings, spouses, partners, children, friends and coworkers are all impactful in the unfolding of personality. Giving attention to these delicate relationships is essential to understanding how patterns of emotional reactivity and retreat can emerge. Effective talk therapy provides space for attunement with needs met and unmet, for safety, for recognition.
I appreciate how difficult the process of choosing a therapist can be. When we are feeling hurt, overwhelmed, and vulnerable finding the right "fit" for therapy is essential. I believe that therapy is a powerful opportunity to exam what is, or is not, working in our lives. We all have the capacity to meet the challenges and struggles life will inevitably bring, but sometimes we need assistance to see what the next right steps are for us to move forward. If you are seeking a compassionate listener who will non-judgmentally assist you in making sense of life, I am the therapist you are looking for.
I appreciate how difficult the process of choosing a therapist can be. When we are feeling hurt, overwhelmed, and vulnerable finding the right "fit" for therapy is essential. I believe that therapy is a powerful opportunity to exam what is, or is not, working in our lives. We all have the capacity to meet the challenges and struggles life will inevitably bring, but sometimes we need assistance to see what the next right steps are for us to move forward. If you are seeking a compassionate listener who will non-judgmentally assist you in making sense of life, I am the therapist you are looking for.
With thirty years of therapeutic experience and training I have developed proven tools & excellent ideas for deep personal transformation. My approach to healing is based upon sound training, professional expertise and personal growth. It's my belief that a therapist must do her own personal work first in order to be an effective partner in healing for her clients. My professional comments and personal story appear in the best selling book, "Motherless Daughters," by hope Edelman. Positive growth occurs in a safe environment. I invite you to experience the safety and comfort I provide.
With thirty years of therapeutic experience and training I have developed proven tools & excellent ideas for deep personal transformation. My approach to healing is based upon sound training, professional expertise and personal growth. It's my belief that a therapist must do her own personal work first in order to be an effective partner in healing for her clients. My professional comments and personal story appear in the best selling book, "Motherless Daughters," by hope Edelman. Positive growth occurs in a safe environment. I invite you to experience the safety and comfort I provide.
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How does therapy for chronic illness work?
Many people living with a chronic illness may feel they cannot speak honestly about their experience out of embarrassment or fear of being a burden, or because those close to them do not understand, for example, that they may “look good” even if they do not feel good. Therapy sessions are an opportunity to speak openly with someone who knows their symptoms are not in their head and who can offer practical, proven suggestions for managing feelings of grief, shame, or fatigue, such as techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts about symptoms and develop new ways to respond to them, such as distraction or calming breathing practices.
Can therapy help with physical symptoms of chronic illness?
Yes, especially if an individual with chronic illness has developed depression. People with depression are less likely to maintain their health treatment regimens or to take positive steps to manage physical symptoms when they arise, thereby potentially complicating their medical prognosis. Treatment of depression, through talk therapy, medication, or both, will often improve one’s physical state as it eases the emotional burden of illness.
What are the most effective treatment options for chronic illness?
No one living with a chronic illness, or their loved ones, should see depression as an unavoidable result of their condition. Instead, they should actively seek treatment. Research shows that people with depression are less likely to devote the required time and effort to maintaining or monitoring their health, and so therapy to limit the risk of depression can be vital for physical health as well. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction have been found to help individuals reduce stress and anxiety.
How long does therapy for chronic illness take?
There is no set timeline for therapy for people living with chronic illnesses, but many will see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 weekly sessions. Some people feel that they experience progress faster than others but even some who quickly feel improvement may continue with sessions for months or years. Some people may benefit from maintenance therapy if their symptoms change or they experience a decline in physical health. Others find that the skills learned in short-term therapy can be used on an ongoing basis, even after therapy has concluded.