Gestalt Therapists in Santa Fe, NM

We believe that by observing and analyzing our behaviors, feelings, and thoughts through the lens of a tiger's eye, we learn, grow, and author our own destinies. Anyone can do this. You can do it, too, no matter what you’ve been through. To help you live your dreams, we use the tools of cognitive-behavioral, existential, Gestalt , psychodynamic, and rational-emotive psychotherapies to evoke emotions and process thoughts through Socratic dialogue. It's more than "talk therapy," though. It's experiential. We believe that Life’s Learning™ and you can do anything you put your mind to - sometimes you just need a little support.

I currently have openings for new clients. Please call or email me to schedule a free consultation. I specialize in supporting people through trauma, grief, spiritual crisis, challenging life transitions, depression, and anxiety. You and I may be a good fit if you are seeking deeper meaning in your life and are motivated to plumb your depths and discover what may be holding you back from achieving your fullest potential.

I am currently NOT accepting new clients. A moment of deeply connecting with oneself through an embodied experience can allow for spontaneous change, and eliminate the need for constant seeking of new insight or retelling of the story. I listen to both your words and body with deep respect and sensitivity. I accept you as you are. I will help you gather your resources and embody self-compassion and strength, which will enable you to slowly and gently process pain, stress, and trauma. Through our work together, you will experience being able to lovingly soothe the pain, instead of going towards addictive processes or substances.

I am licensed in both New Mexico and California. I have experience woke with Military personnel and their families. My therapy style integrates elements from a psychodynamic, humanistic approach, including gestalt , ENDR and behavioral health as well as spirituality and grief counseling. I believe in developing a treatment plan that fits the individuals needs while also taking into consideration the time of life that the person may be in. I have a commitment to the process of self-growth and that of self-discovery that can take place at any age and time. My practice includes individuals as well as couples.

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.

I have been working with adults, couples, and adolescents for over thirty years. I offer a compassionate approach to self exploration and deep transformation. I have been trained in many different modalities including cognitive behavioral work, solution focused therapy, gestalt , psychodrama, guided imagery, working through grief and loss, inner child work, dream work and depth psychology. Because of the many years I have been in practice, I am able to utilize a broad range of approaches and together we will design a therapeutic approach which will best meet your needs.

I am a very experienced therapist with more than 40 years experience in New York. Some 6 years ago I moved to Santa Fe and recently decided to set up a small self pay practice in New Mexico. I have had extensive training in Marital and Family therapy as well as Gestalt therapy. In addition I provide professional supervision for other therapists.

Good therapy is like a road trip: You need a destination, a vehicle, and a map. Our therapy DESTINATION is whatever you want to work on. You're in charge! Our VEHICLE is our professional relationship. Research shows that your comfort is the most important part of therapy! While I can't promise you we'll have an instant "click", I can promise to use your weekly feedback to continually improve our sessions. That way, each week get's better. What about the MAP? Every week, we'll track how your last week went. If life is getting better, we're on track! If it's not improving, we change directions. And no more asking "is this working?"!

Welcome to your own inner journey to transformative personal growth, empowerment and well-being! Our work together will encourage you to listen to and trust confidently in your own feelings, heart and intuition. I have found that emotions are our primary response to the world around us and contain all the information we need to learn to thrive. Focusing directly on the feelings underlying your issues rather than the thoughts will give you profound insight and clarity, and allow issues to resolve naturally and permanently. Learning to accept and trust in your own unique emotional/ intuitive perspective will bring you genuine self confidence, a renewed sense of direction in life, and dramatic spiritual/ psychological growth. My passion is to help you discover the natural healing magic within yourself!

A lot of us are feeling sadness, anxiety, stress, fear, loneliness, or even a loss of purpose. The pandemic has brought on or exacerbated emotional and mental health issues for so many of us. Pandemic or not, perhaps you have decided to heal your traumas, work on your patterns, and find healing. You are not alone! I am here to walk this journey with you, to help you find your peace, navigate healing, and create the joyful life and inner world you deserve. ***Current openings: Mondays before 5 PM, Wednesdays before 2 PM, Fridays before 2 PM***

I have been a practicing psychotherapist for the past twenty-five years. I believe we have all experienced challenging events in our lives that have never been adequately resolved, especially difficult childhoods and family disfunction. My unique specialty is to assist in discovering and moving beyond old patterns and belief systems in order to allow more self-understanding, authenticity, and sense of self-worth. I do this through my training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a gentle form of bi-lateral therapy called EMDR.

Are you ready for change? I welcome your call to see if my collaborative therapy approach is right for you. Research and experience suggest that it is our therapeutic relationship that matters most to the counseling process, not technique. I have a highly personalized, warm responsive style and offer a range of holistic approaches from solution-focused strategies and interventions to mindfully exploring the depths of interpersonal relationships and existential dilemmas. My goal as a therapist is to support you in finding and answering the questions inside you while feeling held and free.

Are you are at a crossroads in your life? Do you feel you're living inauthentically or that some essential part of yourself got lost along the way? Oftentimes we hide complex parts of ourselves due to fear and, in so doing, experience depression and anxiety. Self-defeating belief patterns and narratives, often stemming from early conditioning, can trap us in habitual patterns of negative thinking, emotional extremism, and problematic behaviors. We then can see ourselves and others only through these distorted lenses. While appearing successful externally; internally a different story is told.

Being felt, heard and seen are healthy, natural and essential needs throughout our lives. The therapeutic relationship is a unique and healing one and has the potential to transform our earliest relational patterns and unconscious attempts at repair. I bring my presence, deep, active listening, attentiveness, curiosity and positive regard to individuals and couples seeking therapy. Applying my extensive knowledge, training, and practice in attachment based research and depth-oriented approaches, I enjoy working with the imaginal, dreams as well as our relationship in the here and now as it may reflect the past.

Cultivating joy, self-worth and safety is an inherent right for all people. Navigating our life’s journey can present us with challenges. By strengthening our own agency, internal and external resources it can allow us to create a life that is thriving. My work with you is rooted in neuroscience and play. I work from a feminist, trauma informed approach. Incorporating experiential modalities to work with the body on a somatic level. The body is what holds on to the trauma/past experiences. Together we can explore your own body’s wisdom allowing for a deeper connection with self.

WELCOME to a unique opportunity to feel happier, improve relationships, heal wounds, find clarity, and move forward. Counseling is tailored to your priorities. Clients report feeling relieved in the first few sessions, more hopeful, empowered, and successful in relationships. Couples develop an understanding of how to move beyond conflict with new skills for their relationship. Families get practical guidance for parenting. Children & teens gain self-esteem, discuss family & school issues & more. Cynthia has been a been a licensed practicing therapist for 30 years in Santa Fe. Option to meet in office, or outside at a park.

*Are you struggling with disability, health, aging, or relationship issues? *Would you like to communicate more effectively and reduce upsetting interactions? *Would you and your partner benefit from deepening your understanding of each other, and restoring vitality and fun to your relationship? *Are you an adult child of alcoholics dealing with co-dependency or difficulty setting boundaries? *Looking for tools and support for creativity? *If you are looking for a compassionate, skilled and affordable counselor, I would like the opportunity of working together to help you rediscover your joy, creativity, and self-expression.

We often have a sense that in some ways, somehow we have been holding back. The barriers hidden behind cost us in our capacity for intimacy, spontaneity, and precious space for the heart's need to express and to be seen. They are usually constructed for very good reasons; to avoid painful experiences and vulnerability. But more often than not, carry on decades beyond when the threatening events have past. Defenses, beliefs, and the wounds that shut us down developed around people. The healing can happen when we feel safety again. Not surprisingly, this needs to happen with people too.

Each client is unique with his or her own needs and goals. It is critical to understand what each client wants and why, before a therapeutic relationship can be established and therapy move forward. Initial sessions explore goals, time frames, and needs, as well as determine if the therapist and client are a good fit. Therapy may be short or long term.