Gottman Method Therapists in Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Center For Relationship Wellbeing
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LISW, MS, SpEd, IMHIII
1 Endorsed
Santa Fe, NM 87505
I help couples regain love, find shared meaning and improve ability to listen and be heard. Additionally, the transition to parenthood, while longed for, can place huge strains on relationships. Being a parent brings up unresolved feelings of all kinds from one's own childhood that may interfere with being the parent you want to be. I help parents and children feel good about their families. My goal is to help parents find greater competence and confidence to recognize and respond to their children's fundamental needs.
I help couples regain love, find shared meaning and improve ability to listen and be heard. Additionally, the transition to parenthood, while longed for, can place huge strains on relationships. Being a parent brings up unresolved feelings of all kinds from one's own childhood that may interfere with being the parent you want to be. I help parents and children feel good about their families. My goal is to help parents find greater competence and confidence to recognize and respond to their children's fundamental needs.
You may be experiencing issues like anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, uncertainty, and shame that color your emotional world. Or maybe you find these issues affecting your most important relationships, your sense of self, or your purpose in life. I work with individuals & couples to heal, to know themselves more deeply, and connect more authentically. I cultivate a warm, safe and open therapeutic space, one that will allow you to feel supported as you take emotional risks, learn new skills, and try new experiences - in short, to live a full life on your terms.
You may be experiencing issues like anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, uncertainty, and shame that color your emotional world. Or maybe you find these issues affecting your most important relationships, your sense of self, or your purpose in life. I work with individuals & couples to heal, to know themselves more deeply, and connect more authentically. I cultivate a warm, safe and open therapeutic space, one that will allow you to feel supported as you take emotional risks, learn new skills, and try new experiences - in short, to live a full life on your terms.
As an eclectic psychotherapist, I use many approaches, and have an ability to be deeply present with your experiences. I offer grounded, thoughtful, creative, playful, kind, and compassionate support. My desire is to assist you through challenges and help you find balance and healing. My mirror of reflection is through 18 years work in community mental health, with wide ranging mental health and addiction issues. I've experienced oneness, Christ Consciousness, transpersonal, and non-ordinary states, yet also my own drama and occasional trauma. I am here to help raise awareness, create options, and facilitate you finding your way.
As an eclectic psychotherapist, I use many approaches, and have an ability to be deeply present with your experiences. I offer grounded, thoughtful, creative, playful, kind, and compassionate support. My desire is to assist you through challenges and help you find balance and healing. My mirror of reflection is through 18 years work in community mental health, with wide ranging mental health and addiction issues. I've experienced oneness, Christ Consciousness, transpersonal, and non-ordinary states, yet also my own drama and occasional trauma. I am here to help raise awareness, create options, and facilitate you finding your way.
I specialize in treating individuals struggling with trauma, identity, and relationship challenges. As an LMFT I also specialize in couples, individual and family therapy. I use a combination of traditional analytic tools, existential psychology, and narrative therapy in order to address the depth of the person, while we work on creating your new story. I also use narrative work to directly treat trauma, PTSD, and relationship issues. Together we will manifest the change you desire in yourself and improve the depth and intimacy of your relationships.
I specialize in treating individuals struggling with trauma, identity, and relationship challenges. As an LMFT I also specialize in couples, individual and family therapy. I use a combination of traditional analytic tools, existential psychology, and narrative therapy in order to address the depth of the person, while we work on creating your new story. I also use narrative work to directly treat trauma, PTSD, and relationship issues. Together we will manifest the change you desire in yourself and improve the depth and intimacy of your relationships.
I am a psychologist that specializes in therapy for adolescents and adults. I enjoy working with those who are struggling from a number of issues and custom tailor my approach to each of my clients, pulling from research and the most effective treatment methods. If you are unsure of your needs, please feel free to call and clarify.
I am a psychologist that specializes in therapy for adolescents and adults. I enjoy working with those who are struggling from a number of issues and custom tailor my approach to each of my clients, pulling from research and the most effective treatment methods. If you are unsure of your needs, please feel free to call and clarify.
Donna Socha, LMHC, LPCC specializes in providing therapists with direct therapeutic services to support self-care, a safe place for introspection, and assistance with their own mental health well-being. She actively supports fellow mental health professionals in achieving work-life balance and protecting against burnout.
With 20-years of experience as counselor, Donna also works with ages 13- 65+. She uses many techniques including creative expression to help clients recover from traumatic experiences, manage big life transitions, foster self-awareness and support personal growth.
Donna Socha, LMHC, LPCC specializes in providing therapists with direct therapeutic services to support self-care, a safe place for introspection, and assistance with their own mental health well-being. She actively supports fellow mental health professionals in achieving work-life balance and protecting against burnout.
With 20-years of experience as counselor, Donna also works with ages 13- 65+. She uses many techniques including creative expression to help clients recover from traumatic experiences, manage big life transitions, foster self-awareness and support personal growth.
My ideal client feels stuck in survival mode—high-functioning on the outside but internally anxious, overwhelmed, self-critical, or carrying unresolved trauma. I work with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, perinatal challenges, grief, cancer, and chronic illness. They’re insightful and motivated but want more than coping—they want relief. Together we regulate the nervous system, process trauma, shift negative beliefs, and rebuild meaning so they can move from surviving to feeling grounded and at peace.
My ideal client feels stuck in survival mode—high-functioning on the outside but internally anxious, overwhelmed, self-critical, or carrying unresolved trauma. I work with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, perinatal challenges, grief, cancer, and chronic illness. They’re insightful and motivated but want more than coping—they want relief. Together we regulate the nervous system, process trauma, shift negative beliefs, and rebuild meaning so they can move from surviving to feeling grounded and at peace.
Accepting new clients!
Life can feel overwhelming for many reasons—trauma, anxiety, major life changes, chronic pain or illness, grief, or the stress of caring for others. I work with adults who want to understand what’s keeping them stuck and make meaningful change. In therapy, we’ll slow down, make sense of your story, build on your strengths, and develop practical coping tools so you can heal, grow, and move forward with more confidence.
Accepting new clients!
Life can feel overwhelming for many reasons—trauma, anxiety, major life changes, chronic pain or illness, grief, or the stress of caring for others. I work with adults who want to understand what’s keeping them stuck and make meaningful change. In therapy, we’ll slow down, make sense of your story, build on your strengths, and develop practical coping tools so you can heal, grow, and move forward with more confidence.
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.
Elizabeth Morris
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LMT, MDiv, RYT
1 Endorsed
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Waitlist for new clients
I am currently accepting only self-pay clients by Telehealth only. I do not specialize in clients that are in crisis. My rate is $200/ 55 minute session. I specialize in the following clientele: pregnant and postpartum mothers, LGBTQ adolescents and youth, older/aging adults, couples. I do speak Spanish and can offer Spanish counseling.
I am currently accepting only self-pay clients by Telehealth only. I do not specialize in clients that are in crisis. My rate is $200/ 55 minute session. I specialize in the following clientele: pregnant and postpartum mothers, LGBTQ adolescents and youth, older/aging adults, couples. I do speak Spanish and can offer Spanish counseling.
I'm a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), trained in EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and the Gottman Method for couples.
Whether you're navigating the effects of childhood trauma, loss, emotional abuse, or repeated relational wounds, you're not alone. I'm a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, trained in EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS Institute), and Brainspotting. I also offer Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), an evidence-based treatment for OCD and anxiety disorders. I specialize in helping individuals with trauma, complex PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, and chronic stress reconnect with their bodies, rediscover their worth, and find relief from persistent symptoms like hypervigilance, emotional numbness, and addictions.
I'm a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), trained in EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and the Gottman Method for couples.
Whether you're navigating the effects of childhood trauma, loss, emotional abuse, or repeated relational wounds, you're not alone. I'm a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, trained in EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS Institute), and Brainspotting. I also offer Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), an evidence-based treatment for OCD and anxiety disorders. I specialize in helping individuals with trauma, complex PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, and chronic stress reconnect with their bodies, rediscover their worth, and find relief from persistent symptoms like hypervigilance, emotional numbness, and addictions.
I bring a systemic focus to my work with people, using various therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, and Mindfulness Based Awareness.
With nearly 20 years of experience working in various settings, I will help you identify and change the emotional, behavioral and relational patterns that have become maladaptive and ineffective in your life. I strongly believe in human resilience and tend to avoid pathologizing people who are struggling with the myriad demands of life.
I bring a systemic focus to my work with people, using various therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, and Mindfulness Based Awareness.
With nearly 20 years of experience working in various settings, I will help you identify and change the emotional, behavioral and relational patterns that have become maladaptive and ineffective in your life. I strongly believe in human resilience and tend to avoid pathologizing people who are struggling with the myriad demands of life.
During times of change, transition, stressful events or due to our limiting beliefs, we may seek guidance to become more flexible, expansive and self- aware. Transitions may include retirement, developing a second act in life, empty nest, aging, grief and loss of a loved one or pet, divorce or trauma. I draw from the ancient wisdom of Yoga, Ayurveda and my knowledge gained through 20 years of professional experience as a therapist, to provide individuals guidance on a path of balance and self- awareness.
During times of change, transition, stressful events or due to our limiting beliefs, we may seek guidance to become more flexible, expansive and self- aware. Transitions may include retirement, developing a second act in life, empty nest, aging, grief and loss of a loved one or pet, divorce or trauma. I draw from the ancient wisdom of Yoga, Ayurveda and my knowledge gained through 20 years of professional experience as a therapist, to provide individuals guidance on a path of balance and self- awareness.
I’m glad you found your way here. It’s a brave and vulnerable thing to begin therapy; and it’s one of the best things you can do for yourself and your relationship.
The work I do relies on a kind of deep listening, trying to be with you from the inside out. I aim to hear and understand what’s on the surface but also what goes unsaid, what might be hard to put into words, and what might be scary to admit to yourself. I listen for what you know about your current struggles and for what might live outside your awareness. I listen to what you value and what you long for. I listen for your strengths and your growing edges.
I’m glad you found your way here. It’s a brave and vulnerable thing to begin therapy; and it’s one of the best things you can do for yourself and your relationship.
The work I do relies on a kind of deep listening, trying to be with you from the inside out. I aim to hear and understand what’s on the surface but also what goes unsaid, what might be hard to put into words, and what might be scary to admit to yourself. I listen for what you know about your current struggles and for what might live outside your awareness. I listen to what you value and what you long for. I listen for your strengths and your growing edges.
I provide therapy services for adults and couples, with a focus on neurodivergent-affirming care for people with ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD. I work with a wide range of clients, but I am especially equipped to support people navigating relationships, facing big relationship challenges, and working through anxiety, depression, and the harder parts of life.
I am AuDHD and non-binary myself, and my work closely addresses relationship complexity, including alternative relationship structures, coping with affairs, navigating polyamory and monogamy, exploring kink in an affirming way, managing intimacy concerns, and building vibrant lives!
I provide therapy services for adults and couples, with a focus on neurodivergent-affirming care for people with ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD. I work with a wide range of clients, but I am especially equipped to support people navigating relationships, facing big relationship challenges, and working through anxiety, depression, and the harder parts of life.
I am AuDHD and non-binary myself, and my work closely addresses relationship complexity, including alternative relationship structures, coping with affairs, navigating polyamory and monogamy, exploring kink in an affirming way, managing intimacy concerns, and building vibrant lives!
Attachment, neurobiological, and body-based theoretical orientation with comprehensive trainings in: Somatic Experiencing (SEP); Gottman Method; Relational Life Therapy (RLT); polyvagal; Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT); Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB); skilled End-of-life practitioner.
I am an Individual, Marriage/Couple, and Family therapist offering evidence-based tele-health "Zoom" counseling sessions for New Mexicans and Washingtonians. My focus on resilience invites clients to utilize and develop their own internal strengths. As they begin to build skills, resolve conflict, improve communication, address challenges in their relationships, and reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression, many of my clients heal emotional trauma, relieve angst, find hope, and ultimately flourish.
Attachment, neurobiological, and body-based theoretical orientation with comprehensive trainings in: Somatic Experiencing (SEP); Gottman Method; Relational Life Therapy (RLT); polyvagal; Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT); Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB); skilled End-of-life practitioner.
I am an Individual, Marriage/Couple, and Family therapist offering evidence-based tele-health "Zoom" counseling sessions for New Mexicans and Washingtonians. My focus on resilience invites clients to utilize and develop their own internal strengths. As they begin to build skills, resolve conflict, improve communication, address challenges in their relationships, and reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression, many of my clients heal emotional trauma, relieve angst, find hope, and ultimately flourish.
I help individuals and couples better understand, trust, and communicate their emotions, needs, and longings. Our emotions, even the painful ones, provide us with important information about what we need and where we should be headed. At times we dismiss our own inner wisdom in an attempt to fit in, keep the peace, or protect ourselves from hurt, but we then miss out on creating the life and relationships we desire. I strongly believe that people heal and grow best in connection with others, and therapy provides the security and compassion necessary to make new discoveries about yourself that can lead to positive change.
I help individuals and couples better understand, trust, and communicate their emotions, needs, and longings. Our emotions, even the painful ones, provide us with important information about what we need and where we should be headed. At times we dismiss our own inner wisdom in an attempt to fit in, keep the peace, or protect ourselves from hurt, but we then miss out on creating the life and relationships we desire. I strongly believe that people heal and grow best in connection with others, and therapy provides the security and compassion necessary to make new discoveries about yourself that can lead to positive change.
When working with couples on the verge of divorce in NM, I use the Gottman Method and the Divorce Busting method (Michele Weiner-Davis) for stable crisis intervention.
For 30 years, I’ve helped couples reconnect when they feel more like roommates than partners. Whether you are caught in the same argument, growing distant, or struggling to rebuild trust after betrayal, therapy becomes a place where we create real change together.
I also work with people to navigate difficult relationships with family members, partners, or micromanaging bosses. My clients tend to be independent-minded people who are tired of feeling like they are getting nowhere and are ready to build something better.
I work with individuals who are interested in reconnecting to a deeper or more meaningful life.
When working with couples on the verge of divorce in NM, I use the Gottman Method and the Divorce Busting method (Michele Weiner-Davis) for stable crisis intervention.
For 30 years, I’ve helped couples reconnect when they feel more like roommates than partners. Whether you are caught in the same argument, growing distant, or struggling to rebuild trust after betrayal, therapy becomes a place where we create real change together.
I also work with people to navigate difficult relationships with family members, partners, or micromanaging bosses. My clients tend to be independent-minded people who are tired of feeling like they are getting nowhere and are ready to build something better.
I work with individuals who are interested in reconnecting to a deeper or more meaningful life.
I help individuals and couples heal, grieve, grow, develop a healthy sense of self and experience their power cooperatively (rather than competitively). When you experience relational conflicts, grief, trauma, or infidelity, I listen with compassion to develop a therapeutic program to help you heal and grow to your greatest potential as an individual (and a couple). By helping you overcome grief, conflicts, trauma, and anxiety, you can successfully achieve some of your deepest desires and feel fulfilled. Healing and happiness often come after identifying, accepting, and learning how to realize those desires and needs.
I help individuals and couples heal, grieve, grow, develop a healthy sense of self and experience their power cooperatively (rather than competitively). When you experience relational conflicts, grief, trauma, or infidelity, I listen with compassion to develop a therapeutic program to help you heal and grow to your greatest potential as an individual (and a couple). By helping you overcome grief, conflicts, trauma, and anxiety, you can successfully achieve some of your deepest desires and feel fulfilled. Healing and happiness often come after identifying, accepting, and learning how to realize those desires and needs.
The type of clients who seek my support are both individuals and couples who are deeply committed to their own relationship with themselves. It is this primary relationship to Self that informs how we relate to others. I work with folks who are curious or already invested in living in alignment with their chosen values. I practice through a lens of deep compassion, curiosity, warmth, and radical reverence for grief-work and the reciprocal relationship between Grief and Gratitude. I support my clients through challenges that can ultimately lead to more insight, wisdom, self-love, compassion and a sense of security and well-being.
The type of clients who seek my support are both individuals and couples who are deeply committed to their own relationship with themselves. It is this primary relationship to Self that informs how we relate to others. I work with folks who are curious or already invested in living in alignment with their chosen values. I practice through a lens of deep compassion, curiosity, warmth, and radical reverence for grief-work and the reciprocal relationship between Grief and Gratitude. I support my clients through challenges that can ultimately lead to more insight, wisdom, self-love, compassion and a sense of security and well-being.
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Gottman Method Therapists
How does the Gottman method work?
One of the core doctrines of the Gottman method is that negative emotions hurt relationships about five times more than positive emotions help them. Thus, couples require five times more positive interactions than negative interactions with each other. The therapist will guide clients on how to improve communication and understanding of each other to manage conflict and have their emotional needs met. The therapist will also advise couples on how to repair relations with each other when conflict arises, and therefore avoid lasting damage.
Is the Gottman method evidence-based?
Yes, this method is an evidence-based approach to couples therapy. The method is based on more than 40 years of research by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, the psychologists who developed the method. The Gottmans analyzed decades of data to draw conclusions about what types of interactions are likely to lead to specific results, and which interventions are most likely to lead to success. Studies have found that this approach leads to improvements in relationship satisfaction, intimacy, communication skills, and a lower rate of divorce.
How long does the Gottman method take?
The duration of treatment depends on the specific challenges clients face. Sessions are typically 60 to 90 minutes long, and an average course of treatment is around 10 sessions. In some cases, such as for couples dealing with a critical problem, the therapist will suggest an intensive course of treatment, with daily sessions over the first two to four days. Treatment is complete when the couple is satisfied and has met the goals they’ve set, and when the therapist believes they have the skills to continue on their own.
Is the Gottman method effective?
Through the Gottman method, couples can achieve changes that are real and sustainable. This treatment has been used for more than 40 years; the method is supported by empirical research, including randomized controlled trials that have demonstrated effectiveness in improving relationship outcomes for couples. Like any talk therapy, success or failure depends in large part on how committed the clients are to making positive changes and working toward results.