Parenting Therapists in Santa Fe, NM
You do not have to live feeling stressed, anxious and/or bothered by past traumatic life events. You possess an inherent healing potential within, and with my support and the benefit of Somatic Experiencing, (SE) you will be able to make the changes you desire. Using SE and other healing modalities, I will help you to understand your experiences and support the gentle release of stress and and trauma from your nervous system. I believe that therapy is a collaborative process, therefore, I will work in partnership with you: you are the expert on your experience. Together we can create the conditions for your well-being.
You do not have to live feeling stressed, anxious and/or bothered by past traumatic life events. You possess an inherent healing potential within, and with my support and the benefit of Somatic Experiencing, (SE) you will be able to make the changes you desire. Using SE and other healing modalities, I will help you to understand your experiences and support the gentle release of stress and and trauma from your nervous system. I believe that therapy is a collaborative process, therefore, I will work in partnership with you: you are the expert on your experience. Together we can create the conditions for your well-being.
Santa Fe Center For Relationship Wellbeing
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LISW, MS, SpEd, IMHIII
1 Endorsed
Santa Fe, NM 87505
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'm a Level-III Gottman Couples Therapist. Knowledge of Parent-Infant Attachment and Special Education deepens my understanding of families and individuals. Gottman Therapy is based on 4 decades of research on what makes relationships work well. Together we can unlock gridlocked conflicts in order to strengthen your connection and regain friendship and intimacy.
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'm a Level-III Gottman Couples Therapist. Knowledge of Parent-Infant Attachment and Special Education deepens my understanding of families and individuals. Gottman Therapy is based on 4 decades of research on what makes relationships work well. Together we can unlock gridlocked conflicts in order to strengthen your connection and regain friendship and intimacy.
I work with adults and couples who are struggling with communication, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, grief, overweight body image issues and post traumatic stressors.
My speciality is providing a safe space to talk about your life. To listen, discuss, clarify, teach, and support your efforts for change.
I work with adults and couples who are struggling with communication, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, grief, overweight body image issues and post traumatic stressors.
My speciality is providing a safe space to talk about your life. To listen, discuss, clarify, teach, and support your efforts for change.
My areas of expertise are codependency, anxiety, addiction, interpersonal relationships, parenting, depression, communication, and pregnancy/postpartum mental health.
I am a good choice for those who are working through a transition in their lives either in their work, their relationships, their spirituality, their development, or otherwise. I am also skilled at accompanying someone who is in a process of simply examining their life in order to deepen their understanding of themselves.
My areas of expertise are codependency, anxiety, addiction, interpersonal relationships, parenting, depression, communication, and pregnancy/postpartum mental health.
I am a good choice for those who are working through a transition in their lives either in their work, their relationships, their spirituality, their development, or otherwise. I am also skilled at accompanying someone who is in a process of simply examining their life in order to deepen their understanding of themselves.
I often based the practice that I do with postpartum moms on a 40 year old self-inquiry/re- parenting method called Biografia Humana (Human Biography).
You have become a mom, your child is not older than 3 or 5 years old, and you feel lost, sad, alone, rageful, misunderstood or even feel you don't know who you are anymore. Nobody told you that motherhood could be so overwhelming. However, you are certain that you don't want to hurt your child in the same ways you were hurt as a kid. All you want is to become the mother you anticipated to be for your child, but how?
I often based the practice that I do with postpartum moms on a 40 year old self-inquiry/re- parenting method called Biografia Humana (Human Biography).
You have become a mom, your child is not older than 3 or 5 years old, and you feel lost, sad, alone, rageful, misunderstood or even feel you don't know who you are anymore. Nobody told you that motherhood could be so overwhelming. However, you are certain that you don't want to hurt your child in the same ways you were hurt as a kid. All you want is to become the mother you anticipated to be for your child, but how?
My goals with couples counseling is to provide temporary services that increase the strength and vitality of your friendship while improving conflict resolution and general communication flow to a self-sustainable level. I treatment plan based on a total of 10 sessions:transitioning from weekly to bi-weekly, to monthly, to none. In counseling we will Modify conflict by: 1. SOFTENING START UP, 2.ACCEPTING YOUR PARTNERS PERSPECTIVE, 3. CONFLICT REPAIRS, 4. DE-ESCALATE QUARRELS. This work will continue to improve your relationship after the counseling completes. Please visit my website for more information
My goals with couples counseling is to provide temporary services that increase the strength and vitality of your friendship while improving conflict resolution and general communication flow to a self-sustainable level. I treatment plan based on a total of 10 sessions:transitioning from weekly to bi-weekly, to monthly, to none. In counseling we will Modify conflict by: 1. SOFTENING START UP, 2.ACCEPTING YOUR PARTNERS PERSPECTIVE, 3. CONFLICT REPAIRS, 4. DE-ESCALATE QUARRELS. This work will continue to improve your relationship after the counseling completes. Please visit my website for more information
Amanda Perez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Waitlist for new clients
Things have been hard. Emotions and divisions are high among couples, families, communities and social interaction has decreased in a big way. So much has changed and much of it beyond our control. Now is the time to unlock inherent coping skills you may not know you possess. I am available to help you identify and develop these skills then learn to incorporate new, proven strategies that help people cope with a quickly changing environment. In my sessions, we’ll look at the changes affecting you. We’ll navigate them together so, on the other side, you come out a stronger, healthier person.
Things have been hard. Emotions and divisions are high among couples, families, communities and social interaction has decreased in a big way. So much has changed and much of it beyond our control. Now is the time to unlock inherent coping skills you may not know you possess. I am available to help you identify and develop these skills then learn to incorporate new, proven strategies that help people cope with a quickly changing environment. In my sessions, we’ll look at the changes affecting you. We’ll navigate them together so, on the other side, you come out a stronger, healthier person.
I see clients with a wide range of reasons for entering therapy, including partner and work relationships, parenting challenges, confusion around life focus, and a desire for deeper work using dreams and other unconscious sources from within, and more. I see adults and teen girls. My work is informed by various trainings, study and thought, applied depending on the client's needs and goals.
I see clients with a wide range of reasons for entering therapy, including partner and work relationships, parenting challenges, confusion around life focus, and a desire for deeper work using dreams and other unconscious sources from within, and more. I see adults and teen girls. My work is informed by various trainings, study and thought, applied depending on the client's needs and goals.
I am passionate about helping clients have healthier relationships with themselves and others. My primary focus is supporting clients who have experienced relational trauma, in rediscovering and rebuilding their sense of self. I have extensive experience with crisis, PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance abuse and relationship problems. I've worked with a broad range of individuals at all developmental stages. I work with individuals and children over the age of 10. I also work with couples in all stages of their relationship, from pre-marital to post divorce.
I am passionate about helping clients have healthier relationships with themselves and others. My primary focus is supporting clients who have experienced relational trauma, in rediscovering and rebuilding their sense of self. I have extensive experience with crisis, PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance abuse and relationship problems. I've worked with a broad range of individuals at all developmental stages. I work with individuals and children over the age of 10. I also work with couples in all stages of their relationship, from pre-marital to post divorce.
Faith Works Counseling is dedicated to fostering wellbeing by inspiring individuals to empower one another through the embodiment of Strength through Love. Our mission is to help individuals, couples, and families become their best selves through systemic therapy, grounded in the belief that meaningful change often follows a crisis. We offer a comprehensive range of services, including multisystemic therapy, individual therapy, family therapy, children’s therapy, and couples therapy. Our services cater to clients from all walks of life, ensuring that everyone has access to the support they need to thrive.
Faith Works Counseling is dedicated to fostering wellbeing by inspiring individuals to empower one another through the embodiment of Strength through Love. Our mission is to help individuals, couples, and families become their best selves through systemic therapy, grounded in the belief that meaningful change often follows a crisis. We offer a comprehensive range of services, including multisystemic therapy, individual therapy, family therapy, children’s therapy, and couples therapy. Our services cater to clients from all walks of life, ensuring that everyone has access to the support they need to thrive.
I work successfully with a wide range of issues including personal growth, acute and developmental trauma recovery, parenting, adolescence, young adulthood, depression, addiction, and physical/developmental disabilities.
Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it now. Action has magic, grace, and power in it.(Goethe) I am passionate about psychotherapy because it frequently reminds me that magic, grace, and powerful change are possible. We all feel confused, stuck, or hopeless during the course of our lives. Personally and professionally my work confirms that we are designed to grow towards healing and authentic happiness. As the sources of suffering often originate from impairments or losses in our primary relationships,so the greatest potential in psychotherapy lies in the relationship between client and therapist.
I work successfully with a wide range of issues including personal growth, acute and developmental trauma recovery, parenting, adolescence, young adulthood, depression, addiction, and physical/developmental disabilities.
Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it now. Action has magic, grace, and power in it.(Goethe) I am passionate about psychotherapy because it frequently reminds me that magic, grace, and powerful change are possible. We all feel confused, stuck, or hopeless during the course of our lives. Personally and professionally my work confirms that we are designed to grow towards healing and authentic happiness. As the sources of suffering often originate from impairments or losses in our primary relationships,so the greatest potential in psychotherapy lies in the relationship between client and therapist.
My practice is focused on children ages 3-12 and their parents who are seeking support with co-regulation.
I like to use an attachment and systems lens to explore the way clients experience relationships. I am here as a resource for you to share your struggles and victories, along with exploring skills and support systems. My background includes years of working with justice-involved families, crisis support, children, young adults, and parents/caregivers.
My practice is focused on children ages 3-12 and their parents who are seeking support with co-regulation.
I like to use an attachment and systems lens to explore the way clients experience relationships. I am here as a resource for you to share your struggles and victories, along with exploring skills and support systems. My background includes years of working with justice-involved families, crisis support, children, young adults, and parents/caregivers.
I am Level 3 Gottman Trained and subscribe to The Gottman Method for couples counseling. I am a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional (PMH-C). If you are on your fertility journey, pregnant, or postpartum, I would love to help. Ambitious women: Navigating ambitious careers or life transitions when societal demands on women remain pervasive can result in anxiety, depression, unmanageable stress and sometimes even post-traumatic stress.
I am Level 3 Gottman Trained and subscribe to The Gottman Method for couples counseling. I am a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional (PMH-C). If you are on your fertility journey, pregnant, or postpartum, I would love to help. Ambitious women: Navigating ambitious careers or life transitions when societal demands on women remain pervasive can result in anxiety, depression, unmanageable stress and sometimes even post-traumatic stress.
I have a long history of working with children and families. I treat children of all ages and adults. I address attachment issues, academics, oppositional defiance, grief, loss and trauma. This is often complicated and usually requires the involvement of the whole family. I love working with children and find that there are always solutions and ways to accommodate the most difficult situations. I use a variety of modalities including play therapy which includes sand tray, art and a variety of other ways for self expression for children .
I have a long history of working with children and families. I treat children of all ages and adults. I address attachment issues, academics, oppositional defiance, grief, loss and trauma. This is often complicated and usually requires the involvement of the whole family. I love working with children and find that there are always solutions and ways to accommodate the most difficult situations. I use a variety of modalities including play therapy which includes sand tray, art and a variety of other ways for self expression for children .
My ideal clients are those who are experiencing difficulties with blended family issues, adolescent development, trauma, grief and loss, separation and divorce. My role as a therapist is to facilitate a process of healing by partnering with each client. I believe it is essential to listen carefully to an individual, couple or family and develop a partnership that combines my training and experience as a practitioner with each persons unique capacity for healing and growth. Most importantly, the objective of intervention and caring is promoting the family's ability to support the passions and interests that exist in each individual.
My ideal clients are those who are experiencing difficulties with blended family issues, adolescent development, trauma, grief and loss, separation and divorce. My role as a therapist is to facilitate a process of healing by partnering with each client. I believe it is essential to listen carefully to an individual, couple or family and develop a partnership that combines my training and experience as a practitioner with each persons unique capacity for healing and growth. Most importantly, the objective of intervention and caring is promoting the family's ability to support the passions and interests that exist in each individual.
We are not broken. We do not need fixing. Rather, many of us have survived challenging circumstances and oppressive systems that have deeply hurt us, impacted our sense of wholeness, and kept us stuck in survival; this survival often looks like high cost coping and symptoms. Our work together supports your movement out of survival and into curiosity, possibility, and embodiment. Whether you’re looking to transform your relationships, heal trauma, emotionally skill-up, address chronic pain/illness, create community, stop people-pleasing, etc, we will get creative together in an approach tailored to support your specific needs.
We are not broken. We do not need fixing. Rather, many of us have survived challenging circumstances and oppressive systems that have deeply hurt us, impacted our sense of wholeness, and kept us stuck in survival; this survival often looks like high cost coping and symptoms. Our work together supports your movement out of survival and into curiosity, possibility, and embodiment. Whether you’re looking to transform your relationships, heal trauma, emotionally skill-up, address chronic pain/illness, create community, stop people-pleasing, etc, we will get creative together in an approach tailored to support your specific needs.
I work with adults currently, but in addition to psychotherapy, I have experience as a special-needs parenting coach.
You are overwhelmed with life challenges. You accept that you have important work to do, but It's hard to find the starting place. The strategies and habits that used to work don't any longer. You might have friends, but this feels like too much of a burden for friends-and perhaps there is shame, anger, or past trauma affecting judgement? I will be the witness. I'll also be the cheerleader for the courage you'll need to create your future. I take all Presbyterian and Blue Cross insurances (Medicaid, Commercial and Medicare). I work in-office or in community Walk and Talk sessions (ABQ only), as well as online via telehealth.
I work with adults currently, but in addition to psychotherapy, I have experience as a special-needs parenting coach.
You are overwhelmed with life challenges. You accept that you have important work to do, but It's hard to find the starting place. The strategies and habits that used to work don't any longer. You might have friends, but this feels like too much of a burden for friends-and perhaps there is shame, anger, or past trauma affecting judgement? I will be the witness. I'll also be the cheerleader for the courage you'll need to create your future. I take all Presbyterian and Blue Cross insurances (Medicaid, Commercial and Medicare). I work in-office or in community Walk and Talk sessions (ABQ only), as well as online via telehealth.
If you're ready for a different perspective or a unique approach to therapy, my work bridges the insights and wisdom of astrology with transformative therapeutic techniques. Together we'll resolve inner tension and confusion as we access new possibilities that were buried under old conditioning. My goal is to guide you back to your intuition and strengthen your sense of self-agency, self-trust, and self-empowerment so you can make decisions with ease and confidence.
If you're ready for a different perspective or a unique approach to therapy, my work bridges the insights and wisdom of astrology with transformative therapeutic techniques. Together we'll resolve inner tension and confusion as we access new possibilities that were buried under old conditioning. My goal is to guide you back to your intuition and strengthen your sense of self-agency, self-trust, and self-empowerment so you can make decisions with ease and confidence.
I strive to help clients balance change and acceptance in their lives. We cannot change what we do not accept. Gaining insight into childhood dynamics and attachment styles provides a foundation to understand current problematic behavioral patterns. Change is then possible through learning new skillful behaviors. This same approach is effective in helping families find balance in restructuring the family hierarchy, especially in situations in which an adolescent has become elevated in the family system. Changing behaviors through changing the ways we interact with ourselves and others is the core of my treatment approach.
I strive to help clients balance change and acceptance in their lives. We cannot change what we do not accept. Gaining insight into childhood dynamics and attachment styles provides a foundation to understand current problematic behavioral patterns. Change is then possible through learning new skillful behaviors. This same approach is effective in helping families find balance in restructuring the family hierarchy, especially in situations in which an adolescent has become elevated in the family system. Changing behaviors through changing the ways we interact with ourselves and others is the core of my treatment approach.
Life can be overwhelming, and it can be difficult to find balance maintaining our emotional well-being. The journey of healing is a collaborative process where you supported to safely explore life’s challenges in a nonjudgmental environment. Through the therapeutic relationship the healing process begins and enables you to access your inner strengths. Gaining insight into yourself with a trusting therapist is truly transformative. Through therapy we not only gain a deeper understanding of ourselves but also to the people in our lives and the world around us.
Life can be overwhelming, and it can be difficult to find balance maintaining our emotional well-being. The journey of healing is a collaborative process where you supported to safely explore life’s challenges in a nonjudgmental environment. Through the therapeutic relationship the healing process begins and enables you to access your inner strengths. Gaining insight into yourself with a trusting therapist is truly transformative. Through therapy we not only gain a deeper understanding of ourselves but also to the people in our lives and the world around us.
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What does therapy for parenting look like?
Therapists may work with parents individually, together, or include the whole family to find solutions for the problems a parent faces. Many parent-based therapies work on a parent’s relationship with their children, problem-solving within the family, and analysis of family dynamics. Therapy conducted remotely by video may be helpful in allowing a therapist to observe how families interact in their own homes.
When should a parent seek therapy?
When behavioral problems begin to disrupt the healthy functioning of a family, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If parents find that children are acting out in school, have started using drugs or alcohol, have developed eating disorders, or other similar red flags, a therapist may be able to help.
How long does therapy take for parenting problems?
Depending on the severity of a family’s challenges and the type of treatment utilized, therapy for parenting can last from weeks to months. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a pragmatic therapy type that can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. Structural family therapy, which inspects family dynamics, often takes several months. Parent-child interaction therapy is typically shorter-term, lasting between 10 and 20 sessions. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
Can therapy help parents dealing with burnout or stress?
Parenting is difficult. Parents may dismiss or conceal feelings of exhaustion, overwhelm, or escape ideation—imagining withdrawing from their parental obligations altogether. but left unattended, these feelings can have negative effects on the whole family. A therapist can help parents work on the skills they might need to better cope with the burdens of parenting and help them be the best parents they can be.