Trauma Focused Therapists in Santa Fe, NM

~ I AM NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS.~ Sometimes we know happiness and peace in life. At other times, life hurts! Whether your pain began with loss, illness, injury, or unwanted thoughts and emotions, I will work with you to build a path from suffering to well being. Over a 35 year period I have offered psychotherapy in private practice, taught psychology in a medical school, served as CEO of a non-profit behavioral health agency. Through these experiences, I have developed a broad set of change tools to offer, drawing from the Mindsight, CBT, trauma focused , attachment and DBT traditions of Western psychotherapy.

I believe in meeting you wherever you are on your unique journey and providing a safe space for you to express and process your emotions. I take an experiential and creative approach to psychotherapy that embraces the power of art and its ability to aid in self expression. Whether you are struggling with PTSD, depression, anxiety, self harm behaviors or identity issues I am here to listen and empower you through your process.

Many times in our lives we are driven by pain from past events. Much of my experience has been working alongside those who are faced with issues of anger, general and acute stress, PTSD, anxiety, and depression; both youth and adults. I have a deep understanding of the nuances of trauma, generational trauma and the disconnect it can cause. I believe therapy to be a journey where I assist you in reconnecting you with yourself and the world around you. I work with you collaboratively to help you make the changes you want to make in your life.

I enjoy working with adults from varied backgrounds. It's my goal to assist my clients while they're working toward a healthier, happier life. I work with my clients to find a mindful approach through the acceptance of patterns of thoughts and/or beliefs. I feel it's important to provide support while trying to answer life's big questions. A person's thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes can directly affect their feelings and behaviors whether that be a result of learned responses or a trauma response. Whatever the case, I'm happy you've decided to call!

My name is Jessica Alle-Corliss. I have my bachelor's in sociology and my masters in social work. I am also a licensed clinical social worker who is certified in Interpersonal Therapy, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Seeking Safety. I have been a therapist since 2013. I love working with adults, pre-teens, adolescents and young adults. I specialize in working with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, etc. I am very Rogerian, existentialist, solution focused and use CBT, role play and motivational interviewing.

I work with people who are unhappy, anxious, depressed, or who feel like they want to redefine how to live within themselves, or are now prepared to address serious issues which have been troubling. Living throws many challenges into each life, and through relationship, and with the internal parts and Self, we can work together to understand or resolve issues, and find a better way to face your challenges.

Therapy Modalities Offered EMDR: EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION REPROCESSING: to calm and regulate the nervous system. Supporting mindful self-regulation and behavior change. HYPNOTHERAPY. MINDFUL SOMATIC AWARENESS: Using Body awareness to facilitate the reprocessing and healing of traumatic experiences and emotional dysregulation. ART THERAPY: Using art, the creative process, and the resulting artwork we explore and reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness and work toward therapeutic goals.

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 am not taking on any new long-term clients, nor maintaining a waiting list. I am, however, taking short-term clients who would like to develop a daily meditation practice. We are living in a very unstable world right now and so feeling grounded and centered is especially challenging. Having a daily practice is essential to maintaining sanity when the world around you is changing at such a rapid rate as ours is. I teach an easy, open awareness practice that anybody can do. Visit my website to learn more about it: lotusheartwisdom.com/meditation.

By fostering deep and genuine connections with my clients, I help them develop deeper and more genuine connections with themselves. By clarifying what’s true for you—your needs, desires, conflicts, and dreams—the next step for you to take becomes clearer and less effortful. Together, we will resolve the stressors, conflicts, and adversities that weigh you down in order to find your flow—a way of being that’s more natural, enjoyable, and true to you. No matter how alone you’re feeling, how daunting the challenges you're facing, or how long a particular issue has been draining you, we’ll face it head on and find our way through.

You do not need to live feeling stressed, anxious and/or bothered by past traumatic events. You possess an inherent healing potential within, and with love, support and well designed interventions, you will be able to change and feel better. Using Somatic Experiencing 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 as you are the expert on your experience and that together we can create the conditions for your well-being.

I bring a spirit of relaxed, ethical and attentive partnership into my sessions. My history as a visual artist allows me flexibility and a sense for unique exploration. I work at my clients' pace and have extended experience with grief, loss, trauma and transgender issues. My trainings and experience in Cognitive Behavioral strategies, Mindfulness techniques and Substance Disorder interventions are useful and applicable to individual clients, couples or families.

Ultimately, my purpose as your therapist is to help you find joy in life. I use a Strengths-based, Feminist, Trauma-informed approach to empower you to trust yourself, and tap into your inner resilience. I believe that you are the expert in your own life. Together we can work to process and heal past traumas, gain insight, and replace harmful behaviors with more positive ones. I work with women and non-binary folks who have experienced relational trauma, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, and Disordered Eating. I also work with Highly Sensitive people.

Finding a therapist can be a daunting process, and possibly a first step toward trusting your intuition. Many of my clients are intelligent, creative and accomplished, yet experience a broad range of issues, including anxiety and depression, relationship issues, low self-esteem, trauma, and addictive patterns. Our work together will focus on empowering you to understand the source of your distress, gain greater balance and improve the quality of your life to expand your potential for making new choices.

This is a challenging time, and I am here to help. Many people are struggling with fear, anxiety, depression and could use a helping professional right now. I love working with people. I am here to provide a compassionate, respectful, and non-judgemental place for you to have support and find what you need to manage the stresses of daily living. If it makes sense, we can also explore deeper issues and problems you may be having which may be undermining your life and relationships. The safety we build together in our relationship will provide a foundation for you to grow from.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist (PSY27345) providing Individual, Group and Couples psychotherapy in a private practice setting in West Los Angeles. My approach to therapy is Relational. I find that the exploration of our interpersonal relationships, including the relationship between the therapist and client, can be helpful in overcoming internal conflicts we face in our lives. Furthermore I believe psychotherapy is a collaborative process which brings something unique to each patient-therapist relationship. Working together, we can uncover your personal needs and internal struggles, in real time, to better understand how to acknowledge and express these needs in your everyday life.

Are you a strong, successful woman who’s struggling on the inside, no matter how together you look on the outside? Life feels so hard; it’s all getting to be too much. You hate feeling like you’re not in control, but you also doubt your decisions. You feel worthless, taking the blame when things go wrong. Nothing stops the pain, no matter how busy you stay at work or how much you pretend that living like this is good enough. I’m Melanie. I'll help you overcome fears, frustrations, and loneliness, no matter how accomplished you are. You'll learn how to trust yourself again, to feel more alive, and fall in love with your future.

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.

Have you experienced the death of your baby or child? Are you experiencing a pregnancy related loss of miscarriage, TFMR, or stillbirth? Do you have living children and don't know how to talk with them about the loss of your baby? Are you asking yourself 'am I grieving the right way'? If so, you have come to the right place.