Domestic Abuse Therapists in Santa Fe, NM

Servicing all New Mexico and Texas. Dealing with substance abuse or mental health issues? You don't have to go about it alone. In fact having a trained therapist is recommend to walk you through your difficult times. Allow us to assist you in your sobriety or mental/behavioral needs. We have over 12 years of experience in counseling with diverse clients who have mental/ behavioral issues, life problems, couples counseling, drug & alcohol addiction, co-occurring disorders and more. We are Licensed Professional Counselors and are here to help.

The Family Connection is a safe, inviting place that helps people to address their own concerns and grow to be the person that they want to be. That person has always been there but is often hidden behind pain and negative self thoughts. I enjoy helping people find what decisions and behaviors have led them to this place of pain and how to make different decisions within their own life, to become more empowered to be the person they have always desired to be.

I work extremely well with clients who are motivated to change their lives. Often, our greatest challenges come during times of major life transitions. Through active listening and genuine empathy, I help my clients focus upon the inherent solutions to their most pressing problems. Motivation to change comes with the willingness to look closely and investigate the stories we tell ourselves. Often, I discover with my clients that their oldest and most damaging internal stories are simply not true. By having a fellow human who is open and fully present witness our lives, we can discover the very real possibility for greater health and happiness.

My passion and motivation is to help people become the best versions of themselves. Life experiences and circumstances can be challenging to overcome and deal with. I am compassionate about fostering positive mental health in children, adolescents, young adults, and couples. My focus is addressing issues such as identity exploration, trauma, life transitions, relationship dynamics, anxiety, and depression. My goal is to support you in processing and healing through what is needed for you to heal and grow into your best self.

Accepting new clients. As a mental health counselor, I specialize in trauma. I've worked with within the clinical settings of: mental health hospitals, school and career counseling, community care & mental health clinics and crisis intervention counseling. With much of my experience treating individuals for anxiety, depression, trauma/complex trauma, additions, stress management, grief, and Bipolar disorder. I’ve been trained in and educated in trauma informed care, multicultural care and treatment. I’m only the guide in this therapeutic journey but will be with you and support you every step of the way.

I specialize in treating individuals struggling with trauma, identity, and relationship challenges. As an LMFT I also specialize in couples 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.

Welcome, and thanks for visiting! I'm an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's School of Medicine and have a clinical practice based in Taos, New Mexico USA. I have 32 years experience treating children, adults and couples and specialize in the skilled, compassionate healing of anxiety, depression and PTSD. I'm the author of four books and teach CBT at universities and training centers worldwide, including the University of New Mexico, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience in Bangalore, India, Mexico City’s Universidad Hebraica, and the Zentrum fur Psychotherapie in Stuttgart, Germany.

I offer an integrative and nature-based approach to mental health. Specialty areas and offerings include nature walk and talk therapy (ecotherapy), using a story-based framework, supporting creativity in professional work or for personal fulfillment, grief counseling, exploring intergenerational issues, and support for highly sensitive people. Clients are welcomed in bringing up spiritual topics and meaning-of-life questions for exploration together. I incorporate a trauma- and grief-informed approach to therapy based on my clinical training and experience.

My role as a therapist is that of a fellow-human that joins you on this chapter of your journey. Think of us together on a walk. On our walk, we encounter the natural elements that both slow us down with fatigue and overwhelm, and also motivate us with inspiration and delight. What makes this journey bearable, do-able, and sometimes even fun is that we are together. You are not alone. The safety I intend to cultivate for you provides the atmosphere for inquiry, exploration, curiosity, and growth.

Are you feeling stuck? To feel stuck emotionally, professionally, relationally and in thought patterns is a common experience of human beings. Let's work together to get unstuck: allowing your creativity to flow uninhibitedly, your emotions to become valuable and digest-able, your aspirations to become realities and your relationships to become more fulfilling. Providing online therapy for Ohio and New Mexico residents.

We offer support for folks in the LGBTQ, poly, kink, and gender diverse communities. I follow the WPATH standards of care when writing letters of support for medical transition and can offer that letter after 1 gender assessment. Every clinician or student intern working with this practice is LGBTQ+ identifying or affirming so this is a safe space for you to explore whatever you wish. We also specialize in trauma therapy such as EMDR and NARM. Support groups for LGBTQ+ folks are open as well. Please reach out to us today for support!

BeMeBetter is accepting new clients. Specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and a certified Financial Social Worker, I work with individuals struggling with affective disorders (depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma) and financial stress affecting overall wellbeing. I particularly enjoy helping Veterans, their family members, and adolescents struggling with school performance or phase of life problems.

What does it mean to love and be loved? How do we choose safe partners? How do we relationship in healthy ways? As a therapist, I hold that my role is to journey with you along your unique healing path. I believe that when we love with our whole selves it ripples out into our communities in restorative ways and have focused my work with those of us who have or are currently experiencing domestic and interpersonal violence. I understand that relational violence is an expression of societal violence and cannot be separated from each other in a healing journey. I guide lovers to safe relationships.

Are you feeling depressed, unsure you can come out of this sadness. Do you avoid going places, seeing friends and acquaintances and relatives? Are you becoming weaker, physically tired, due to lack of movement? Or, has life become so intense that your stress levels are to high to withstand. Is you anxiety level high, and you are having panic attacks> Do you feel that the rest of the world has left you behind, and you don't know how you can possibly catch up? Are you lonely, so much that alcohol or drug use seems the only way to cope. These are areas that I am very knowledgeable about and have much life experience.

During the last twenty five years I have had the opportunity to support and guide many clients. I work with children, adolescents, adults and families. I have recently become certified in the Nurtured Heart approach which is designed to work with intense children and their families. I enjoy working with clients using a variety of modalities that include art, dream work, and trauma work. I look forward to working with you and discovering all that life and consciousness has to offer.

Thank-you for your interest in my private practice. Whether you are feeling stuck in a pattern or experiencing self-defeating behavior, my goal is to help you achieve your best self, and create the life you desire. I work for you, or your child to achieve your goals, providing a confidential and safe environment to help you create changes in as little time as possible. While I am fortunate to have advanced training and excellent education, I find that personal life experience and triumphs to be the invaluable education, shaping me into a seasoned psychotherapist best equipped to serve my clients.

Ultimately, my purpose as your therapist is to help you find joy in life. I use a Feminist, Attachment-based, 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. Many of my clients identify as Neurodivergent/Highly Sensitive.

Accepting New Clients- Change is Possible! If you or a loved one is struggling with mental health, trauma and/or addiction issues, I am here to help. I am Gloria Blea Johnson, with Sacred Space Therapy LLC and I specialize in teens (14+) and adults facing mental health, trauma and/or addiction issues. I offer online individual therapy across New Mexico. Life is a journey marked by highs and lows. Through therapy and a collaborative approach, we can identify and practice healthy coping skills to manage these new, overwhelming experiences and emotions.

Honoring the dignity and worth of each person and the value inherent in every aspect of a life's journey, I support you in strengthening your response-ability to life's challenges and creating a life that works for you. Our work is rooted in neuroscience and playful in its experiential components. By skillfully connecting you deeper with yourself, you learn to skillfully navigate emotional difficulties. Founding our relationship on respect, safety, compassion, and non-judgment enables you to heal and bring more of your unique gifts and talents into every aspect of your life.