Photo of Gretchen Wachs, Counselor in 87505, NM
Gretchen Wachs
Counselor, LPCC, MA, EMDR
Verified Verified
Santa Fe, NM 87505
The depth of relationship, confidence and trust you build with your therapist is fundamental to the work of therapy. I am here to support and guide you in a process of discovery and wellness, helping you to build strength and clarity, overcome obstacles and develop skillful and creative ways to be in relationship and live well and authentically. My approach is eclectic, I offer EMDR and trauma focused therapy, depth psychology and expressive therapies. Our work together will help you heal from pain, trauma and abuse, relieve anxiety and depression, and work through relationship issues, life transitions and creative blocks.
The depth of relationship, confidence and trust you build with your therapist is fundamental to the work of therapy. I am here to support and guide you in a process of discovery and wellness, helping you to build strength and clarity, overcome obstacles and develop skillful and creative ways to be in relationship and live well and authentically. My approach is eclectic, I offer EMDR and trauma focused therapy, depth psychology and expressive therapies. Our work together will help you heal from pain, trauma and abuse, relieve anxiety and depression, and work through relationship issues, life transitions and creative blocks.
(505) 431-6428 View (505) 431-6428
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Patricia St Clare Phd
Marriage & Family Therapist, Patricia St Clare PhD, MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Santa Fe, NM 87505
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.
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.
(505) 295-5384 View (505) 295-5384
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Carla Kleefeld
Clinical Mental Health Counselor, PhD, LPCC
Verified Verified
Santa Fe, NM 87505  (Online Only)
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.
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.
(505) 384-7609 View (505) 384-7609
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Gail Rae Walker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, MA
Verified Verified
Santa Fe, NM 87505
I offer deep therapy based on attachment theory and communication skills development, depending on your needs, to engage you (and/or your partner) in a meaningful and heartfelt exploration of your life support needs. Move past limiting thoughts and behaviors and develop deeper connections. Clients have said that they appreciate my non-judgmental, yet direct approach. My response - "I am in your corner, routing for you". It takes courage but once you embark on this journey you will say, "Why didn't I do this sooner"?
I offer deep therapy based on attachment theory and communication skills development, depending on your needs, to engage you (and/or your partner) in a meaningful and heartfelt exploration of your life support needs. Move past limiting thoughts and behaviors and develop deeper connections. Clients have said that they appreciate my non-judgmental, yet direct approach. My response - "I am in your corner, routing for you". It takes courage but once you embark on this journey you will say, "Why didn't I do this sooner"?
(505) 660-8047 View (505) 660-8047
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Carrie Eberhardy, LCSW Llc
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RSP
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Santa Fe, NM 87505  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I have 25+ years experience working in the field ranging in various capacities with youth, adults, couples, and families.
My private practice is shifting away from direct service with clients and focusing on supervision for therapists and coaching and consultation with small businesses and larger healthcare organizations. I offer dynamic services, while also providing a psycho-educational and holistic framework with encouragement toward making the necessary changes to reach your potential. My goal is to support you in regaining a greater sense of well-being and focus in your life, which often involves finding a work-life balance.
I have 25+ years experience working in the field ranging in various capacities with youth, adults, couples, and families.
My private practice is shifting away from direct service with clients and focusing on supervision for therapists and coaching and consultation with small businesses and larger healthcare organizations. I offer dynamic services, while also providing a psycho-educational and holistic framework with encouragement toward making the necessary changes to reach your potential. My goal is to support you in regaining a greater sense of well-being and focus in your life, which often involves finding a work-life balance.
(505) 835-1707 View (505) 835-1707
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Aimée Dale-Lucius
Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Santa Fe, NM 87505  (Online Only)
Harville Hendrix said, "We are born in relationship, we are wounded in relationship, and we can be healed in relationship.
Relationships are a constant in our lives, and the relationship with oneself is central to them all. Relationship dissatisfaction and a desire for positive change is what leads people to my office. I frequently work with individuals and couples who are separating, and/or divorcing and are concerned about the well-being of their children in the midst of significant family change. My clients are often high achievers who are interested in navigating relational changes and co-parenting with skill, integrity and mutuality. I welcome the opportunity to support you in creating the future you desire.
Harville Hendrix said, "We are born in relationship, we are wounded in relationship, and we can be healed in relationship.
Relationships are a constant in our lives, and the relationship with oneself is central to them all. Relationship dissatisfaction and a desire for positive change is what leads people to my office. I frequently work with individuals and couples who are separating, and/or divorcing and are concerned about the well-being of their children in the midst of significant family change. My clients are often high achievers who are interested in navigating relational changes and co-parenting with skill, integrity and mutuality. I welcome the opportunity to support you in creating the future you desire.
(505) 658-6901 View (505) 658-6901
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Awbrey Willett
Counselor, MA, LMHC, DSIII
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Santa Fe, NM 87505
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 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.
(505) 370-4713 View (505) 370-4713
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Melinda L. Walker
Counselor, MA, LPCC, CRS, BCPC
Verified Verified
Santa Fe, NM 87505
I am a Solution Focused Therapist working with individuals and couples. I have been in practice for 28 years. In my Solution Focused approach, a person looks at the issues/areas of life that need to be changed, and what habits, behaviors, actions and choices keep perpetuating these issues in your life or relationships. We look at when these issues are resolved, what will be different? What will you notice now that these issues are no longer on the emotional property of your life? What will others notice? What has stopped you in the past?
I am a Solution Focused Therapist working with individuals and couples. I have been in practice for 28 years. In my Solution Focused approach, a person looks at the issues/areas of life that need to be changed, and what habits, behaviors, actions and choices keep perpetuating these issues in your life or relationships. We look at when these issues are resolved, what will be different? What will you notice now that these issues are no longer on the emotional property of your life? What will others notice? What has stopped you in the past?
(505) 819-3294 View (505) 819-3294
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Brii Sebastian
Counselor, MA, LPCC, CPC, ABMPP, ABDA
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Waitlist for new clients
Holistic Life Coaching is a modality for deeper life satisfaction and relationship happiness.
Integrative Psychotherapy & Holistic Coaching, LLC provides you with a quality, research-based model of therapy and life coaching for healing and transformation.
Holistic Life Coaching is a modality for deeper life satisfaction and relationship happiness.
Integrative Psychotherapy & Holistic Coaching, LLC provides you with a quality, research-based model of therapy and life coaching for healing and transformation.
(505) 431-4679 View (505) 431-4679
Photo of Heather Dawn Hines, Clinical Social Work/Therapist in 87505, NM
Heather Dawn Hines
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Waitlist for new clients
I work well with people who believe there is a hidden meaning or message in their struggles that can eventually serve as a path to a more soulful life. I see myself as a guide to help companion people through the underworld of depression, anxiety, and PTSD as well as a partner in transforming psychological suffering and intergenerational patterns into the medicine which can ultimately allow individuals and families to become more fully themselves. On the community level, I offer grief groups as well as climate support groups. Please see my website for more details.
I work well with people who believe there is a hidden meaning or message in their struggles that can eventually serve as a path to a more soulful life. I see myself as a guide to help companion people through the underworld of depression, anxiety, and PTSD as well as a partner in transforming psychological suffering and intergenerational patterns into the medicine which can ultimately allow individuals and families to become more fully themselves. On the community level, I offer grief groups as well as climate support groups. Please see my website for more details.
(505) 458-6165 View (505) 458-6165
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Victoria Lynn Hippard
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
Santa Fe, NM 87505  (Online Only)
Many of us seek outside help when there has been disappointment finding a lasting relationship; and once in a relationship, some of us seek a way out! I am ready to assist you in the process of understanding yourself within relationships including those with your family of origin. Sometimes it takes a crisis of some kind or other to help us to put our concerns and need for self understanding front and center. Life transitions and the loss of loved ones benefit from the focus that therapy, whether brief or longer term, can provide. I practice yoga, always a beginner! and study Tibetan Buddhism; these also influence my work.
Many of us seek outside help when there has been disappointment finding a lasting relationship; and once in a relationship, some of us seek a way out! I am ready to assist you in the process of understanding yourself within relationships including those with your family of origin. Sometimes it takes a crisis of some kind or other to help us to put our concerns and need for self understanding front and center. Life transitions and the loss of loved ones benefit from the focus that therapy, whether brief or longer term, can provide. I practice yoga, always a beginner! and study Tibetan Buddhism; these also influence my work.
(505) 557-4511 View (505) 557-4511
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Cynthia C Fulreader
Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Santa Fe, NM 87505
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 in summer.
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 in summer.
(505) 933-7363 View (505) 933-7363
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Natalie Miller
Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Santa Fe, NM 87505
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.
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.
(505) 750-1946 View (505) 750-1946
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Anna Rider
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CMA, RSMT
Verified Verified
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Life is incredible and beautiful. Everyone experiences challenges and disappointments along the way. In response, anxiety, depression, and stress can sometimes become struggles that feel insurmountable. Maybe as a result of the loss of a job, having a tough time in a relationship, coping with online schooling and having to work full time. The grief we experience having lost a loved one. Therapy can offer a key to a different perspective and a new beginning. Together we can work to unravel the disturbing issues present in your life and discover a more joyful journey.
Life is incredible and beautiful. Everyone experiences challenges and disappointments along the way. In response, anxiety, depression, and stress can sometimes become struggles that feel insurmountable. Maybe as a result of the loss of a job, having a tough time in a relationship, coping with online schooling and having to work full time. The grief we experience having lost a loved one. Therapy can offer a key to a different perspective and a new beginning. Together we can work to unravel the disturbing issues present in your life and discover a more joyful journey.
(505) 370-7318 View (505) 370-7318
Photo of Morgan A. Faulkner, Clinical Social Work/Therapist in 87505, NM
Morgan A. Faulkner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Whether you are seeking treatment for yourself, your relationship, your family or someone else, I am here and I can help.
I help people recover from trauma. I know what it's like to wake up every day feeling disconnected and afraid. I know the depression, anxiety, and confusion that accompany surviving a traumatic experience. I know that it takes time to understand what you've been through; that it was real, it wasn't imagined, and that any damage done was not of your own making. I also know that healing is possible. It is possible for you to feel confident and safe in your own body. To trust yourself, and have faith in your choices. To know that you are not your past, you are already whole and complete, and YOU are the expert on your own life.
Whether you are seeking treatment for yourself, your relationship, your family or someone else, I am here and I can help.
I help people recover from trauma. I know what it's like to wake up every day feeling disconnected and afraid. I know the depression, anxiety, and confusion that accompany surviving a traumatic experience. I know that it takes time to understand what you've been through; that it was real, it wasn't imagined, and that any damage done was not of your own making. I also know that healing is possible. It is possible for you to feel confident and safe in your own body. To trust yourself, and have faith in your choices. To know that you are not your past, you are already whole and complete, and YOU are the expert on your own life.
(505) 257-4312 View (505) 257-4312
Photo of Carrie Tansey Ishee, Counselor in 87505, NM
Carrie Tansey Ishee
Counselor, MA, LPAT, LPCC, ATR, PCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Santa Fe, NM 87505
I have extensive experience in working with substance abuse, sex addictions, mood disorders, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, sexual abuse, trauma, and adjustment issues.
My therapy and coaching work is based on a belief that we all long to experience love, connection, purpose, and peace in our lives. Symptoms that arise such as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and physical illnesses signal a call to resolve and clear what is in the way of a happier life. My work embraces a holistic paradigm recognizing body, mind, and spirit, and focuses on helping clients learn to love and care for themselves as special and unique beings. Clearing out negative beliefs, healing emotional wounds, and eliminating toxic influences help clients live more authentic and empowered lives.
I have extensive experience in working with substance abuse, sex addictions, mood disorders, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, sexual abuse, trauma, and adjustment issues.
My therapy and coaching work is based on a belief that we all long to experience love, connection, purpose, and peace in our lives. Symptoms that arise such as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and physical illnesses signal a call to resolve and clear what is in the way of a happier life. My work embraces a holistic paradigm recognizing body, mind, and spirit, and focuses on helping clients learn to love and care for themselves as special and unique beings. Clearing out negative beliefs, healing emotional wounds, and eliminating toxic influences help clients live more authentic and empowered lives.
(505) 407-4573 View (505) 407-4573
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Stephanie DiLorio
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Life transitions are portals for women and couples to transform. I can help you heal and make positive changes as you navigate parenting, relationship problems, divorce, career development, religious and spiritual shifts, and supporting aging parents. As a psychotherapist, I prioritize building an authentic relationship with you. I bring presence, warmth, creativity, and humor to my work. In addition to my clinical training and experience, I draw from my personal therapeutic work, meditation practice, and business experience in the United States and Germany.
Life transitions are portals for women and couples to transform. I can help you heal and make positive changes as you navigate parenting, relationship problems, divorce, career development, religious and spiritual shifts, and supporting aging parents. As a psychotherapist, I prioritize building an authentic relationship with you. I bring presence, warmth, creativity, and humor to my work. In addition to my clinical training and experience, I draw from my personal therapeutic work, meditation practice, and business experience in the United States and Germany.
(505) 805-2324 View (505) 805-2324
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Katelyn Kollinzas
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Santa Fe, NM 87505
I specialize in working with couples and individuals who are experiencing interpersonal relationship challenges.
When we feel heard, seen, and understood, healing and growth are possible. I am here to create a safe space for you, or you and your partner, to explore and work with the struggles that are leading you to seek therapy. Most of us enter into partnership with the best intentions; we want to feel mutually satisfied, secure and supported in our relationship. After some time, old patterns take hold and we can find ourselves feeling disconnected, confused, or insecure in relationship. Therapy can help you get unstuck by offering an experience of being supported in ways that are uniquely tailored to help the growth of you and your partner.
I specialize in working with couples and individuals who are experiencing interpersonal relationship challenges.
When we feel heard, seen, and understood, healing and growth are possible. I am here to create a safe space for you, or you and your partner, to explore and work with the struggles that are leading you to seek therapy. Most of us enter into partnership with the best intentions; we want to feel mutually satisfied, secure and supported in our relationship. After some time, old patterns take hold and we can find ourselves feeling disconnected, confused, or insecure in relationship. Therapy can help you get unstuck by offering an experience of being supported in ways that are uniquely tailored to help the growth of you and your partner.
(505) 391-2924 View (505) 391-2924
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Ann Laser
Counselor, MSE, LPCC
Verified Verified
Santa Fe, NM 87505
My specialty is working with couples and individuals who want more satisfying lives and relationships.
I enjoy people! Helping people who are struggling with life issues such as depression, anxiety, loss, trauma, and grief is meaningful to me. After more than 25 years as a psychotherapist, I have learned to let the client(s)lead me. I believe that at the deepest level people 'know' what they need in order to achieve the healing and fullness of life they desire and deserve. My job is to help create a safe, supportive, encouraging environment in which the wholeness and change clients seek can occur.
My specialty is working with couples and individuals who want more satisfying lives and relationships.
I enjoy people! Helping people who are struggling with life issues such as depression, anxiety, loss, trauma, and grief is meaningful to me. After more than 25 years as a psychotherapist, I have learned to let the client(s)lead me. I believe that at the deepest level people 'know' what they need in order to achieve the healing and fullness of life they desire and deserve. My job is to help create a safe, supportive, encouraging environment in which the wholeness and change clients seek can occur.
(505) 750-4969 View (505) 750-4969
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Victoria Hemphill
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LAC, DACM, MA
Verified Verified
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Hello! My name is Dr. Victoria Hemphill, LAc, AMFT, DACM. I am a Marriage & Family Therapist Associate. I am also a licensed Acupuncturist and Doctor of Chinese Medicine. I work with individuals, couples, and families. I am passionate about helping people work with their unconscious and live a happier life.
Hello! My name is Dr. Victoria Hemphill, LAc, AMFT, DACM. I am a Marriage & Family Therapist Associate. I am also a licensed Acupuncturist and Doctor of Chinese Medicine. I work with individuals, couples, and families. I am passionate about helping people work with their unconscious and live a happier life.
(505) 806-1930 View (505) 806-1930
Couples Counseling Therapists

Does couples counseling work?

Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.

When should a couple seek counseling?

Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.

How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?

The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.

How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?

The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.