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I strive to create a warm, collaborative space to explore your challenges together, blending medical expertise with genuine empath...
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I strive to create a warm, collaborative space to explore your challenges together, blending medical expertise with genuine empathy to support your healing and growth.
I am a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with 11 years of experience. I specialize in supporting adults coping with anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and relationship challenges. My approach is collaborative and personalized. I meet clients where they are, integrating evidence-based treatment with empathy, curiosity, and respect to help them build resilience, improve balance, and create meaningful, lasting change.
I earned my Master’s in Nursing from Walden University. I blend psychodynamic insight with cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness techniques to help clients understand themselves and develop effective tools for growth. My practice centers on compassion, tailoring care to each person’s needs and goals.
I understand that reaching out for help takes courage, and I want you to know you’re not alone. Healing and growth are possible, and together we can take meaningful steps toward the life you want to create. If you feel ready to begin your journey, I invite you to schedule an appointment and start caring for yourself more deeply.
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Family therapy helps families resolve conflicts and strengthen their relationships. It is led by qualified mental health professionals like psychologists, licensed professional counselors (LPCs), and licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) who have extensive training in family dynamics and group communication.
Thriveworks family therapists in Rio Rancho, NM usually begin by asking what everyone’s goals are for family counseling. Family members may need help with very specific issues or with general relationship functioning. But there are three main purposes in family counseling: to educate, to counsel, and to strengthen. Thriveworks also offers online family therapy and in-person services, so you may all meet in an office together or join a video call from your home depending on everyone’s location and availability.
The most effective form of Family therapy will often depend on the family itself, as there are many types of family therapy for therapists to use as they see fit in order to best meet the needs of their clients. However, one of the most commonly used types of family therapy is structural family therapy (SFT). SFT focuses specifically on family dynamics and interactions, looking at how they shape the relationships and structure present in the family. It can be effectively used to treat a variety of concerns.
This answer often looks different to each family that starts family therapy. However, some signs that your family might need to consider family counseling include frequent fights or misunderstandings, constant tension, experiencing loss, behavioral issues, marital issues, divorce, and blended family issues, among others.
In family therapy, therapists will often start by asking questions and assessing individual and family dynamics. From there, they may employ therapeutic techniques such as structured family therapy, CBT, strategic family therapy, and more depending on the present concerns and conflicts. From there, a therapist will work to open lines of communication between family members and facilitate emotional healing and growth.
Family therapy can be incredibly successful, with some studies reporting a success rate of almost 90% for improving participants’ emotional and mental health, and around 66% for improving their physical health.
Thriveworks therapists in Rio Rancho, NM offer both online family therapy and in-person family therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
Family therapy is usually short term and solution-focused, with most families accomplishing their goals in 12 sessions or fewer. However, it can also last for longer if the probles at hand are more complex — and that’s okay, too.
The writer Anais Nin once stated, “Compassion for our parents is the true sign of maturity.” This quote can apply to all relationships in a family. When people learn to see clearly not only from their own perspective, but from the perspectives of other family members as well, real growth can happen in a household.
One of the goals of family therapy at Thriveworks in Rio Rancho, NM is to facilitate this process of mutual seeing and understanding. For example, a family therapist might ask for everyone’s perspective on an issue, trying to comprehend the feelings of each party. Then the therapist can help clarify those feelings for all family members. The therapist can bring his or her insights to the table about what people need to feel heard and supported. It’s a beautiful process that can help build compassion within the entire family. Reach out today to schedule your first family therapy session.
Therapy sessions can benefit any family, not just those in crisis. That being said, it sometimes takes an acute issue for families to reach out to a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT). Sometimes there’s a death in the family that has everyone reeling. Other times one family member’s substance abuse issues are affecting everyone. Plenty of other problems within a family system can bring clients to Thriveworks in Rio Rancho, NM, including the following:
Other families come to marriage and family therapy as a way to maintain open and trusting lines of communication between family members. Mental health professionals like LMFTs can help enhance family relationships by teaching skills like active listening.
In family therapy, different people may arrive with different goals in mind. An LMFT at Thriveworks in Rio Rancho, NM will probably ask every family member what their objectives are for the therapy sessions. Possible goals include the following:
Every family–no matter how strong and loving–can get overwhelmed sometimes. Asking for professional guidance from an LMFT is a sign that your family is a priority to you.
When you’re ready to try family therapy, you can call the Thriveworks office in Rio Rancho, NM and reach a human being, not a voicemail, who can help match you to an exceptional therapist. You can also book an appointment online. Most clients meet with their therapist within the same week of their initial booking.
Don’t let your family’s problems fester. Work through them with a professional in a safe place with open dialogue. The benefits may endure throughout the generations. We look forward to hearing from you!
Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy
Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management
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