Welcome

Thank you for visiting to learn more about therapy options to support a healthier life through an integrative and nature-based approach to mental health.

Desert Therapy Center serves adult clients in the state of New Mexico by providing a safe, caring environment to assist with personal growth and navigating challenging seasons of life.

Specialty areas and offerings include:

nature walk and talk therapy (ecotherapy)
story-based and strengths-based therapy
creativity for wellbeing and professional growth
exploring intergenerational issues
wellness presentations and consulting for organizations.

This practice values equity, diversity, and inclusion, and strives to welcome clients of all abilities, genders, races, countries of origin, sexual orientations, and religions.

Specialties and Approaches

Ecotherapy

The natural world offers much in the way of healing, from a quieter place to reconnect with feelings, to a guide for experiencing the seasons of life, and a chance to observe and relate to wildlife, the landscape, and natural phenomena. Experiencing nature and exploring ways to care for nature can both be great sources of healing and meaning. Now offering Nature Walk and Talk Therapy in the Las Cruces, NM area.

Story-Based Therapy

A story-based approach to therapy drawn from narrative therapy and other modalities provides a way to harness the power of story for healing. This means that we work together to:

understand where your story came from and where you want it to go
identify and externalize negative messages that falsely define you
identify the strengths that have gotten you through your toughest challenges
visualize the story you want to live and start to create it.

Envisioning the future you want and can see yourself living has so much power in helping you get there. This can include exercises from writing to guided imagery to renew and expand your vision of what is possible for yourself and to see yourself thriving.

Embracing Creativity

Embracing creativity can enrich our lives and bring new energy into our days. This counseling practice offers help for clients to nurture creativity in their lives. This can mean becoming more free in self-expression, exploring new creative activities and media, overcoming fear and blocks, cultivating a physical space for creative expression, and bringing creative work forth into the world if desired. This practice offers support for clients in fields such as music, film, writing, visual arts and more. Please reach out if you would like to talk about ways to live a more creative life or grow professionally in your creative field.

Exploring Intergenerational Issues

Understanding family relationships and patterns through generations can be a source of healing and growth. This practice supports clients in exploring new insights into their family, including challenges such as trauma, mental health issues, and addictions, as well as strengths, resources, and positive legacies. This may include exploring family history and ancestry as well as considering spiritual perspectives consistent with a client's belief system and traditions.

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