Tierra Nueva Counseling Center of Southwestern College

Tierra Nueva - The Southwestern Counseling Center, established in 1986, provides affordable counseling to the community from a holistic mental health-care perspective. In a unique program for a New Mexico college, the Counseling Center offers students practical experience in general counseling, art therapy, sandtray, grief and loss, interpersonal neurobiology, ecopsychology and substance abuse and addictions work. Practicum students and interns utilize a holistic psychology framework which includes psychotherapeutic approaches that address the emotional, mental, multicultural and spiritual aspects of each client. Consistent with our philosophical approach, the services offered at the Southwestern Counseling Center are based on a transformational view of human development.
Who We Serve: We serve residents of Santa Fe and northern New Mexico. Those who are assisted are 60% female and 40% male; 42% are minorities and over 70% of the clients are low-income. The students help adults, children, couples, families and groups to make positive life changes.
What Brings People to Therapy? Individuals, couples or families often seek counseling or art therapy services to work through conflicts in their lives. Some of these issues may include:

Depression
Personal Growth
Work-related conflicts
Addictions
Grief and Loss
Abuse
Trauma
Relationship Concerns
Anxiety