Meet the Team
Behind everything we do is a team of people who truly care. We bring our full selves to the table—open-minded, collaborative, and ready to make a difference.
What makes us different is our ability to combine trauma therapy, anxiety treatment, and life coaching in one supportive practice.
We help clients across New Mexico heal, grow, and move forward with confidence through personalized care and evidence-based methods. Counseling in Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Who we are
We are a small agency with highly trained therapists who have been providing services for over 25 years. With no administrative staff, you book directly with your therapist.
Steve Zaffer, MA, LPCC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Heal Your Past. Live in the Present. Move Into the Future.
Life can sometimes feel overwhelming. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, substance abuse, relationship difficulties, or major life challenges, you don't have to face it alone.
Steve Zaffer, MA, LPCC, is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor dedicated to helping individuals overcome obstacles, heal emotional wounds, and create meaningful, lasting change.
With years of clinical experience, Steve provides compassionate, practical, and solution-focused counseling that helps clients move beyond survival mode and begin thriving again.
Steve currently offers convenient telehealth counseling sessions, allowing clients throughout New Mexico to receive professional support from the comfort and privacy of their home or office.
Helping You Find Relief, Clarity, and Hope
Many people seek counseling when they feel stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or uncertain about how to move forward.
Steve believes that healing begins with understanding. He creates a supportive and nonjudgmental environment where clients can safely explore challenges, develop new coping skills, and gain the confidence needed to make positive changes.
His goal is not only to help reduce symptoms but to empower clients to build healthier relationships, improve emotional well-being, and create a more fulfilling life.
Areas of Specialization
Steve works with adults experiencing:
Trauma and PTSD
Anxiety and chronic stress
Depression
Substance abuse and addiction recovery
Life transitions
Relationship challenges
Anger management
Emotional overwhelm
Low self-esteem
Career and workplace stress
Grief and loss
Personal growth and self-discovery
Steve's Counseling Approach
Steve is an interactive therapist who believes counseling should be both supportive and practical.
He works collaboratively with clients to identify challenges, develop solutions, and create realistic goals that support long-term success.
Rather than simply listening, Steve actively engages in the therapeutic process by providing guidance, feedback, education, and evidence-based strategies that help clients move forward.
Clients appreciate his genuine, down-to-earth style and his ability to create a safe environment where they feel heard, understood, and supported.
Personalized Care for Every Client
No two people experience life's challenges in exactly the same way.
Steve understands that effective counseling requires a personalized approach tailored to each individual's unique circumstances, experiences, strengths, and goals.
By integrating a variety of therapeutic methods and techniques, Steve helps clients address the root causes of their struggles while building practical tools for lasting change.
Counseling for Trauma and PTSD
Trauma can impact every area of life, including relationships, emotional well-being, physical health, and self-confidence.
Steve helps clients process difficult experiences, reduce emotional distress, and develop healthier ways of coping with the effects of trauma.
His trauma-informed approach focuses on helping clients regain a sense of safety, resilience, and control over their lives.
Counseling for Trauma, Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and depression can make even everyday tasks feel difficult. Steve works with clients to understand the patterns contributing to emotional distress and teaches practical skills for managing symptoms, reducing stress, improving mood, and creating greater emotional balance.
Clients often leave therapy feeling more hopeful, empowered, and capable of handling life's challenges.
Steve helps individuals identify triggers, strengthen recovery skills, rebuild confidence, and create a foundation for long-term wellness.
Modalities
Therapeutic Modalities
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Rapid Resolution Therapy® (RRT)
Coherence Therapy
ACT, CBT
What Clients Often Experience
Clients who work with Steve often experience:
Reduced anxiety and stress
Improved mood and emotional well-being
Greater self-confidence
Healthier coping skills
Stronger relationships
Increased resilience
Better communication
Enhanced self-awareness
Greater clarity and direction
More peace and fulfillment
Why Choose Steve Zaffer?
Experience
Years of professional counseling experience helping individuals overcome trauma, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and life challenges.
Education, Certifications & Credentials
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
National Certified Counselor (NCC)
Certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Hypnotherapist
Shamanic Training
Over 14 Years of Clinical Experience
Personalized Treatment
Steve Zaffer provides Individualized counseling tailored to your unique needs, goals, and circumstances.
Interactive Approach
Steve Zaffer gives practical feedback, guidance, and evidence-based strategies designed to create meaningful change.
Compassionate Support
A safe, nonjudgmental environment where healing, growth, and transformation can occur.
Convenient Telehealth Services
Professional counseling available from the comfort and privacy of your home or workplace.
Serving Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, Belen, Socorro, Las Cruces and surrounding New Mexico communities. in Farmington, NM, Bloomfield, Aztec, and Kirtland, New Mexico. Reserve, Cuba, Raton, Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Trisha Witter, MA, LCSW
Couples Counseling, Family Therapy & Teen Counseling in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Helping Families Connect, Couples Communicate, and Teens Thrive
Life's challenges can impact every relationship we value most. Whether you're a parent struggling to connect with your teenager, a couple facing communication difficulties, or a family navigating a difficult transition, support can make all the difference.
Trisha Witter, MA, LISW, provides compassionate counseling for couples, families, and adolescents. She creates a safe and supportive environment where clients can openly explore challenges, strengthen relationships, and develop the tools needed for lasting growth and healing.
Trisha believes that every individual, couple, and family has the capacity for positive change. Through counseling, she helps clients build healthier communication, improve understanding, resolve conflicts, and create stronger emotional connections.
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Couples Counseling
Every relationship faces challenges. Communication difficulties, unresolved conflict, trust issues, parenting disagreements, and life stressors can create distance between partners.
Trisha works with couples to improve communication, rebuild trust, strengthen emotional connection, and develop healthier ways of navigating challenges together.
Couples counseling can help with:
Communication problems
Conflict resolution
Trust and intimacy issues
Relationship stress
Premarital counseling
Parenting challenges
Life transitions
Emotional disconnection
Strengthening healthy relationships
Teen Counseling
Adolescence can be a challenging time for both teenagers and their families. Academic pressures, social stress, anxiety, self-esteem issues, family conflict, and major life transitions can leave teens feeling overwhelmed and misunderstood.
Trisha provides a supportive space where teenagers can express themselves openly while learning healthy coping skills, emotional regulation, problem-solving strategies, and self-confidence.
Family Counseling
Families are complex systems, and when one member struggles, the entire family can be affected.
Family counseling provides an opportunity for family members to improve communication, strengthen relationships, resolve conflicts, and work together toward healthier interactions.
Family counseling may help with:
Parent-teen conflict
Divorce and blended families
Communication challenges
Behavioral concerns
Family transitions
Grief and loss
Emotional stress
Strengthening family relationships
Trisha's Counseling Approach
Trisha believes that meaningful change occurs when people feel heard, understood, and supported.
Her approach is collaborative, compassionate, and solution-focused. She works closely with clients to understand their unique experiences, identify strengths, and develop practical strategies for overcoming challenges.
By creating a warm and nonjudgmental environment, Trisha helps clients feel comfortable exploring difficult topics while building the skills necessary for long-term success and emotional well-being.
Areas of Focus
Trisha works with clients experiencing:
Family conflict
Teen behavioral concerns
Anxiety
Depression
Relationship difficulties
Parenting challenges
Life transitions
Communication problems
Stress management
Self-esteem concerns
Emotional regulation difficulties
School and academic stress
Benefits of Counseling
Clients often experience:
Improved communication
Stronger relationships
Greater emotional awareness
Increased confidence
Better conflict resolution skills
Healthier boundaries
Reduced stress and anxiety
Stronger family connections
Improved coping skills
Greater emotional well-being
Why Choose Trisha Witter?
Compassionate Support
Trisha creates a welcoming, supportive environment where clients feel safe discussing life's challenges.
Relationship-Focused Care: She specializes in helping couples, families, and teens improve communication and strengthen relationships.
Personalized Treatment: Every individual and family is unique. Trisha tailors her approach to meet your specific goals and needs.
Collaborative Approach: Counseling is a partnership. Trisha works alongside clients to help them create meaningful and lasting change.
Begin the Journey Toward Stronger Relationships:
Whether you're seeking support for your teenager, your relationship, or your family, counseling can help create healthier communication, stronger connections, and lasting positive change. Trisha Witter, MA. LCSW is committed to helping clients build the skills, confidence, and understanding needed to create more fulfilling relationships and a healthier future.
Schedule an Appointment Today
Serving Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, Belen, Socorro, Las Cruces and surrounding New Mexico communities.
Angela Zaffer, MA, NCC, LPCC, CHt
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor National Certified Counselor Certified Hypnotherapist Certified Life Coach
Helping You Heal the Past, Transform Limiting Patterns, and Create a More Fulfilling Life
Life's challenges can leave us feeling stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, or trapped in repeating patterns that seem impossible to change. Whether you're struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, or simply feeling unfulfilled, healing is possible.
Angela Zaffer is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) through the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Certified Hypnotherapist, and Certified Spiritual Coach with over 20 years of experience helping individuals create lasting transformation.
Angela specializes in individual counseling and psychotherapy, combining evidence-based therapeutic approaches with deep insight and compassion to help clients uncover and resolve the underlying causes of emotional distress, self-sabotage, and recurring life challenges.
Her intuitive ability to identify the root causes of suffering allows clients to move beyond symptom management and experience meaningful, lasting change.
Angela's Approach
Angela believes that symptoms such as anxiety, depression, fear, low self-worth, relationship struggles, and emotional overwhelm are often signals pointing toward deeper unresolved experiences, beliefs, and internal conflicts.
Rather than simply treating symptoms, Angela works collaboratively with clients to uncover the patterns, experiences, and beliefs that may be preventing them from living a meaningful, authentic, and fulfilling life.
She creates a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore their experiences, process difficult emotions, and develop healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.
Every treatment plan is individualized, allowing Angela to tailor sessions to meet each client's unique needs and goals.
Areas of Specialization
Angela works with adults experiencing:
Trauma and PTSD
Anxiety and chronic worry
Depression
Relationship challenges
Life transitions
Grief and loss
Low self-esteem
Stress and burnout
Emotional overwhelm
Personal growth and self-discovery
Spiritual exploration
Limiting beliefs and self-sabotage
Repeating life patterns
Confidence and empowerment
Therapeutic Modalities
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR is a highly effective, evidence-based therapy designed to help individuals process and heal from traumatic experiences. EMDR can reduce the emotional intensity of distressing memories and help clients develop healthier beliefs about themselves and their experiences.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS helps individuals understand and heal the different "parts" of themselves that may contribute to anxiety, emotional pain, self-criticism, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or internal conflict. This compassionate approach promotes greater self-awareness, healing, and emotional balance.
Rapid Resolution Therapy® (RRT)
Rapid Resolution Therapy is designed to help resolve the ongoing effects of trauma, anxiety, fear, and painful experiences without requiring clients to repeatedly relive difficult memories. RRT helps create fast and lasting relief from emotional distress.
Hypnotherapy and Past Life Regression
Hypnotherapy is a powerful tool for accessing the subconscious mind, where many beliefs, habits, emotional responses, and behavioral patterns are stored. Hypnotherapy can help clients create meaningful change by addressing challenges at a deeper level.
What Clients Often Experience
Clients who work with Angela often report:
Greater emotional freedom
Increased confidence and self-worth
Reduced anxiety and stress
Healing from past trauma
Improved relationships
More effective boundaries
Greater self-awareness
Increased clarity and purpose
Freedom from self-sabotaging patterns
A deeper sense of peace and fulfillment
A Holistic Approach to Healing
Angela's unique combination of psychotherapy, trauma-informed care, hypnotherapy, and transformational coaching allows her to address healing from multiple perspectives.
Her approach recognizes that lasting change often occurs when individuals heal unresolved emotional wounds, transform limiting beliefs, and reconnect with their authentic selves.
Whether you are seeking relief from emotional pain, healing from past experiences, navigating a difficult life transition, or pursuing personal growth, Angela is committed to helping you move toward greater well-being, resilience, and fulfillment.
Education, Certifications & Credentials
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
National Certified Counselor (NCC)
Certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Certified Hypnotherapist (CHt)
Certified Spiritual Coach
Over 25 Years of Clinical Experience
Begin Your Healing Journey
You do not have to continue carrying the weight of the past or repeating patterns that no longer serve you.
Healing is possible. Change is possible. A more fulfilling life is possible. The best EMDR therapist in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho.
If you are ready to move beyond anxiety, trauma, emotional pain, or limiting beliefs and create lasting transformation, Angela would be honored to support you on your journey.Schedule an Appointment Today! specializes in trauma and PTSD counseling
Serving clients throughout Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, Los Ranchos, Bernalillo, Placitas, Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos and surrounding New Mexico communities.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Individual therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress
Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) and trauma recovery
Couples and relationship counseling
Family therapy
Teen and adolescent counseling
Grief and loss support
Support for major life transitions
Our therapists use evidence-based and integrative approaches to support long-term healing.
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Yes. We specialize in helping individuals recover from complex PTSD, which can develop from prolonged or repeated trauma such as childhood abuse, neglect, or ongoing emotional harm.
Treatment focuses on:
Emotional regulation and nervous system stabilization
Processing traumatic memories
Rebuilding self-worth and identity
Improving relationship patterns
We create a safe, structured environment for deep trauma work.
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Clients choose us because we provide thoughtful, individualized care instead of a one-size-fits-all approach. We understand that trauma, anxiety, and life transitions affect people differently, so treatment is tailored to each person’s needs, goals, and pace. We also specialize in complex PTSD and use modalities such as EMDR, TF-CBT, RRT, and IFS when clinically appropriate. This allows us to support deep healing in a way that feels safe.
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You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.
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Yes. While our office is located in Rio Rancho, we serve clients across all of New Mexico through secure telehealth. This includes Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Farmington, and rural communities statewide.