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Española Midwifery Service is built around meeting the needs of families before, during, and after birth. Our goal is to give clients the support, education and attentive midwifery care that will help them achieve a safe and satisfying birth experience.
I offer midwifery services to families that wish to birth in the comfort and safety of their own home or in the Breath of My Heart Birth Suite. As a licensed midwife, I am specially trained to meet the needs of clients outside of a hospital setting. I use non-invasive exams of mom and baby, routine blood work, and communication with parents as my primary tools for providing care. Ample time is taken with clients and their loved ones before the birth in order to build a relationship of respect and trust upon which I can provide the highest quality care. Throughout care we share information about risks and benefits of procedures to make sure that all decisions are made collaboratively and reflect the needs and desires of clients while insuring safety for mother and baby.
Mission:
First Choice Community Healthcare is dedicated to improving the health, life skills and well-being of all members of the communities we serve.
Vision:
First Choice Community Healthcare is a health care organization that maintains excellence in programs and services with a constant focus on the changing needs of individuals and communities.
Core Values:
– We are community-oriented and patient-centered.
– We provide state-of the-art health care facilities and services.
– We are committed to excellence at all levels of our organization.
– We provide compassionate, quality care without regard to a patient’s economic status.
– We respect our patients as individuals.
– We are culturally, gender- and age-sensitive.
– We operate in a cost-effective manner to maintain our financial strength and viability.
– We are committed to innovation and the principals of continuous performance improvement.
– We encourage and support the personal and professional growth for our employees.
– We strive to be a model employer
– We value synergy and collaborations with partner organizations to better serve our clients.
– We are committed to health education and prevention.
9 Locations in 3 NM Counties
First Choice Community Healthcare is dedicated to improving the health, life skills and well-being of all members of the communities we serve. First Choice Community Healthcare is a health care organization that maintains excellence in programs and services with a constant focus on the changing needs of individuals and communities.
We are community-oriented and patient-centered.
We provide state-of the-art health care facilities and services.
We are committed to excellence at all levels of our organization.
We provide compassionate, quality care without regard to a patient’s economic status.
We respect our patients as individuals.
We are culturally, gender- and age-sensitive.
We operate in a cost-effective manner to maintain our financial strength and viability.
We are committed to innovation and the principals of continuous performance improvement.
We encourage and support the personal and professional growth for our employees.
We strive to be a model employer
We value synergy and collaborations with partner organizations to better serve our clients.
We are committed to health education and prevention.
Education, Credentials and Professional Associations:
Currently enrolled in PhD program in Counselor Education, University of New Mexico
Master of Arts, Psychology (Clinical), December 1995, Arizona State University
Masters Thesis: Factors Influencing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Mexican American Women.
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Spanish, August 1991, University of New Mexico
Professional Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LPCC):NM License number 0075601.
Associate Clinical Staff, University of New Mexico, Department of Psychiatry, September 2004 – present.
President 2005 – 2006, UNM Counselors In Action. May 2005 – Present
PhD Student Representative, Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society. 2004 – present.
Primary Areas of Interest
Ethics and clinical practice.
Cultural Competency in Health and Behavioral Health Service Provision.
Motivation and Behavior Change as applied to substance abuse and other treatment settings.
Comparative Theology, similarities in pan-theological thought.
Cross- cultural, multi-cultural, and intra-cultural ethics and practice.
Person-Centered, Buddhist Psychology and psychotherapies.
Physics, metaphysics and traditional healing practices.
Effective program development in Behavioral Health Settings.
University of New Mexico Hospitals Psychiatric Center 2600 Marble NE Albuquerque, NM 87106
My goal as a therapist is to assist clients in creating a satisfying, productive life with minimal conflict. When clients come to me I take a brief history, assess the issues, and together we work out a plan for healing. Whenever possible I prefer to work with the partners involved. My focus is to enable each person to express their concerns and identify what they want to feel fulfilled. To achieve this, I provide support for each person without taking one side or the other.
During my experience as a therapist I have directed counseling services in Seattle and South Texas. In Denver, prior to moving to Albuquerque, I served on the faculty at the University of Denver. In this position I taught Couples Therapy and Sex Therapy in the Family Therapy Training Program.
The individuals and couples I see want to heal their relational issues. Many are grieving over the loss of significant people in their lives or the loss of earlier intimacy with their partner. To determine if I can assist, please call for a free phone consult.