Suzanne Ornelas , LPCC

Suzanne Ornelas is a New Mexico-licensed clinician with 20 years of professional experience helping people navigate difficult life challenges. As an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, she combines respect, sensitivity, and compassion to build a therapeutic relationship that honors each person’s story and strengths. Her work focuses on trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting and family dynamics, anger management, depression, stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and self-esteem struggles. She also supports clients facing life transitions, offers coaching for practical goals, and addresses compassion fatigue, ADHD, first responder issues, hoarding, and hospice or end-of-life counseling.

Suzanne tailors conversations and treatment plans to fit each client’s unique needs, adjusting methods and pace as progress unfolds. She emphasizes practical strategies alongside emotional processing so clients can manage immediate difficulties while building long-term resilience. Suzanne recognizes that taking the first step toward therapy often requires courage and affirms the importance of beginning that process, offering steady guidance for people ready to move forward.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Flexible Online Care

Suzanne draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the concerns clients bring. Trauma-informed approaches focus on stabilizing symptoms, building safety and coping skills, and processing painful memories at a pace that feels manageable - these methods are often used when addressing abuse or repeated trauma. Grief-focused counseling helps people navigate loss by validating emotions, identifying meaningful ways to remember and adjust, and supporting practical coping strategies during bereavement. For parenting and family issues, coaching-informed techniques emphasize clear communication, behavioral strategies, and problem-solving skills to improve relationships and daily functioning.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Suzanne works collaboratively with each client to identify the best fit based on their needs, goals, and personal preferences. She adjusts methods over time as progress and circumstances evolve.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to access therapy from different locations. These modalities allow licensed professionals and therapists to offer consistent support, practical tools, and emotional guidance while accommodating clients' lives and routines.