- Family of origin issues
- Attachment and abandonment
- ACT and CBT methods
About Moriah
Moriah MacCleod is an LPCC licensed in New Mexico with 31 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, and related issues such as parenting and grief. She works from the view that people know their own stories and can build on strengths to handle hard situations.
Her approach mixes practical, evidence-based methods with conversational, client-centered work. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method inform her work with relationship concerns. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with clients when appropriate.
In sessions she listens to what matters most and helps set small, clear steps to test out new ways of coping. That can mean practicing new communication, changing unhelpful thoughts, or experimenting with values-based actions. She also addresses family of origin issues and attachment-related topics by tracing how early roles and expectations still influence present life.
Her long experience includes supporting people facing addiction, caregiver stress, codependency, abandonment concerns, and career or parenting strain. She helps people talk through guilt, shame, emptiness, and the disruptions that come with divorce or separation.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters and take small steps in that direction. Online work can use ACT exercises to notice thoughts, choose values-based actions, and practice new behaviors between sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting thought and behavior patterns and testing new responses. In remote sessions CBT often uses brief skill teaching, homework assignments, and real-time problem solving to change unhelpful routines.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a client's goals and preferences. That conversation guides whether to emphasize ACT, CBT, emotionally-focused tools, or trauma work like EMDR when appropriate.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or letting people join from a quieter room. These practical benefits help people try new skills between sessions and apply them to family of origin and relationship concerns without rearranging an entire day.
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Experience
31+ years
Listed in
New Mexico
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, parenting, grief, and related areas listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work combines client-centered conversation with practical techniques from ACT and CBT, plus emotionally-focused and trauma-related methods when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 31 years of professional experience as a clinician in New Mexico.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LPCC licensed in New Mexico and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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