Adrianne Aguilera, LCSW

Adrianne Aguilera is a licensed clinical social worker in New Mexico with thirteen years of experience. She focuses on practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She also supports those dealing with trauma, parenting challenges, addiction concerns, and self-esteem struggles.

She begins by listening and treating each person as the expert in their own life. Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as one of several ways to address unhelpful patterns and to build concrete coping skills.

Her approach is straightforward and down-to-earth. She uses client-centered techniques to follow each person’s pace and priorities. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about making changes.

For people processing traumatic memories, she may include Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as part of the work. That method is used alongside other strategies to reduce the hold of painful memories and to restore a sense of control.

Adrianne aims to create sessions that focus on what matters most to the client. Conversations cover communication, boundaries, body image, intimacy concerns, financial stress, and other real-life pressures. She helps people turn small shifts into lasting change.

Online approaches that meet you where you are

Adrianne uses approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to guide her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing new skills to reduce anxiety, low mood, and relationship patterns. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience, with the therapist following the client's concerns and helping them find their own solutions.

She also brings trauma-focused tools such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing when processing traumatic memories becomes a priority. EMDR is used to reduce the intensity of painful memories and to help people feel more in control of their reactions.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods as work unfolds. That collaboration helps match techniques to real-life needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face interaction and skill practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.