New Mexico Mental Health Counselors Association - NMMHCA

01/13/2026

Sharing on behalf of Heartsway New Mexico!

12/18/2025

Holiday times are at full swing! Here’s a gentle reminder made by to be kind to ourselves and others this season ⛄️

12/08/2025

We are excited to introduce our new Central Region Representative!

Donna Marie Lucero is a native New Mexican from Albuquerque and a University of New Mexico graduate (BA in psychology with a minor in family studies; MA in counseling; and a second master’s in Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies with a certificate in Race and Social Justice). She has over 30 years of experience working with children and families facing trauma, mental health challenges, poverty, and adversity, and has provided professional development to more than 10,000 participants across trainings, conferences, and workshops. She emphasizes early childhood development, healthy brain development, attachment, relationships, family and community support, and the role of movement, music, nature, and activity in fostering growth and healing.
Donna works from a trauma-informed lens, grounding her approach in current research on brain development, developmental trauma, and strategies that support healing and integration. Her training spans multiple models, including the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, Attachment, Regulation and Competence, Circle of Security, Nurtured Heart Approach, Nurturing Parenting, Brain Gym, and Growing Brain, alongside extensive study in research, theory, and practical application. She has over 20 years of experience as a clinical supervisor and clinical director supporting therapists and behavioral health workers serving trauma-impacted communities. She also serves as a graduate-level instructor in the University of New Mexico’s Counseling Department.

In her position as Central Region Rep, Donna will be coordinating and networking with other mental health professionals and organizations on behalf of NMMHCA. We are so grateful to have her on the NMMHCA board! If you are interested in working with Donna, please reach out to nmmhca@gmail.com

12/01/2025

Ethical Decision Making Model for Supervision
Friday, January 9, 2026: 9am-12pm MST

Session Description: Dr. Herzog and Dr. Miller will discuss Ethical Decision Making Models and implementation in clinical supervision. ACA promotes using a credible ethical decision-making model to navigate dilemmas, enhance counselor competence, and protect client welfare. They will provide case examples for practical application in remediation, professional development, and gatekeeping.

By attending this training participants will:
1. Clinical supervisors will be able to utilize a standardized ethical decision-making model with their supervisee counselors
2. Identify benefits of utilizing a credible Ethical decision-making model for navigating and documenting ethical dilemmas in the counseling field
3. Apply Welfel's Ethical Decision-Making Model to case scenarios
4. Develop a consistent procedure to instruct supervisees to use when faced with ethical dilemmas.

Presented by:
Dr. Christine Herzog, PhD, LPCC, NCC and Dr. Lori Miller, PhD, LPCC, NCC

Sign up at: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/ethical-decision-making-model-for-supervision

Please reach out to mmhca@gmail.com if you have questions or concerns related to the training, joining the NMIMHCA, or it you are interested in providing a training.

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) - Provider #2092. New Mexico Mental Health Counseling Association is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and may offer NBCC approved clock hours for courses that meet NBCC requirements. New Mexico Mental Health Counseling Association is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

11/27/2025

Winter Clothing Drive for TGRCNM

Please drop off your gently used larger coats, hats, gloves, and large boots/warm shoes. We also need “hot hands” hand warmers.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 1 PM–6 PM
1515 4th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

11/20/2025

11/17/2025

From New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department:
Dear Licensee,
We have been made aware that unauthorized individuals are sending fraudulent emails impersonating certain employees of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD).
These spoofed messages may appear to come from an RLD employee using official job titles or referencing the department in the email. Please use caution if you receive an unexpected email claiming to be from RLD, especially those requesting personal information, payment, or confidential data, or those that discuss matters that are not related to official RLD licensing and regulatory business.
Please remember, the email address of a message sent directly from an RLD employee will always end in ".nm.gov." If you have any concerns, you may reach out to the RLD employee directly using the email address or phone number listed on our online staff directory. View the staff directory by clicking the following link: https://www.rld.nm.gov/about-us/staff-directory/
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter,
New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department

11/15/2025

Free Webinar: Advancing Digital Equity in Clinical Care: Applying
Research Into Practice
Friday, November 21st 2025 @ 9:00AM MST
Sign up: https://my.demio.com/ref/GfTsJl79ac4eAJyw

11/10/2025

Join us THIS Friday for our last event of 2025 and earn 1 CE!

Join us for our November 2025 Training and Earn Ethics 1 CE!

TITLE: Rural-School Based MH Considerations

Sign up at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/rural-school-based-mh-considerations

Session Description: Dr. Christine Herzog is presenting the results from her dissertation, a generic qualitative study, that interviewed ten LPCs from across the United States about their experiences with advocacy engagement in rural school settings. The four themes that will be discussed are creating advocacy role expectations, focusing on clients' basic and mental health needs, overcoming resistance to build relationships and trust, and reducing rural barriers to increase service access.

By attending this training, you will be able to:
1. Discuss findings that contribute to the existing body of research in the counseling field to advance the understanding of advocacy in rural mental health.
2. Identify important issues related to school-based counseling, rural mental health and advocacy competencies.
3. Apply the research findings into mental health professionals' advocacy engagement.

Presented by:
Christine Herzog, PhD, LPCC, NCC
NM LPCMHC PCMHC -2022-0079, expires 9/30/2027
MN LPCC #1179, expires 2/28/2026
AZ LPC #22022, expires 3/31/2027
CT LPCC #46.007708, expires 8/31/2027

Bio: Dr. Christine Herzog is a nationally certified counselor through NBCC, a board-certified supervisor, and a licensed professional clinical counselor. Her clinical work has included providing a range of service intensities and modalities including telehealth, in-home, school-based, day treatment/intensive outpatient services, and outpatient individual and family therapy. Current research interests include furthering her research in the areas of school-based mental health programs, rural mental health, perinatal mental health, and gatekeeping in clinical supervision.

1 NBCC Approved CE: $20 -To get membership discount and save 50%, use code provided in the newsletter
No CE: Free - Students or folks who do not want to obtain CE's are welcome to attend for free!

11/03/2025

Reminder! Our November training is 11 days away! See you there!

Join us for our November 2025 Training and Earn Ethics 1 CE!

TITLE: Rural-School Based MH Considerations

Sign up at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/rural-school-based-mh-considerations

Session Description: Dr. Christine Herzog is presenting the results from her dissertation, a generic qualitative study, that interviewed ten LPCs from across the United States about their experiences with advocacy engagement in rural school settings. The four themes that will be discussed are creating advocacy role expectations, focusing on clients' basic and mental health needs, overcoming resistance to build relationships and trust, and reducing rural barriers to increase service access.

By attending this training, you will be able to:
1. Discuss findings that contribute to the existing body of research in the counseling field to advance the understanding of advocacy in rural mental health.
2. Identify important issues related to school-based counseling, rural mental health and advocacy competencies.
3. Apply the research findings into mental health professionals' advocacy engagement.

Presented by:
Christine Herzog, PhD, LPCC, NCC
NM LPCMHC PCMHC -2022-0079, expires 9/30/2027
MN LPCC #1179, expires 2/28/2026
AZ LPC #22022, expires 3/31/2027
CT LPCC #46.007708, expires 8/31/2027

Bio: Dr. Christine Herzog is a nationally certified counselor through NBCC, a board-certified supervisor, and a licensed professional clinical counselor. Her clinical work has included providing a range of service intensities and modalities including telehealth, in-home, school-based, day treatment/intensive outpatient services, and outpatient individual and family therapy. Current research interests include furthering her research in the areas of school-based mental health programs, rural mental health, perinatal mental health, and gatekeeping in clinical supervision.

1 NBCC Approved CE: $20 -To get membership discount and save 50%, use code provided in the newsletter
No CE: Free - Students or folks who do not want to obtain CE's are welcome to attend for free!

10/31/2025

Join TGRCNM for 2025's Trans Day of Remembrance

We welcome NICO LANG (They/Them), nonbinary award-winning journalist with over a decade of experience covering the transgender community's fight for equality.

Nico is the author of American Teenager, a vivid and moving portrait of eight trans and nonbinary teenagers across the country, following their daily triumphs, struggles, and all that encompasses growing up trans in America today.

When: November 20th, 2025, 6-8PM
Where: CNM Smith Brasher Hall
Lecture and FREE dinner

ACLU of New Mexico ProgressNow New Mexico Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Indigenous Women Rising Bold Futures NMCSAP Strong Families New Mexico Equality New Mexico Tewa Women United NM Commission on the Status of Women GLSEN New Mexico