Psychotherapy Services

Natalie Foley, Director of Clinical Therapy, joined SNBH in 2015. She is independently licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in the states of New Mexico and Utah. Natalie graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of Evansville, and completed her Master's in Social Work from Saint Louis University, where she earned a clinical specialization in the family practice concentration.

Her experience includes providing services in various settings including outpatient, in-home, residential, and medical settings for children, adolescents, and adults who have struggled with ADHD, anxiety, bereavement/grief, chronic medical conditions, depression, developmental delays, eating disorders, executive functioning, family communication, life transitions and change, parenting, self-harm, suicidality, and trauma.

She has completed and applies several specialized, trainings in her work, including intensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) from Behavioral Tech - A Linehan Institute Training Company, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), executive functioning for both kids and adults, Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia, Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness, and conflict resolution/mediation. Natalie is committed to providing children, adolescents, and adults the skills they need to be more successful in their lives.

Ashley Twitty is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Ashley earned her Master’s in Social Work from New Mexico Highlands University, and her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of New Mexico.

Ashley was born and raised in New Mexico, and is passionate about providing high quality mental health services to New Mexicans. She believes strongly in person-centered and strengths-based approaches to therapy and is committed to helping clients build skills and insight to improve their quality of life.

Ashley has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in various levels of care, including residential treatment facilities, treatment foster care, outpatient psychotherapy, and case management. Clinical areas of focus include treating anxiety, depression, attachment, ADHD, grief and loss, self-harm, trauma, family communication, emotional literacy, and life transitions.

Ashley’s clinical practice is informed by several evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Additional specialized trainings include Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI); Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI); and Roots of Empathy emotional literacy curriculum.

Elizabeth Allen is an independently licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the state of New Mexico.  She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Southern California, and completed her Master’s degree in Clinical and Community Psychology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she studied strength-based practices in children’s mental health.

Elizabeth works from a trauma-informed and skills-based empowerment approach to help individuals and families reduce emotional suffering. Her clinical experience includes working with children, adolescents, and families in multiple settings including, outpatient community mental health, juvenile corrections, university counseling services, and treatment foster care.

Elizabeth has worked with individuals and families who have struggled with anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, self-harm, suicidality, and complex trauma. She has been trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and has provided individual and group skills training to youth and families in various settings (outpatient services, treatment foster care, and juvenile corrections).  Elizabeth also has specialized training in Motivational Interviewing and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and is committed to ongoing education of evidenced-based counseling practices.

Melyssa Agee-Mares, MSW, LCSW, graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology Honors in 2003. Following her undergraduate degree, Melyssa worked as a case manager for a local mental health agency and later discovered her love of working in the field of aging while working as a Social Service Director at a local nursing home. Melyssa pursued her master’s degree in Social Work from New Mexico State University in 2010.

Melyssa worked as a case manager for Senior Affairs at the City of Albuquerque where she created the first community implementation of a dementia caregiving home visiting program. Then as a psychotherapist at a Rio Rancho based mental health nonprofit, she co-authored, then later, implemented and directed, her award-winning dementia caregiving program. Lastly, Melyssa was a Clinical Director, where she enjoyed supporting clients and clinicians to overcome challenges and embrace life. She specializes in clinical social work for adults of all ages and psychoeducation for caregivers of Alzheimer’s and related dementias.