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Online therapist

Naja Druva

Compassionate, practical support for family and parenting concerns

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Credentials
LPCC
Experience
9 years
Licensed in
New Mexico
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Naja

Naja Druva is a licensed professional clinical counselor in New Mexico with nine years of practice. She blends skill-based methods with a straightforward, human approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and parenting challenges. She values a warm, listening presence and often uses humor to ease tense moments in sessions.

Naja uses practical tools from therapies like dialectical behavior therapy and trauma-focused work to teach coping skills. She focuses on real-life changes a person can try between meetings, such as grounding practices and small behavior shifts.

Background and approach

Her style is direct but empathetic, aiming to make therapy feel usable and understandable. Many clients bring concerns tied to relationships, intimacy, and family dynamics. She also supports people dealing with identity and LGBT-related stress, anger, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

Additional areas of focus include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, blended family challenges, and body image struggles. Naja draws on attachment-based and client-centered ideas to build trust and center each person’s own goals. Trauma-focused methods guide work when painful events need careful attention.

Mindfulness and DBT skills are used to manage intense emotions and improve everyday functioning. She accepts English-speaking and international clients and offers several online formats. People looking to start can expect straightforward guidance on next steps and a focus on practical coping skills.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand connection and safety needs, which can be useful for relationship or family-related concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication during conflicts. It is often used when stress and anger feel overwhelming. Trauma-Focused Therapy zeroes in on healing after painful experiences, offering structured strategies to reduce distress linked to traumatic events.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to the client’s needs, goals, and preferences and suggest methods that feel like a good fit. Adjustments are made over time so the work stays relevant and useful.

Online therapy with Naja is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more accessible. These formats allow people to use therapy from home or other convenient places and to pick the style that fits their schedule and comfort level. The variety of options helps people maintain consistency and apply new skills between sessions.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?
Naja works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting concerns. She also supports people facing trauma, LGBT-related stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach mixes practical skills training with a warm, listening style. Sessions tend to be straightforward and focused on tools people can use between meetings.
What background does she bring to therapy?
She has nine years of professional experience and training in dialectical behavior therapy and trauma-focused approaches, along with other skills-based methods.
Where is she licensed and how is that shown?
She is licensed in New Mexico as an LPCC with license number NM LPCC CCMH0209911.
Can I meet with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
9 years
Licensed
New Mexico
Languages
English

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