OUR PRACTITIONERS:



1925 ASPEN DRIVE SUITE 101A AND 4001 Office Court Dr. Suite 701



Our practitioners



Paolo Giudici, L.P.C.C., L.A.D.A.C.



Managing Partner



Formerly the Behavioral Health Manager at the Penitentiary of New Mexico, Clinical Coordinator for Behavioral Health at St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe and Clinical Director of Ayudantes Inc. He holds a fifth degree Black Belt in Aikido and is an instructor at the Aikido Insitute of New Mexico. His area of expertise is in Substance Abuse Sexual and Physical Abuse Sex Offenders treatment Crisis Intervention and Trauma related work. He is formally trained in Gestalt therapy, Bioenergetics, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy.



Megan McGuiness, A.P.R.N., P.M.H.N.P.



Licensed Contractor



Megan McGuiness is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner specializing in medication management for a wide range of mental health conditions. Originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico, Megan earned her master’s degree in nursing from the University of New Mexico. She is dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based care that supports each client’s unique needs and goals. With a warm and collaborative approach, Megan helps individuals find stability and improve their overall well-being through thoughtful, personalized treatment.



Michael Giudici, D.C.S., L.C.S.W., C.C.S.S.



Managing Partner



Michael Giudici is an independently licensed clinical social worker. The former Deputy Clinical Director of the Santa Fe Recovery Center, Michael, has helped to open 2 rural substance-use disorder treatment programs Four Corners Detox Recovery Center which opened in 2020 and New Mexico Wellness Taos which opened in 2023. Michael has held clinical director roles at various organizations in northern and central New Mexico. Michael is also affiliated, through the psychiatry department, with Christus St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Santa Fe. Michael is specialized as a certified clinical trauma professional and an EMDR level 1 practitioner. Michael is also a designated clinical supervisor and provides clinical supervision to a wide range of behavioral health professionals throughout his affiliated organizations. Michael holds a small individual caseload through Santa Fe Psychotherapy and Consulting.



Madeline Bauman, P.L.M.S.W.



Triage and Intake Specialist



Madeline is a licensed psychotherapist who graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a Master’s in Clinical Social Work. She works with individuals navigating trauma, life transitions, identity exploration, and addiction recovery. Her approach integrates EMDR, mindfulness, parts work, and somatic therapy, while drawing from CBT, DBT, and other evidence-based approaches to meet each client’s individual needs. She aims to create a sacred, safe space where clients can slow down, explore their inner worlds, and cultivate curiosity about the experiences and patterns that shape their lives. She believes each client has an innate capacity for healing through greater self-awareness and connection. Her extensive background in meditation, expressive arts, wilderness therapy, and psychedelic integration brings embodied creativity and an experiential element to her work. Her social work training informs a culturally responsive approach that honors the ways culture, identity, relationships, and lived experience shape each person’s path. She welcomes LGBTQ+ clients and approaches each person’s identity and experience with openness, humility, and respect. She also serves as Clinical Admissions Coordinator, supporting clients in connecting with care across outpatient therapy and inpatient treatment through Longview Recovery Center.



Our Practitioners



Edwina Claire, M.A., L.M.H.C.



Licensed Contractor



Edwina Claire is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor from Taos, New Mexico. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Counseling with a focus in Consciousness in Action from Southwestern College and New Earth Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She also holds a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Holistic Counseling from the University of New Mexico. Edwina has worked in substance use recovery centers for over a decade, and she also works with compulsive shopping and compulsive overconsumption of social media. Edwina provides individual counseling services, group counseling and counseling for couples. Edwina is a decluttering coach and works with personal space and image consulting in addition to her work as a counselor. Edwina lives and works in Taos, New Mexico.



Fiona Simon, L.M.S.W.



Licensed Contractor



Using a strengths-based perspective, Fiona helps her clients discover their core resiliency while shining light on their unique gifts and talents. Engaging in Narrative Therapy, she helps her clients write a life story they can feel good about and embrace using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, she helps them understand their thought processes and how those affect their behavior utilizing Motivational Interviewing, she helps them make decisions they feel good about. Her toolkit includes helping clients create and maintain boundaries, implement coping strategies, analyze their values, practice mindfulness, and find acceptance, forgiveness and compassion for self and others. Other topics might include self-care, procrastination, and family patterns of behavior. Common challenges her clients face include depression, anxiety, anger, guilt, fear, trauma, abuse, addiction, abandonment, relationship issues, and PTSD. By helping them gain insight into the root of these issues and how they affect their lives, Fiona helps her clients move in a direction that supports and empowers them. Fiona works with English- and Spanish-speaking individuals, couples, and families. She encourages journaling between sessions so the therapeutic process can be ongoing and allow room for personal reflection, introspection, and self-discovery.


Eliza Skye, D.C.S., L.C.S.W., C.C.S.S.



Licensed Contractor



Eliza Skye is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Mexico, holding her Master of Social Work degree earned in May 2020. She brings a strong foundation in evidence-based clinical practice and professional development. Her clinical expertise is further strengthened by advanced training in evidence-based practices including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Seeking Safety Intensive Outpatient Therapy. Eliza Skye actively engages in her professional development through ongoing clinical supervision and continues to uphold the highest standards of clinical practice and ethical conduct in her work with clients and supervisees.



Kimberly Juarez, B.S.N., R.N.



Licensed Contractor



Kimberly Juarez is a registered nurse and received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of New Mexico. Kimberly is a bilingual (Spanish/English) Intensive Care Nurse with Christus St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Kimberly has worked at various psychiatric treatment programs throughout the state of New Mexico and helps to provide medical services to clients in the High Desert Intensive Outpatient Program. Kimberly also effectively triages and intakes clients when needed.



Our practitioners



Kirsten Lucero, D.C.S., L.C.S.W.



Licensed Contractor



Kirsten Lucero, LCSW, provides individual and family therapy support for children, adolescents, and adults of all ages. Kirsten offers insight and skill building to manage distressing symptoms and to reframe thought processes working against the growth and healing of the individual. Kirsten uses a compassionate approach with unconditional positive regard, striving to understand the unique perception of each client within the context of their system. Using cognitive behavioral techniques and a trauma sensitive approach, Kirsten creates a safe space while identifying behaviors that may prevent an individual from releasing ineffective patterns. Kirsten has over seven years of experience working with kids, families, and individuals from various backgrounds and identifying concerns. She received her Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Washington in 2014 with a minor in comparative religion. She graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a Master’s in Clinical Social Work in 2020. Kirsten looks forward to connecting with and supporting clients as they learn to set boundaries while building confidence in their capabilities.



Lily Morrill, M.A., L.P.C.C.



Licensed Contractor



Lily graduated with a Master's degree in Somatic Psychotherapy from Naropa University in Boulder, CO. She interned at Ralston House in Arvada, CO and at Denver Colorado AIDS Project. Lily has worked in residential treatment focused on behavioral health, trauma and addiction for the past 6 years. In addition, she also works in Equine Therapy and currently holds an individual caseload at Santa Fe Psychotherapy and Consulting. She specializes in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, addiction and trauma work with a focus on somatic healing experiences to improve clinical outcomes. Lily has training in Somatic Experiencing, Body-Mind Centering, Gestalt and the Moving Cycle (Christine Caldwell).



Jesse Baca, M.A., L.P.C.C., L.S.A.A.



Licensed Contractor



Jesse is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. He has a Master of Arts Degree in Guidance and Counseling from New Mexico Highlands University. Jesse has been practicing as a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Counselor since 2019. Jesse’s areas of expertise include: mental health counseling, substance abuse counseling, stress management and marriage and family counseling. Jesse is certified in the MATRIX Model Addiction Recovery Curriculum. Jesse has experience in working in the corrections, human services, and behavioral health fields. Jesse is currently a Behavioral Health Therapist through El Centro Family Health and holds an individual caseload at Santa Fe Psychotherapy.



William Gillespie, B.A., M.I.S., L.A.D.A.C., C.C.S.S.



Licensed Contractor



William (Bill) Gillespie is a New Mexico-licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor. He holds a bachelor's degree in counseling psychology and a master's degree in information systems management. A native of the Southwest, his diverse background includes work and life experience in the building trades, welding, oil-field and refinery work, U.S. Naval submarine service, and later work across scientific research, academic, teaching, and government program settings. Drawing on professional training and personal experience with substance use and long-term recovery, William provides individual and group counseling support for people seeking lasting change. His collaborative, integrated approach incorporates Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and 12-Step principles, alongside perspectives from Buddhism, Jungian, and evolutionary psychology. He helps clients develop greater self-awareness, practical recovery skills, and renewed balance, hope, and peace of mind.





Santa Fe Psychotherapy and Consulting, L.L.C.



1925 Aspen Dr. Suite 101A and 4001 Office Court Dr. Suite 701