Who We Are

The Northern New Mexico DBT team was developed in 2005 and provides adherent DBT services to adults.  All of our therapists have been intensively trained and participate in weekly consultation team meetings. We are committed to providing compassionate and evidence based treatment and to this end have been active members of the Evidence Based Practice Institute since 2013.  

Meet Our Team

Abby Braun
​LISW, PhD

Abby completed her graduate studies at the University of Denver and received a Masters in Clinical Social Work in 1984 and completed a PhD in Human Communication in 1986.  In 1993 she opened a private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Ten years later she was intensively trained in DBT by Behavioral Tech and has provided both comprehensive and adherent DBT since that time.  Abby has completed over 200 hours of continuing education credits in DBT and was a founding member of the Northern New Mexico DBT Team.  

Nomi Green
MA LPCC

Nomi has been a mindfulness practitioner  for over 40 years.  She teaches mindfulness both in her therapy practice and at retreats.  She has studied intensively in a number of mindfulness traditions including secular forms and applied neuroscience.    She has a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Southwestern College and is a nationally board certified Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor.  Nomi has a private practice in Santa Fe where she works with individuals, couples and families.  She is a certified DBT therapist from the DBT Linehan Board of Certification.   She has also intensively studied Attachment therapy, Child Parent Psychotherapy, and Infant Mental Health and applies all of these principles in her work. She also works with body image issues, binge eating, and LGBTQI issues.   In addition to treating adults Nomi works with children 5 and under.

Kathleen Benecke
MA LPCC IMH-E IV

After a 21 year career as a Pediatric, Hospice and HIV nurse, Kathleen received her Master of Arts in Counseling from the University of New Mexico in 1997. She initially worked as a Hospice counselor and in 1999, helped developed the Community Infant  Program in Santa Fe, NM.  In 2007, she was intensively trained in DBT. She has been endorsed by the New Mexico Association of Infant Mental Health(NMAIMH) since 2008. She is a Registered Circle of Security Parent Educator and trained in CPP-Child Parent Psychotherapy. She has been in Private Practice since October 2012 and has been a member of the Northern New Mexico DBT team since December 2012.