April Perkins

I am looking forward to working with you, as your Therapist. My name is April S. Perkins (Lewis). I am an Independently Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in New Mexico. I am currently in the process of obtaining License in other States. I am also in the process of acquiring hours for my Licensed Substance Abuse Associate (LSAA), the Lower Level LADAC License and in becoming a Supervisor.

I attended New Mexico State Universityn where I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Pasychology and a Minor in Counseling amd Educational Psychology and a Master of Science in Family and Consumer Science and a Minor in Alcohol and Other Drugs.

I have worked in Outpatient, Residential Treatment Care, Day Patient, Hospital, Psychiatric Hospital, and telehealth settings. I have experience with Depression, Anxiety, OCD, ODD, drug and alcohol use/abuse, gambling, severe mental illness, and several other disorders.

I typically use Brief Solution Focused Therapy, with my Clients, as I like to focus on solutions, instead of problems. I also tend to use Motivational Interviewing a lot. We will be using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

I look forward to our sessions.