Moriah MacCleod

Moriah MacCleod is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 31 years of experience in New Mexico. She centers sessions on mindfulness and respectful listening, believing each person knows their own story and strengths. She aims to support people who are ready to make changes and put tools into practice.

Her approach mixes mindfulness with practical methods. That means learning to notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them. She also draws on acceptance and commitment strategies and client-centered work to focus on what matters most to each person.

Over three decades she has helped people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She also supports those working through grief, life transitions, addiction, caregiver strain, and relationship or family conflict. Common themes she addresses include attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, guilt, and feelings of emptiness.

Sessions often involve straightforward talk, learning simple skills, and practicing new ways of responding to difficult moments. She uses cognitive behavioral tools when helpful to change unhelpful thinking patterns. Emotionally-focused methods may be used to help people name and work with strong feelings.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She helps people set clear goals and tries to match methods to each person’s needs. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

How mindfulness and ACT translate to online therapy

Mindfulness Therapy invites simple practices that bring attention to the present moment and decrease reactivity. In sessions this looks like brief guided attention exercises and learning how to notice thoughts and sensations so they have less control. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, value-driven actions even when difficult feelings show up; it often uses mindfulness skills alongside behavioral experiments. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental listening stance that helps people feel heard and draw on their own strengths.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That might mean blending mindfulness, ACT, CBT, or emotionally-focused techniques based on what helps in real life.

Confirm current session formats before booking, as specific online options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the need to travel. It also supports using guided exercises and in-the-moment strategies during regular routines, so therapy practices can be tested and adjusted between meetings.