Naja DruvaLPCC

Naja Druva is a licensed professional clinical counselor practicing in New Mexico. She has nine years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, parenting questions, and pregnancy and childbirth related worries. Naja values straightforward conversation and a warm, human approach to therapy.

Her style centers on listening first and building trust. Sessions tend to focus on practical skills people can use between meetings, like managing strong emotions, improving communication, and coping with life changes. She blends talk with concrete tools so clients leave with something to try right away.

Naja uses attachment-focused ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. She also integrates client-centered approaches that follow each person’s pace and priorities. Dialectical behavior therapy skills and trauma-focused methods are parts of her toolkit when helpful for regulation and healing.

She works with a wide range of concerns including LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, fertility and reproductive stress, body image, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Naja also addresses topics such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, blended family challenges, and intimacy-related matters.

People who choose her often want a direct but compassionate therapist who balances practical tools with emotional support. She welcomes questions about how therapy would fit into daily life and encourages prospective clients to start by sharing what matters most to them.

Approaches and how online work can fit

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships influence current feelings and behavior; it helps people notice patterns in relationships and develop safer ways of relating. Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person’s own goals and pace; the therapist follows what matters most to the client and offers empathy and reflection. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication, which can be useful for anxiety, mood difficulties, and relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then test methods together. This collaborative attitude means approaches can shift as needs change.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Many people find remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins during a break. Online work can also let someone keep momentum between appointments and use skills in the settings where challenges happen. Licensed professionals can adapt DBT skills practice, attachment-focused conversation, and client-centered listening to an online setting while collaborating on what works best for each person.