Meet Vanya Garabedian, LCSW
“Only when we tell our stories can there be real healing.”
About Me
I am a licensed clinical social worker and the founder of Intentional Path Counseling in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more than 15 years, I have worked with individuals and professionals in the areas of therapy, supervision, and continuing education. My clinical practice is centered on supporting people through experiences of anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma, and the ongoing work of living with more self-compassion and clarity.
A central part of my practice is Brainspotting, a powerful modality for processing trauma and deepening healing. I am a certified Brainspotting Practitioner and offer Brainspotting consultation to other professionals who are integrating this approach into their own work.
In addition to my therapy practice, I develop and facilitate continuing education workshops for mental and behavioral health providers. These trainings focus on ethics, cultural awareness, supervision, grief and loss, and healing centered care. My workshops are interactive and reflective, with an emphasis on practical tools that providers can bring directly into their work.
I bring a decolonizing framework to both my clinical and training work, moving away from inherited systems of power and grounding my approach in practices that are relational, inclusive, and responsive to lived experience.
Whether I am meeting with someone in therapy, consulting with a provider, or leading a training, my goal is the same: to create a space that is thoughtful, collaborative, and rooted in connection..