Lisa Galles-Candelaria, LPCC, LPC (she/her) 

I was born in Okinawa, Japan and came to Albuquerque as a teenager. Navigating between those worlds gave me a firsthand understanding of what it means to move between cultures, find your footing in a new place, and figure out where you belong. That experience informs how I show up with clients navigating identity, belonging, and self-understanding.

I've been doing therapy and evaluations for nearly fifteen years — across crisis response, mobile crisis teams, correctional psychiatric care, and close to a decade of psychological and neuropsychological evaluation work. I'm a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist, an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider, and hold a clinical supervisor designation. I'm also trained through the Immigration Evaluation Training Center.

I built PeaceTree around populations that are often underserved: neurodivergent adults, people navigating immigration cases, and people seeking gender-affirming care. Affirming, culturally responsive care is not an add-on here — it's the foundation. Whether you're seeking an evaluation, a letter, or therapy, my goal is to make the process feel manageable and to show up as someone you can actually talk to.

For therapy clients, I come to sessions with a sense of direction but follow your lead. In our work together, that means helping you notice patterns in how you think and feel, building concrete skills for managing emotions and daily challenges, and developing a more grounded relationship with your own mind. I draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness — and I tailor what we use to what actually works for you.

I'm based in Albuquerque and see clients across New Mexico and Texas via telehealth.

If any of this resonates, I'd love to connect.