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About the Founder

Juliana Rodriguez, LMFT NM, LPCC CA

Juliana Rodriguez is the founder and director of The Gold Standard Mental Health Institute. With years of experience in the mental health field, she has crafted The Gold Standard Method—an approach that blends cognitive restructuring, attachment-informed therapy, and depth psychology to create transformative therapeutic experiences. Through this method, Juliana seeks to foster healing, growth, and lasting positive change in every client she serves.

Juliana Rodriguez is a bilingual and bicultural Licensed Marriage and Family therapist in New Mexico and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in California, specializing in individual, couples and family therapy. She maintains a private practice in Santa Fe, NM and a distance-based practice in California and New Mexico. Juliana is an AAMFT Clinical Fellow, the Leader of AAMFT TEAMS in New Mexico, and a NM Counseling and Therapy Board Approved Clinical Supervisor, and has a passion for teaching and training interns and associates.

With over 12,000 hours of experience as a psychotherapist, and as a graduate of California School of Professional Psychology (AIU) specializing in Marital and Family Therapy, she is currently serving as private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients. Among her areas of expertise are relationship issues; family conflict; difficult life transitions; anxiety; depression, Bipolar Disorder; grief and loss; trauma; coping with physical illness, including living with HIV and chronic pain; self esteem and self image issues; career and work related issues; gay/lesbian issues and helping people who want to increase their knowledge of themselves, understand and come to terms with their past, and live up to their fullest potential.

In addition to being a prominent relationship therapist, Juliana Rodriguez has a strong medical background with international training and experience in the field of psychiatry, both in Argentina and the United Kingdom.

Juliana is an interactive, growth oriented therapist. Her therapeutic approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges–while increasing insight and self awareness. She integrates complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each client. With compassion and understanding, she works with each individual to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing.

Note: Although Juliana is a graduated Medical Doctor, she does not provide any medical advice to her US clients. For medication management, our associate prescribers and trusted referrals will take care of your every medication need.

Casey

“I came to Juliana after hitting rock bottom and spending nearly a year feeling stuck and lost. With her help, I’ve come out the other side with a resiliency and positivity I couldn’t have imagined.…

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TR

Working with Juliana has been incredibly transformative. I came to her during a difficult transition, struggling with aging and falling into a long depressive episode after the pandemic. Over the past two years, I’ve gained…

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KA

Juliana’s therapy methods have allowed me to stop and consider my perspectives on numerous topics and in a way I had never done before.  I have laughed, cried and have had countless “ah-ha” moments which…

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