Christopher Maurer, MA

Professional Counselor

Mr. Christopher Maurer is a Professional Counselor in Las Cruces, NM with special training and skill in assessing patient mental health and treating cognitive, psychological, and behavioral disorders using a wide variety of therapy techniques. As a Professional Counselor, Christopher Maurer, MA performs diagnosing and treating mental and emotional disorders, providing therapy to clients in individual and group settings, research into advanced therapy techniques and applications, and referral to medical mental health professionals as needed. Professional Counseling is a healthcare specialty centered on providing mental and emotional guidance and therapy to treat mental, emotional, and addictive disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Professional Counselors include anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), behavioral disorders, phobias, bereavement, marital hardship, attempted suicide, drug and alcohol addiction, sexual abuse. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Professional Counselors include psychotherapy, cognitive behavior disorder (CBD) therapy, crisis management, mental health assessment, intelligence quotient examinations, marriage counseling, one-on-one therapy sessions, anger management therapy, and stress management.

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  Masters of Arts in Counseling Education Psychology - Master of Arts (MA)

  Western New Mexico University (Dec ’96)

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  B.S. in Psychology with minor in Sociology - Bachelor of Science (BS)

  Western New Mexico University (Dec ’94)

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  30 hours in Counseling Education Psychology

  New Mexico State University

Master of Arts in Counseling Educational Psychology Specialty Certification in Glasser's Choice Theory, Reality Therapy, and Lead Management. Basic Crisis Negotiation department of corrections. Specialized Training for medical and mental health professionals for sexual assaults in confinement PREA Training (Corrections 101). Training in the use and interpretation of the substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory(SASSI). ASAM Criteria (Treatment Criteria for Addictive, Substance-Related and Co-Occurring Conditions. 24 hours of training in History, Typology, Assessment, and treatment of Juvenile Sex offenders. Training and completion in Basic Critical Incident Stress Management. Moral Reconation Therapy through Counseling and Recovery. Ropes Course Training and AS400 through the LCPSD.

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico

• Magellan Health [Magellan Health, Inc.]

• Medicaid

• Molina Marketplace [Molina Healthcare of New Mexico, Inc.]

• New Mexico Health Connections

• Optum [Optum, Inc.]

• Presbyterian Health Plan, Inc.

• United Behavioral Health

• UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company