Meet Our Therapists — Haven Counseling

Ha-ven:

/ˈhāvən/ | noun | a place of safety or refuge

Haven’s Values

Human-First, Always:
Our clients feel seen, heard, and respected in relationships that go beyond clinical checklists.
Client Autonomy and Empowerment:
Clients co-create their goals and treatment paths, ensuring relevance and resonance.
A System that Supports All:
Our triple-alignment model ensures clinical decisions work for the client, provider, and agency.

Meet Haven’s Team

Abigail Omlor, LPCC LPAT LADAC
Founder

-Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)

-Licensed art therapist (LPAT)

-Licensed drug and alcohol counselor (LADAC)

Abigail, a dedicated clinical psychotherapist, deeply values the profound impact of a strong therapeutic relationship. She firmly believes in its remarkable ability to heal, rebuild trust, and reconnect individuals with their lives.

With unwavering commitment, Abigail established Haven Counseling—a carefully crafted sanctuary that offers a safe space for individuals to embark on this empowering journey. Within its nurturing environment, she empowers and guides individuals, helping them summon their inner bravery as they navigate their personal growth.

Abigail considers it an incredible honor and privilege to accompany and support people on their transformative journeys—she knows her clients can write their stories with resilience, hope, and profound self-discovery.

Melissa Garcia, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Melissa Garcia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing DBT therapy to adolescents and adults of New Mexico. She strives to create a non-judgmental and compassionate environment to support adolescents and adults in meeting their life worth living goals.

Melissa is a native New Mexican and is passionate about improving the wellbeing of her community. Melissa has experience in working with children and families with trauma, abuse and neglect, domestic violence, and parenting

Connor Caputo, LPCC

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)

Connor is a Licensed Clinical Counselor recognized for her direct, practical, and solution-focused style. Clients describe her as straightforward, clear, and genuinely helpful.

Connor specializes in working with first responders, medical professionals, veterinarians, and other helpers navigating work-related stress and trauma. She also supports individuals facing life transitions, relationship challenges, stress management, and unhelpful behavioral patterns.

With experience in both crisis response and traditional therapy, Connor provides grounded, evidence-based care for those seeking honest, effective support.

Kelli Matajcich, LMHC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Kelli Matajcich is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a strong background in education and counseling. Before becoming a psychotherapist in March 2025, she spent eight years as a school counselor, where she supported students and families through academic, social, and emotional challenges.

Today, Kelli works with adults navigating depression, anxiety, stress, self-esteem concerns, relationship challenges, parenting struggles, grief, and life transitions. She also provides play therapy for children, creating a safe, supportive environment where kids can develop emotional regulation skills and build resilience as they adjust to life changes.

Kelli’s approach emphasizes building a strong, trusting therapeutic relationship as the foundation for growth. She believes therapy should be a positive, encouraging experience that empowers clients to discover their strengths and make meaningful changes in their lives.

Patricia Fine, LMHC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Patricia Fine is a counselor with experience in school counseling, life coaching, and couples coaching. She works with adolescents and adults experiencing stress, anxiety, and life transitions, offering practical tools to support emotional well-being and personal growth. Patricia’s approach is person-centered and strengths-based, emphasizing collaboration and the recognition of each client’s existing capabilities. She provides a supportive and grounded therapeutic environment that encourages insight, resilience, and sustainable change.

Simi Tafoya, P-LMHC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (P-LMHC)

Simi is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who works with adults and couples navigating anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, life transitions, identity, and questions of meaning. She is particularly interested in helping clients understand the patterns they bring into their relationships and how those patterns shape the way they relate to themselves and others. She works with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and offers therapy in both English and Hindi.
Her approach is collaborative, flexible, and grounded. She draws from existential and person-centered therapy, ACT, and IFS, tailoring her approach to each client. Her work is guided by curiosity about what matters most to each person and how they want to move through the world. She believes people are capable of both change and endurance — and that meaningful therapy makes room for both.

Dani Seibert, Practice Manager

Dani Seibert supports the practice with administrative tasks that help everything run smoothly behind the scenes. With extensive experience in administrative work within the mental health field, she’s known for her calm, can-do attitude and ability to keep things organized and on track.

Outside of work, Dani enjoys spending time with her family and their cats, and playing online video games together.

Janessa Sanchez, Intake Coordinator

Janessa was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is passionate about serving the community she has always called home. She is currently pursuing her education while balancing one of her greatest joys — being a mom to her son.

With a lifelong passion for health, wellness, and helping others, Janessa enjoys building meaningful connections and creating a welcoming environment for everyone she meets. She believes that kindness, compassion, and genuine human connection make all the difference in someone's experience.

Outside of the office, Janessa loves spending quality time with her family, exploring the outdoors, visiting local growers markets, and supporting small businesses throughout Albuquerque — especially local coffee shops.

How can we help?

Grief & Loss

Have you recently experienced grief or loss? Losing someone you love can feel like you’ve lost part of yourself. At Haven Counseling, we will work alongside you on your healing journey to process the emotions you feel during this difficult time. We will help you rediscover who you are while honoring the ones you’ve lost.
Anxiety & Depression

Struggling with anxiety or depression? These feelings can be incredibly isolating. We know that talking with loved ones isn’t always the best way to navigate these big emotions. We use an evidence backed approach to managing both anxiety & depression through counseling.
Transition Support & General Counseling

Big life transitions happen. We know that these events, weather a move to a new city, divorce, new to parenthood, ect. can cause major stress and new feelings that are difficult to identify and manage. Haven Counseling specializes in identifying these feelings and guiding you through them to help you feel more like yourself again.
Young Adult

Growing up can present challenges that are difficult to work though. Haven Counseling uses evidenced backed approaches to work through big emotions and potentially harmful behavior. We work closely with young adults to be sure they have a safe, trusted adult to work out all their daily challenges in a nonjudgemental environment.
Addiction & Trauma Recovery

Both addiction and trauma can be debilitating for day to day life. Both can feel like a mountain to overcome. Haven Counseling will work alongside you during a time where you can feel stuck and isolated. We know that the road to recovery isn’t a straight line. We will walk hand in hand through the entire recovery journey to help you feel whole again.
Child & Family Counseling

Families go through all kinds of challenges, including big changes, emotional struggles, or simply the day-to-day stress of growing up. Haven Counseling is here to support the whole family. We work with children and their families to build strong, healthy relationships and create a more connected, balanced home.
Infant Mental Health

Infant Mental Health supports the emotional well-being of children from birth to age five by fostering strong early relationships through therapy that involves both children and their caregivers. We help build strong, nurturing bonds that support resilience and set the foundation for lifelong mental health.