Four former Tri-County clinicians join NVW

‘We are honored that the four clinicians from the family center previously administered by Tri-County Community Services have all accepted our offer to join the clinical staff at Nonviolence Works,” reported Simon Torrez, chief executive officer of Nonviolence Works. “Their professional skills and experience complement our current staff and enable us to be more responsive to the community in these difficult times.”

In an interesting balance of life experiences and connections, the new hires include two native Taoseños, Yvette Montoya and Ashley Branch, and two who are both natives of Peru, Bruno Nora and Katia Torrelli-Delgado. Branch, Nora and Torrelli-Delgado are all bilingual.

Torrelli-Delgado is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has had a 25-year-career as a clinician, mainly in Taos. She is an experienced supervisor and admits to loving that role as a way of giving back to the community and the profession.

“I enjoy seeing my staff open, grow and explore new learning,” she said.

She is particularly committed to strength-based interventions that teach her clients how to guide their own growth and recovery. Torrelli-Delgado previously served as the clinical director at NVW from 20142016.

Nora is a native of Peru who “always knew that I wanted a profession in which I helped people.” He studied psychology in Peru for five years and immigrated to Taos in 2004.

In New Mexico, Nora finished a bachelor’s in psychology from the University of New Mexico and later received a master’s in counseling and clinical mental health from Adams State University. He worked as an intern and then a clinician at Agave Health and also worked at Valle del Sol before moving to Tri-County. While going to school and working as a clinician, Nora also was the co-owner of a restaurant in Red River.

Branch is a native of Taos and attended Highlands University for both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She describes herself as culturally sensitive and skilled at creating trust with her clients.

During her master’s program, she was an intern at the residential psychiatric hospital and also was a teaching assistant in psychology classes.

Montoya is a licensed mental health counselor from Taos. She sees a number of her youth clients in school and shows great attentiveness with them and also in working with their families. She supports the philosophy of the family center that emphasizes the importance of including the whole family in treatment. Montoya also works as a clinician at Golden Willow Retreat Center.

All four clinicians are available for new clients. Call the main number at NVW (575) 758-4297 or go online at nonviolenceworks.us and complete the referral form. There is a place to indicate “family center.”

The family center will remain at its current offices at 920 Salazar while NVW plans the move to a new space designed specifically for center needs. In the meantime, we are delighted to welcome our new colleagues and support each other’s practice.