Dr. Flores has been practicing medicine in New Mexico since 1984. He attended medical school at Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine and graduated with his medical degree. Dr. Flores’ internship was with Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, CA and his residency training was at University of California San Diego in the Department of Psychiatry. He is Board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology and is licensed in New Mexico and California. Dr. Flores has been the medical director for our agency since 2018. As a Hispanic psychiatrist, he has been able to provide state of the art and culturally sensitive psychiatric treatment to residents of southern New Mexico. Dr. Flores provides telemedicine services and is bilingual, Spanish/English.

Claudia Ruiz, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, has been with our agency since 2018. Claudia received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Nursing from New Mexico State University. She is licensed in New Mexico as a Certified Nurse Practitioner and is Board certified by ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center). Claudia has been a long time provider for our community mental health agencies. Claudia provides in person and telemedicine services.

Dr. Williams has been with the agency since 2018. She received her Master’s degree in Nursing and a Master of Public Health from New Mexico State University; and her Doctorate in Science of Nursing from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She is licensed in the State of New Mexico as both a Certified Nurse Practitioner and a Clinical Nurse Specialist. Dr. Williams is Board certified by ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center). She sees patients in person and via telemedicine.

Dr. Bea Ade-Oshifogun is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) licensed in New Mexico and Illinois. She completed her psychiatric mental health education at Wilkes University, Pennsylvania, USA, and was board-certified by ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center). She earned her PhD in Nursing Research at the University of Illinois, Chicago. She completed a master's degree in nursing education and critical care from Governors State University, Illinois, and an MS in nutrition from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
She has over 38 years of clinical, management, and teaching experience working in Africa, Europe, and the United States. She is active in clinical and applied research focusing on domestic violence and immigrant research studies. She has authored manuscripts in scholarly journals and has presented her research findings at several national and international scientific conferences.
Dr. Bea joined the organization in January 2024, and she sees adult and adolescent patients in the office and via telemedicine.

Alex Maese, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-C, is a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience providing comprehensive care across mental health, primary care, hospice, and hospital settings. He brings a strong clinical background combined with a patient-centered approach to medication management and mental health treatment.
Alex earned his Master’s degrees in Family Practice Nursing and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing from The University of Texas at El Paso and is currently pursuing his Doctor of Nursing Practice. He is board-certified through the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and is dedicated to supporting individuals through evidence-based, compassionate psychiatric care.

Colleen Murray is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with 15 years of experience in the mental health field. Before becoming a nurse practitioner, she worked as a registered nurse in a variety of healthcare settings.
Colleen earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Grand Canyon University and her Master of Science in Nursing from New Mexico State University. She is board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and holds active licenses in New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado.
Colleen has been with our organization since September 2024. She provides both in-person and telehealth services and is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Dr. Rita Pacheco-Gonzales is a native of New Mexico, born in Raton and raised on a small farm outside the community of Maxwell, NM. She is the daughter of migrant farmworkers who revolved around Colorado and New Mexico, and number 11 of 12 siblings who all earned advanced degrees of higher education. Dr. Pacheco attended undergraduate and medical school at University of New Mexico, graduating from medical school in 1990. She completed residency and fellowship training for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Pacheco returned to New Mexico immediately after training and has lived in Las Cruces since 1995. She has provided psychiatric care in all regions of New Mexico since then.
Dr. Pacheco has remained committed to providing for the mental health needs of New Mexico’s most vulnerable populations through the 2013 mental health crisis in New Mexico and witnessed the demise of several community mental health agencies; some survived but greatly impacted by the trauma. She communicates with New Mexicans in their native languages of Spanish and English, which is critical to provision of effective mental health care. Her family of origin has remained in northern New Mexico for over 600 years, even prior to the establishment of New Mexico as a member of the United States. Her culturally sensitive approach is not learned; it is lived.
Dr. Pacheco is married to a native New Mexican from Ranchos de Taos. She has three children who follow their parents’ aspirations to preserve the opportunity to thrive, preserve, and protect the culture of their native land. Dr. Pacheco includes spiritual health in one’s opportunity to thrive and heal from adverse circumstances. While medication management is a component of her treatment approach, she remains steadfast in her conviction that children and adolescents heal concurrently with their families. Thus, involvement in individual and family therapy is essential. Dr. Pacheco insists on collaboration with primary care providers, therapists, parents, schools, and others who are involved in the patients' lives. A guiding philosophy of Dr. Pacheco’s is, “Taking care of our children and their families is a community effort and obligation.” She believes it is a privilege to earn the trust of those she works with, and she treasures her experiences of her service over the past 31 years in Las Cruces.

Dr. Humada-Ludeke is an independently licensed marriage and family therapist with an extensive background in pk-12 and post-secondary education. She has been trained systemically, both in the areas of leadership and family systems. Therefore, when working with individuals and families, Dr. Humada-Ludeke practices a systems approach to treatment, engaging in the therapeutic process as a client-centered, collaborative relationship. Her role is to co-construct therapeutic goals that can create a space for change to best support the client's journey.

Sandra Crane has been working with our agency since 2018. She received a Bachelor of Arts from California State University and her Master’s degree in Social Work from New Mexico State University. She completed internships at McAfee Army Health Clinic and Children, Youth and Families Department. Sandra is licensed in the State of New Mexico and has been a long time therapist for our area. She works with our agency one day per week completing assessments to establish service compatibility. Sandra provides in office, in person services.

30+ years work experience as therapist
Spanish speaking therapist
Specialties include: Domestic Violence victims/survivors
Depression/Anxiety
Substance Abuse
Bipolar Disorders
PTSD
Schizophrenia
Anger issues
Intimate Relationship Conflicts

Albert Jacquez has been working with the agency since 2022. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and his Master’s degree in Social Work from New Mexico State University. He minored in Counseling and Educational Psychology. Albert is licensed in the State of New Mexico. Albert’s goals are to provide direct clinical services to individuals and families whose functioning levels are affected by social, psychological stress and/or addiction problems. Albert provides telemedicine services and is bilingual, Spanish/English.

David Golumb, LPCC, is a Community Mental Health Therapist with extensive experience providing behavioral health services to adolescents and adults in both community-based and clinical settings. He has worked across care coordination, case management, and direct therapy roles, bringing a well-rounded understanding of mental health systems and patient needs.
David earned his Master’s degree in Counseling from Western New Mexico University, with a focus on trauma-informed care and adolescent therapy. His clinical interests include trauma therapy, behavioral health education, and supporting individuals navigating emotional, behavioral, and life-transition challenges. David is committed to creating a supportive, respectful, and collaborative therapeutic environment tailored to each individual’s goals.

Jennifer Caldwell has joined our Silver City office as an LMHC. She earned her B.S. in Early Childhood Education from the University of Oklahoma and taught elementary school in Colorado before becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Pacific, where she taught English as a Second Language. She then earned her M.S. in Counseling at the University of Wyoming and returned overseas to work as a school counselor at international schools in Tanzania, Russa, Austria, Tunisia and Zambia. Returning to the U.S., Jennifer changed direction and is pursuing her independent licensure in counseling. She now utilizes the emotional/social education she taught as a school counselor in her therapy sessions and applies evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Schema Therapy interventions. Jennifer enjoys helping clients grow their self-awareness of unmet emotional needs and to help nurture the healing of any trauma. Jennifer applies developmental theories to foster clients’ understanding of their tasks at different stages of life and is comfortable working with ages 10 and up. Jennifer’s wide experience with multi-cultural diversity allows her to provide a safe space to clients of any demographic to feel comfortable, seen, and validated.

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