Tacy Perkins, LMHC, NCC, LADAC, LCDC (TX) (She/Her)

...Tacy has worked as a counselor in the substance abuse treatment field since 2015. She earned a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Houston—Downtown in 2010. She became an independent Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor in Texas in 2018, working with justice-involved adult clients. She earned a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Capella University in 2021. Also in 2021, Tacy became an independent Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New Mexico. She is pursuing independent licensure for mental health counseling in New Mexico and Texas. Tacy currently works as a therapist at a long-term residential treatment facility serving clients with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. She has experience providing crisis intervention, assessment and diagnosis, treatment planning, individual counseling, and group therapy facilitation and curriculum development. She works with adults ages 18 and older.

As a IFS Level 1 Trained therapist, Tacy's primary treatment approach is Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. She is currently in the process of becoming an IFS Certified Therapist through the IFS Institute. Tacy has also completed Basic Training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and is in the process of becoming an EMDR Certified Therapist through the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA). She completed EMDRIA-approved training for the use of EMDR with the IFS PARTS Protocol to treat clients with PTSD and Complex-PTSD. Tacy's clinical interests include evidence-based and trauma-informed practices for the treatment of trauma and complex/relational trauma; neurobiology of trauma, substance use disorders, and other mental health disorders; and the effects of substance use disorders and other types of dysfunction on family systems.

Tacy Perkins provides services in Las Cruces.

• Medicaid
• Magellan
• Blue Cross Blue Shield

Tacy@openmindshealingandrecovery.com