You’re the Strong One. But Even Strong Women Need a Place to Rest.

Counseling for women of color carrying the weight of family, relationships, and expectations — online and in person in California.

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You’ve been holding everything together for a long time. For your family, your career, your friends, maybe even for everyone except yourself.

Lately, though, you’ve started to feel the cracks. You’re tired but can’t seem to rest. You love deeply but feel drained. You wonder where the joy went or when you last felt like you.

‍Life transitions can bring up a lot at once.
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You might be navigating changes in your relationships, caring for aging parents, managing growing kids, or trying to keep up with expectations that no longer fit. Even the strongest women reach a point where pushing through stops working.

Therapy gives you a steady place to pause and breathe. Together, we’ll make sense of what’s shifting and find ways to feel grounded again.

Through therapy, you can begin to:

  • Reconnect with your values and sense of purpose
  • Quiet the inner critic and feel more confident in your decisions
  • Heal from burnout, stress, or emotional exhaustion
  • Build stronger boundaries that protect your time and peace
  • Feel more present, authentic, and at ease in your relationships

Our work might include laughter, relief, and a few honest tears. This is a space for all of it. I’ll help you reconnect with your values, rebuild confidence, and begin to move through life with clarity and ease.

Let’s start with a free 15-minute consultation.
‍No pressure, just a conversation to see if it feels like a good fit.

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expertise

What I offer

Trauma

Trauma is the response to experiences where your sense of safety feels threatened and you're left feeling broken, helpless, and voiceless. Trauma is almost always an underlying cause of various mental health conditions.

Unhealed trauma can show up as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, personality or mood disorders, codependency, physical illness, and other symptoms. I help you change your life and gently heal your trauma by processing shame, and guilt.

EMDR Therapy

EMDR is an evidence-based therapy that helps you reprocess painful memories and experiences. It regulates the nervous system and reshapes brain patterns.

EMDR can help balance your mood and make you feel much more at peace, as well as improve communication, boundaries, and relationships. Many clients are surprised by how efficient and permanent the effect of EMDR is.

Hi, I'm Carissa Lataillade.

When I was a child, my family was in a serious car accident. I still remember the strangers who pulled over and stayed with us until help arrived. They didn’t fix anything. They just stayed.
That quiet presence, steady and compassionate, is what I bring to my work as a therapist.

I work with women, especially Black women and women of color, who have spent years showing up for everyone else. Many of my clients are in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, holding families together, managing careers, and supporting others while their own needs fall to the side. They’re the dependable ones, but inside, something feels off. They often ask, Where did I go in all of this?

‍As a Black woman therapist, I understand the layers of strength, resilience, and expectation that come with that role. Therapy is not about being told what to do; it’s about having a space to let your guard down and be truly seen.
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Together, we’ll explore what’s working, what isn’t, and what you need to feel whole again. Healing isn’t about being perfect — it’s about being honest, curious, and kind to yourself in the process.

If any of this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. I’d be honored to walk alongside you.
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- Carissa Lataillade, LMFT
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Experience & Education:
  • Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT#144727)
  • Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University
Modalities Used:
  • I use a strength-based and collaborative therapy approach
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Mindfulness
Specialties:
  • Identity
  • Stress
  • Anxiety
  • Relationships
  • Life transitions
  • Grief
  • Depression

Reach out for a Free 15-minute Consultation.

Call me at 661.655.2779 or submit the form below.
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