Who We Are

Our Approach

Our work is grounded in trauma-informed care that prioritizes emotional safety, nervous system awareness, and trust. We use attachment-focused frameworks to help clients build secure, meaningful relationships with themselves and others.

We are committed to evidence-based, culturally responsive, and affirming practices, including care that honors LGBTQ+ identities, neurodivergence, and diverse cultural experiences.

Clients can expect steady, ongoing support when things feel overwhelming, alongside direct, kind feedback when clarity and growth are needed.

What We Believe

We believe therapy should be direct, compassionate, honest, and never judgmental.

Healing is most powerful when it’s collaborative. We work in partnership with clients and, when helpful, with loved ones, schools, or community systems to support lasting change.

Everyone deserves therapy that is trauma-informed, evidence-based, and culturally responsive. Equity and accessibility matter to us, because mental health care should be for everyone.

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    Kayla Grissett, LCSW

    Clinician

    Kayla provides therapy for children (8+), teens, and adults navigating neurodivergence, trauma, personality disorders, anxiety, and depression. Her work is grounding, attachment-focused, and validating. Clients describe her as steady, nonjudgmental, and deeply attuned. Kayla brings extensive experience supporting complex family dynamics and helping clients feel understood in ways they haven’t before.

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    Matthew Regan, Life Coach

    Behavioral and Skills Coach

    Matt provides behavioral support and executive functioning coaching for teens and adults who struggle with traditional sit-down therapy. He works in the community as needed, helping clients build practical skills, structure, and strategies for day-to-day life. Matt’s work is ideal for clients who need movement, flexibility, and hands-on support.

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    Lauren Fazio, LCSW

    Perinatal & Postpartum Focus

    Lauren specializes in perinatal and postpartum mental health, trauma, and the emotional transitions that come with identity shifts in parenthood. Her approach is warm, gentle, and grounding. She offers care to individuals navigating fertility challenges, birth trauma, anxiety, depression, and the overwhelming responsibilities of early parenthood.

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    Dori Ginsburg, LMSW

    Supervised by Carla Pelcastre, LCSW-S

    Dori works with teens and adults navigating neurodivergence, trauma, identity development, and chronic mental health. She brings a gentle, affirming presence and a deep respect for each client’s lived experience. Her work is collaborative and grounded in compassion.

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    Kasey Nightingale, LMSW

    Supervised by Carla Pelcastre, LCSW-S

    Kasey offers LGBTQ+ affirming care, adult and older adult therapy, and support for life transitions and identity exploration. Her presence is warm, calm, and deeply affirming. Clients describe her as someone who helps them feel seen without having to explain themselves.

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Carla Pelcastre, LCSW-S

Founder, Clinical Supervisor, Trauma Specialist
LCSW-S, EMDR-TRAINED, TBRI® Practitioner

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Carla specializes in complex trauma, high-conflict family systems, chronic mental health diagnoses, autism, and neurodivergence. Her work is grounded in vulnerability, authenticity, and lived compassion. Clients and clinicians experience her as both direct and deeply warm, a rare combination that allows people to feel safe while also being challenged in the best ways.

Carla’s own writing, The Second Wave, Crashing, inspired the name of the practice and continues to shape its mission. Her supervision style blends expertise, lived experience, mentorship, and a commitment to developing clinicians who lead with humanity.

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