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Trauma and Relationship Therapy

Who I work with

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Cara Waters, LPC

Licensed in Texas and Colorado

I work with adults of all identities and specialize in supporting women and LGBTQ+ adults in Texas and Colorado who are experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship trauma, or the lasting effects of emotional abuse. Many of my clients appear strong and successful on the outside while privately feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, disconnected from themselves, or uncertain about what they need.

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You may have spent years walking on eggshells, people-pleasing, managing other people’s emotions, avoiding conflict, or sacrificing your needs to maintain a relationship. You may be recovering from a controlling or emotionally abusive relationship, struggling with a trauma bond, or questioning your perceptions after repeatedly being blamed, criticized, or dismissed.

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I commonly help clients with:

  • Relationship trauma and emotional abuse recovery

  • Trauma bonds and difficulty leaving unhealthy relationships

  • People-pleasing, overgiving, and codependent relationship patterns

  • Anxiety, depression, and chronic emotional overwhelm

  • Fear of abandonment, rejection, or conflict

  • Difficulty setting boundaries without guilt

  • Low self-worth, self-doubt, and loss of identity

  • Childhood trauma and attachment wounds

  • Relationships affected by alcohol misuse or addiction

  • LGBTQ+ identity, relationship, and family-of-origin concerns

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As a lesbian therapist, I understand the importance of finding a space where your identity and relationships are affirmed rather than explained or judged. I offer compassionate, LGBTQ+ affirming trauma therapy where you can safely explore your experiences, relationships, identity, and emotional needs. My approach incorporates EMDR therapy, IFS-informed therapy, somatic therapy, and practical emotional-regulation techniques tailored to your individual needs. Together, we can work toward healing relationship trauma, reducing anxiety and depression, strengthening boundaries, rebuilding self-trust, and helping you reconnect with the person you were before you learned to abandon yourself to feel safe or loved.

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Online trauma therapy is available for adults throughout Texas and Colorado.

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Specialties

  • Stop Conflict Avoidance

  • Stop People Pleasing

  • Stop Overgiving

  • Codependency symptoms & Self-Abandonment

  • Trauma Bonds & Toxic Relationship Patterns

  • Emotionally Immature Relationships

  • Attachment trauma & Mother Hunger

  • Fear of Rejection

  • Learn Boundaries, Self-Trust, & Emotional Regulation

  • LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy Online

  • EMDR Therapy Online

  • IFS Therapy Online

3 Hour Intensives for Trauma Work

Three-hour intensives provide extended time for deeper therapeutic work that is often difficult to access in traditional 50 minute sessions. Intensives allow space for EMDR processing, Internal Family Systems-parts work, nervous system regulation, and relationship pattern exploration. These longer-format sessions are individualized and designed for clients who feel stuck in repetitive patterns, emotional overwhelm, relationship distress, or unresolved trauma.

Cost for three-hour intensive $600.

 

WOMEN'S GROUPS

Our Women's Healing Groups provide a supportive space where women can share their experiences, build meaningful connections, develop healthier relationship patterns, and learn practical tools for emotional wellness and nervous system regulation. Whether you are struggling with codependency, people-pleasing, relationship anxiety, attachment wounds, grief, or self-worth, you will find a community of women who understand.

$100 Monthly

Please contact me for more information.

CONTACT:
carawaters111@gmail.com
972-779-5480

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2616 Kimberly Court
Plano, Texas 75075

Individual Sessions: $165
Couples: $200

I do not accept insurance but can provide superbills for possible insurance reimbursement.

SAFE SPACE • INCLUSIVE CARE • HEALING •

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