Some couples do not drift apart so much as get scheduled apart. I offer virtual couples therapy in North Las Vegas, NV for first generation Latinas, professionals of color, and multicultural partners whose love is solid but whose calendars barely overlap. When one of you works days and the other works the swing shift, connection cannot be left to chance, and therapy that meets you online makes care actually possible.
Mornings here start early, with commutes toward the Strip, Nellis Air Force Base, the VA hospital, and the warehouses and logistics hubs rising along the 215. Families gather at Craig Ranch Regional Park, students head to the CSN Cheyenne campus, and new neighborhoods keep unfolding across Aliante, Eldorado, and Deer Springs. It is a city of people building firsts: first homes, first degrees, first businesses.
Building firsts is proud, exhausting work, and relationships often absorb the exhaustion. Providers who give everything to the family can have little left for each other, and asking for help can feel like admitting the dream is cracking. Couples choose this practice because it honors how hard they work while helping them stop working against each other.
How it works
Step 1
A thorough intake session where we explore your relationship history, cultural backgrounds, and current struggles so we can understand the deeper patterns behind the disconnection.
Step 2
Emotionally focused sessions to help you with clarity, begin repairing trust, and rebuild emotional safety.
Step 3
Ongoing, guided sessions with personalized homework, where we break unhelpful cycles, strengthen connection, and practice healthier ways of relating so your relationship feels more like a true partnership.
Explore my therapy services and specializations
Opposite shifts turn marriage into a relay race. One of you hands off the kids, the keys, and a half finished conversation, and the baton gets dropped somewhere between goodnight and good morning. The love is there. The time is not.
Virtual couple therapy near you fits inside real schedules, which is exactly why it works. Partners often notice that even one protected hour a week changes the temperature of the whole house.
We address the resentment that grows in the gaps, the intimacy that got deferred, and the communication that turned purely logistical. The relationship becomes a place you both land, not just a schedule you both manage.
Being the first to build something comes with invisible weight: the family counting on you, the younger cousins watching, the parents whose sacrifices you are supposed to justify. Rest can feel like a betrayal of everyone.
Individual therapy near you offers an hour where nothing is owed. Clients often describe it as the only place they are not performing gratitude, strength, or success.
Sessions dig into the provider identity, the guilt around boundaries, the anger that has nowhere polite to go, and the person underneath all the responsibility. You deserve care, not just credit.
In a household that runs on overtime, anxiety disguises itself as responsibility. Checking the accounts again, replaying the shift, lying awake calculating. The vigilance feels necessary right up until it starts eating you.
Virtual anxiety therapy near you helps you set the calculations down. Clients frequently report sleeping through the night again and snapping at their families less, not because life got easier but because their nervous system stopped bracing.
We explore the scarcity fears, the pressure of being the family's safety net, and tools that bring your body out of emergency mode. Peace becomes part of the budget.
Getting married while working opposite schedules, saving for a house, and helping both families can make engagement feel like a second job. The future gets planned in stolen moments and half asleep conversations.
Premarital counseling near you, held online around your shifts, protects time for the conversations that decide how marriage will actually feel: money, family obligations, children, culture, faith, and rest.
Couples finish with clear agreements and a stronger sense of being on the same team before the stakes get higher.
When the household depends on your paycheck, grief rarely gets a season. You take the three days, you go back to work, and the loss waits for you in the truck, in the break room, in the quiet after the kids are down.
Virtual grief counseling near you gives the loss its overdue attention. Mourning while providing is a particular kind of heavy, and it deserves particular care.
Sessions make room for the sadness that got postponed, the cultural rituals that matter to your family, and a way of carrying the person you lost that does not require carrying it alone.
Immigration Evaluations are available virtually for individuals and families in North Las Vegas, NV who need psychological documentation for asylum, extreme hardship, VAWA, or cancellation of removal. If you are searching for immigration evaluations near you, this process is professional, culturally grounded, and built to give your legal case the strongest possible foundation.
I serve first-generation women of color in North Las Vegas, NV
I provide virtual therapy to individuals and couples throughout North Las Vegas, including Aliante, Eldorado, Deer Springs, and the established neighborhoods near Craig Ranch Regional Park and the CSN Cheyenne campus. While my physical office is located in Irvine, California, all Nevada sessions are held online, which fits the shift schedules and full households that define life for many families here. I support first-generation professionals, military families near Nellis, and multicultural couples building their futures in one of Nevada's fastest growing cities.
My approach is emotionally focused, culturally responsive, and grounded in attachment work. I also serve clients across the wider valley, including Las Vegas, Summerlin, and Henderson, offering steady and culturally aware care to households that work hard and deserve to feel connected, not just productive.
Testimonials
Dama's approach to therapy is marked by empathy, insight, and a profound commitment to fostering positive change. I can confidently attest to her exceptional skills and unwavering dedication to the well-being of her clients.
Depression/Anxiety ~ Hyland & Associates
Dama is a colleague & a professional that truly cares about her clients & their therapeutic journey. She is highly skilled in Emotionally Focused Therapy helping individuals & couples navigate & strengthen their emotional connections within relationships.
Jan Covyeau
As a former US military officer, I can see Dama being a great therapist for active-duty members, families, and veterans. I confidently recommend clients to Dama because she cares and has clients' best interests in mind.
Angela Chwe
I'm Dama Perez, founder of Casa Therapy offering therapy in North Las Vegas, NV
I care for first-generation women of color who carry households, families, and futures on their shoulders. From Aliante to Craig Ranch, I offer online therapy where your work ethic is respected and your heart finally gets the same attention you give everyone else.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use insurance for therapy?
I am currently an out-of-network provider. However, I can provide a superbill for you to submit to your insurance for possible reimbursement. Many PPO plans offer partial reimbursement checks with your provider to confirm your benefits.
Do you offer a sliding scale?
Yes! I offer two sliding scale spots for clients with financial need. If cost is a concern, please reach out. I'm happy to discuss options during your consultation.
What does the therapy process look like?
We start with an intake session to explore your relationship history, communication patterns, and goals. From there, we’ll meet regularly to uncover deeper emotional patterns, build new tools for connection, and work toward the relationship you want to create. Therapy is always tailored to your unique story and pace.
What if I need to cancel or reschedule a session?
Life happens! I ask for at least 48 hours’ notice for cancellations or reschedules. Sessions canceled with less than 48 hours’ notice may be subject to the full session fee. No-shows or missed appointments without prior notice will be charged the full session rate, as that time is reserved specifically for you.
How does virtual therapy work?
Sessions are held through a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform. You’ll receive a private link before each session. All you need is a quiet and confidential space, a reliable internet connection, and a device with a camera and microphone.
What if I don’t feel like we’re a good fit?
It’s completely normal to wonder if therapy is the right match for you. Building trust and feeling comfortable with your therapist is essential for meaningful growth. If at any point you feel unsure about our connection or approach, please let me know. We can talk openly about it and decide together whether to adjust our work or explore other options. Your comfort and progress are my top priorities, and I’m here to support you every step of the way whether that means continuing together or helping you find the best path forward.
Good Faith Estimate (No Surprises Act)
This Good Faith Estimate shows the costs of services that are reasonably expected for the expected services to address your mental health care needs. The estimate is based on the information known to us when we did the estimate.
The Good Faith Estimate does not include any unknown or unexpected costs that may arise during treatment. You could be charged more if complications or special circumstances occur. If this happens, federal law allows you to dispute (appeal) the bill.
If you are billed for more than this Good Faith Estimate, you have the right to dispute the bill.
You may contact the contact listed above if billed charges are higher than the Good Faith Estimate. You can request an update to the bill to match the Good Faith Estimate, ask to negotiate the bill, or ask if there is financial assistance available.
You may also start a dispute resolution process with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). If you choose to use the dispute resolution process, you must start the dispute process within 120 calendar days (about 4 months) of the date on the original bill.
There is a $25 fee to use the dispute process. If the agency reviewing your dispute agrees with you, you will have to pay the price on this Good Faith Estimate. If the agency disagrees with you and agrees with the health care provider or facility, you will have to pay the higher amount.
To learn more and get a form to start the process, go to: www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call CMS at 1-800-985-3059.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate or the dispute process, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call CMS at 1-800-985-3059 .
This Good Faith Estimate is not a contract. It does not obligate you to accept the services listed above.
