Summerlin often looks polished and put together from the outside. Beautiful neighborhoods, high-achieving households, a lifestyle that feels structured and intentional. But inside many homes in Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV, couples are quietly navigating disconnection, resentment, or conversations that never quite land. I work with first-generation Latinas, professionals of color, and multicultural couples who want more than just coexistence. Therapy centers culture, attachment-wounds, grief, and the emotional labor that too often goes unseen.
Over the years, I have supported clients across the Las Vegas area who are balancing demanding careers, family expectations, and the pressure to appear strong. Summerlin is known for its driven professionals, growing families, and goal-oriented mindset. Many couples here are building beautiful lives while privately struggling to feel emotionally safe with each other.
Beneath the stability and success, there is often cultural guilt, fear of conflict, and generational patterns that taught silence over repair. In a community that values composure and achievement, vulnerability can feel uncomfortable. Therapy in Summerlin becomes a grounded space to rebuild emotional-safety, interrupt relational-patterns, and create connection that feels mutual, steady, and rooted in honesty.
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
When life is full with work, family routines, social commitments, and the polished pace of Summerlin, relationship pain can stay hidden for a long time. You may look like you are doing well, but privately feel disconnected, resentful, or unsure how to reach each other.
A local couple therapy space can help both partners feel less blamed and more understood. Clients often notice more room to breathe, more clarity in hard conversations, and a stronger sense of emotional safety as the relationship becomes less reactive.
Sessions tend to explore trust, intimacy, communication, conflict cycles, lifestyle pressure, and the small moments where closeness gets lost. The work helps create a relationship that feels more real, grounded, and sustainable near you.
Individual Therapy
When life is full with work, family routines, social plans, and the polished pace of Summerlin, it can be easy to hide how much you are holding inside. You may look like you have it together, while privately feeling anxious, guilty, emotionally tired, or unsure how to ask for what you need.
Clients often experience a shift from self-questioning to self-trust. A local space for individual therapy can help you feel more emotionally safe, clearer in your choices, and less afraid of disappointing others when you honor yourself.
Sessions tend to explore boundaries, relationship patterns, family pressure, identity, grief, self-worth, and the parts of you that learned to stay quiet to belong. The work helps you reconnect with a version of yourself that feels real and steady.
Anxiety Therapy
When life is full with work, family routines, social commitments, and the polished pace of Summerlin, anxiety can stay hidden behind achievement. You may look composed while privately feeling restless, self-critical, overstimulated, or unable to fully relax.
Clients often experience a shift from constant pressure to more internal safety. A local space for anxiety therapy can help you understand what fuels the worry and create more room for calm, clarity, and self-trust.
Sessions tend to explore perfectionism, overthinking, relationship stress, sleep, family pressure, burnout, and the fear of not being enough. The work helps your life feel less driven by urgency and more connected to what actually matters.
Premarital Counseling
When wedding planning is happening alongside work, family routines, social commitments, and the polished pace of Summerlin, it can be easy to focus on the event and miss the deeper conversations. You may want your marriage to feel as intentional as the plans you are making.
Clients often experience relief when they can talk openly about expectations without it feeling like doubt. A local space for premarital counseling can help you feel more aligned, more emotionally safe, and more prepared for the everyday life you are choosing together.
Sessions tend to explore communication, finances, family boundaries, intimacy, lifestyle expectations, conflict repair, values, and what support should look like in your marriage. The work helps create a foundation that feels real, steady, and lasting.
Grief Counseling
In a place where life can look polished and well-managed, grief may be something you keep behind closed doors. You might still show up for work, family, and social plans while privately feeling disconnected, heavy, or unsure how to describe what has changed in you.
A local grief counseling space can offer relief by letting you be honest without performing strength. Clients often begin to feel more grounded when their grief is allowed to be layered, personal, and different from what others expect.
Sessions often explore private sorrow, public composure, family pressure, identity after loss, meaningful rituals, and the slow return of small moments of steadiness without forcing the pain to disappear.
Immigration evaluations
Immigration Evaluations support individuals in Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV requiring psychological documentation for immigration petitions. Sessions are offered virtually across Las Vegas to accommodate demanding schedules.
The evaluation process allows you to share your experiences in a structured and compassionate environment, with detailed written documentation prepared for your attorney.
I serve first-generation women of color in Summerlin (Las Vegas), NV
I provide therapy services to individuals and couples in Henderson and surrounding Las Vegas communities, supporting first-generation Latinas, professionals of color, and multicultural families navigating attachment wounds, anxiety, grief, relational conflict, and generational expectations. While my physical office is located in Irvine, California, I offer virtual therapy sessions throughout Nevada, making care accessible from the privacy of your home. I have served clients across state lines for several years, working with high-achieving professionals and family-oriented households who often balance responsibility and performance while quietly managing emotional overwhelm.
My approach is emotionally-focused, culturally-responsive, and grounded in attachment-based therapy. In a community known for its growing professional population, family-centered neighborhoods, and proximity to areas like Green Valley and Lake Las Vegas, many residents prioritize stability and long-term security. I remain committed to offering care that prioritizes emotional safety and sustainable healing rather than surface-level coping. I serve clients throughout Henderson as well as nearby areas including Summerlin and the greater Las Vegas region, providing a steady and culturally-aware virtual space for residents seeking deeper emotional clarity and relational wellbeing.
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 Summerlin (Las Vegas), NV
I help first-generation women of color who feel emotionally stuck or overwhelmed to build a new sense of inner safety. From trails at Red Rock Canyon to community spaces in Downtown Summerlin, my online therapy sessions support deep inner work wherever you are.
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.
