Zaida Casillas, LMFT

Zaida Casillas is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 9 years of professional experience. She provides focused care for people coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, depression, and major life transitions. Her practice also supports work on abandonment and attachment issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose and midlife concerns, post-traumatic stress, self-love, sexuality, social anxiety and phobia, and women's issues.

Zaida approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she adapts conversations and treatment plans to reflect each individual's circumstances and goals. Her style emphasizes practical skills and collaborative planning so that clients can gradually build resilience and find clearer direction. She recognizes the courage it takes to reach out for change and aims to support and empower people through that process.

Whether someone is navigating recent loss, long-standing patterns, or a major life shift, Zaida offers steady, experienced guidance and tailors care to the unique needs of each client. Her bilingual ability in English and Spanish allows her to work with a wider range of people across cultural backgrounds.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Therapy Options

Zaida uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that are tailored to the issues each person brings. One common focus is trauma-informed work, which helps people process difficult experiences and reduce the ways those experiences affect daily functioning. Another emphasis is skills-based support for mood, grief, and addictive behaviors, teaching practical strategies for emotion regulation, coping, and relapse prevention. These approaches are described and applied in straightforward ways so clients can use them between sessions.

Determining the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Zaida works together with clients to identify goals, assess how symptoms show up in their lives, and choose methods that fit their needs and preferences. Adaptations are made over time as progress and challenges emerge.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, online therapy with Zaida provides flexibility for busy schedules and varied comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, while still receiving guidance from a licensed professional focused on recovery and growth.