Hi, I’m Lacita.
I help women who are carrying the heavy weight of trauma, heartbreak, and self-doubt find freedom, peace, and a renewed sense of self. My practice, Female Empowered Progressions Counseling, was created with one mission in mind: to give women a space where their pain is validated, their voices are heard, and their healing is not rushed or minimized.

I know what it feels like because I hear it every day from women like you.
You’ve been the strong one for so long. You were the little girl who tiptoed around the house, trying not to upset a parent whose anger could flip a room upside down. You were the teenager who carried secrets no one ever believed when you finally spoke them out loud. And as an adult, you’ve survived relationships that looked loving on the outside but left you doubting your worth, questioning your reality, and apologizing for things that were never your fault.

You’ve mastered the art of holding it all together.
At work, you show up, smile, and perform. With your family, you’re the one everyone turns to—the “fixer” who keeps the peace. Your friends call you strong, resilient, independent. But they don’t see the nights you collapse into bed too anxious to sleep, replaying every harsh word ever spoken over you. They don’t see how guilty you feel for needing boundaries. They don’t feel the way your chest tightens when your phone lights up with a name that triggers panic.

And underneath it all, you’re exhausted.
Exhausted from being dismissed. Exhausted from wondering why love has always felt so conditional. Exhausted from pretending you’re fine when the truth is—you’re tired of just surviving.

That’s where our work begins.
Therapy with me is the place where you don’t have to perform, explain away, or minimize what happened. I specialize in working with women who’ve experienced narcissistic abuse, family invalidation, and trauma that still lingers in the body. Whether you’re waking up from panic attacks, grieving the loss of broken family bonds, or trying to untangle the confusion of a toxic relationship you still miss, here you’ll be met with compassion, not judgment.

We’ll use EMDR, somatic techniques, CBT, and attachment-based therapy to process the pain you’ve carried—so you don’t just push it down again. Together, we’ll calm your nervous system, rewire old patterns of self-blame, and help you rebuild a sense of safety in your body.

And here’s what I believe:
Every woman deserves to know what love, safety, and peace feel like—not in theory, but in deep in her soul. You deserve to say “no” without guilt. You deserve to release shame that was never yours to carry. You deserve to step into relationships where respect is mutual and your voice matters. You deserve to remember joy.

You don’t have to keep carrying this weight alone.
You’ve survived enough already. Now it’s time to heal, to grow, and to discover the version of yourself who feels whole. I’ll walk with you every step of the way.

✨ If you’re in St. Louis, Missouri and you’re ready to stop surviving and start living, I invite you to reach out. Let’s begin the work of helping you feel safe, strong, and free again.