From crisis and chaos
to steady and calm
Second Wave Counseling is a trauma-informed practice supporting individuals, couples and families through complex challenges, including crisis, conflict, neurodivergence, postpartum transitions, and mental health struggles, providing compassionate therapeutic support to help clients move from chaos toward stability, connection, and healing.
OUR SERVICES
Support That Meets You Where You Are
Our services are designed to support individuals and families navigating trauma, mental health challenges, conflict, and life transitions. Through compassionate, trauma-informed care, we provide practical tools and therapeutic guidance that help clients move toward stability, connection, and lasting change.
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Individual Therapy
Personalized one-on-one therapy helping adults work through trauma, anxiety, depression, and life stress while building healthier patterns and greater emotional resilience..
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Family Therapy
Collaborative therapy that helps families break cycles of conflict, strengthen communication, and create healthier dynamics across generations.
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In Home Counseling and Behavioral Support
Flexible, community-based support where clinicians meet clients in their homes to provide practical behavioral guidance and therapeutic care in real-life environments.
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Trauma and Healing
We provide trauma-informed therapy in Austin using EMDR and somatic approaches to help clients process difficult experiences, reduce triggers, and build resilience with affirming, expert support.
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Couples Therapy
We offer structured couples therapy in Austin to help partners navigate conflict, rebuild trust, and improve communication through evidence-based, relationship-focused care.
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Coaching and Life Skills
We provide in-home coaching focused on practical, real-life support—helping individuals build routines, complete daily tasks, and move forward with structure and accountability.
WHO WE ARE
Therapy That Feels Personal
At Second Wave Counseling, care is simple and intentional: complete a short form, get thoughtfully matched with the right clinician, and begin therapy with real support behind you. As a small, trauma-informed practice, we offer in-person, in-home, walk-and-talk, and behavioral therapy with close clinical oversight—providing the kind of attentive, human-centered care many clients have been searching for.
From crisis and chaos to steady and calm
From crisis and chaos to steady and calm
OUR PROCESS
A Thoughtful Path to the Right Support
Start with a short form, connect with our founder for a discovery call, and get intentionally matched with the right therapist to support you every step of the way.
1. Fill Out a Short Contact Form
Tell us a little about what you’re looking for, and anything you want us to know. You don’t need to tell us the full story, this is just the starting point.
2. Speak with Founder, Carla Pelcastre, LCSW-S
Carla Pelcastre, the founder and clinical director, carefully reviews the information, offers a free 20-minute discovery call and shares your personalized match!
Your match is intentional, not automated.
3. Start Therapy with Support at Every Step
Once matched, you’ll schedule your first session and your therapist will guide you through what to expect.
We stay connected and available, because beginning therapy is a brave step, and you don’t have to navigate it alone.
TESTIMONIALS
Stories of Healing and Growth
Hear from individuals and families who have found support, stability, and meaningful change through their work with our team.
“Carla is a subject matter expert in neurodiversity. Along with deep knowledge and experience, Carla holds warmth and empathy for both clients and clinicians, bringing that into the consultation space. As a clinician, I so appreciate Carla's availability to meet, and Carla's ability to bring kindness and curiosity into our consultation.”
-Sarah Brown
“In consultation with Carla, her clinical experience is an invaluable resource, along with her ability to parse out patterns and provide feedback in constructive and informative ways. She has expertise in identifying where inclusion and empathy fit into existing systems with the intention of taking action to support people and their individual needs in a community-focused context. I deeply value my relationship with Carla and would highly recommend her as a resource to other clinicians in the field. ”
-Abbie Balat
YOUR SECOND WAVE BEGINS NOW
Where Healing Becomes a New Beginning
In 2017, Carla Pelcastre (our founder), self-published a collection of poems titled The Second Wave, Crashing. In those pages, Carla poured her heart and soul into sharing moments of deep gratitude, transition, and rebirth from difficult and heartbreaking moments. It’s those themes that inspired the name of the practice. Second Wave Counseling is about embracing the resilience within ourselves, even in the face of life’s most challenging waves.
Contact Us
Have a question or ready to get started? Reach out to our team and we’ll help guide you through the next steps toward finding the support that’s right for you.
