Larisha Perlote
Relationship-focused therapist who centers strengths
LMFT Texas
- Experience
- 8 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Larisha
Larisha Perlote is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Texas who centers therapy on practical, relationship-focused work. She draws on approaches like the Gottman Method and attachment-based ideas to help people improve communication and connection.
Background and approach
She makes sessions straightforward and focused on immediate problems and everyday life changes. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, and daily adjustment struggles.
She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related concerns. Relationship and family tension are frequent topics in her work, including communication problems and blended family issues.
Larisha uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose values-based actions. She also brings a client-centered stance, listening first and meeting people where they are.
Attachment concepts guide her when relationship patterns and abandonment worries come up. Clients can expect a collaborative approach that highlights strengths.
Sessions focus on clear goals, small steps, and skills you can use between meetings. Larisha frames therapy as a process where the client’s priorities lead the work.
With eight years of professional experience, she has worked with a range of concerns from parenting stress to career and life purpose questions. She emphasizes steady progress and practical strategies for coping with change and rebuilding trust in relationships.
How therapy approaches translate to online sessions
Larisha uses the Gottman Method ideas to focus on communication skills and rebuilding connection. This approach involves identifying interaction patterns, practicing small conversation skills, and learning ways to reduce conflict and increase emotional closeness. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify values, and commit to actions that matter despite difficult feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that formed in early relationships and explores how those patterns shape current trust and closeness issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Larisha will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She combines approaches as needed and checks in regularly to adjust the plan so it stays relevant to the client’s life and priorities.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for role play and emotion-focused work. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in fits a busy schedule. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, skill reminders, and flexible communication between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to get consistent support while balancing work, parenting, and daily responsibilities.
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Experience
8+ years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English