A Safe Space To Grow. A New Way To Thrive.
Personalized mental health therapy to help you navigate life’s challenges, understand yourself, and embrace positive change.
A Gentle Beginning To Feeling More Like Yourself
Welcome to Cal Mind and Heart, where every emotion has a place and every story deserves to be heard. Through compassionate therapy and meaningful connection, we create a comforting space to explore your thoughts, rediscover inner strength, and move toward a more balanced life.
We start the therapy process with a brief consultation call where we introduce ourselves, tell you about our services, and we learn a little bit about what is bringing you to treatment. If you decide to work with us, we will send you an intake packet that includes standardized assessment tools that we will use to help understand you and your needs.
Explore Our Care
Anxiety Therapy
Overcoming constant worry and finding daily calm.
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EMDR Therapy
Structured, evidence-based trauma processing.
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Pregnancy & Postpartum Therapy
Perinatal emotional support for every parenting stage.
→Gender Affirming Care
An inclusive, welcoming space for identity and self-discovery.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
Integrative care for deep emotional healing
Explore All Specialties
Learn more about our services here.
→Anxiety Therapy
Are you feeling overwhelmed with things that are happening in your life? Are you avoiding doing things because of your anxiety? We can help you understand your anxiety and learn how to manage it.
→EMDR Therapy
EMDR therapy is a type of psychotherapy that was developed in the 1980s by Dr. Francine Shapiro. It involves a series of steps that are designed to help the person to process traumatic memories.
→Pregnancy and Postpartum Therapy
Our therapists specialize in perinatal mental health. With advanced training, they’ll help you understand your feelings and guide you toward healing.
→Our Specialities Include
Trauma
Depression
Anxiety
Panic Attacks
Work / Career / School Stress
Social Anxiety
Maternal Mental Health
Attachment (Parenting and Relationships)
Stress Reduction
Gender Affirming Care
Addiction
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Wondering If Therapy Could Help?
Asking yourself the right questions can offer clarity. Explore how depression, anxiety, or stress may be affecting your life.
You Worry Too Much
Do you find that you worry about a lot of different things? Do you worry too much about a specific things? Are you thinking about your worries when you don't want to?
You Cannot Focus
Is it hard to pay attention to what you are doing? Do you find yourself getting distracted? Are you having trouble finishing things?
You Feel Sad
Are you crying? Feeling worthless? Are you being mean to yourself?
You Feel Sad
Are you crying? Feeling worthless? Are you being mean to yourself?
You Worry Too Much
Do you find that you worry about a lot of different things? Do you worry too much about a specific things? Are you thinking about your worries when you don't want to?
You Cannot Focus
Is it hard to pay attention to what you are doing? Do you find yourself getting distracted? Are you having trouble finishing things?
You Get Mad Easily
Do you notice that you have less patience than you usually do? Is your anger causing trouble for you?
You Have Been Hurt
Did something bad happen to you or someone you care about? Do you think about it often, even when you don't want to? Does it bother you to think about?
Ready to take the next step? Discover the backgrounds, specialties, and approaches of our dedicated therapists.
Karla Lagunas, LCSW
CEO / Clinician
Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Languages: English, Spanish
Pronouns: she / her / hers
Karla graduated from UC Berkeley with a double major in Psychology and Social Welfare. She earned her Master's in Social Work at the University of Southern California School of Social Work, where she later taught as an adjunct faculty. Karla has extensive training on working with people across the lifespan, from infants to older adults. She specializes in anxiety, trauma, maternal mental health, ketamine assisted psychotherapy, and EMDR.
