Karina Leon-Carrillo

Karina León is a bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas and the founder of Healing Alma Therapy, where she provides virtual therapy in English and Spanish. She works with children, adolescents, and adults experiencing trauma, anxiety, grief, attachment wounds, relationship challenges, and significant life transitions. Karina has a particular passion for supporting women, parents, first-generation adults, and individuals navigating pregnancy, postpartum concerns, birth trauma, fertility challenges, and the emotional transition into parenthood. Karina’s approach is trauma-informed, attachment-focused, and grounded in compassion and collaboration. She integrates EMDR therapy, parts work, somatic and nervous-system regulation strategies, mindfulness, and other evidence-based interventions to help clients process difficult experiences, better understand patterns shaped by the past, and develop a greater sense of safety and connection. She believes healing extends beyond symptom reduction and supports clients in creating meaningful, lasting change at a pace that honors their individual needs. Karina completed her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Stephen F. Austin State University. She has completed EMDR basic training and specialized training in the Group and Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol and the Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents and Ongoing Traumatic Stress (G-TEP/GAP and PRECI). She continues to pursue advanced education and consultation in EMDR, complex trauma, attachment, and perinatal mental health.