MEET RA’SHUNDA · KATY, TX & ACROSS TEXAS
Therapist · Co-host · Mother of three
Ra’Shunda Adams
LMFT-Associate · Aim for Healing Therapy, PLLC
Wife and mother of three ·
I have done my own work ·
Co-host of The B-Side of Marriage ·
I don’t take sides ·
100+ podcast episodes of real talk ·
I stay with the hard parts ·
Katy, TX and all of Texas via telehealth ·
I already understand the context
Wife and mother of three · I have done my own work · Co-host of The B-Side of Marriage · I don’t take sides · 100+ podcast episodes of real talk · I stay with the hard parts · Katy, TX and all of Texas via telehealth · I already understand the context
You are carrying the weight of your family mostly alone. And you already know that reading about it and actually changing it are two very different things.
IF THIS IS YOU
You have probably done the reading. You understand the cycles. You can name the patterns. And you are still stuck — still having the same argument with your co-parent, still parenting in ways you swore you would not, still performing calm for everyone around you while running on empty inside.
I understand that gap between knowing and changing — not just clinically, but personally. I am a wife, a mother of three, and someone who has done my own work on the patterns I inherited and the ones I have had to learn to interrupt in real time. I bring that into every session — not to make the work about me, but because it makes me a better therapist for the families I serve.
My practice is built around one premise: that the people who show up here are not broken. They are stuck in patterns that made sense at some point and no longer serve them. The work is not about fixing anyone. It is about understanding the cycle well enough to choose something different.
WHO I WORK WITH
The families and individuals I serve.
Co-parents — married, divorced, separated, or never together happening
Who are not on the same parenting page and need help communicating in a way that protects their kids without destroying themselves in the process.
Parents navigating generational patterns
Trying to raise their kids differently than they were raised, wrestling with the gap between the parent they want to be and the one they sometimes are.
Parents of teenagers
Navigating the distance, the silence, and the fear that they are losing their kid before they know how to reach them again.
Couples
Stuck in a cycle they cannot break on their own — whether they are committed to repair or still figuring out what they want.
Women
Exhausted from managing everyone else’s feelings, performing calm, and carrying more than anyone around them realizes.
MY APPROACH
I am active in the room. Not passively observing.
When the cycle activates in a session, I slow it down in real time. When something vulnerable almost gets said, I do not rush past it. I name what I am seeing, challenge the story gently, and stay with the hard parts rather than moving toward something more comfortable.
My approach draws on emotionally focused principles, attachment theory, and developmental frameworks. Which means the work is not just about changing behavior — it is about understanding what is driving the behavior, so that a different response becomes possible, not just practiced.
I do not take sides. I do not tell couples or co-parents what to decide. My role is to hold the structure of the work steady so that both people can actually be honest inside it — often for the first time in a long time.
A NOTE ON CULTURAL CONTEXT
I have deep experience working with Black families and families of color.
The pressure of being the cycle-breaker. The complexity of parenting differently than you were parented while honoring where you came from. The compounded weight of showing up fully in your relationships while carrying things most therapy spaces do not name. You do not have to spend session time explaining the context. I already understand it.
OUTSIDE THE THERAPY ROOM
I am a wife and a mother of three.
I know firsthand that loving your family and struggling inside it are not opposites — they happen at the same time, all the time. I have done my own work on the patterns I inherited, the moments I did not show up the way I wanted to, and what it takes to keep building something real with the people who matter most.
My husband and I co-host The B-Side of Marriage — a podcast built around the honest, unglamorous, worthwhile work of relationships. Over 100 episodes of real conversations about conflict, repair, co-parenting, generational patterns, and what it actually takes to stay connected over time. Not the highlight reel. The actual work.
We also created The B-Side Shop — matching couple gear and statement tees that reflect what we believe: that connection should be visible, intentional, and worth celebrating.
Podcast: thebsideofmarriage.com
Shop: thebsideofmarriage.com/shop
Lastly, I facilitate the Soft Power Women's Group — a virtual therapy group for women who learned to stay small to feel loved.
FREE RESOURCE
— One for couples and one for parents. You can download HERE.
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ME
Things worth knowing.
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What I believe about family
Loving your family and struggling inside it are not opposites. They happen at the same time, all the time.
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What I tell my own kids
We're a team and all relationships take real work. I lead by example so they know this early: they're not responsible for managing my emotions, I am.
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What I've learned from 100+ episodes
That authenticity always wins and that even relationship therapists are still students, constantly growing in every role we hold.
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What I do when I'm not in session
I'm either on a basketball court , watching or officiating, following a true crime trial, or quietly obsessed with my latest audiobook or podcast.
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What keeps me doing this work
The adults who are tired of just surviving their relationships (with themselves, their kids, or their partners) and are ready to do the brave work of breaking the cycles they inherited. Their intentionality keeps me going.
CREDENTIALS
Training and licensure.
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (LMFT-Associate)
• Supervised by Dr. Mercedes Moore, PhD, LMFT-S
• Emotionally-Focused approach
• Listed with the Therapy for Black Girls directory
• Aim for Healing Therapy, PLLC · Katy, TX
What to expect when you reach out.
The first step is a free 15-minute consultation — a real conversation about what is happening for you and whether working together makes sense. No commitment required. You will know by the end of the call whether this feels like the right fit.
After we talk, I will suggest the right starting point based on what you shared — whether that is co-parenting therapy, parenting therapy, couples work, or individual sessions. Sometimes that is obvious. Sometimes it takes a conversation to figure out.
Sessions are 50 to 60 minutes and held weekly, especially in the early stages. All sessions are available via telehealth for clients anywhere in Texas, or in person in Katy.
Ready to stop managing this alone?
The free 15-minute consultation is low pressure. You will know by the end of the call whether this feels like the right fit.
Katy · Houston · Sugar Land · Fulshear · Cypress · Richmond · The Woodlands · all of Texas via telehealth