Not Your Average
Therapy Practice
Our Highly Specialized Team
Founder + CEO, Licensed Clinical PsychologistTrauma Specialist | BIPOC & Immigrants 
Shanika Perera
Smokey
Jada Maultsby, LICSW
Dr. Keshani Perera, Psy.D
Trauma Specialist | Betrayal Trauma and CouplesTrauma Specialist| Addiction and Recovery High-Stress Professionals & Men's Mental Health
Registered Clinical Social Work InternHaley Bland, LCSW
Sarah Shortridge
Emotional Support Animal + Good BoyClient Concierge & Practice Operations Specialist“Trauma is not what happens to you. Trauma is what happens inside you as a result of what happens to you.”
-Dr. Gabor Mate
Let’s be real—healing is hard.
Especially when you’ve spent a lifetime being the one everyone else relied on, the one who couldn’t fall apart. You’ve learned how to survive by staying busy, staying needed, staying in control. But no one taught you how to feel safe while doing it.
That’s where we come in.
At Therapy Cove, this isn’t surface-level talk therapy. We hold space for your whole self—including the parts you’ve had to hide to feel loved. We believe healing doesn’t just happen through insight. It happens in the nervous system, in the body, and in learning to relate to yourself with compassion instead of criticism.
We blend:
Trauma-informed care that centers safety, connection, and trust.
Cultural humility and responsiveness, because your story deserves to be seen in context.
Evidence-based practices like Psychodynamic, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, and somatic (body based) approaches.
A warm, collaborative, no-BS vibe that lets you show up as you are.
Whether you're the cycle breaker in your family, the one everyone leans on, or someone learning to feel instead of just function—we’re here for you.
