Distance, old hurts, and conversations that keep going wrong can make it feel like nothing will change. Start with a free Relationship Snapshot: an honest read on what's strong, what's strained, and one clear next step.
The Snapshot is free, confidential, and takes about 3 minutes. Therapy is available to families with a Texas resident.
Your Shared Route
Nine guided months, one continuous path
You are not the only one
You both leave the conversation hurt, and neither of you is quite sure how it started.
Calls feel polite and short. There is a wall now that did not used to be there.
You have thought about bringing it up. You just do not know which words will help instead of hurt.
Left alone, these patterns rarely resolve on their own. Not because the love is missing, but because no one has given you a way to talk about it. That is the part we can help with.
Where we focus
Every question in the Snapshot, every therapy session, and every activity we offer comes back to these six areas of your relationship.
Communication
Connection
Trust
Understanding
Respect
Emotional Safety
Your next step
Steps one through three are the plan. Steps four and five are separate options, not requirements.
Start here · Free
Ten questions about how you talk, trust, and repair with each other.
You'll see what's strong, what's strained, and one practical next step — whether that's a free tool, an event, or therapy.
No account needed. Your answers stay private and are only used to generate your results.
The options, plainly
Each one is its own offering with its own starting point. You only need to choose one to begin.
For any mother or daughter, anywhere. Ten honest questions about how you communicate, trust, and repair, plus an honest read on where your relationship stands and one practical next step.
Online sessions with a licensed clinician, focused on your relationship as a unit rather than each of you alone. Available when at least one of you lives in Texas.
Independent, self-guided ways to connect: mother-daughter events, the Lillian Legacy Retreat, our book, the Connection Deck, and guided activities you can use at home.
Meet Your Guide
Founder & CEO
The visionary behind Passport Journeys
Most mothers and daughters we meet have wanted to fix this for years. Lacey founded Passport Journeys because she kept meeting families who loved each other and still could not find a way to talk.
Passport Journeys was founded by Lacey Tezino with a simple belief: mother-daughter relationships deserve intentional investment, support, and opportunities for healing.
Drawing on years of healthcare leadership experience, Lacey created Passport Journeys to provide families with meaningful pathways to connection through assessments, therapeutic services, workshops, retreats, and guided relationship experiences.
Before founding Passport Journeys, Lacey served in healthcare leadership roles at The Menninger Clinic and Qatar's national healthcare system. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology and a Master's degree in Healthcare Administration and has been featured by the Mind Dive Podcast, J. Flowers Health Institute, and CW39 Houston.
While Lacey leads the vision and program design, therapeutic services are provided by a carefully selected team of licensed clinicians. Every therapist has experience providing independent clinical services and was chosen for their expertise, professionalism, and commitment to helping mothers and daughters build stronger relationships.
Today, Passport Journeys serves families through a unique combination of clinical support, practical relationship tools, assessments, community experiences, and transformational programming designed specifically for mothers and daughters.
You don't have to navigate relationship challenges alone. We're here to help you strengthen one of life's most important connections.
Our Clinicians
Therapeutic services at Passport Journeys are provided by licensed mental health professionals who have been carefully selected for their clinical experience, compassion, and commitment to helping families thrive.
Our clinicians bring expertise in family relationships, communication, emotional wellness, trauma-informed care, and relationship-building skills. Together, we create a safe and supportive environment where mothers and daughters can strengthen connection, navigate challenges, and build healthier patterns for the future.
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Media Authority & Trust
Passport Journeys has been featured across television, print, podcasts, and leading mental health organizations for its work strengthening mother-daughter relationships and helping families heal generational patterns.
Houston Chronicle
Featured StoryFeatured in a Mother's Day front-page Houston Chronicle story exploring how mother-daughter therapy helps families improve communication, rebuild trust, and strengthen emotional connection.
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CW39 Houston
Television FeatureTelevision feature highlighting the Passport Journeys approach to helping mothers and daughters navigate relationship challenges, communication barriers, and healing opportunities.
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KPRC Houston Life
Television FeatureHouston Life feature sharing practical strategies for strengthening mother-daughter relationships and supporting healthy family communication.
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J Flowers Health Institute
Mental Health PodcastIn-depth conversation exploring family systems, emotional health, relationship repair, and the impact of stronger mother-daughter bonds.
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Menninger Clinic
Clinical PodcastFeatured guest discussing relational healing, generational patterns, emotional connection, and the role of therapy in strengthening mother-daughter relationships.
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HopeStream Community
Family Wellness PodcastConversation on breaking generational cycles, improving communication, and fostering healthy connection between mothers and daughters.
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102.5 Interview
Video InterviewVideo interview discussing mother-daughter connection, emotional safety, communication, and healing family relationships.
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Chattin with Chelsea
Television FeatureFeatured on Chattin with Chelsea as a therapy and events resource for Mother's Day, with a panel of daughters sharing their experiences with their moms.
View Feature↗Passport Journeys was created to address a significant gap in mental health care: specialized support for mother-daughter relationships. Through therapy, assessments, educational resources, workshops, media conversations, and retreats, Passport Journeys is helping families strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and create healthier relationships across generations.
100+
Assessments Completed
800+
Families Supported
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Licensed Clinical Team Members
1,000+
Event Attendees
The MDRHS-8 Story
The Passport Journeys Relationship Snapshot is a public-facing adaptation informed by concepts from the proprietary Mother-Daughter Relational Health Scale (MDRHS-8) and the Passport Journeys Mother-Daughter Therapy Model.
What progress looks like
Most mothers and daughters are not chasing a flawless relationship. They want conversations that stop turning into fights, trust they can rebuild, and the feeling that they are on the same side again.
No program can promise a particular outcome. What we can promise is a clear, guided first step.
Assessment Completions
5-Star Reviews
Media Features
Beyond the Snapshot
These are separate, self-guided options you can use on their own. Therapy is not a prerequisite, and nothing here is a step you have to earn first.
60 guided conversation cards plus a bonus 7-day connection challenge. Instant digital download.
A self-guided tool you can use on your own — no therapy enrollment needed.
$9.99
View the DeckDestination
Roots & Memories
Your earliest memory of us together?
Destination
Everyday Moments
What tiny ritual could we start?
A memoir by Lacey Tezino about grief, adoption, and healing the mother-daughter bond. Order a signed copy or read a free chapter.
Explore the specific kinds of mother-daughter and family therapy we offer across Texas.
