- Compassionate listening
- Goal-focused work
- Trauma-informed approach
About Cassandra
Cassandra Gadouas is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of clinical experience helping people who struggle with stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma, and low self-esteem. She works with concerns that also include depression, grief, intimacy-related issues, and codependency. Her approach aims to make therapy clear and practical for everyday life.
Cassandra keeps sessions focused and respectful. She listens first, then helps people set small, achievable goals. Conversations are adapted to each person's needs so the pace and topics reflect what matters most to them.
She uses a mix of methods that fit the person's situation. That can include cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and emotion-focused work to improve close relationships. For trauma-related problems, she may include approaches designed to process painful memories.
Cassandra also addresses problems like anger, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, career stress, and major life transitions. Additional focuses include abandonment, body image, communication problems, isolation, and panic attacks. She frames these areas in everyday terms and helps people build coping skills that work outside sessions.
Clients can expect a collaborative process where therapy is tailored over time. Cassandra emphasizes sensitivity and compassion while helping people find clearer ways to act, cope, and relate. To begin, follow the site’s matching steps and schedule according to availability.
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify values and take steps that matter to them, even when emotions and thoughts feel difficult. It can help with anxiety, low mood, and life transitions by pairing acceptance skills with committed action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and test them with practical experiments. It is often used for anxiety, panic, mood problems, and stress-related difficulties. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method used to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional charge, which can ease trauma and abuse symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. That collaborative process guides which methods are emphasized and when to adjust the plan.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make scheduling around work or caregiving simpler. Because the biography does not specify which session formats are offered, confirm current options before booking. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and trauma-focused work effectively to remote sessions when those formats suit the person's needs and goals.
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Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Cassandra helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, grief, and codependency among other concerns.
How would you describe the therapist's style?
She takes a practical and respectful approach, listening first and then collaborating on small, achievable goals that fit each person's life.
What is her professional background?
She has 25 years of professional work experience supporting people through mood, relationship, and trauma-related challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
The clinician is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options through the booking flow before scheduling.
How is cost and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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