About Cassandra
Cassandra Gadouas is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and trauma. She focuses on practical support for self-esteem, motivation, grief, sleep and eating concerns, and intimacy-related issues. Cassandra uses clear language and a respectful, calm approach in sessions.
She adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s situation. Sessions aim to teach skills that can be used between meetings, including ways to reduce panic, manage anger, and handle life changes.
How Cassandra works
She also addresses concerns such as abandonment, body image, codependency, and isolation in concrete ways. Cassandra draws from several established methods including cognitive behavioral work, emotion-focused techniques, and trauma-focused interventions. She blends strategies to match the problem at hand rather than sticking to one set of tools.
This helps people move from feeling stuck to having practical steps forward. Over her career she has supported people dealing with career stress, blended family issues, divorce and separation, and midlife shifts. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, with an emphasis on small, achievable goals.
The goal is clearer thinking, steadier moods, and better daily functioning. Sessions are offered in English and are available to clients in Florida and internationally. Cassandra encourages an open conversation about goals and timelines so each person can find the right pace and plan.
Cassandra lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Cassandra works with
The areas below are the ones Cassandra selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online delivery
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life-purpose questions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like panic attacks, low mood, and sleep problems. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked before, then suggest methods to try. Plans are adjusted as progress is tracked so treatment fits the person’s needs and pace.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for different routines. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and emotion work, phone can be a good fit when internet bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits brief check-ins or ongoing coaching-style support. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping therapy consistent.
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