About Donald
Donald Cassidy is a New Jersey psychologist with 35 years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, low self-esteem, and career concerns. He works with adults who need practical strategies for everyday problems. He also supports people facing issues tied to aging, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and first responder stress.
His approach is calm and straightforward. He listens first, then helps clients pick tools that fit their life.
How Donald works
Sessions focus on clear goals, workable steps, and tracking small changes over time. Communication is direct and respectful, and he adapts methods to each person’s pace. Donald draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to match the concern at hand.
He has experience addressing attachment and family of origin issues, abandonment fears, codependency, and forgiveness work. He also has experience supporting adults who use American Sign Language or other signed communication methods. Clients can expect conversations about patterns, practical coping skills, and ways to manage daily stressors.
He helps people build routines that reduce anxiety and lift mood. For career issues he combines problem-solving with attention to values and strengths. Sessions are offered from New Jersey and conducted in English.
The initial steps are simple: complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time. He works collaboratively to set priorities and measure progress so people leave with clearer direction and usable tools.
What Donald works with
The areas below are the ones Donald selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hearing impaired
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NJ Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 35 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Donald uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and insight. Cognitive behavioral approaches help people identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with manageable behaviors and routines to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Another common method focuses on building emotional awareness and improving how people relate to their feelings, which supports work on attachment issues, abandonment fears, and self-esteem.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist discusses goals and preferences during early sessions and adjusts methods as work progresses. Together they track what helps and shift strategies when needed so the plan stays relevant to daily life.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face when that feels useful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat and text messaging allow frequent, brief check-ins and quick skill practice between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue care when life gets disrupted.
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