“My main priority is to build a REAL relationship with you.”
— CASSAUNDRA
Hi, I’m Cassaundra.
I am an unconventional therapist in that I value the relationship over the book. I’m not all knowing or above you. Clinical language- not likely to use it, potty mouth- it happens, facial expressions - very likely (poker and I are not friends), absurd use of metaphors - guaranteed.
To me, it starts with really knowing you and understanding who you are on the inside. I am not here to judge you- it doesn’t belong in therapy. This means getting to know what you do for fun by yourself, or just how wild you get on a Friday night. I want to know about your friends, significant others, or even the crazy family that you love but drives you nuts!
Together I work with you to sort, understand and piece together the puzzle pieces of your life to create a deeper understanding of who you were, where you came from, who you are now and who you want to be. I will challenge you, talk about the uncomfortable and awkward stuff and push you. We will do it side by side over some shared lattes, laughs and happy dances!
Why Therapy?
Trauma. It freezes you wherever you are when it happens. I have experienced quite a few, I've suffered from depression, anxiety, PTSD. My friends, my loved ones, some of them have really been put through life’s ringer. The pain, the sadness, the fight to just feel alive, normal and HAPPY. Normative culture has gotten better at broadcasting the ugly side of life- rape, self harm/suicide, alcoholism, toxic and abusive relationships, slow failing marriages, divorce, social, racial and economic inequalities- but it is STILL taboo. Seeking therapy- still comes with judgement. Add in the I don’t have time, don’t have the money and no one will understand excuses and we end up STUCK- stuck in a life we don’t like with no way out.
Therapy is not the end all be all. I can not fix you because you are not broken. You hold all the tools for success within you. It won’t be easy. It won’t happen in a day. Like life, therapy is a journey full of ups, downs, and windy roads. Sometimes you feel things improve and sometimes you feel you are sliding backwards, but at the end of the day if you invest in yourself, you will feel happy and fulfilled and I will be here to support you every step of the way.
