Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Family
- Child
- Adolescent/Teen
- Group
About My Clients
Cassandra works with a variety of clients with issue, such as depression, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges and self-esteem. She works with client's negative thoughts and beliefs about themselves to cultivate more adaptive or positive thoughts, feelings, and beliefs.
My Background and Approach
Cassandra received her Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University and is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist supervised by Karina Tamayo. She has worked in a variety of settings including an elementary school, bereavement center, and private mental health practices as well as an Intensive Outpatient program. Cassandra’s therapeutic approach is eclectic, including various approaches such Person-Centered Therapy, Eye Movement Desenitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) and Psychodynamic Therapy. Cassandra molds therapeutic sessions for each unique client. She has a warm, accepting and likes a good joke.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
"After working over a decade in the mental health field, I found two concepts to be true: unconditional positive regard is one of the most healing ingredients of psychotherapy and thoughts are powerful! Unconditional positive regard is the acceptance of the client, no matter what they do or think, believing that each client is inherently good. Thoughts and beliefs drive human behavior. Teaching clients the power of their thoughts and beliefs is advantageous to living a happy and healthy life. By targeting beliefs, thought and behavior changes and clients become more at ease, more confident, resilient, and successful in their daily life."