Cassandra Rhodes
Practical CBT support for family stress
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Cassandra
Cassandra Rhodes is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on practical help for parents and people handling family stress. She uses clear, direct methods to address day-to-day struggles like worry, low mood, and parenting frustrations. Her style aims to make conversations feel straightforward and understandable for someone juggling family life.
She holds a master’s degree in Community Counseling from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and has 14 years of professional experience.
Background and approach
Cassandra is licensed in Pennsylvania as an LPC - License in Professional Counseling PA LPC PC006312. That background informs how she structures sessions and sets achievable goals. Cassandra follows trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which links thoughts, feelings, and actions so people can try different responses in real life.
She listens for how past stress or hurt shows up now and helps clients test small changes that can reduce distress. Sessions focus on skills that fit into a busy family schedule. Common areas she addresses include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, addictions, relationship strain, family dynamics, grief, and low self-esteem.
Cassandra aims to make the room a place where thoughts and feelings can be named without judgment. She encourages practical steps and clear plans so progress feels tangible. For someone who is worried and unsure where to start, Cassandra offers a calm, organized approach and a focus on doable strategies.
She invites people to begin by taking one small step toward change.
Approaches that translate well to online care
CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on how thoughts affect feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and simple experiments to change unhelpful thinking and reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression.Trauma-informed care - This approach pays attention to past hurt and how it shows up now. It helps people name reactions and learn safer ways to cope without re-traumatizing them.
Finding the right fit is part of the process and Cassandra works collaboratively to choose approaches that match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She discusses options in early sessions and adjusts methods as progress is made so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy family life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations from home, phone sessions work for hands-free check-ins, and live chat or text messaging can be used for brief support and skill practice between sessions. These formats make it easier to maintain momentum while juggling schedules and responsibilities.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Addictions
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
Next step
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