- Relationship strain
- Life transitions
- Trauma and abuse
About Cassandra
Cassandra Golden Kruse is an Ohio LISW with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing relationship strains, griefs from family disruption, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, and life changes that leave people unsure what comes next.
She focuses on practical steps people can take when they feel stuck. Sessions look at personal beliefs, strengths, and priorities. Cassandra helps people identify barriers that keep repeating and builds concrete ways to address them.
Her approach blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques with attention to life context. She helps clients spot patterns, strengthen needed skills, and fill gaps in support. That can mean practicing different ways to communicate, developing coping plans for stress, or mapping out decisions after a major change.
Cassandra often works with concerns tied to parenting, addiction, eating struggles, anger, self-esteem, and ADHD. She also attends to issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care history, attachment concerns, aging and caregiver stress, chronic illness, cancer, codependency, and blended family adjustments.
Her style emphasizes straightforward problem-solving and reflection. Clients can expect conversations that move from identifying what matters to exploring small, sustainable steps. Sessions aim to make life's next steps clearer enough to try out in everyday routines.
Therapeutic approaches and how online work fits
Cassandra draws on well-established, evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building practical skills. One common approach emphasizes identifying and shifting thought and behavior patterns that maintain depression and anxiety, which helps people test small changes and notice effects in daily life.Another approach she uses centers on processing trauma and its impact on relationships and self-esteem, helping clients name what happened, reduce its grip on current choices, and practice new relational responses when ready.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Cassandra collaborates with each person to decide which techniques suit their needs, goals, and comfort level, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
If you plan to try sessions online, confirm the current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time so more energy goes toward the work itself. Therapists and licensed professionals typically work with clients to arrange times and formats that match day-to-day life and responsibilities.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What types of concerns does she address?
She works with adults on relationship struggles, family and parenting issues, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, addictions, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would she approach feeling stuck after a big change?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to identify beliefs, patterns, and strengths, then helps build practical steps to move forward and try out in daily life.
What experience does she bring to this work?
She has practiced for 30 years, bringing long-term clinical experience with a broad range of adult concerns and life-stage challenges.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds an LISW credential and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what is the cost model?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.