- Client-Centred Therapy
- CBT techniques
- Trauma-focused work
About Cassandra
Cassandra Fraser is an AASW social worker with seven years of professional experience in Australia. She works with people who are managing stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and parenting concerns. Her practice also covers areas such as adoption and foster care, attachment issues and guilt and shame.
Cassandra uses straightforward conversation to help people make sense of what they are feeling. Sessions focus on what is happening now and practical ways to cope. She draws on client-centred ideas so the person sets the pace and topics for discussion.
She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot and test thoughts that keep someone stuck. That can be helpful for anxiety, persistent guilt, or patterns that repeat in family relationships. For experiences linked to harm or loss she integrates trauma-focused work to reduce overwhelming reactions and build safer ways of relating to memories.
Cassandra pays attention to family dynamics, blended family pressures and the strains of caregiving. She talks through communication and control issues, separation and divorce challenges, and fertility or adoption-related stresses. Many people come to her struggling with loneliness, emptiness or questions about life purpose.
Her meetings are practical and person-led. People can expect clear discussion of goals, gentle experiments to try between sessions, and review of what is or isn’t helping. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s priorities. The therapist reflects what she hears and helps the person choose topics and the pace of work, which can be useful for complicated family or parenting concerns.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Online sessions can include practical exercises to test thoughts, short behavioural experiments and planning steps for coping with anxiety or persistent guilt.
Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people reduce distress connected to traumatic memories and learn safer ways of responding. When trauma is part of the picture, sessions aim to build tolerance of difficult feelings and slow, manageable exposure to upsetting memories.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then agree on a direction together. That collaborative decision can change as sessions progress.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around everyday life - for example shorter check-ins during a busy week or reduced travel time. Talk with the therapist about what will fit your schedule and needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of difficulties does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and parenting concerns, and related issues such as adoption, attachment and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt and shame?
She combines client-centred conversation with cognitive behavioural tools to examine unhelpful thoughts and trauma-informed techniques when memories or past harm are involved.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with the listed concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an AASW social worker practising in Australia.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking by checking the online therapy options and the matching questionnaire.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing the short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.