- Relationship strain
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting support
About Cassandra
Cassandra Golden Kruse is an Ohio LISW with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, parenting concerns, ADHD, and problems with self-esteem and anger. She also helps individuals coping with family changes, adoption and foster care issues, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and other complex life challenges.
Cassandra frames therapy as a practical collaboration. She helps people identify personal beliefs and strengths. Then she supports them in making a short list of priorities and developing steps that fit their life. The tone of sessions is focused on concrete skills and steady progress rather than abstract theory.
Her work aims to reduce obstacles that keep people stuck. That includes spotting patterns that lead to shame, guilt, or avoidance and building new habits to replace them. She pays attention to communication problems, codependency, control issues, and attachment concerns that often underlie relationship conflict.
Cassandra uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood, trauma, and behavioral concerns. She helps people build coping skills for stress, manage symptoms of depression and anxiety, and develop strategies for parenting and caregiving under strain. She also supports those dealing with addiction-related issues and disordered eating concerns.
People who choose her work through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time follow a structured path to scheduling and sessions. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Cassandra practices in Ohio as an LISW and conducts her work in English.
How evidence-based methods are used in online sessions
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replace them with clearer, more effective responses; this is useful for depression, anxiety, and stress. Another approach centers on skills-building for relationships and communication, which can help with codependency, attachment issues, and conflict in close relationships.Finding the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match techniques to their goals, needs, and preferences rather than relying on a single model. Clients and the therapist review what is helping and adjust the plan as needed.
Confirm the specific online session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Many people find virtual sessions fit into daily life more easily by avoiding travel time, allowing a shorter check-in on busy days, or letting someone choose a quieter time without rearranging other commitments. Licensed professionals can use online sessions to cover the same practical skill work and problem-solving as in-person care, helping clients apply new strategies between meetings.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, parenting concerns, ADHD, and related areas such as attachment and abandonment.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She looks for patterns that keep someone stuck and helps build practical skills to reduce self-blame and avoidance over time.
What is her experience?
She has 30 years of experience providing clinical care in a range of behavioral health concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) practicing in Ohio.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.