About Cassandra

Cassandra Duff is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York. She brings 19 years of experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and life transitions. Cassandra approaches each person with respect and a calm, straightforward manner.

She uses Client-Centered methods to make sessions collaborative and focused on what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps break unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical coping skills.

Background and approach

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) tools are used when emotion regulation, distress tolerance, or interpersonal effectiveness are priorities. Cassandra works with people on a wide range of concerns including relationships, anger, depression, addictions, intimacy-related issues, career challenges, and ADHD. She also supports those coping with caregiver stress, commitment worries, and feelings of isolation or shame.

Cassandra pays attention to multicultural concerns, prejudice, and discrimination when they affect daily life. Sessions emphasize clear goals and simple strategies to try between meetings. Conversations are tailored to each person, so progress looks different depending on needs and pace.

Cassandra offers a direct but compassionate style that aims to make therapy practical and usable. People who want coaching around career or life changes can also find structured support. Her approach is to listen first, then build a plan together that fits daily routines and real responsibilities.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Cassandra draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the individual's priorities. This approach means the therapist listens closely and adapts to the client's pace, helping people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and change thinking patterns that lead to stress or low mood, and to build practical coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) contributes tools for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress when it arises.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Cassandra discusses goals and options with each person and adjusts methods based on what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to emphasize skill practice, emotion regulation, coaching, or a mix of techniques tailored to daily life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video sessions are good for visual connection and deeper conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports short updates or brief coaching between appointments. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.

Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns can Cassandra help with?
Cassandra supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, career questions, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines Client-Centered therapy with practical approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The work tends to be collaborative and focused on concrete strategies to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional experience working with a broad range of concerns and life stages.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, credentialed as an NY LMHC, and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer online?
Consultations can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different scheduling and communication needs.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

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Experience
19 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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