About Cassandra
Cassandra Abel is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 12 years of practice to her work with adults. She creates a warm, curious space where people are listened to without judgment. Sessions focus on what feels heavy or unclear and on small, practical steps forward.
She uses an approach that ties mind, body, and spirit together. Cassandra blends traditional talk therapy with mindfulness and movement informed by her background as a yoga teacher and Zumba instructor.
Background and approach
This gives sessions variety and options for people who benefit from embodiment alongside conversation. Cassandra adapts each meeting to the person in front of her. She helps people set goals, sort through grief, manage stress, and cope with relationship or career concerns.
She also supports those facing addiction struggles, panic, or shifting life roles. Her work emphasizes values and what matters most to each client. Over time people often develop tools to tolerate strong feelings, manage anxiety, and make decisions that match their priorities.
Cassandra aims to help people feel more steady and purposeful in daily life. She practices in Wisconsin and holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients, with flexible formats to fit different needs.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps that match those values. It helps when people feel stuck, unsure of priorities, or caught by difficult thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, often called CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and offers concrete strategies to change patterns that maintain anxiety or depression. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and creating a nonjudgmental space so people can find their own solutions and strengthen self-trust.Finding the best fit is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels useful. Together they decide which approaches to emphasize and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short check-ins, quick coping strategies, or when typing is more comfortable. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into busy days and different locations, while keeping the work collaborative and focused on real goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English