- 30 years experience
- Values-based work
- Practical skill building
About Cassandra
Cassandra Golden Kruse is a licensed independent social worker with 30 years of experience. She speaks plainly about hard times and offers steady, respectful support for people feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or pulled in too many directions. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people notice what matters most and take small steps that add up.
She focuses on relationships, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, parenting, self-esteem, ADHD, and trauma and abuse. Adoption and foster care is listed among areas of additional focus. Cassandra helps people clarify values and priorities, and she works with them to rebuild strength and practical skills one step at a time.
Her approach is flexible rather than fixed. Sessions emphasize identifying personal beliefs, spotting recurring stumbling blocks, and building realistic strategies to address them. She guides people in recognizing strengths and replacing unhelpful patterns with workable habits that fit daily life.
Cassandra encourages a respectful, person-centered process that honors each individual’s dignity and choices. She aims to make therapy feel like a guided journey rather than a lecture, so clients leave with clearer goals and practical tools.
Clients who want help with communication, coping with life changes, caregiver stress, chronic illness, or attachment and abandonment concerns may find her practical emphasis helpful. She frames therapy as a shared effort to make life more satisfying and meaningful.
How practical therapy methods translate online
Cassandra describes her work as flexible and person-centered, so online sessions follow that same spirit. Two evidence-based approaches she often uses are focused problem-solving and skills building. Problem-solving helps break large issues into small steps so people can try manageable changes and see progress. Skills building focuses on concrete tools for managing stress, improving communication, and strengthening daily routines.A second approach emphasizes identifying values and priorities. This helps people clarify what matters most and make choices that reflect those values, which is useful for life changes, parenting challenges, and caregiving stress. Working through abandonment or attachment concerns involves steady, step-by-step conversations that build trust and new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Clients and the therapist adjust methods over time if something isn’t helping.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making scheduling more flexible around work, caregiving, or medical appointments. Ask about available formats when you schedule so sessions match your practical needs.
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Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Cassandra works with relationship issues, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, parenting concerns, self-esteem, ADHD, and trauma-related problems. Adoption and foster care is listed as an additional area of focus.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and flexible, focusing on identifying strengths, clarifying values, and creating practical steps. Sessions aim to replace recurring obstacles with workable habits.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of clinical experience as a licensed independent social worker. That long practice informs a steady, person-centered approach.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is based in Ohio and holds an OH LISW credential as a licensed independent social worker.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during intake and scheduling.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling based on the therapist's availability.