Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Cassandra works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Cassandra
Cassandra Golden Kruse is a licensed independent social worker who helps people facing anger, stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She brings 30 years of experience and a practical, person-centered way of working. Her approach is flexible and built around each person's strengths and values.
Cassandra encourages clients to name their priorities and to notice the beliefs that shape daily choices. She breaks big problems into small, doable steps so progress feels real.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on finding skills that fit the client's life and circumstances. She pays attention to how relationships and past hurts show up now. That includes concerns like trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, addiction, and the challenges of parenting.
Cassandra also supports people with medical and caregiving stress, chronic illness, and issues tied to adoption or attachment. Cassandra favors practical work over one-size-fits-all solutions. She helps people identify stumbling blocks and build durable coping strategies.
The goal is to restore calm, increase choice, and make daily life more manageable. People who choose her often want a steady, experienced guide who listens and adapts to what actually helps. Cassandra aims to help clients make changes that matter to their everyday routines and relationships.
What Cassandra works with
Everything Cassandra lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Cassandra's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that guide online work
Cassandra uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try more useful ways of thinking and acting; this can ease anger, anxiety, and depressive patterns. Another approach emphasizes skills training and step-by-step practice to build coping tools for stress, parenting, and daily demands.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they experiment with techniques and adjust the plan based on what works in the client's life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets the conversation feel most like an in-person visit. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging can work well for quick reflections, between-session support, or for people who prefer typing to talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules.
Questions people ask about Cassandra
What kinds of concerns does Cassandra address?
She works with issues such as anger, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating issues, self-esteem, ADHD, and parenting challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is flexible and person-centered, breaking problems into practical steps and building on a person’s strengths and values.
What is her professional background?
Cassandra has 30 years of clinical experience and brings long-term practice in helping people cope with complex life issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LISW which stands for Licensed Independent Social Worker and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.