About Kassandra
Kassandra Freeman is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She writes short, clear goals with clients and focuses on small, steady steps. Her style is calm and direct, aimed at making sessions feel practical and understandable.
She creates an open space where thoughts and feelings can be talked about without judgment. That starts with listening carefully and asking simple questions to clarify what matters most.
Background and approach
She encourages clients to try approaches between sessions so progress can be tracked and adjusted. Over the past 10 years she has supported people through family conflict, grief and loss, and major life changes. Depression and trauma are also part of her experience.
She tailors her work to each person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. Kassandra draws on several methods to help people cope. She uses client-centered work to follow what the person says matters most.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps break down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into manageable pieces. Mindfulness practices are used to bring attention back to the present when worry feels overwhelming. Sessions focus on clear problems and practical strategies for day-to-day life.
She helps clients build routines, improve communication, and practice new ways of responding to stress. The goals are clearer thinking, steadier emotions, and more usable coping skills.
Approach and online therapy options
Kassandra commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Client-centered work means she follows what the person finds most important, listening and reflecting so clients steer the conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks down worries and habits into small parts to try practical experiments and change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods as needed. That makes sessions collaborative so goals and tools line up with what will be useful in daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls are good for a traditional session feel and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or for a simpler check-in. Live chat and text messaging allow brief, timely check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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