Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
How Cassandra works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 19
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Cassandra
Cassandra Duff is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on helping people navigate anger, stress, and anxiety. She brings 19 years of practice working with depression, relationship struggles, addiction concerns, and life transitions. Her style is straightforward and respectful, aimed at helping people feel heard and understood.
She uses clear, goal-focused conversations to make therapy practical. Sessions are shaped around what each person needs, with simple tools to manage strong emotions and reduce overwhelm.
Background and approach
Cassandra aims to help clients notice patterns and try new ways of responding to pressure and conflict. Her approach draws on client-centered principles to keep the person’s experience central. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills to support emotional regulation.
Those methods are mixed together to fit each case, not applied the same way to everyone. Cassandra works with people facing a wide range of concerns, including career strain, intimacy issues, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and addiction-related stress. She also supports those dealing with caregiver strain, feelings of isolation, guilt, relationship fidelity questions, and multicultural stressors.
Practical steps are emphasized in sessions. Clients can expect clear explanations, homework when helpful, and a steady focus on small changes that build over time. Cassandra encourages people to take the next step when they feel ready and offers straightforward guidance about how to begin.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Cassandra lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Cassandra’s approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. The therapist follows the person's lead, offering empathy and support to help clarify goals and priorities. This approach is useful when someone needs a steady, understanding presence to work through anger or life stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and change behavior. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and patterns that fuel anger or avoidance.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, provides practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It offers short tools for calming down, tolerating distress, and communicating needs more clearly.
Choosing the right approach is part of working together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust techniques based on how well they fit the person's needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process that evolves over time.
Online sessions let people access therapy with more flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a quiet check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, and written reminders of skills. These options help therapy fit into work, family, and daily life while keeping the focus on progress and usable tools.
Questions people ask about Cassandra
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, career strain, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is respectful and straightforward. She focuses on practical strategies and clear conversation to help people manage emotions and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, and is licensed in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
How are sessions conducted online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for therapy sessions.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.