In-person therapy in Sonoma County & virtual therapy in California

Therapy for anxious women who overthink, over-give, over-function, and lose themselves in the process of trying to be enough.

Trauma-informed therapy for anxious, self-doubting women who feel   stuck   in patterns of...

people-pleasing-perfecting-performing

overthinking, overgiving, overfunctioning

that leave them feeling exhausted and disconnected from themselves.


Cassandra | *psychotherapist, MS

for the women who...

Who long for relationships where they can finally exhale—where connection feels genuine, love feels secure, and being themselves is enough.

Who want to be able to take a bath on a Sunday afternoon, put their phone on "Do Not Disturb", and enjoy it without feeling guilty about all the things they "should" be doing.

Who are ready to create a life that's wildly authentic, deeply connected, peaceful, and free.

You may feel stuck in a constant cycle of overthinking, worrying, second-guessing yourself, and trying to anticipate every possible outcome. Together, we'll uncover the deeper patterns driving your anxiety, helping you quiet the mental noise, trust yourself more deeply, and move through life with greater calm, confidence, and ease.

You may feel emotions deeply, become easily overwhelmed, or notice that anxiety, self-criticism, irritability, sadness, and emotional intensity increase before your cycle. We’ll help you create a gentler relationship with your body and cycle, learning how to nurture yourself through its seasons, and reconnect with your sensitivity as the strength it truly is.

Emotional Sensitivity & PMS

You've spent so much time caring for others, meeting expectations, and holding everything together that you've lost touch with yourself in the process. Maybe you're burnt out, emotionally exhausted, or wondering where you went in all of it.
Together, we'll help you reconnect with your needs, voice, and sense of self so you can move from survival mode toward a life that feels more grounded, fulfilling, and truly your own.

Burnout & Losing Yourself

You may feel anxious, unseen, emotionally drained, or like you're always giving more than you receive. Fear of rejection, abandonment, or conflict may keep you stuck in patterns that leave you feeling disconnected, unfulfilled, or alone.
Together, we'll heal the deeper roots of these patterns and create a new blueprint for relationships—one built on self-worth, healthy boundaries, emotional safety, and secure, fulfilling connection.

Relationship Patterns & Emotional Loneliness

You say yes when you mean no, absorb and take responsibility for everyone else's emotions, and fear disappointing others more than you fear losing yourself.  Therapy helps you stop abandoning yourself to keep the peace, reconnect with your needs and voice, and learn that you can be loving, honest, and deeply caring without losing yourself in the process.

People-Pleasing & self-abandoning

You hold yourself to impossibly high standards and are your harshest critic. You may be high-achieving, hyper-responsible, or constantly striving— and struggle with self-doubt, guilt, shame, or the feeling that you’re still not enough.
Together, we'll untangle the belief that your worth must be earned and help you cultivate greater self-compassion, confidence, self-trust, and the freedom to know that you already ARE enough.

HIGH ACHIEVING & PERFECTIONISM

ANXIETY
& OVERTHINKING

Each of these is a doorway into the same core healing — reconnecting you with your worth, your voice, and the life you actually want.

Therapy Specialties & Focuses for Women

that's why I do this work.

I believe women are incredibly resilient, intuitive, and powerful. Yet so many of us have been taught to prioritize being liked over being authentic, needed over being nourished, and agreeable over being fully ourselves.

My work is about helping women come home to themselves—to their voice, their worth, their truth, and the life they actually want to live.

I warmly welcome and celebrate people of all cultures, backgrounds, identities, beliefs, relationship structures, and lived experiences.

Welcome in, I'm Cassandra

I know what it's like to overthink, over-give, and perform a version of yourself in the process of trying to be enough...to feel connected, important, worthy, loved...

*Psychotherapist, MS

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