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Cassandra Golden Kruse, LISW

  • Experience30 years
  • LocationOhio
  • Focus areasADHD, Relationship, and Family
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Cassandra

Cassandra Golden Kruse is a licensed social worker (LISW) in Ohio with three decades of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate relationship strain, trauma, mood difficulties, anxiety, ADHD, addictions, parenting challenges, and life transitions by building on each person's existing strengths and values.

Background and approach

Cassandra emphasizes a flexible, individualized approach rather than a single method, inviting clients to clarify priorities and identify practical steps that fit their lives. Her style centers on collaboratively uncovering unhelpful patterns and skill gaps, then developing concrete strategies to address them.

Cassandra works with clients to name core beliefs, strengthen coping skills, and create sustainable routines that support emotional and relational wellbeing. She frames therapy as a shared journey during which clients learn to recognize obstacles, practice new responses, and savor progress along the way.

Rooted in respect for personal dignity and self-determination, Cassandra aims to help people craft a more satisfying, meaningful life. She draws on long experience to tailor care to what each client needs and values, and welcomes the chance to explore change together.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care



Cassandra draws on evidence-based techniques that help people change patterns and build needed skills. One common focus is skill-building interventions that teach concrete coping strategies for managing stress, anxiety, ADHD-related challenges, and mood symptoms; these techniques emphasize practice and adaptation to daily life. Another strand centers on trauma-informed methods that help people safely process difficult experiences while strengthening resources and stability so they can move forward with fewer barriers.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Cassandra partners with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then tailors methods as progress unfolds so the work fits each person's rhythm and situation. Clients and therapist regularly review what is helping and adjust the plan together.

Online formats make this collaborative work more accessible. Video calls allow for real-time dialogue and visual connection, phone sessions provide a convenient alternative, and live chat or text-based messaging support ongoing coaching, check-ins, and skill practice between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives while maintaining continuity of care.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Cassandra commonly help with?
Cassandra works with a wide range of concerns including relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, eating issues, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and ADHD, as well as many related areas listed in her practice focus.
What is her general therapeutic approach or style?
She uses a flexible, individualized approach that emphasizes identifying strengths, clarifying values, and developing practical skills tailored to each client's needs and goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 30 years of professional experience to her practice, drawing on long-term work with diverse concerns and situations.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds the LISW credential with license details listed as OH LISW I.1500200-SUPV and practices in Ohio.
Does she offer services in languages other than English or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available with her?
Clients may work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering several options to fit schedules and preferences.
How are fees and billing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should someone do to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

Ohio

Languages

English

What Cassandra can help with

Cassandra Golden Kruse works with clients on relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes.

Experience and training

Cassandra is a Licensed Independent Social Worker practicing in Ohio, with 30 years of clinical experience.