Cassandra Rhodes, LPC

Cassandra Rhodes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 14 years of clinical experience. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in Community Counseling from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Her training and years of practice have shaped a clinical focus on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression, addictions, relationships, family dynamics, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.

Cassandra practices trauma-informed cognitive behavioral therapy, an approach that links thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and pays close attention to how past and present trauma can affect daily functioning. She emphasizes practical strategies to identify and reframe unhelpful thinking patterns while honoring each person’s unique history and experience of trauma. This approach guides collaborative work toward measurable changes in mood and behavior while remaining sensitive to pacing and readiness.

She strives to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored honestly. Cassandra assists individuals and families in building coping skills, improving communication, and navigating life transitions. Her style blends clinical structure with empathy, offering clear tools and steady support for those seeking change.

Trauma-Informed and CBT Approaches for Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying patterns of thought that contribute to distress and learning practical skills to shift those patterns. In short sessions it teaches strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behaviors by changing how a person thinks and acts. Cassandra applies these techniques to help clients develop concrete coping tools and behavioral experiments that can be practiced between sessions.

A trauma-informed approach frames that work around an understanding of how traumatic experiences shape thinking, emotions, and relationships. This perspective emphasizes pacing, validation, and attention to triggers, making it appropriate for people dealing with trauma, abuse, or compassion fatigue. It helps ensure interventions are applied with sensitivity to each person’s readiness and history.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cassandra will work with each person to determine which strategies fit their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting methods over time as progress is made. Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging can reduce travel time, fit into busy schedules, and make consistent care more accessible. Licensed professionals can effectively deliver these approaches through virtual formats while supporting clients toward meaningful change.