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- Person-centered
- Strengths-based
- Solution-focused
About Cassandra
Cassandra Tordosinsky is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who offers practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and trauma. She frames therapy as a shared process and listens without judgment. Her style suits someone who wants to be heard and who prefers straightforward, problem-solving work.
She begins by learning what matters to each person and what they hope to change. Cassandra uses a person-centered approach that focuses on clients' strengths and choices. She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together.
Clients can expect to build small, manageable steps toward their goals. Sessions often include talking through decisions, practicing new ways of coping, and spotting thought patterns that get in the way. The aim is to help people handle everything from everyday stress to more complex issues like trauma and addiction.
Her background includes 13 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including grief, intimacy issues, parenting strains, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. She also lists additional focus areas such as chronic illness, caregiver stress, and attachment issues.
Cassandra runs a private practice called Authentic Living Counseling in Michigan and brings a practical, supportive approach to sessions. She describes therapy as a partnership where clients keep control over their choices. Her tone is direct, compassionate, and solution-focused.
She begins by learning what matters to each person and what they hope to change. Cassandra uses a person-centered approach that focuses on clients' strengths and choices. She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together.
Clients can expect to build small, manageable steps toward their goals. Sessions often include talking through decisions, practicing new ways of coping, and spotting thought patterns that get in the way. The aim is to help people handle everything from everyday stress to more complex issues like trauma and addiction.
Her background includes 13 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including grief, intimacy issues, parenting strains, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. She also lists additional focus areas such as chronic illness, caregiver stress, and attachment issues.
Cassandra runs a private practice called Authentic Living Counseling in Michigan and brings a practical, supportive approach to sessions. She describes therapy as a partnership where clients keep control over their choices. Her tone is direct, compassionate, and solution-focused.
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How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts while committing to actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills for changing patterns that cause distress. This approach often helps with depression, anxiety, and habits related to addiction.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together they will choose methods that fit the client. That process is collaborative and can shift over time as needs change.
The profile does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people continue care when facing mobility or health limitations. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT exercises to an online setting, using conversation, homework tasks, and guided practice to make progress toward practical goals.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Cassandra help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, and life changes among many other concerns listed in her profile.
What is her general therapy style?
She favors a person-centered, strengths-based approach and uses solution-focused methods alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Cassandra brings 13 years of experience in counseling and has worked with a broad range of mental health and addiction issues.
Where does she practice and what are her credentials?
She practices in Michigan and holds the credential LPC, listed as MI LPC.
Can people who do not live in the US work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
The biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before scheduling to be sure they fit your needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.