Counsellor profile
Cassandra Fraser, AASW
AASW social worker - Family and parenting focus
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- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
About Cassandra
Cassandra Fraser is an AASW social worker with seven years of experience in Australia. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. She works with adults navigating changes at home and the ongoing pressures of caring for others.
Her approach is straightforward and conversational. Cassandra uses client-centred methods to listen first, then helps clients set practical goals. She also makes use of cognitive behavioural techniques to spot thinking patterns that increase worry and stress. For people with past harm or shocking events, she draws on trauma-focused methods to help process difficult memories at a pace that feels manageable.
In sessions she focuses on clear steps people can try between meetings. That might include short behavioural experiments, communication strategies for tense household interactions, or simple routines to reduce daily overwhelm. She pays attention to adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics and caregiver stress when they come up.
Cassandra also supports adults working through divorce, separation, domestic violence aftermath, fertility and grief around family loss. She works with guilt, shame, feelings of emptiness and questions about life purpose. Sessions are conducted in English and reflect seven years of practical experience in community and clinical settings.
To begin, she asks people to complete a short questionnaire and then schedule a first session. The process is intended to match goals to sensible, step-by-step strategies that fit everyday life.
How sessions work
How her approaches work in online sessions
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Online work with CBT can include short exercises, worksheets and practical strategies to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful routines. It is useful for stress, worry and coping with everyday family pressures.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and shaping sessions around what matters to the person. In an online setting this means the therapist follows your lead, checks in about goals and adapts tools to suit your situation. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process difficult memories and reactions after harm. Online trauma work is paced carefully and uses grounding and stabilising strategies before addressing painful material.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cassandra will discuss options with you and decide together which methods to try first based on your goals and preferences. The plan can change as you learn what helps most.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around school, work or caregiving responsibilities, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Appropriately qualified or registered professionals can adapt exercises and homework so the work fits into everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with at home?
She works with stress, anxiety, family conflict, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, blended family issues and caregiver stress.
What style of therapy does she use?
She uses client-centred therapy to prioritise your concerns and CBT to address unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Trauma-focused methods are used when past harm needs careful processing.
How much experience does she have?
Cassandra has seven years of professional experience working in Australian community and clinical settings. That experience includes work with parenting and family-related issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the AASW and practices in Australia. The credential is presented as AASW in her profile.
Can she work with clients in other countries or languages?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.