- trauma processing
- relationship patterns
- blended family issues
About Cassandra
Cassandra Potts is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Colorado with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns. Many people come to her for help with blended family issues, attachment struggles, and the fallout from separation or divorce.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, grief, and difficult transitions. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical skills. Cassandra helps people name their patterns, understand triggers, and try new ways of responding to conflict or loss.
Her background includes long-term work with first responders, women facing reproductive or postpartum issues, and people affected by adoption and foster care. She has experience supporting clients who face family-of-origin wounds, domestic violence, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters.
Cassandra emphasizes straightforward conversation and step-by-step problem solving. She pays attention to attachment concerns, abandonment fears, and communication problems that often arise in blended households. Therapy may include processing past hurts and building routines that reduce daily friction.
Clients begin by identifying immediate problems, then move toward skills for emotion regulation, boundary setting, and clearer communication. Sessions can include work on forgiveness, reducing control struggles, and managing mood symptoms such as those seen in Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. The therapist asks people to set practical goals and checks progress over time.
Approaches for trauma, relationships, and mood
Two evidence-based approaches often used with trauma and relationship concerns are trauma-focused processing and skills-based interventions. Trauma-focused processing helps people work through upsetting memories and reduce their intensity so daily life feels less overwhelmed. Skills-based interventions teach concrete tools for emotion regulation, communication, and boundary setting that apply to blended household stresses.Another common approach is attachment-informed work, which looks at how early relationships shape responses to closeness and conflict. This can help people in stepfamilies understand loyalty concerns and set clearer caregiving roles. Each approach focuses on observable changes you can try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match methods to goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean combining processing with skills practice or adjusting pacing based on how someone responds.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since the biography does not list specific online formats. Ask which formats are offered and how they fit your schedule. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can keep therapy consistent while managing family routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem challenges. Additional areas include blended family issues, attachment concerns, and parenting transitions.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is evidence-based and practical, with an emphasis on clear goals and skills. Sessions aim to help people name patterns and try different ways of coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working in clinical settings with a range of concerns including trauma, grief, and family conflict.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado.
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.