Cassandra Sams

Experienced counselor blending CBT and humanistic care

LMHC, LPC Georgia

Experience: 23 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Cassandra

Cassandra Sams is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 23 years of clinical experience.

Background and approach

She has worked across settings that include a children's advocacy center, an adolescent treatment facility, independent practice, and a family counseling center, bringing a broad perspective to common struggles such as anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, relationship conflicts, and mood disorders. Cassandra also addresses concerns around codependency, self-esteem, career transitions, and issues affecting young adults and women.

Her style blends cognitive-behavioral methods with client-centered, humanistic influences, and she sometimes incorporates creative techniques like art-based exercises to invite new ways of thinking. Cassandra approaches each person as the expert on their own life and aims to guide clients toward greater self-understanding and practical coping strategies.

Licensed to practice in Georgia and Florida (FL LMHC MH8571, GA LPC LPC004158), she offers help for a wide range of life changes and emotional difficulties while welcoming international clients and conducting sessions in English.

Combining CBT and Client-Centered Care Online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to help identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, offering practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, and mood-related difficulties. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes understanding the client's perspective, validating emotions, and building a collaborative relationship that supports personal growth and resilience.

Choosing an approach often unfolds through collaboration: the therapist partners with each client to evaluate needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors techniques accordingly. This collaborative process helps determine whether more skills-based CBT work, a supportive client-centered stance, or a blend of both will best serve the client's objectives.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible and adaptable to different schedules and lifestyles. These formats allow clients to engage in focused skill-building, reflective conversation, or ongoing check-ins from locations that work for them, supporting continuity of care and practical flexibility.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Cassandra works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on codependency, family problems, life purpose, midlife crisis, self-love, women's issues, and young adult issues.

What is the therapist's general approach or style?

Her approach combines client-centered, humanistic elements with cognitive-behavioral techniques to help clients explore thoughts and behaviors while feeling heard and supported. She may also use creative exercises to encourage new perspectives.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

She brings 23 years of professional experience across settings such as a children's advocacy center, an adolescent treatment facility, independent practice, and a family counseling center.

What credentials and locations are relevant?

The clinician holds LMHC and LPC credentials and is licensed in Florida and Georgia with the following details: FL LMHC MH8571, GA LPC LPC004158. Her listed location is Georgia.

Does the therapist work with clients who live outside the therapist's country?

International clients are accepted, and sessions are conducted in English to accommodate people living in other regions.

Which session formats are available for remote care?

Remote sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to meet with the therapist.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved to begin working with this therapist?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

CodependencyFamily problemsLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersSelf-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

23+ years

Licensed

Georgia, Florida

Languages

English