- Years in practice
- 3
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Kassandra
Kassandra Maldonado is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on practical support for people under stress. She draws on three years of professional experience to help when anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, or parenting strain make day-to-day life harder. She treats conversations about hard experiences as a collaboration.
Kassandra listens for strengths in each person’s story and points out strategies they can try between sessions. She encourages small, manageable steps toward clearer routines and steadier emotions.
Background and approach
Her work covers a range of concerns that often overlap, such as attachment issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and trouble with communication. She also supports people facing serious health challenges, end-of-life care issues, and the strong feelings that come with loss or family conflict.
Kassandra pays attention to patterns like impulsivity, control struggles, eating-related difficulties, and co-morbid concerns so these can be addressed together. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions and to tailor practical tools for each person’s needs. Sessions are offered in English and delivered remotely to people located in California.
Kassandra aims to create a calm space where clients can explore their goals and try new ways of handling emotional pressure.
What Kassandra works with
Everything Kassandra lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kassandra helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Many of the techniques Kassandra uses come from evidence-based therapeutic approaches that focus on what helps most in everyday life. One common approach she draws on emphasizes building practical coping skills to manage anxiety and depression, teaching breathing, grounding, and planning steps to reduce overwhelm. Another approach targets processing trauma and grief by creating safe ways to tell your story and slowly reduce distress related to painful memories.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Kassandra will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences, adjusting as progress and feedback suggest better directions. That collaborative stance helps make small changes feel achievable and meaningful.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more interaction helps, phone sessions work well for lower bandwidth or a quicker check-in, and live chat or text messaging can fit around work, caregiving, or short breaks. These options make it easier to keep momentum and follow through on goals between sessions.
Questions people ask about Kassandra
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, and depression, plus related issues like attachment, communication problems, and caregiver stress.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on strengths and small steps clients can use between sessions to reduce stress and improve routines.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with common emotional and life challenges in a clinical setting.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing with clients in California.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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