Cassandra Fraser, AASW

Cassandra Fraser is an AASW credentialled counsellor with seven years' experience. She works with people feeling stressed, anxious, overwhelmed by family issues, or recovering from trauma and abuse. She also supports parents facing parenting challenges and people coping with major life changes.

Cassandra aims for straightforward, respectful conversations. She listens first and tailors sessions to each person's needs. The focus is on practical steps that can make daily life easier and on building small skills that add up over time.

Her approach draws on client-centred methods, cognitive behavioural ideas and trauma-focused work. That means sessions balance listening and validation with tools for managing unhelpful thoughts and reactions. For people affected by past hurt, she uses trauma-focused techniques to help them feel steadier in day-to-day life.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to what the person can manage. Cassandra helps clients set clear goals and review progress together. She aims to make therapy a useful part of a busy life rather than an extra burden.

People choosing her often want practical support and a calm, non-judgemental space to talk. She encourages small, achievable steps and supports people as they try out new ways of coping and relating to others.

Approaches that translate to online counselling

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours. It often involves setting small goals and trying new actions between sessions, which can be tracked and reviewed online.

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being heard and understood. The counsellor reflects and supports a person to find their own solutions, which can work well through talking online or by phone.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with the person about needs, goals and preferences and decide together which methods to use. This is a collaborative process that can shift as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into work and family life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also allow a person to keep momentum between face-to-face visits and to review worksheets or homework digitally with the counsellor.