Kasandra Lacayo

Kassandra lacayo is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who earned her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Carlos Albizu University in Miami Florida.

Kassandra has a warm and generous personality. Her unique and genuine style of relating allows her to listen carefully to her clients. Kassandra wants to understand her clients’ personal strengths and resources as well as their challenges and difficulties. She uses her skills and the tools in her “therapy toolkit” to help her client’s experience the kinds of change, healing, and/or growth they are seeking. Clients report feeling more calm, more “in control”, more hopeful, and that they have “more tools to work with”after their sessions with Kassandra Mrs. Lacayo Hispanic background and bilingual (English/Spanish) capability has provided her with the opportunity to work with a diverse population of children, adolescents, adults and couples as well as with multicultural families. Mrs. Lacayo has conducted/facilitated groups for adolescents with issues related to anger management, assertiveness, identity conflicts, sexual violence prevention, bullying and life skills. Directing a group of Youth in her Community for 15 years.

Kassandra was a Director for the Pre-teens and Youth Group Empowerment Initiative at her Local Church where she provided individual and group therapy for young adolescent girls and boys who are faced with many difficult challenges on a daily basis. In addition to this, Kassandra conducts groups for Domestic Violence survivors.

Mrs. Lacayo specialties include the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, adjustment, oppositional defiance, mood disorders and trauma.

Mrs. Lacayo primary therapeutic approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT); however, she also incorporates Psychodynamic, Motivational Interviewing, and/or Client-Centered approaches to fit her clients needs.

Kassandra’s empathy, compassion and understanding give way for a positive therapeutic relationship in which Kassandra helps her clients achieve their goals. Her focus is to empower clients and assist them in recognizing their inner strength no matter what the challenges may be.