Cassandra Whitely

Meet Cassandra, an empathetic and compassionate Registered Psychologist and Board Approved Supervisor who has over 16 years’ experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds in different contexts. She utilises a person-centred and biopsychosocial approach to empower you to achieve your goals in therapy through the development of effective skills and strategies. Cassandra specializes in assisting people with recovery from psychological injury; building confidence, resilience and the ability to manage stress effectively; developing skills to manage symptoms of anxiety and depression; and with setting and achieving goals effectively.

Cassandra holds a Master of Psychology (Organisational) from the University of NSW and has developed her clinical expertise via experience working in the government, private and not-for- profit sectors delivering counselling and advocacy, vocational rehabilitation, health coaching, EAP services, and psychometric and capacity assessment. She has experience working in a multidisciplinary content and with various stakeholders involved in treatment and recovery from psychological injury and illness. You can depend on Cassandra to carefully listen to your needs and work collaboratively with you to identify and develop strategies to help you achieve your therapy goals.

Approach:

•  Person-centred focus on your goals and needs

•  A wholistic biopsychosocial approach

•  A safe non-judgmental environment where you can communicate openly

•  A focus on empowering you to achieve your therapy goals

Professional Experience:

•  Extensive experience delivering vocational rehabilitation.

•  Counselling and advocacy services in government and not-for-profit agencies.

•  EAP counselling for individuals and couples.

•  Coaching focused on wellbeing, goal setting, and managing change and setbacks

•  Psychometric assessment administration and reporting

• Experience across organisational, career, and clinical psychology contexts

Therapeutic Modalities

•  Cognitive behavioural therapy

•  Vocational rehabilitation and coaching

•  Solutions focused therapy

•  Evidence-based interventions for stress management and building resilience

•  Strengths-based and values-driven frameworks

Qualifications:

•  Master of Psychology (Organisational) – University of NSW

• Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (Honours) – Charles Sturt University

Additional Training

•  CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) Diploma – Centre of Excellence

•  Motivational Interviewing – PPL Educational Services

•  Supervisor Training Masterclass – C-Best

•  TalentQ Assessment Suite accreditation