I know what it's like to smile on the outside while your mind is running a thousand miles an hour. To be "the strong one" who holds it all together, checks in on everyone else, and quietly forgets to check in with herself.
I've navigated my own seasons of anxiety, self-doubt, and the slow process of learning to trust myself again. I've felt the ache of over-giving and still feeling empty. I've moved through people-pleasing patterns that kept me small and disconnected from who I actually was.
That's not my disclaimer — that's my credential.
My story starts where many of yours do
I didn't choose this work because it seemed like a stable career. I chose it because healing changed my life — and I wanted to offer that to other women.
After earning my master's degree from Kaiser Permanente (KPSAHS) and completing my clinical training at Kaiser Permanente, I knew the work I was most passionate about was with women navigating anxiety, self-doubt, and the quiet exhaustion of always putting themselves last.
I opened Cassandra Marie Therapy because I believe this work deserves a space that feels as intentional, warm, and human as the healing itself.
Women empowerment & thriving relationships
Cassandra Amantite | Psychotherapist, AMFT
welcome in
With the right support, you can develop a deeper, steadier connection to your own worthiness.
One that doesn't crumble when you disappoint someone, make a mistake, or dare to rest.
Over time, you begin to trust that your worth isn't something you have to earn.
It's something you already carry.
Together, we’ll heal the patterns keeping you stuck so you can trust yourself fully, reconnect with your unshakeable confidence and worth, and live a boldly authentic, socially connected, confident and free life.
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TRANSFORMATION
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REFLECTION
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AWARENESS
My work is rooted in the belief that the self-doubt, anxiety, and people-pleasing you live with aren't character flaws. They're survival strategies — learned early, held tightly, and ready to be gently released.
I believe ...
THIS IS WHAT I BELIEVE
The Day My Dreams Came True!
IT'S TIME TO TAKE THAT STEP TODAY.
Life's most incredible transformations often begin with a single step – the step you take in believing in yourself.
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We Rise By Lifting Each Other
- Private Practice Therapist: Currently working in private practice at De La Rosa Psychotherapists seeing clients in-person in Santa Rosa office and virtually thorughout California
- Clinical Training at Kaiser Permanente Counseling Center - full caseload of patients in-person and virtually
- Active Committee Member on RECAMFT Pre-licensed committee - Sonoma County's California Association of Marriage Family Therapists
- Accredited Life Coach Practitioner: Trained & experienced in guiding individuals towards self-discovery and empowerment.
Experience
- Perfectionism Recovery Specialist Certificate Training -Completed through PESI with Dr. Martin Antony, ABPP | Dr. Clarissa Ong | Deanna Smith, LCSW, CEDS
- IFS Therapy Core Skills Training - Completed through PESI with Stacy Ruse, LPC.
- Internal Family Systems shame training - with Tatra De La Rosa, LMFT
- M.S. in Counseling - Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences (KPSAHS)
Education
Street Cred
When I'm not working you can find me...
Start with a free 15-20 minute consult call.
No pressure. No commitment. Just a real conversation about where you are and where you want to go.
You deserve a therapist who GETS IT.