Cassia Garcia-Knab , LPC

Cassia Garcia-Knab is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 16 years of professional experience. She is licensed to practice in Connecticut, Texas, and Washington and has focused her career on helping people manage stress and anxiety, cope with addictions, and address relationship difficulties, trauma, and abuse. She also provides support for those experiencing depression.

Cassia emphasizes creating an open, nonjudgmental environment where clients can express thoughts and feelings honestly. Her approach centers on listening with empathy and working collaboratively to identify practical steps forward. She recognizes that beginning therapy can take real courage and honors that first step by offering steady support as clients clarify goals and develop coping strategies.

Throughout her work Cassia aims to help individuals feel understood and empowered to make meaningful changes, drawing on her years of experience to tailor care to each person's needs.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Cassia often draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to support clients in an online setting. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathic listening and collaboration - it helps people explore emotions and values while feeling heard and respected. CBT targets patterns of unhelpful thinking and behavior and offers practical tools for managing symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress. DBT combines skills training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness to help people navigate intense emotions and relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Cassia works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. This partnership helps tailor care to what works for the individual.

Online therapy with licensed professionals and therapists offers flexibility and accessibility. Sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter exchanges can happen through live chat or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit support into a busy life and to maintain continuity of care across distances.