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Cassandra Wells

VirtualHigh Satisfaction Rate

5 years of experience

Verified by Octave
In California
Accepting 8 Insurance providers

Meet Cassandra

I am a Black therapist with years of experience working with a wide breadth of clients from various cultural backgrounds and diversities. My specialties include working with the severely mentally ill and adults of all ages with a focus on anxiety, depression, grief work, college counseling, couples, families, and eating disorders. My clinical experience began when I started working for a smoking cessation helpline that used Motivational Interviewing to engage our clients. From my experience, I sought out more training and obtained my master’s in counseling psychology and gained more experience working at a residential program for the severely mentally ill. After completing my program, I moved back home and started to work for an organization that helped children and families through community-based therapy and gained immense experience working with kids and their families. I primarily work from a Cognitive Behavioral background looking at how your thoughts can influence your feelings and behaviors and developing coping skills to manage thoughts and better regulate feelings. My main goal in therapy is to meet the client where they are at and provide treatment and support based on the goals and needs of the client. I am very energetic, positive, and down to earth while also being mindful to match my client’s energy and personality. I am a strong believer in creating a stable and therapeutic connection with my clients so as to build trust in the therapeutic relationship.

I am very energetic, positive, and down to earth while also being mindful to match my client’s energy and personality.

Communication Style

  • Action-oriented
  • Affirming
  • Authentic
  • Energetic
  • Exploratory

Specialties & Approaches

Specialties

Experienced with

  • BIPOC
  • Black community
  • Parents
  • Students

Approach

Licensed In

Locations

Virtual appointments available for California residents

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Session Details

Practices in

Languages

Additional

Interests

Credentials & Verification

Verified by Octave

License number

Education

Cassandra Wells, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist License #128174 (exp September 2027)

Calculate Cost & Insurance

$28

/ session on average with insurance

Frequently asked questions

Cassandra Wells accepts Centivo, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Health Net, Prime Health, Anthem Blue Cross of CA, and Out-of-State BlueCard PPO. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in California are estimated at $205-250 per session.

Cassandra Wells is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Cassandra is licensed to practice in California, so clients located in California can book sessions. Cassandra’s California license number is 128174, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Cassandra Wells has been practicing therapy for 5 years. Cassandra’s education and training include MA - Psychology, Argosy University; PsyD - Alliant International University San Francisco. Over that time, Cassandra has worked closely with BIPOC, Black community, Parents, and Students.

Cassandra Wells works with BIPOC, Black community, Parents, and Students and specializes in Anger Issues, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Body Image, Burnout, Couples Therapy, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Eating Disorders, Family Conflict, Family Therapy, Grief, Life Transitions, Premarital Counseling, and Relationship Concerns, among other areas. These are the areas where Cassandra spends most of their clinical time. Cassandra also sees couples and families together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Cassandra is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Cassandra Wells draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, and Solution-Focused. In sessions, Cassandra’s style is action-oriented, affirming, authentic, energetic, and exploratory. In Cassandra’s words: “I am very energetic, positive, and down to earth while also being mindful to match my client’s energy and personality.”

Cassandra Wells (she/her) offers therapy in English. Cassandra identifies as Black.

Cassandra Wells offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Cassandra is licensed in California, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Cassandra Wells is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Cassandra will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Cassandra’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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