Cara Cassidy

LCSW
Accepting Clients

I help women and couples who feel lonely and disconnected reconnect with themselves and with each other.

Clinical Social Worker in Edwardsville, IL

About My Clients

If you feel lonely even while sharing a life with someone else, you are in the right place. From the outside, your relationship may look stable, but inside you feel unseen, disconnected, and unsure where you stand with each other. Conversations quickly turn into arguments or silence, and repeated efforts to “fix it” haven’t helped. You want clarity, emotional safety, and a relationship that feels mutual again, not one that survives only because you keep trying harder while nothing truly changes.

My Background and Approach

I take couples beyond communication skills and into a deeper understanding of what’s actually shaping their relationship. I offer a Gottman-based approach to couples therapy that helps women and couples understand how culture, emotional labor, and modern life shape disconnection and loneliness. It is not just about talking better, but about changing the structure of the relationship so it actually works for both partners.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

Many women and couples come to my therapy room appearing capable and functional on the outside while feeling exhausted, unseen, and lonely on the inside. My work is grounded in the Gottman Method, and goes beyond communication skills. I help clients understand how family history, cultural expectations, emotional labor, and modern life affect closeness and connection. I don’t see most relationship struggles as personal failures. More often, they are shaped by stress, and unspoken power dynamics. A key part of my work is helping people see these patterns clearly so real change can happen. Together, we build a connection where you feel seen, understood, and less alone. If you are longing for more connection in your life or relationships, I would love to meet you.

At A Glance

  • Experience: 21 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $175 - 185/session

Info

Email Cara
100 N. Main St, Second Floor, Suite 12
Edwardsville, IL 62025

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