I'm Cassandra Quick, your professional guide and soul sister through your healing journey. I believe it is no coincidence you have been guided here to discover a way to stop the hurt and pain, to heal and to truly thrive. First and foremost I’m a lucky Single Mama to a teenage Unicorn. She’s truly a beautiful soul and inspiration for my businesses and my WHY. Guess who is also my WHY? YOU! I am blessed and grateful beyond belief to do my soul's work every day. Watching women transform their lives before my eyes is a moving experience. So let's talk about why I'm a good fit professionally... Basically, I'm the real deal. My Psychology today profile is available for verified professional references. I'm an integration of professional and personal experience, heart centered passion and a woman who's done the difficult WORK of healing her own traumas, anxiety and depression, making me the perfect candidate to help other women heal. Let's get the credentials out of the way... *Holistic Psychotherapist since 2004 *National Certified Counselor since 2007 *Certified Life Coach *Certified Mindfulness Practitioner *Certified Trauma-Focused CBT Practitioner *EMDR Certified *Emotional Freedom Technique and Trauma Tapping Technique Trained Additionally, I'm the creator of the Illuminate Blueprint and future Founder and Director of the Illuminate Foundation, a nonprofit serving Single Mom’s who’ve experienced Trauma and aspire to own businesses. Serving women to heal mental health struggles has been my life's work and passion. Let’s face it. Healing is a JOURNEY. I guide and empower women to heal by providing a transformational journey through my Illuminate Blueprint which helps with: *Overcoming stagnant energy and learning to change negative habits, find your true authentic self, and learn mindfulness and somatic interventions. *Blasting away Self-Love sabotage and learning Positive Psychology and Self-Compassion techniques to establish a daily sustainable plan of Self-Love practices. *Confidentially managing trauma and/or stress triggers with somatic, Trauma-Focused CBT and EMDR healing approaches *Discuss how to nurture overall holistic health by utilizing other holistic professional services in your area. Why I personally understand the importance of mental health... I have endured childhood and adult traumas, have healed those traumas through functional medicine, EFT, acupuncture, massage, reiki, meditation and mindfulness, EMDR and brainspotting. I have felt what it's like to suffer PTSD symptoms. I ignored the suffering for so long and then finally faced reality, to say ENOUGH is ENOUGH and to get the help I so desperately needed. I can confidently say I have a greater ability to heal others given the transformational journey I have been on. If my experience and approach aligns with you and you want to go on a journey from simply surviving to thriving, it would be my honor to help you heal and live a life of your dreams.