Deborra "Cassandra" Rikard , LPC

Deborra "Cassandra" Rikard is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 11 years of clinical work in Mississippi. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, ADHD symptoms, and depression. She believes reaching out for help is a courageous first step and offers steady support through change.

Her approach centers on building an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what they are feeling and thinking. Conversations are straightforward and practical, with attention to the day-to-day problems that make life harder. She works with people facing life transitions and helps them find clearer ways to cope.

Cassandra also addresses concerns related to adoption and foster care, blended family issues, and family problems. She assists people dealing with body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and the emotional fallout from separation or infidelity. She offers help for feelings of emptiness, isolation, and midlife reevaluation.

Sessions include tools for managing impulsivity, control struggles, and the frustrations that come with attention challenges. She supports people working through forgiveness and rebuilding confidence after painful events. Her style is steady, patient, and goal-focused to fit each person's pace.

People who prefer clear, compassionate conversation about practical steps tend to fit well. Cassandra works with adults in Mississippi and conducts sessions in English. She sees clients who want help handling everyday stressors and making meaningful changes.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Two evidence-based therapeutic techniques she uses focus on small, practical changes. One approach helps people learn specific skills to manage anxiety and stress by practicing breathing, grounding, and thought-reframing exercises to reduce overwhelming moments. Another approach targets attention and impulsivity by teaching routines, planning strategies, and simple behavior adjustments to improve focus and follow-through.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust the plan together over time. This lets people test what helps and keep what works best.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or when someone prefers written communication. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, handle follow-up between meetings, and keep momentum while working on change.