Therapist Dr. Cassandra April Photo

Dr. Cassandra April, LCPC

Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Grief Depression Coping with life changes
Video Audio Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am an African American female located in the Chicago land area. I have been in the field of counseling for over 30 years. I also have many years of experience teaching counseling and psychology as an adjunct professor at eight different colleges and universities.

As a therapist who is also a Christian, I assist people in the areas of faith and spiritual matters, if requested. I am the author of the book "Tending to Broken Hearts: Reflections from Three Decades in the Counselor's Chair" available on Amazon.

I do not operate according to the medical model and don't work with issues pertaining to psychotropic medications or imbalanced brain chemistry. I operate from the perspective that we all have choices, and need to make healthy ones in order to live mentally, emotionally, and spiritually healthy lives.

Professional experience

30 yrs in practice
Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Grief Depression Coping with life changes

Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Blended family issues, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Multicultural concerns, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Self-harm, Self-love, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Audio
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

IL LCPC 180002527

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Cassandra April. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

dr. April is great, she understands, she sympathizes, she can relate and offers sound applicable advice. she is also honest, which is an essential necessity for me.

Written on Jul 01, 2025 after therapy with Cassandra for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes

I feel like Dr. April genuinely listens and cares about the issues I bring to her. She gives an enlightened perspective to situation and has given me the tools to better cope with my situation.

Written on Mar 31, 2025 after therapy with Cassandra for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, and adhd

Dr. April has been a huge help putting things in perspective and getting to a better place mentally in my life. I definitely had a lot of drama coming in. Dr. April is going to hold you accountable , is firm but fair and also gives you tools to work through your issues. I really appreciate my time working with Dr. April and I highly recommend working with her if you have the chance.

Written on Oct 19, 2024 after therapy with Cassandra for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Understands and helps ground me

Written on Sep 21, 2024 after therapy with Cassandra for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

Dr. April is a good listener and offers thoughtful feedback.

Written on Sep 13, 2024 after therapy with Cassandra for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger management, and coping with life changes

Dr. April listens completely. She asks the right questions and makes you feel comfortable.

Written on Jul 09, 2024 after therapy with Cassandra for 2 weeks on issues concerning grief