Cassandra is a Masters prepared, Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner licensed in Washington, Oregon, and pending Idaho. She started her career as a nurse in 2016 and has since enjoyed working in several different contexts including medical floors, inpatient psychiatry, and hospice. She is bilingual in Spanish and English and is currently undergoing extensive training in Portuguese. Cassandra is EMDR-trained and qualified to provide EMDR therapy. Although she does not utilize this modality in her practice at this time, Cassandra uses the knowledge base of EMDR to work through a trauma-informed lens. Cassandra is currently in training to achieve her Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) to better serve her community.

She is deeply committed to the unique needs of her communities and strives to achieve further education in all areas of psychiatry. Cassandra frequently participates in several international organizations dedicated to the practice of psychiatry including NEI (Neuroscience Education Institute), AAPPN (Association of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, WA chapter), WPA World Congress of Psychiatry, and Postpartum Support International.

In her free time, you can catch Cassandra hiking with her dog, in a kayak, or traveling to a new place.