Deborra "Cassandra" Rikard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi with 11 years of experience.
01About Deborra
Deborra "Cassandra" Rikard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi with 11 years of experience. She focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Cassandra aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive for people who are nervous about starting therapy.
Her style is straightforward and calm. She works to build an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what’s on their mind.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to focus on practical steps and clear goals rather than long, abstract conversations. Cassandra draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage overwhelming feelings and improve daily functioning. She uses simple strategies to address motivation, confidence, and impulse control.
For ADHD and anxiety, she emphasizes skills you can practice between sessions. She also helps with life transitions such as divorce, blended family concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and midlife changes. Chronic illness, caregiver stress, grief from separation, and body image worries are within her scope of focus as well.
Language offered for sessions is English, and she does not take international clients. Therapy sessions can be scheduled by completing the matching questionnaire and selecting times that fit the person’s schedule.
02Credentials
- LPC (Mississippi)
- License 3215 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1174591044 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Deborra lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
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04Online support
How evidence-based methods work online
Deborra "Cassandra" Rikard uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and real-world changes. One approach she applies is behavioral strategy work, which breaks problems into small, doable steps to reduce anxiety and improve daily routines. This helps with ADHD, motivation, and impulse control by creating clear tasks and habits.Another common focus is mood management techniques that target depression and low self-esteem. These involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing alternative responses to lift mood and increase engagement in meaningful activities. These tools are practical and can be practiced between sessions to build momentum.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions often begin with simple goals and then adjust as progress is made, so clients help shape the plan as they go.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is useful when visual cues help the conversation. Phone sessions are easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can suit brief updates, check-ins, or people who prefer written communication. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people fit therapy into busy lives.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Cassandra address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on issues like adoption and foster care, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and midlife transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is straightforward and calm, aiming for an open, nonjudgmental space. Sessions emphasize practical steps and clear goals that people can use between meetings.
What background does she bring to therapy?
She has 11 years of professional experience helping people with ADHD, motivation, confidence, and mood concerns. That experience shapes a practical focus in her work.
Where does she practice and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Mississippi and holds the credential MS LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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