Cassondra DeLuce Jankowski , LCSW

Cassondra DeLuce Jankowski is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with seven years of clinical experience supporting children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. She earned her Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina in 2018 and completed a bachelor’s degree in Counseling Psychology with a minor in Children and Families at Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Cassondra combines her hospital and outpatient experience to tailor care for each client and family she works with.

Cassondra has specialized training in eating disorder treatment and has provided Emotion-Focused Family Therapy and Family-Based Therapy across higher levels of care and outpatient settings. She also brings clinical expertise working with obsessive-compulsive disorder, body image concerns, crisis management, self-harm behaviors, anxiety, depression, behavioral regulation challenges, and trauma. Her practice addresses a broad range of issues including stress, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting, ADHD, and identity-related matters within LGBT care.

Her approach draws on evidence-based techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy - which helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors - dialectical behavior therapy - which teaches emotion regulation and coping skills - acceptance and commitment therapy, and cognitive processing therapy for trauma. Cassondra emphasizes meeting families and individuals where they are, offering an open, empathetic environment to help clients build skills, improve communication, and work toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Cassondra uses Family-Based Therapy to engage family members directly in treatment, helping caregivers support a young person’s recovery and re-establish healthy eating and daily routines. Emotion-Focused Family Therapy is another central approach she applies to explore emotions within family relationships and improve communication and connection when conflict or trauma has disrupted family bonds. Cognitive behavioral therapy is also part of her toolbox and is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors while teaching practical strategies for managing anxiety, mood, and coping skills.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work she does with each family or individual. Cassondra collaborates with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts methods over time so therapy fits the person and situation rather than forcing a single model.

Online sessions provide flexible ways to engage in this work through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule consistent visits around school, work, and family life, and allow therapy to continue when in-person meetings are difficult. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver tailored, evidence-based care that fits a client’s routines and access needs.