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Meet Caasi
My Mission
My goal is to provide you with a safe and non-judgmental environment. It’s important that you feel accepted and understood in therapy. Many people have experienced invalidation and judgment by themselves and others. This is one of the main reasons people are apprehensive about seeking professional help.
My Care Model
My experience in different practice settings has helped me develop a care model that is convenient and effective for my clients. My model aims to make myself available to my clients when they need me the most. I have a smaller caseload which allows me to see my clients more frequently. I offer phone coaching in between sessions and encourage clients to reach out when they are having troubles implementing a skill. I answer my own phone calls and emails so you won’t ever have to deal with office staff.
My Experience
Caasi graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work in 2005 and earned her Masters degree in 2009. In 2012, Caasi became licensed as a Clinical Social Worker. During her studies in college she placed an emphasis on working with adolescents in the juvenile justice system, women and children experiencing domestic violence and working with disadvantaged populations.
Upon graduation with her Bachelors degree she began working as a program coordinator and youth mentor at an adolescent homeless shelter serving the Las Vegas area. She created a life skills curriculum and worked with community partners to secure resources and funding for the shelter.
In 2006, Caasi began her work with treatment foster children. She began providing psychotherapy to severely emotionally disturbed children and their families. During this time she aided numerous families with reunification. She also created support groups and training classes for parents to help them navigate the difficult task of parenting.
In 2012, Caasi began receiving training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). She went on to design and facilitate an intensive outpatient Dialectical Behavioral Therapy based program. This program served hundreds of adults suffering from debilitating depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and self-harming behaviors. In 2014 she served as a mentor to other clinicians and assisted in the creation of an adolescent DBT based program as well.
In 2014, Caasi began seeing clients in private practice. This allowed her to create a customized care plan without restrictions from third-party payers. This freedom has allowed her to meet her clients needs more readily which has yielded quicker results for her clients.
Her journey took an intriguing turn when she discovered the power of Internal Family Systems therapy. Recognizing that some clients continue to face challenges despite the effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy techniques, Caasi dove deeper into IFS. She is currently earning her certification through the IFS Institute.
Caasi firmly believes that our protective system can hinder us from utilizing therapeutic interventions and that by healing our parts, we can heal ourselves and transform our lives.
Caasi studied Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy at the Polaris Institute in San Francisco. She now offers KAP as a means to explore the depths of our inner dynamics and subconscious barriers. In a safe and controlled environment, this therapeutic modality provides a unique opportunity for self-discovery and healing.
The essence of Caasi's work lies in the integration of these newfound insights into our inner world. Through this process, she empowers individuals to shed the burdens and fears that have held them back. This paves the way for a more joyful, liberated life, full of possibilities.
Advanced Training and Certificates
2024; Internal Family Systems; Completion of Level 2; Neuroscience and Trauma with Frank Anderson (40 hours)
2023; Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy with Polaris Insight Center
2023; Internal Family Systems: Completion of Level 1 with IFS Institute (100+ hours)
2022; New Advancements in Psychotherapy: Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment Summit
2021; Cognitive Processing Therapy with Kathleen Chard (16 hours)
2020; Clinical Supervisor for clinical interns through Nevada Association of Social Workers
2019; Emotionally Focused Therapy Core Skills (28 hours)
2015; International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Symposium (30 hours)
2012-2015; Dialectical Behavioral Therapy with Alan Fruzetti PhD (100+ hours)
2010; Moral Reconation Therapy through Correctional Counseling (32 hours)
2005-2008; Emotional Regulatory Healing/Attachment Model through SAFY of Nevada (60+ hours)
Specialties
Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder is an illness marked by an ongoing pattern of varying moods, self-image, and behavior.
I have specialized in BPD and the use of DBT, which is the gold standard for treating BPD for over a decade.
Trauma
Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
IFS therapy focuses on enhancing ability to attend to difficult and distressing internal experiences (i.e. “vulnerable parts”) mindfully and with self-compassion (i.e. from the Self), in order to increase capacity to successfully “be with” or tolerate and process traumatic material.
Depression and Anxiety
Depression and Anxiety
Depression and Anxiety
Treatment of depression and anxiety is often treated with solution-focused therapy. This doesn't allow clients to see what the root of the problem is. I use DBT, IFS and mindfulness to understand, heal and modify parts of us that still carry these burdens and need to be released. Skills are also provided to learn how to behaviorally and cognitively intervene.
Family Therapy
Depression and Anxiety
Depression and Anxiety
My approach to working with children and families is a system model. Everyone contributes to the problem and everyone aids in the solution. If your Child has been to therapy before and you weren’t happy with the results, it’s likely due to the parents lack of involvement.
I teach families how to connect and build healthy attachments, to re
My approach to working with children and families is a system model. Everyone contributes to the problem and everyone aids in the solution. If your Child has been to therapy before and you weren’t happy with the results, it’s likely due to the parents lack of involvement.
I teach families how to connect and build healthy attachments, to recognize how each individual‘s behavior affects the entire unit and what to address to see lasting results.