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Meet Cassidy 

Hi there! I’m Cassidy Macygin, a Clinical Mental Health Counseling intern from Midwestern State University, under the supervision of Mary Amanda Trost, M.Ed., LPC.

Many of the ways we learn to cope develop early in life as a way to protect ourselves. While these strategies once served an important purpose, they can sometimes create challenges as we grow and move through new stages of life. In therapy, I help clients understand these patterns with compassion, build self-awareness, and develop healthier ways of relating to themselves and others. This often includes learning how to care for and support yourself in new ways, strengthening emotional regulation, and better understanding how early experiences may still be showing up today. 

 

Having been a therapy client myself, I know how powerful it is to feel truly heard and supported, and that experience deeply informs the way I work. My approach is person-centered, compassionate, and holistic, and I work with adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, stress, emotional regulation challenges, life transitions, and relationship concerns. I take the whole person into account — including family dynamics, relationships, and the nervous system, and I show up in sessions with empathy, honesty, humor, and genuine curiosity. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, emotionally reactive, disconnected, uncertain about next steps, or simply curious about understanding yourself more deeply, therapy can be a space to reconnect with your values, build emotional awareness, and develop a greater sense of safety and self-trust.

Before entering the counseling field, I spent over ten years in leadership and professional roles, where I developed strong skills in empathy, active listening, and cross-cultural communication, which I bring into every session. Outside of the therapy room, I’m a proud dog mom who loves cozy games, jigsaw puzzles and stand-up comedy, and you’ll often find me listening to podcasts about personal growth, holistic healing, and pet wellness. If this resonates with you, I would be honored to walk alongside you in your healing and growth.

 

Areas I can help with: 

 

·         Anxiety, stress, depression, and emotional overwhelm

·         Trauma, including PTSD, Complex PTSD, developmental trauma, and early life experiences

·         Difficulty regulating emotions or feeling “stuck” in survival mode

·         Life transitions, uncertainty, and feeling lost or ungrounded

·         Relationship patterns, codependency, and attachment-related challenges

·         Family dynamics and generational patterns

·         Identity exploration, self-trust, and self-esteem

·         Boundary-setting and communication difficulties