Healing isn’t tidy or linear - you don’t have to be either

Cassandra Buchan
HBSW, MMFT, RSW

Meet Cassandra

Hi, I’m Cassandra — social worker, therapist, and professional human-being-helper for nearly twenty years.

I work with parents, trauma survivors, 2SLGBTQIA+ clients, neurodivergent kids, and families — real people navigating the messy, beautiful parts of being human.

My approach is practical, neuroscience-informed, and rooted in attachment theory.
I help people understand why behaviours and emotions show up the way they do — and how to respond in ways that actually help, not just react.

How I Work

No jargon. No fluff. No performative calm.

Just grounded, compassionate conversations that make space for the full range of human experience — the tears, the humour, the eye rolls, and those sighs of relief when something finally makes sense.

I don’t shy away from the hard stuff — trauma, parenting tension, relationship strain, or the big emotional waves that come with being human.
My job is to help you find your footing and remember your nervous system’s way back to calm.

And if laughter sneaks in? Perfect. That’s regulation, too.

What You Can Expect

✔ A therapist who talks like a real person
✔ Science without the condescension
✔ A space that’s warm, honest, and occasionally sarcastic
✔ No pressure to “fix” yourself — just curiosity about what’s happening underneath

Credentials & Training

Education

  • Master of Marriage and Family Therapy — University of Winnipeg, 2025

  • Honours Bachelor of Social Work — Lakehead University, 2006

  • Honours Bachelor of Arts — University of Winnipeg, 2003

Professional Training

  • Certified Circle of Security Parenting™ Facilitator

  • Theraplay® Level One & Marschak Interaction Method (MIM) trained

Professional Registration

  • Registered Social Worker (RSW), Manitoba College of Social Workers — Registration #5378

A Few Things That Keep Me Regulated

☕ Strong coffee
🐶 Time with my dog
🎧 Music that hits just right
😂 Dry humour and good conversation

If you’re managing parenting struggles, relationship stress, or your own emotional ups and downs — I offer a space that’s grounding, genuine, and human.

Because therapy isn’t about perfection.
It’s about regulation — mostly.

Contact us

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