Cassy Abbey
Ms Cassandra Abbey
Phone
0405559350
Mobile
0405559350
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.insideoutconnection.com.au

Professional Profile

Qualification(s)
Bach Social Science (Couns)
Registration Number
29451
Registration category
Clinical
Additional PACFA credentials

College of Counselling
Private health rebate/NDIS provider
Offers Private Health Fund Rebates
Offers telehealth
Yes

* Certified Practicing PACFA members have studied at AQF Level 7 (Bachelor degree) or above, with a minimum of 400 hours instruction in counselling or psychotherapy subjects, plus have a minimum of 40 hours client contact, and 10 hours of supervision.

Clinical PACFA members have met the education standards above and have accrued a minimum of 750 client contact hours, including 75 hours of supervision.

About me

My practice
I am a trauma-informed counsellor specialising in supporting adults impacted by complex trauma, including childhood abuse, domestic and family violence, institutional harm, and the impacts of trauma on parenting. I support clients with safety and stabilisation, as well as processing and integration work.

My practice is grounded in a relational, compassionate approach that prioritises safety, choice, and collaboration. I work alongside clients at their pace, recognising that trauma is not only what has happened, but also what has happened inside, reflected in how a survivor perceives themselves, the world, and themselves in the world, as well as how these experiences have been carried and made sense of over time.

I draw on an integrative approach that includes Compassionate Inquiry, Internal Family Systems and parts work, as well as somatic and nervous system-informed practices grounded in poly vagal theory. I support clients to build capacity for regulation, deepen self-understanding, and gently process traumatic experiences in ways that feel manageable and respectful of their autonomy.

I have particular experience supporting survivors navigating the impacts of complex trauma on identity, relationships, the nervous system, and parenting, including chronic stress responses such as fight, flight, freeze, appease, and collapse.

I offer both telehealth and in-person sessions and aim to provide a compassionate, attuned therapeutic space where clients can feel met, understood, and supported in their healing.
Practice opening hours
Issues I can help with
Gender Identity and Intersex issues (undefined), Lesbian & Bisexual issues (undefined), Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Childhood or adolescent issues, Chronic pain or illness, Communication issues, Conflict resolution, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability support, Eating disorders, Family or parenting, Gambling or gaming, Gay (undefined), Grief and loss, Life threatening Illness, Life transitions, Low self-esteem, Mental health issues, Migrant issues, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postnatal depression, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Rehabilitation, Relationship issues, School counselling, Sex and sexual issues, Social skills, Stress, Transgender (undefined), Trauma recovery, Veterans and Defence Forces issues, Violence
Type of therapy offered
Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Person-centred counselling, Play Therapy, Psycho-education, Psychodynamic psychotherapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, Somatic psychotherapy

Practice addresses

Practice NamePractice AddressSuburbStatePostcode
Inside Out ConnectionVarious locationsGold CoastQLD