"Working with Cassidy was an invigorating experience.  I had the pleasure of working in her group at Evoke at Cascades Therapy Program as a Senior Field Instructor for an extended period of time.  Cassidy not only took the time to establish relationships with field instructors working in her group, she also provided opportunities for feedback, suggestions, and continued education.  Her unusual approach of intentionally spending extra time educating staff members on the unique needs of her group allowed us to better serve her clients.  After each of our conversations, I felt motivated and inspired to become better at my job.  In addition, her intelligence, honesty, and emotional intuitiveness lent itself to her effectiveness as a therapist.  She has a unique ability to establish deep connections with people, which allows her to equally support and challenge her clients to achieve the goals they set forth for themselves."  

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 ~ Caroline (former Field Instructor, Evoke Wilderness Therapy Programs)

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"As a wilderness field instructor at Evoke Therapy Programs, I worked closely with Cassidy and her clients. It was October, before the first snow, and I sat with her and one of her clients, M., around a small fire. The beginning of session was dull—M. chatted about his family dogs and his dad’s letter about a new crockpot. The air was thick with avoidance, not even the desert wind could blow it away. Once M. ran out of surface things to talk about, he looked at Cassidy and it seemed to me his expression was begging for a tip from her as to the right thing to say or do. “I am going to take a risk with you. My intention is to be honest and to trust that if we can do that with each other we will get somewhere that matters to you." Head nods all around, eager eyes. "I’m bored,” Cassidy said. “Are you bored?”  she said. “Yes!" M. pleaded, visibly relieved. “I don’t know what to talk about! What am I supposed to talk about?!” Cassidy smiled warmly, and shrugged as if to say (I interpret this because of all the times I have heard her say it) "You know your truth far better than I do; I can't do this for you." She offered this time, "Who taught you, where did you learn, to be afraid of telling the truth?" Silence fell, and M. began to dig deeper. What followed was authentic, messy and raw. The three of us sat together, in a space that was now open and vulnerable, experiencing the growth that comes from being real and connected. This moment represents many things I admire about Cassidy—that she has deep insight and also empowers her clients to tap into their own, respects the discomfort of silence as an opportunity for understanding, and that she has the courage to be authentic and challenge her clients to do the same."

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~ Jordan K. (former Field Instructor, Evoke

Wilderness Therapy Programs)