For women who look like they’re doing fine but don’t feel it.
I'm Chloe Cassidy — Clinical social worker, aasw member and founder of mind care avenue.
I work with high-achieving individuals who are carrying the invisible weight of grief and trauma — people who are used to coping, achieving, and holding everything together, but know something deeper needs attention.
I started Mind Care Avenue because I kept meeting people who were managing everything on the outside and struggling in private.
People who felt like they didn't have the right kind of problem to ask for help.
This practice exists for them.
A little more about me
I've been working as a Clinical Social Worker for over 10 years, across hospital and mental health settings, from acute inpatient care to rural, remote, regional, and metro services.
I've worked with people at every stage of life, in some of the most challenging moments a person can face — navigating trauma, grief, crisis, and profound life change.
That breadth of experience shapes how I work now. I'm not easily unsettled by the hard stuff. I know how to hold space for what's heavy, and how to help people move through it, not just manage it.
My work now is with a specific kind of person: high-achieving, capable, and used to coping but quietly carrying more than they let on.
The kind of person who keeps going, even when something deeper is asking for attention.
Most of the people I work with don't look like they're struggling.
They’re functioning. Performing. Showing up.
But underneath that, there can be:
• grief — for a person, a relationship, a version of life that's gone
• the weight of trauma that's never fully been put down
• pressure — to keep achieving, keep coping, keep going
• big life changes that haven't had room to land yet
• or just a quiet knowing that something needs attentio
And there's often no space to actually stop and process it.
You don’t need to fall apart to deserve support.
You don’t need to lose your ambition to take care of yourself.
And you don’t need to keep pushing through something that’s clearly asking for your attention.
How I work
My approach is warm, direct, and highly personalised. I take what you bring seriously, and I'll work with you, not just listen.
Sessions are structured enough that we're actually moving somewhere, but flexible enough to follow what's coming up for you week to week.
You'll leave each session with something to take with you, not just things to sit with. I draw on a range of evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Schema Therapy, psychodynamic therapy, somatic and body-based practices, and trauma-focused techniques.
I don't apply a single model rigidly, I use what's most useful for you, where you are right now.
All sessions are offered online via Telehealth in 60-minute appointments, which means you can access support from wherever you are, with the flexibility to fit around a full and demanding life.
Areas I work with:
• Trauma — complex and single-incident (PTSD and CPTSD)
• Grief and loss
• Mood and anxiety difficulties
• Emotional regulation and self-awareness
• Relationship and attachment challenges
• Self-worth, identity, and self-compassion
• Stress, guilt, perfectionism, and performance pressure
• Self-sabotage and unhelpful coping patterns
Some clients come knowing exactly what they want to work on. Others come knowing something isn't right but not yet knowing what.
Both are a completely fine place to start.
This is for women who:
• You're high-achieving and used to managing a lot and it's caught up with you
• You're navigating grief, trauma, or a life transition that hasn't had space to land
• You feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stretched thin, even if no one around you would know it
• You want support that takes you seriously and doesn't treat you like you need to be fixed
• You know something deeper needs attention, even if you can't fully name what it is yet
And if you're not sure whether that sounds like you, that's okay too. Reach out, and we can talk it through.
