Individuals, Adolescents, College Students, Adults, Athletes

Cassidy Gaillard, MA

Licensed Associate Professional Counselor

My overall desire for clients is to help them learn to live more authentically and wholeheartedly with a greater capacity for connection, joy, resilience, and hope.

Hello! I’m passionate about equipping clients with knowledge and skills to help them learn, grow, and heal. I enjoy working with teens and adults on issues related to perfectionism, people-pleasing, codependency, trauma, relationship dynamics, sports performance, and sports injuries. The clients I work with often struggle with underlying feelings of guilt, shame, burnout, anger, resentment, grief, not being enough/good enough, or vulnerability.

Poet Walt Whitman wrote, “I am large, I contain multitudes.” I love how this quote speaks to the complexity of being human and how it resonates with my personal experience. We are never defined by just one thing. I believe some of our pain comes from getting stuck inside one identity and limiting our own potential. We can honor ourselves by learning to hold space for all the different parts of us and meeting them with compassion and curiosity.

Meet Cassidy

Because each person is unique, I believe therapy is most effective when the approach is adapted to meet the needs of each individual. I enjoy collaborating with clients to figure out what works best for them and aligning with their goals and values. I hope to bring warmth, genuineness, and authenticity to sessions in a way that invites clients to do the same, and I strive to create a space where clients feel safe enough to open up and share their story. I believe that our past experiences and relationships deeply impact us. Therefore, sessions may involve exploring the past, identifying patterns, and gaining insight into how this affects clients now. It can also look like a more practical approach of learning and implementing skills to reduce symptoms and increase positive behaviors and feelings. No matter what the session involves, I hope that clients will leave each one feeling seen, heard, and understood.

How I work

I was born and raised in Georgia, and I’m a proud dog mom to Reese, a rescue Pitbull. In addition to being a therapist, I’m also a former athlete, a current runner, a sports fan, an aunt, an avid reader, a baker, a podcast lover, and a traveler.

More about me

Under the direct supervision of: Dr. Laura Land, LPC, LPC010913

  • Individuals

  • Adolescents

  • College Students

  • Adults

  • Athletes

Who I help:

  • Perfectionism

  • Anxiety & Depression

  • Sports Performance & Sports Injury

  • EMDR

  • PTSD/Complex Trauma

  • Relationship Issues

  • Codependency

  • Self-Esteem

  • Stress

  • Life Transitions

I specialize in:

  • Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC) & National Certified Counselor (NCC)

  • EMDR - Level 1 (EMDRIA)

  • Certificate in Trauma Counseling

  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT)

  • M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Richmont Graduate University

  • B.S in Psychology, B.A in Sociology, and Minor in Spanish from the University of Georgia

My education + certification:

Contact me:

  • cassidy@resiliencesource.com

  • 770-765-3039 (Direct)

“Wholehearted living is about engaging in our lives from a place of worthiness. It means cultivating the courage, compassion, and connection to wake up in the morning and think, No matter what gets done and how much is left undone, I am enough. It’s going to bed at night thinking, Yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable and sometimes afraid, but that doesn’t change the truth that I am also brave and worthy of love and belonging.”

— Brené Brown