Cass Manalastas, MA, LMHC

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Life’s challenges can feel overwhelming, especially when carrying the weight of stress, trauma, burnout, identity concerns, or relationship struggles. You deserve a supportive space where you can feel heard, understood, and empowered to heal and grow.

Cass Manalastas, MA, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with extensive experience providing clinical care, training, and professional development across education, military, and community care settings. Cass works with children, teens, adults, couples, and military families, offering compassionate, culturally responsive care grounded in authenticity and connection.

Fluent in both English and Tagalog, Cass is passionate about supporting individuals navigating depression, anxiety, compassion fatigue, burnout, trauma, LGBTQIA+ concerns, racialized and historical trauma, school-related challenges, social skills development, and the experiences of survivors of abuse. Cass also has experience supporting military families and individuals facing military-related concerns.

Cass approaches therapy through a trauma-informed and collaborative lens, helping clients build resilience, strengthen relationships, and reconnect with their sense of self and purpose. With completion of an EFT externship, Cass incorporates emotionally focused and relational approaches into the therapeutic process to foster healing and deeper connection.

Cass earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Drama Therapy from Antioch University Seattle and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Ateneo de Manila University. In addition to being a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington State, Cass is also a Substance Use Disorder Professional Trainee.

Whether you are seeking support during a difficult season, navigating life transitions, or looking for a safe and affirming place to heal, Cass is committed to walking alongside you with compassion, respect, and care.