Meet Our Team
Cassandra Edwards
Founder, Clinical Supervisor, Therapist
What defines Cassandra (they/she) most as a clinician is the authentic connection they build with clients and the real growth experienced as a result. Whether you're navigating past trauma, anxiety, relationship issues, gender and sexual identity concerns, or just needing support, therapy can help you regain autonomy and confidence.
Cassandra has been serving clients from marginalized communities for nearly 5 years. As a queer, non-binary, Mexican-American, neurodivergent person, they work to address the complexity and nuances of intersectional identities and the impact of oppressive systems, including within the therapy space itself. They take a collaborative, eclectic approach, drawing primarily from IFS, psychodynamic, ACT, relational, and somatic therapies. Throughout the work, Cassandra will check in with you regularly about how sessions are landing and shift their approach to meet your evolving needs.
Click here to to learn more about why Cassandra established Nest Therapy to focus on providing marginalized clients with treatment actually built with them in mind, and to thoughtfully train new clinicians to approach their work with grounded awareness of what’s impacting the client inside and outside of the therapy space.
Mel Fielding
Clinical Intern
Mel (they/she) is a queer, poly, & non-binary therapist-in-training pursuing their Master's in Mental Health Counseling & Wellness whose personal identities shape their collaborative and flexible approach. They prioritize meeting a client where they are and working together toward meaningful growth and authentic connection, using an anti-oppressive lens and focusing on building trust and safety.
They are super passionate about working with queer, poly, and gender non-conforming individuals to process and heal from trauma (both personal and systemic) and develop new ways of relating in the world. Additionally, as an INELDA-trained death doula, Mel is also focused on helping those experiencing all types of grief and those at the end-of-life with meaning-making, healing, and reconnection.
Outside of clinical work, she loves a good craft project, writing poetry, and spending time with human and feline companions alike, with a big weakness for tchotchkes and trinkets.
Juno Mattiuzi
Clinical Intern
Juno (they/them) is a queer, non-binary clinician-in-training pursuing a Masters in Mental Health Counseling and Wellness. They are passionate about providing trauma-informed, affirming, anti-oppressive care with a particular commitment to LGBTQIA+ communities. Juno has extensive experience and formal training working with LGBTQIA+ clients in a variety of crisis intervention settings. They also have significant experience working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Juno believes that therapy is not one-size-fits-all. They strive to create a space where clients feel seen, respected, and empowered to show up as their authentic selves. Juno takes an integrative, harm reduction approach to therapy and collaborates with each client to develop a personalized treatment plan that reflects the client’s unique goals, strengths, and lived experiences. You can expect sessions to be a warm, affirming, and non-judgmental space for self-exploration, healing, and personal growth.
Juno is a New York State Department of Health Certified Sexual Violence Counselor with experience supporting survivors of sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and other forms of trauma. They have also received specialized training in working with sex workers, individuals experiencing suicidal ideation and/or self-harm, and people affected by HIV/AIDS.
When they're not in the therapy room, Juno enjoys spending time with their Golden Retriever (Olive), exploring local farmer and craft markets, cafe hopping, and playing oboe in a variety of settings throughout New York City.