Cassandra Firkins

Cassandra Firkins, LCSW, currently serves as the Associate Director of Counseling at Loyola University Chicago, a position held since June 2024. Prior to this role, Firkins was the Site Director at The Kedzie Center, overseeing clinical policies, program evaluation, and community partnerships from November 2021 to June 2024. Firkins has extensive experience in program administration, having managed operations at Healthcare Alternative Systems and worked as a Senior Clinical Supervisor at Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center, where responsibilities included outpatient therapy and group therapy facilitation. Firkins also provided psychotherapy at North Suburban Family Psychologists and supported perinatal mental health as a crisis worker at Northshore Hospital. With an MSW from Indiana University Indianapolis and a BA in Psychology from Indiana University Bloomington, Firkins possesses a strong background in mental health and social work.