Dr. Cassandra Rasmussen, PsyD, is a psychologist at Banner Medical Group helping patients 16 years and older understand how our mental and emotional states affect various aspects of our lives. Dr. Rasmussen has a special interest in helping patients with behavior change, health and medical rehabilitation psychology, sports/performance and return-to-play/injury recovery, trauma recovery, and grief and loss.
She aims to act as a guide to her patients using evidence-based practices and current research. She believes that patients very often hold the answers; sometimes they simply need help finding them. Dr. Rasmussen gently challenges her patients to dig deeper while reassuring them they are psychologically safe in the moment; most importantly, not alone.
Dr. Rasmussen chose to pursue psychology because - regardless of life's outcomes - our mental/emotional/spiritual life dictates our perception. Individuals' perceptions alter the way they interact with world, in relationships, and with themselves. She works to teach patients how to become more self-aware to make the changes necessary to support their goals. Dr. Rasmussen is dedicated to helping others maximize their potential, heal, and create their dream life. She works with her patients to address the why and problem solve together.
When not seeing patients, she enjoys reading, hiking, looking for adventures, and rooting on her husband's football team from the stands with their two sons.
Clinical health psychology, sports/performance psychology, behavioral health integration, medical rehabilitation
1) Wiener L, Marcus J, Rasmussen C, Loscalzo M, Rosa W, Roth A. Saying the Final Goodbye: When Some Say Goodbye, We Say Hello. Psychooncology 2025; 34(7).
2) Rasmussen, C. The Final Goodbye - A Trainee's Experience. Psycho-oncology: Journal of the Psychological, Social, and Behavioral Dimensions of Cancer, 2024; 33(1), 1-52
3) McGaffee L, Rasmussen C, Rodolfa E. Competencies in Health Service Psychology. In Schwartz-Mette R, Hunter E, Kaslow N. Supporting Trainees with Competence Problems: A Practical Guide for Psychology Trainers. American Psychological Association, 2023; pp 25-42.
4) Ramezani A, Roberto LK, Andrade Jr AL, DeMesa C, Carver R, Raheel A, Khan RA, Aria L, Rockers D, Barry L, Rasmussen C, Malekfzali A, Aurora MA, Cohen C, Rogers CG, Lloyd S. California Journal of Health Promotion 2018; 16(2), 66-73