About Cinay
Cinay Flores is a licensed clinical social worker in California who focuses on practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or life shifts. She speaks plainly and works to make changes feel manageable so clients can take steady steps forward. Cinay centers sessions on each person’s own goals and strengths.
She helps people build confidence, sort career worries, and handle mood struggles like depression. Common concerns she supports include self-esteem, body image, loneliness, and finding purpose during young adulthood.
How Cinay works
Her approach blends client-centered listening with active strategies. Cinay uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with workable alternatives. She also draws on mindfulness techniques to teach grounding skills for tense moments.
Motivational Interviewing helps when clients feel stuck and want to find their own reasons to change. Solution-focused methods keep sessions concrete and goal oriented, so progress is clear and measurable. Cinay has three years of professional experience as an LCSW.
She aims for short, doable steps rather than big leaps. New clients start by describing what matters most, and then they create a plan that fits their life and pace.
Cinay lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Cinay works with
The areas below are the ones Cinay selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy is built on listening and collaboration; the therapist follows the client's lead and helps them name what matters most. This approach supports people who need a calm space to sort priorities and make decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions break problems into steps, teach practical exercises, and help people practice new responses between meetings. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, and confidence concerns.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple grounding and attention skills to reduce reactivity. These techniques are easy to learn in a virtual session and can be practiced in short bursts throughout the day to manage stress.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and how they like to work. Plans can be adjusted as progress is noticed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for full conversations and practice work, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports quick check-ins or ongoing reflection. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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