About Cynthia
Cynthia (Cindi) Stewart is a licensed professional counselor with 25 years of clinical experience. She practices in Missouri and uses practical, person-focused methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and addiction. Cindi is calm and direct, and she aims to make therapy feel straightforward and useful from the first session.
Her work centers on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered approaches.
How Cynthia works
She helps people build skills for coping with life changes, grief, anger, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses concerns like attachment and abandonment, body image, chronic illness, and caregiver stress. Cindi helps people sort through parenting pressures, blended family issues, and communication or commitment struggles.
She offers support around relationship-related pain such as divorce and separation. She also works with those dealing with trauma, abuse, and disruptive mood issues such as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. Her style blends practical skill-building with attention to emotions and values.
Sessions typically focus on small, doable steps clients can take between meetings. Cindi emphasizes clearer communication, stronger emotional regulation, and actions that match a person’s goals. She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Missouri.
Sessions are available in English and include video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
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What Cynthia works with
The areas below are the ones Cynthia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes helping people clarify their values and take small steps toward a meaningful life even when difficult feelings are present. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors; it works well for anxiety, depression, and stress by giving measurable tools to practice between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and effective communication skills that can reduce intense mood swings and improve daily coping.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review your concerns, goals, and preferences and recommend one or a blend of methods. This collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let you have face-to-face conversation while keeping travel time low. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break or a busy day. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when a written exchange feels easier. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into real life and keep the focus on practical progress rather than logistics.
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