About Cindy
Cindy McGraw is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan. She brings 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. Cindy focuses on practical steps clients can use right away to feel steadier and more in control.
She emphasizes a warm, collaborative style in sessions. Cindy listens first, then helps clients notice patterns in their thinking and behavior. Together they set small, doable goals and practice new ways of coping that fit everyday life.
How Cindy works
Cindy uses approaches that attend to emotions and relationships as well as thoughts and skills. She helps people work through past trauma, strengthen self-esteem, and repair communication problems. Clients also get support for parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and life changes such as midlife transitions.
Her work often looks like learning specific coping skills, identifying unhelpful thought patterns, and practicing new ways of responding to strong emotions. She also helps people understand attachment patterns and how early family relationships affect current life. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Cindy encourages a steady, step-by-step process so clients can track progress and adjust goals as needed.
Cindy lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Cindy works with
The areas below are the ones Cindy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships and emotions. Online sessions can help people explore attachment patterns and practice new ways of relating that reduce loneliness and reactive patterns.Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's experience and pace. In video or phone sessions, the therapist follows the client's lead, offering reflection and support while clients clarify values and goals.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. It works well online because clients can learn specific techniques, try them between sessions, and report back during calls or messaging.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will help identify which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and emotional work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send brief updates, practice new skills in the moment, or follow up after a session. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.
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