About Cynia
Cynia Black is a licensed clinical social worker with seven years of experience. She brings practical help to people facing family stress, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, and ADHD. Cynia practices from North Carolina and speaks English.
Cynia built much of her experience in intensive in-home and outpatient settings. She spent years supporting young people and their caregivers, including work with children from birth to 12 and families of adolescents.
How Cynia works
That background shaped her focus on transitions and the strain those times create. Her style is straightforward and goal oriented. She helps people identify small, workable changes and practice new skills between sessions.
Sessions often center on improving communication, managing strong emotions, and building routines that reduce stress. Cynia uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on trauma-focused work when past harm is part of the problem.
She also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking and solution-focused techniques to set clear, short-term steps. She pays attention to family dynamics like blended family issues, caregiver stress, and communication problems. Other areas she addresses include compassion fatigue, obsessive behaviors, relationship concerns such as infidelity and jealousy, and challenges linked to intellectual disability.
People who choose Cynia can expect collaborative, practical sessions that aim for steady progress. She supports clients as they build coping skills, repair relationships, and move toward more stable daily life.
Cynia lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Cynia works with
The areas below are the ones Cynia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with daily stress by teaching practical tools and small behavior changes.Motivational Interviewing focuses on a person’s own reasons for change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to help someone find their motivation for improving parenting, reducing risky patterns, or managing health-related goals.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Cynia will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She often blends techniques so sessions stay focused on what matters most to the client.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let people hold fuller conversations and read facial cues, while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is low. Live chat or text-based messaging can work for quick check-ins, shorter coaching-style support, or ongoing tracking between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into school, work, or caregiving routines.
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