About Cynthia
Dr. Cynthia Agbayani helps people facing relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction-related concerns. She also supports issues tied to grief, self-esteem, sleep and eating problems, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and career stress.
Dr. Agbayani practices in Virginia and works with a wide range of life challenges connected to family and attachment. She uses clear, straightforward language in sessions and aims to be both direct and empathic.
How Cynthia works
Her style centers the person's needs and preferences while drawing on several therapy approaches. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings, and on building routines that reduce stress and improve day-to-day functioning. Her background includes a Licensed Professional Counselor credential and 15 years of clinical experience.
That experience informs how she blends methods to match each person’s situation. She looks at how early relationships and attachment shape current patterns and brings that into treatment planning. In therapy she helps people name problems and set small, reachable goals.
Work can include learning new coping skills, changing unhelpful thinking, and repairing connection with important people. She also offers support after traumatic events and during major life transitions. People can expect a collaborative process.
Dr. Agbayani listens for what matters most to the client, then adapts approaches to fit their values and schedule. She encourages regular check-ins to track progress and adjust the plan when needed.
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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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then focus on actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and helps people build healthier ways of relating to others, which is useful for intimacy, parenting, and family concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they will choose or combine methods that fit the person's needs and adjust the plan as progress is tracked.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions are delivered. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for in-depth work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep appointments around work, caregiving, or travel and to continue therapy when life gets busy.
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