About Cynthia
Cynthia Jenkins is a licensed mental health practitioner (LMHP) with 34 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and grief. She works with people facing relationship strain, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, and career transitions. Cynthia also supports those dealing with trauma, mood disorders, and identity-related challenges including LGBT concerns.
Her style is warm, direct, and flexible. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps they can take.
How Cynthia works
Sessions are meant to be accessible and down to earth, with room for honest conversation about feelings and behavior. Cynthia draws on several approaches to fit each person's needs. She uses client-centered methods to follow a person's lead.
Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns. Dialectical behavior strategies add skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Her background includes counseling work in community settings and teaching psychology at universities in Nebraska, Texas, and Missouri.
She has also trained post-graduate students in psychology topics used in board exams for medicine and dentistry. This variety has shaped an adaptable practice. She has studied social psychology at the doctoral level and has long-standing interest in cultural and multicultural concerns.
That experience informs how she thinks about family of origin issues, communication problems, codependency, and multicultural dynamics in therapy. Outside of clinical work she enjoys travel, creative crafts, and nature. Those interests influence a practice grounded in curiosity, practical skills, and a respect for each person’s life story.
Cynthia lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 34 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Nebraska |
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Online support options
Approaches and Online Support That Fit Your Life
Cynthia commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy as part of her online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on following the person's concerns and priorities, offering understanding and space to tell their story. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to change mood and stress.She also brings elements of dialectical behavior therapy when emotion regulation or coping skills are needed. DBT offers step-by-step tools for managing intense feelings and handling conflict without escalating. Together these approaches give both listening and practical skills for everyday problems.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences and tailor methods over time. That team effort helps decide whether to use more listening-based work, skill practice, or a mix of both.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls work well for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins and written reflections between appointments. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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