About Cynthia
Cynthia Marcolina is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 35 years of experience helping people face stress, anxiety, depression, and changes in life. She takes a gentle, collaborative approach and encourages practical steps you can use day to day. Cynthia aims to help people build self-esteem, improve self-talk, and develop ways to calm themselves when emotions run high.
Her style blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques and mindfulness. She also draws on existential ideas about meaning and motivational interviewing to support change.
How Cynthia works
Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters most to each person. Cynthia often suggests short exercises between sessions, paper-and-pencil work, or reading to reinforce progress. She also invites creative practices when they feel helpful, using drawing or other simple activities to get through tough moments.
The emphasis is on practical tools that can be used with or without medication. She has worked across many mental health settings for decades and brings that variety of experience to each session. Her approach is calm and steady, aiming to help people feel more in control of daily living and relationships.
Cynthia encourages focusing on what a person can influence to build empowerment. Her guiding ideas include staying present, addressing problems directly, and concentrating on controllable steps. These simple principles shape how she helps people move forward and cope better with anxiety, grief, addiction, and other concerns.
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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
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 35 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person without judgment. The therapist listens closely and helps people find their own solutions, which can help with self-esteem, relationship worries, and decisions about life direction.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. It uses specific exercises and short homework to change unhelpful thinking patterns and reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms.
Mindfulness therapy trains simple attention and present-moment awareness. It helps people notice difficult feelings without getting overwhelmed and use calming techniques in daily life.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and practical needs, then try methods that fit. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what actually helps the individual.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging works for quick check-ins, brief skill practice, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep steady progress over time.
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