About Cynthia
Cynthia Odell is a licensed marriage and family therapist with ten years of practice in New Jersey. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about which direction to take in life. Cynthia uses a straightforward, caring approach that aims to steady people while they make changes.
Clients often come with stress, anxiety, depression, or trouble in relationships. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, addictions, parenting strain, work stress, and self-esteem concerns.
How Cynthia works
Cynthia pays attention to attachment wounds, abandonment, and patterns that repeat from family of origin issues. Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions begin by looking at what is most challenging now.
She works with clients to set clear, realistic goals and then breaks those goals into manageable steps. The focus is on small changes that build forward momentum. Cynthia blends narrative work with client-centered listening to help people rewrite the stories that hold them back.
She uses attachment-focused ideas to improve closeness and safety in relationships. Internal Family Systems offers tools to understand and calm conflicted parts of the self. Throughout therapy she emphasizes hope and skill-building.
She helps clients notice obstacles and then teaches strategies to move past them. The aim is to create a personal plan that fits each person’s life and supports lasting change.
Cynthia lists 5 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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand how they connect, where they feel unsafe, and what they need to feel closer to others. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and meeting each person where they are; it supports building self-awareness and confidence by following the client's pace and priorities. Narrative Therapy invites people to tell and retell their life stories, separating themselves from problems so they can see new possibilities and make different choices.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past efforts, and current strengths, then suggest approaches that match those needs. Over time the plan can be adjusted based on what helps most, with the client guiding each step.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper connection. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily life.
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