About Cynthia
Cynthia Roe is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of professional experience in California. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and issues related to LGBT identity. Cynthia emphasizes respectful, sensitive care and adapts her work to each person's situation.
She draws on several practical approaches to help people find relief and move forward. Cynthia uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors.
How Cynthia works
She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns and how they affect emotions. Mindfulness strategies are offered to build calm and present-moment coping skills. Many people come to her for help with grief, addictions, parenting strain, career worries, and life transitions.
She has a particular interest in supporting people affected by cancer and those navigating adoption, foster care, or blended family challenges. Cynthia also addresses burnout and compassion fatigue that can come from caregiving roles. Sessions are shaped around each person’s goals and pace.
Cynthia listens, asks clear questions, and works with clients to set small, achievable steps. Progress often comes through repeated practice and adjustments based on what actually helps. She provides a straightforward, down-to-earth style rather than clinical jargon.
Cynthia encourages people to try a step and then review how it went, so the plan stays useful and realistic.
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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How Cynthia’s approaches translate online
Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current relationships and reactions. Online sessions can be a place to notice those patterns and practice new ways of relating to others and to emotions.Cognitive behavioral work focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. In video or phone sessions Cynthia can coach specific exercises, track progress, and try adjustments between meetings.
Mindfulness techniques teach simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity. These practices can be guided in real time during a call or reinforced through short text check-ins between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Cynthia will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then try methods that fit the situation. Plans are adjusted based on what works in practice.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls let the therapist and client see facial cues and practice skills together. Phone sessions reduce bandwidth needs and can be easier when video is not possible. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, homework review, and timely encouragement between scheduled visits.
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