About Cynthia
Cynthia Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania who helps people navigate depression, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, parenting stress, and questions about identity and intimacy. She also supports people facing career shifts, chronic illness or caregiving burdens, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue. Cynthia keeps sessions straightforward and focused.
She listens first, then works with each person to set clear, practical steps. Sessions aim to reduce immediate stress and build skills that matter day to day.
How Cynthia works
The tone is warm and nonjudgmental while staying action-oriented. Her style draws on client-centered methods and mindful practices to ground conversations in what matters to the person. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and emotionally focused approaches to address relationship patterns.
This mix helps people manage symptoms and improve how they relate to others. With 15 years of experience as an LPC, Cynthia has worked in independent practice, community mental health, and case management. That background informs a pragmatic approach to finding supports and resources outside sessions when helpful.
She often helps people combine talk work with practical problem solving. People who reach out can expect clear goals, regular check-ins, and tools to try between sessions. Cynthia aims to empower clients to move through life changes, heal from loss, and build a steadier daily routine.
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
- Aging and geriatric issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| 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
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy places the person at the center of sessions. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own solutions. This approach helps anyone who needs a respectful space to sort feelings and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and to build new coping habits, which can reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships. It helps partners or individuals identify emotional needs and change interaction cycles that cause pain. This can be useful for improving communication and emotional connection.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, comfort level, and day-to-day life. That plan can change as progress is made and new needs appear.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet: video calls for a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging for brief updates or ongoing coaching between sessions. Those options make it easier to fit care into a busy schedule and to maintain steady support during transitions.
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A practical next step
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