About Cynthia
Cynthia Wadsworth is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of practice. She begins by listening closely to each person's story and learns what they want to change. Cynthia focuses on practical steps people can take to move toward those goals.
She uses a client-centered style that keeps the person’s priorities first. That means sessions start with what matters most to the client and use approaches that suit those needs.
How Cynthia works
Cynthia often helps people reduce anxiety, manage grief, and cope after trauma. Her background includes long experience working across mood and stress concerns. She draws on attachment-based ideas to understand patterns in close relationships.
She also uses mindfulness and psychodynamic concepts to help people notice feelings and past influences that still matter today. Cynthia integrates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, when trauma memories are a focus. She helps people build on their strengths and set clear, achievable goals.
Sessions balance skill-building with time to reflect on deeper patterns. People meet with her by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Cynthia practices in Illinois and holds the LCSW credential.
She works in English and does not take international clients. Practical steps for starting therapy are provided so people can match with her and schedule sessions.
Cynthia lists 6 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
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people see how early bonds shape current relationship patterns. Online sessions can use this approach to notice interaction habits and practice new ways of connecting. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's priorities and experience, letting the therapist follow the client’s lead and support their goals through listening and reflection. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is used when trauma memories cause ongoing distress; it follows structured steps to process distressing memories while the therapist guides the procedure.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Cynthia will talk through what feels most relevant and try methods suited to a person’s needs and preferences. That collaborative process may include trying one approach and shifting if something else fits better.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face from another location. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, coaching-style conversations, or ongoing notes between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy days and diverse schedules.
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A practical next step
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