About Cynthia
Cynthia Yanez offers a steady presence for people feeling stuck or overwhelmed. They focus on helping individuals untangle long-held beliefs and expectations that keep them from living as they want. Cynthia talks things through with clients in a calm, straightforward way and helps them find practical steps forward.
They draw on ten years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW. Cynthia centers sessions on helping people build self-understanding and awareness as a route to change.
How Cynthia works
That often means naming patterns, making sense of emotional reactions, and trying small experiments to see what shifts. Beyond insight work, Cynthia blends approaches when needed. Emotion-focused work is used to deepen connections to feeling.
Solution-focused techniques help set achievable goals and identify what can change now. Narrative ideas can help people reframe stories that limit them. Cynthia also brings attention to identities and life contexts that affect mental health, including LGBT concerns, gender dysphoria, immigration-related stress, and caregiver strain.
She works with a wide range of issues such as anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, career matters, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are available in English and Spanish and are offered through a variety of online formats. Prospective clients in Florida can learn how the matching and scheduling process works and take the next step when they are ready.
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.
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Coping with life changes
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and on building a trusting relationship. It gives space for someone to be heard and to develop their own insights about what feels right. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name emotions that underlie relationship and attachment concerns; it can be useful for processing grief, intimacy-related issues, and strong emotional reactions. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, values, and choices in life and can help when someone faces big transitions or questions about purpose.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Cynthia will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. This may mean combining elements from different approaches over time as priorities change.
Online formats used include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth sessions where visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for moments when being off-camera helps. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when written reflection is preferred. These options offer flexibility for scheduling and for fitting therapy into a busy life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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