About Cynthia
Cynthia Yzaguirre is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 22 years of experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth work that helps people make changes they can see in daily life. Cynthia aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak freely and set clear goals.
She uses client-centered methods to follow each person's pace and needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify thinking patterns that get in the way, while Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers tools for managing strong emotions.
How Cynthia works
Cynthia also draws on the Gottman Method for relationship concerns and mindfulness practices for stress and self-regulation. Cynthia has worked with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, addictions, ADHD, and issues around intimacy and communication. She supports people through life changes like divorce, career shifts, and immigration challenges.
Her approach blends talk-based work with practical skills practice you can use between sessions. Sessions can include goal-setting, problem-solving, and learning coping skills for anger, impulsivity, or mood swings. She also addresses body image, eating-related concerns, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue.
Cynthia helps clients build better communication habits and repair trust after infidelity or separation. People who choose Cynthia can expect a collaborative style. She will help pick approaches that fit your goals and adjust them as needed.
The focus is on clear steps, steady progress, and skills you can apply to everyday life.
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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.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How Cynthia’s Approaches Fit Online Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Online sessions can include practical exercises and homework to try between meetings, which suits problems like anxiety, depression, and compulsive behaviors.Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. In virtual sessions this can mean learning specific skills, practicing them in session, and checking progress over video or messaging for issues such as intense emotions, impulsivity, or relationship conflict.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Cynthia will work with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques as progress is made and suggests when a different focus might help more.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let therapists and clients use visual cues for relationship or communication work. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be useful for focused check-ins. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief updates, skill coaching between sessions, and people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and daily life.
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