- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Cynthia
Cynthia Smith, LPC, helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, and relationship strain. She works with clients who are navigating life changes, caregiving demands, intimacy questions, or issues related to gender and sexual identity. Her tone is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at people who need practical help now.
Cynthia draws on 15 years as a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania. She keeps sessions focused on what matters most to the person in front of her.
Background and approach
Conversations move from understanding immediate concerns to building doable steps that reduce distress and improve daily routines. Her approach blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. That means she listens first, then helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral changes.
Mindfulness techniques are offered to reduce rumination and improve sleep and stress management. Emotionally-focused ideas shape work around relationship and intimacy issues, helping people recognize patterns and name feelings. Existential questions about purpose and life transitions are welcomed and explored without pressure to have quick answers.
Cynthia aims to make therapy practical. She helps parents manage the daily strain of caregiving and raising children while addressing their own wellbeing. She also supports people coping with trauma, chronic illness, grief, or the challenges of aging and end-of-life planning.
What Cynthia works with
Everything Cynthia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Cynthia helps people with.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Cynthia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Cynthia's Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy starts by focusing on what matters to the client. Cynthia listens without judgment and helps shape goals from the client’s own priorities, which can be useful for parenting stress, life transitions, and relationship concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people notice and test thoughts that increase anxiety or low mood. Online sessions can include homework like tracking sleep, mood, or specific behaviors to change patterns that affect daily life.
Emotionally-focused ideas are used when relationship or intimacy issues are a concern. These approaches help name feelings and identify interaction patterns, which can change how partners or individuals respond to each other over time.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Cynthia will discuss different methods and tailor the plan to a client's goals, needs, and comfort with online tools. She encourages trying techniques and adjusting them based on what works.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can fit a lunch break or avoid bandwidth limits. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing coaching easier between longer sessions. These options let people fit therapy into busy caregiving, work, or family schedules.
Questions people ask about Cynthia
What concerns does Cynthia focus on?
She supports people with anxiety, depression, stress, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma, and caregiver strain.
How would you describe Cynthia's therapy style?
Her style is direct and empathetic. She listens closely, then offers practical steps and coping strategies tailored to each person's goals.
What is her professional background?
Cynthia has 15 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working in independent practice and community settings.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed as an LPC in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
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