Therapist profile
Cynthia Smith, LPC
LPC in Pennsylvania - Family and parenting focus
Continue with CynthiaAbout
- Grief and loss
- Parenting support
- CBT and EFT
About Cynthia
Cynthia Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people dealing with grief, relationship strain, parenting stress, LGBT issues, anxiety, depression, and caregiving challenges. Cynthia also supports people facing life transitions, career questions, intimacy concerns, and complications from chronic illness.
She uses a straightforward, talk-first approach. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on practical steps a person can try between meetings. Cynthia draws on client-centered methods to listen and reflect, and on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new responses.
Her background includes work in private practice and community mental health, and many years supporting people near the end of life and their caregivers. That experience informs how she talks about grief, hospice concerns, and aging-related stress without jargon or haste.
In sessions she often blends emotionally-focused work with mindfulness practices to help regulate strong emotions and improve connection with important people. She aims for clear, short-term goals when useful, and for deeper meaning-focused conversation when clients want that.
People who come because they feel stuck with family patterns, blended family challenges, or strained relationships with aging parents will find direct problem-solving alongside time to process difficult feelings. Cynthia asks a few practical questions at the start and then builds a plan to address immediate worries and longer term concerns.
How sessions work
Approaches used in remote sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person can find their own answers; it helps when someone needs a steady, respectful listener to sort out feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and offers specific exercises to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or change unhelpful routines. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding strong emotions and how they affect important relationships, which can be useful for intimacy concerns and grief.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cynthia will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, pace, and comfort level. That may mean starting with short, practical CBT strategies and adding emotionally-focused or meaning-oriented conversation later.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also support steady work on sleep, stress, parenting challenges, and grief without changing other daily routines.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She works with grief, relationship strain, parenting stress, LGBT issues, anxiety, depression, caregiving and related family concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered style combined with cognitive behavioral techniques and emotionally-focused work to address feelings and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
Cynthia has 15 years of professional experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor and prior work in community mental health and private practice.
What credential and location are listed?
She is an LPC licensed in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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