About Cynthia
Cynthia Johnson greets people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin. She writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person. Her work focuses on reducing stress and anxiety, addressing addictions, and helping people improve relationships and self-esteem.
Cynthia holds a Master of Arts and practices as a licensed mental health counselor - LMHC - in Massachusetts. She draws on eight years of experience to offer steady, practical support.
Background and approach
She treats depression and helps clients navigate issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, and caregiver stress. In sessions she emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person's life story. She helps clients name patterns, try small changes, and practice skills between meetings.
Therapy often includes work on communication, impulse control, and managing guilt or shame. Cynthia also supports people dealing with divorce or separation, infidelity, and the strain of end-of-life caregiving and hospice matters. She offers ways to find clearer priorities and a sense of purpose during midlife shifts.
Her approach blends several evidence-informed methods to fit each person's needs. She encourages gradual steps, honest conversations, and building on strengths. The aim is clearer choices and more manageable days.
Approach-focused care for online therapy
Cynthia commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take actions that match their values. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people build more supported ways of relating.She treats approach selection as a team effort. Together the client and therapist review needs, goals, and personal preferences to decide which methods to try. That collaborative process allows adjustments over time so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and ongoing text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can fit a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are helpful for check-ins, skill reminders, or when a written format feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on clear steps forward.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English