Cindy Llora, LMFT
Helping people rewrite stuck stories
Details
| Name | Cindy Llora |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | Arizona |
| Licensed in | Arizona, California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 14 |
About Cindy
Cindy Llora is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Arizona who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, addiction, and life changes. She supports those dealing with trauma, anger, low self-esteem, and concerns around intimacy and attachment. Cindy uses straightforward, practical conversation to help people rethink unhelpful patterns and find clearer directions.
She draws on Narrative therapy to help people separate themselves from painful stories they repeat.
Background and approach
That work often pairs with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to explore values, change unhelpful thoughts, and build small, workable habits. Sessions are person-centered and paced by each client’s needs. Cindy brings 14 years of counseling experience and holds an MA in Counseling Psychology from the University of Phoenix.
She is licensed in Arizona as an LMFT and previously held licensure in California. Her background includes work with people coping with addiction, trauma, grief, and family conflict. Her approach is practical and creative.
She sometimes uses music lyrics and songwriting when it helps make sense of loss or addiction. She also uses motivational techniques to support change and grounding tools when memories feel overwhelming. Cindy describes therapy as collaborative.
She helps people rewrite the stories that keep them stuck and map concrete steps toward a more balanced life. Sessions focus on what matters now and what small shifts can make daily life feel safer and clearer.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Grief among the things Cindy works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Cindy among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Cindy among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Cindy among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Cindy among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Cindy among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Cindy among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Cindy among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Cindy among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Cindy among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Cindy among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Cindy among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Cindy among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Cindy among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Cindy directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Cindy directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Cindy’s Approaches Work Online
Many clients find Narrative therapy helpful for untangling the stories that repeat in their minds. It focuses on separating a person from the problem and building new, more useful narratives for relationships, grief, and identity. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical ways to notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that align with personal values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.These approaches are explored together with client-centered listening and some Cognitive Behavioral techniques to spot thinking patterns and try small behavioral experiments. Cindy works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit an individual’s goals and preferences rather than prescribing a single path. That means the therapeutic plan can shift as needs and goals become clearer.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets conversations feel more like face-to-face meetings, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging helps people keep momentum between sessions. These options let people fit work on stress, addiction, grief, and relationship issues into busy lives while using approaches that suit their needs.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Cindy commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, and life changes among other issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Cindy uses a conversational, person-centered style. Sessions are collaborative and aim to help people notice patterns and try small, practical changes.
What background and experience does she have?
She has 14 years of counseling experience and has worked with people facing addiction, trauma, grief, and family conflict.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Arizona and practices in Arizona.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for therapy work.
How do costs and subscription work?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; cost varies with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin working with her?
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