Cynthia Smith, LPC
Narrative-minded LPC focused on everyday change
Details
| Name | Cynthia Smith |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Pennsylvania |
| Licensed in | Pennsylvania |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 15 |
About Cynthia
Cynthia Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing depression, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and career or life transitions. She works with adults on issues related to LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy, parenting, sleep problems, and caregiving stress.
Cynthia keeps language simple and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for a worried parent or adult looking for change. Cynthia uses a narrative-informed approach alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral ideas.
Background and approach
She invites clients to tell their story and looks for patterns that can be reshaped. Sessions focus on practical steps, questions that open new perspectives, and small experiments to test different ways of coping. Her style is direct but warm.
She offers steady listening, reflective feedback, and a plan that fits daily life. Cynthia often helps people untangle family-of-origin issues, work through shame or guilt, and address problems like hoarding, chronic illness responses, or end-of-life concerns. With 15 years as an LPC in Pennsylvania, Cynthia draws on a wide range of settings from independent practice to community mental health and case management.
She is experienced supporting people through complicated losses, blended family challenges, infidelity, and issues around gender and sexual identity. Cynthia aims to collaborate with each person on goals that matter to them. Her approach blends narrative listening with practical tools so clients can make steady change that fits their real lives.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names LGBT, Relationship issues, Grief among the things Cynthia works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Cynthia 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 Cynthia directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical approaches work online
Online sessions with Cynthia draw on Narrative Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to help people reshape the stories they tell about themselves. Narrative Therapy focuses on externalizing problems and looking at how life stories were formed, which can help with issues like identity, grief, and relationship patterns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, listening, and working at the client’s pace to build trust and clarity.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral ideas to translate insights into action by identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Together these approaches let clients both reframe their experience and try practical steps that can reduce symptoms like anxiety, sleep disturbance, and low mood. Choosing the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Cynthia will work with each person to pick approaches that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts plans as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let participants use body language and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging are options for brief exchanges, journaling between sessions, or ongoing support outside scheduled meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around caregiving, work, and daily life routines.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Cynthia help with?
She supports people with depression, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, career and life transitions, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting stress, and caregiver strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends narrative listening with client-centered care and practical CBT techniques. Sessions focus on telling your story, identifying patterns, and trying small changes that fit daily life.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor and has worked in independent practice, community mental health, and case management.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds an LPC credential and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How does the subscription and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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