- Client-centered approach
- Practical between-session work
- Blended family focus
About Cynthia
Cynthia Mickel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 20 years of experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, depression, and coping with life changes. Cynthia also lists blended family issues among her additional focus areas.
She trained in educational psychology with an emphasis on community counseling and has held leadership roles in substance abuse treatment. That background includes supervising clinical work and directing programs in residential and agency settings. Her experience includes work with adolescents and adults across a range of mental health and substance-use concerns.
Cynthia uses a client-centered approach and keeps sessions relaxed and straightforward. She often listens first, then offers guidance or practical suggestions. Some clients receive short exercises or experiments to try between appointments to practice skills in everyday life.
In sessions she will help people name what’s happening, try small changes, and track what works. She describes therapy as collaborative and expects clients to do active work outside sessions while she supports and challenges when needed.
She has specific experience with grief and self-harming behaviors among adolescents, and with trauma and substance use in residential settings. Cynthia’s background means she can draw on several clinical approaches while focusing on what each person needs now.
Her work tends to be pragmatic and paced to the person. People who prefer direct conversation and simple, usable tools may find this style a fit.
Clinical approaches and how online sessions work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then move toward values-based action. It can help with anxiety, grief, and life changes by focusing on practical steps that matter to the person.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It uses concrete techniques to test and change unhelpful thinking and build different habits, which can be useful for depression, anxiety, and some addiction-related concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels useful. Decisions about methods and homework are collaborative and can change as progress is made.
The biography states she works virtually from home, so confirm current session formats before booking to know exactly what is offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the time needed to travel. They can also let people practice skills between sessions in their everyday routines. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT or CBT techniques to remote sessions and give short experiments or exercises to try between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Texas, Oregon, Washington, Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people address stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, depression, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. Blended family issues are listed among her additional focus areas.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is client-centered and straightforward. Sessions often start where the person is, with listening followed by practical suggestions and short experiments to try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience and a masters degree in educational psychology with an emphasis on community counseling. Her resume includes clinical supervision and program leadership in substance abuse treatment.
What licensure does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) holding licensure in Arizona and Texas, and her practice location is Texas.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography indicates she works remotely and conducts virtual sessions from home; confirm current session options before booking to be certain of specific formats.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model 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.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.