Cynthia Terrell, LCSW

Cynthia Terrell is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship concerns, and trauma. She works with people facing life changes, career pressures, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to adoption or caregiving. Cynthia is based in New York and offers therapy in English. Cynthia’s approach is conversational and down-to-earth. She listens first to understand what matters most. Sessions focus on practical steps that fit into daily life and on building skills the client can use between meetings. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered methods, and mindfulness practices to help people spot unhelpful thoughts, test new behaviors, and calm intense emotions. Mindful awareness and clear problem-solving are woven into sessions so progress feels concrete. Over her career she has supported people dealing with family problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence aftermath, and adoption or foster care concerns. She also helps those coping with illness, first-responder stress, disaster-related impact, and feelings like guilt, shame, or emptiness. Cynthia frames therapy as a partnership. She helps people set realistic goals, try small changes, and track what’s working. Many clients find this steady, practical style useful when life feels overwhelming.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

CBT helps people notice patterns of thought that increase stress or anxiety and then try different, more helpful responses. In online sessions Cynthia uses simple CBT tools to break problems into small steps and practice new skills between meetings.

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience without judgment. In remote work this looks like open conversation, reflective feedback, and collaborating on goals so clients guide the pace and focus.

Mindfulness therapy brings attention to the present moment through breathing, grounding, and short awareness exercises. These techniques can reduce reactivity and are easy to practice during the week between sessions. She treats finding the right approach as a team effort. The therapist will ask about goals, daily routines, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they try methods that fit the client’s needs and adjust things over time based on what works best.

Online formats - video, phone, live chat, and text messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good fit for focused conversations. Live chat or text-based messaging can support brief check-ins, journaling prompts, or quick coping strategies between sessions.