- Practical coping tools
- Warm direct style
- Works with trauma
About Cynthia
Cynthia Prince is a licensed clinical social worker with 38 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addictions, grief, and the many challenges that come with chronic illness and caregiving. Cynthia speaks plainly in sessions and aims to make therapy approachable for people feeling overwhelmed or stuck.
She has worked across settings including correctional facilities, residential care, emergency psychiatric evaluation, and outpatient medical centers. That background means she is used to complex situations and people who arrive in crisis or under pressure. Her practice has included support for bipolar disorder, PTSD, attachment and abandonment concerns, ADHD, and eating and sleeping struggles.
Cynthia favors a practical, client-centered style that uses Cognitive Behavioral strategies alongside acceptance and attachment-focused ideas when helpful. She tailors her approach to what each person needs, and keeps sessions grounded and direct. She often uses humor and, when appropriate, mentions an emotional support pet named Major to lighten the mood.
She describes herself as someone who resists labels and emphasizes respect, professionalism, and compassion. Cynthia helps people talk through relationship and parenting issues, intimacy and identity concerns, career stress, and recovery from loss or abuse. She also supports people living with chronic pain, illness, or disability and those navigating aging and caregiver strain.
To start, Cynthia asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability. She sees individuals in New York and accepts international clients, and works in English.
She has worked across settings including correctional facilities, residential care, emergency psychiatric evaluation, and outpatient medical centers. That background means she is used to complex situations and people who arrive in crisis or under pressure. Her practice has included support for bipolar disorder, PTSD, attachment and abandonment concerns, ADHD, and eating and sleeping struggles.
Cynthia favors a practical, client-centered style that uses Cognitive Behavioral strategies alongside acceptance and attachment-focused ideas when helpful. She tailors her approach to what each person needs, and keeps sessions grounded and direct. She often uses humor and, when appropriate, mentions an emotional support pet named Major to lighten the mood.
She describes herself as someone who resists labels and emphasizes respect, professionalism, and compassion. Cynthia helps people talk through relationship and parenting issues, intimacy and identity concerns, career stress, and recovery from loss or abuse. She also supports people living with chronic pain, illness, or disability and those navigating aging and caregiver strain.
To start, Cynthia asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability. She sees individuals in New York and accepts international clients, and works in English.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
38+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
How Cynthia’s approaches translate to online work
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. It is practical and often focuses on small, doable changes for anxiety, depression, or behavior patterns.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and choosing actions that align with personal values. It can help with chronic health concerns, stress, and painful emotions.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Cynthia will talk with the client about goals and preferences and adapt methods over time. She aims to choose tools that match what a person needs that week, whether that is skills practice, on-the-spot problem solving, or emotional processing.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce commuting time, and allow check-ins during a lunch break or between appointments. It can also support continuity of care when someone is managing chronic illness or caregiving responsibilities. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and ACT exercises to remote sessions so work continues even when in-person visits are difficult.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Cynthia help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, sleep and eating struggles, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with chronic illness and caregiving.
What is her general therapy style?
Cynthia uses a down-to-earth, client-centered approach. She combines practical cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance and attachment-informed ideas and keeps sessions direct and conversational.
How much experience does she have?
She has been working as a clinician for 38 years across settings such as prisons, residential care, emergency psychiatric evaluation, and outpatient medical centers.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices in the New York area.
Which languages are sessions offered in and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Cynthia?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.