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Cynthia Young

Cynthia Young, LCSW

Therapist in Florida

Experienced LCSW offering steady support

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  • 26 years experience
  • Florida licensed LCSW
  • Values focused care

About Cynthia

Cynthia Young is a licensed clinical social worker with over 26 years of experience. She practices in Florida and aims to make it easier for people to talk about what hurts. Cynthia focuses on building trust so clients feel heard and respected from the first session.

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the strain of life changes. She also supports those dealing with relationship and family issues, addictions, career concerns, anger, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas she addresses include attachment struggles, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and questions around adoption and abandonment.

Cynthia uses practical tools in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to notice unhelpful thoughts and ACT - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - to clarify values and take small, meaningful steps. She also relies on attachment-based and client-centered methods to create a warm, listening environment.

Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person. Sessions move at a workable speed and focus on skills that can be used between meetings. Cynthia encourages simple experiments and concrete steps that fit daily life.

People who choose her often want steady support, clearer choices, and hands-on strategies for coping. She aims to empower clients to handle difficult feelings and to build more satisfying routines and relationships.

This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.

How therapy approaches guide online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts without getting stuck and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and trouble making changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical tools to shift unhelpful patterns. It can help with mood, worry, and coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationship patterns and how early bonds shape current reactions, which can be useful for people with trust, intimacy, or caregiving struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cynthia will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. That process is collaborative - the therapist and client check what helps and adjust over time.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options when you schedule. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people try techniques and then discuss how they went in the following meeting, helping skills transfer into everyday life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Cynthia commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and coping with life changes, along with relationship and family difficulties and addiction-related issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She keeps sessions practical and collaborative, focusing on listening first and then introducing skills you can try between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Cynthia has 26 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in Florida and California, with practice based in Florida.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Session formats are not specified here; confirm current options when you schedule to know how sessions will be held.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start a first session?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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